Childhood's End
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Narrated by:
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Greg Wagland
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Written by:
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Arthur C. Clarke
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When the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world, no one knew what to expect. When the Overlords finally showed themselves it was a shock but one that humankind could now cope with, and an era of peace, prosperity and endless leisure began. But the children of this utopia dream strange dreams of distant suns and alien planets, and soon they will be ready to join the Overmind...and, in a grand and thrilling metaphysical climax, leave Earth behind.
©1954, 1990 Arthur C. Clarke (P)2016 W F Howes LtdCritic Reviews
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- Anonymous User
- 14-10-22
True classic
I was aware of the influence of Arthur C Clarke on the world of science fiction but had not read any of his works till now. Childhood's end is a thoroughly enjoyable and profound book which is a testament to Clarke's vision way back in 1950s.
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- R. Sharath Kumar
- 18-03-19
Amazing story and performance
The story gripped me from chapter one and didn't let go till the end. perfect.
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- Deepak Lakhwani
- 31-08-21
Start of adulthood ... or is it?
This was a very thought provoking story! Touches on so many aspects such as first contact, purpose of higher intelligence, what is our own end purpose etc.
I am sure I can read this again and understand the philosophical aspects better now that I know the story. Would definitely recommend to everyone who loves sci fi with a dash of philosphy.
Once you get dazzled by the story, remember that this was written way back in 1950s. mind=blown!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-06-25
Classic Sci-Fi for a reason
A classic sci-fi. It subverts and fulfills all your classical tropes about first contact. The dread, suspicion and motives of an alien species and their designs for us, how they usher in prosperity and plan our destruction at the same time is fascinating to read. The whole premise and ending is very cleverly done. This is an all time classic for a reason.
The ending was superb. The only contention I had with it was the age of reason depicted in the novel, the utopia. With the information we have now, we know human frailty too much to safely deduce that we will always bungle it.
The modern man with all his leisure will not pursue higher purpose, he will wallow in self pleasure and vain ambition as we witness with modern social media. With all our achievements we are the most anxious and possibly the unhappiest generation of all time. The experts will not be utopian benevolent lords but tyrannical despots as demonstrated in covid crisis management. The age of science has given birth to so called "secular atheist" society which can't even tell the difference between a man and a women.
Its a cold hard fact that humanity's lack of peace, contentment and understanding is not because of some missing knowledge or revelation but themselves, the sin and rebellion are deeply ingrained in our soul. Humanity might have heaven within hands reach but will scorn it just for variety, it's almost comical. How God and Angels must laugh and lament our condition.
I will recommend everyone to read this short sci-fi novel.
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