Without warning, giant silver ships from deep space appear in the skies above every major city on Earth. Manned by the Overlords, in fifty years, they eliminate ignorance, disease, and poverty. Then this golden age ends--and then the age of Mankind begins....
By:
Arthur C. Clarke Imprint: Ballantine Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 174mm,
Width: 104mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 113g ISBN:9780345347954 ISBN 10: 0345347951 Pages: 218 Publication Date:01 June 1987 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews for Childhoods End
A FIRST-RATE TOUR DE FORCE. --The New York Times A FRIGHTENINGLY LOGICAL, BELIEVABLE, AND GRIMLY PROPHETIC TALE . . . CLARKE IS A MASTER. --Los Angeles Times