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24%OFFSir Arthur C. Clarke - Childhood's End - 9780575082359 - V9780575082359
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Childhood's End

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Description for Childhood's End Hardcover. Arthur C. Clarke's classic in which he ponders humanity's future and possible evolution. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.

Arthur C. Clarke's classic in which he ponders humanity's future and possible evolution

When the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world, no one knew what to expect. But, although the Overlords kept themselves hidden from man, they had come to unite a warring world and to offer an end to poverty and crime. When they 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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Gollancz
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780575082359
SKU
V9780575082359
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About Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won the KALINGA ... Read more

Reviews for Childhood's End
The colossus of science fiction. - New York Times. There has been nothing like it. - C.S Lewis. A novel about transcendence...generally recognised as Clarke's first major work...the story still moves me. - Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. The very personification of SF...he...always writes with lucidity and candour, often with grace, sometimes with a cold, sharp ... Read more

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