An edition of Childhood’s End (1953)

Childhood's End

[Book club ed.].

by Arthur C. Clarke

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An edition of Childhood’s End (1953)

Childhood's End

[Book club ed.].

by Arthur C. Clarke

★★★ ★ 4.0 (21 ratings) ·
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Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war, helps form a world government, and turns the planet into a near-utopia. Many questions are asked about the origins and mission of the aliens, but they avoid answering, preferring to remain in their ships, governing through indirect rule. Decades later, the Overlords eventually show themselves, and their impact on human culture leads to a Golden Age. However, the last generation of children on Earth begin to display powerful psychic abilities, heralding their evolution into a group mind, a transcendent form of life.

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1953

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Harcourt, Brace & World

Language

English

Pages

220

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01 El fin de la infancia (Minotauro Esenciales) (Spanish Edition) 2021-09-08, Minotauro 8445009923 9788445009925	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
02 O Fim da Infância Jul 23, 2019, Editora Aleph paperback in Portuguese 8576574578 9788576574576	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
03 Childhood's End (Pan 70th Anniversary) Apr 01, 2018, Pan Macmillan 1509838430 9781509838431	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
04 Childhood's End Oct 27, 2015, Brilliance Audio mp3 cd 151132581X 9781511325813	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
05 El fin de la infancia Jul 02, 2015, Booket mass market paperback 8445002694 9788445002698	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
06 Childhood's End Oct 27, 2015, Del Rey 110196703X 9781101967034	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
07 El fin de la infancia Jul 02, 2015, Booket mass market paperback 8445002694 9788445002698	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
08 Childhood's End Dec 16, 2014, Brilliance Audio mp3 cd 1491574682 9781491574683	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
09 Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke Collection) Nov 30, 2012, RosettaBooks 0795324987 9780795324987	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
10 Childhood's End 2012, RosettaBooks in English 0795324979 9780795324970	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
11 Childhood's End Jan 01, 2010, Perfection Learning library binding 0812415310 9780812415315	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
12 Childhood's End: Library Edition Jan 01, 2010, Audible preloaded digital audio player 1615875298 9781615875290	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
13 O Fim da Infancia (Em Portugues do Brasil) Jan 01, 2010, Aleph 8576570815 9788576570813	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
14 Childhood's End Mar 14, 2010, Gollancz 0575082356 9780575082359	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
15 Childhood's End Jul 06, 2010, Tor Paperback in English 0330514016 9780330514019	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
16 Childhood's End Oct 04, 2008 1439557160 9781439557167	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
17 El fin de la infancia 2008-05, Minotauro, MINOTAURO hardcover in Spanish 8445077007 9788445077009	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
18 Les enfants d'icare March 31, 2003, J'ai lu Mass Market Paperback in French 2290332844 9782290332849	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
19 Die letzte Generation. Dec 31, 2003, Heyne Verlag, München 3453875346 9783453875340	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
20 Childhood's end 2001, Del Rey Impact, Ballantine Publishing Group in English - 1st Impact ed. 0345444051 9780345444059	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
21 El Fin de La Infancia June 2001, Minotauro Paperback in Spanish 8445070215 9788445070215	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
22 Childhood's End October 18, 2001, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited Hardcover in English - New Ed edition 0575072636 9780575072633	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
23 Childhood's End Jun 06, 2001, Pan MacMillan 0330487698 9780330487696	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
24 Childhood's End September 1998, Buccaneer Books Hardcover in English 1568494157 9781568494159	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
25 Childhood's end 1995, Del Rey in English 0345347951 9780345347954	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
26 El Fin de La Infancia July 1995, Minotauro Paperback 8445070223 9788445070222	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
27 Childhood's end 1991, Ballantine Books in English	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
28 Childhoods End June 1988, Amereon Limited Library Binding in English 0848801571 9780848801571	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
29 Childhood's End April 27, 1987, Random House Audio in English 0394299949 9780394299945	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
30 Childhood's End April 27, 1987, Random House Audio in English 0394299949 9780394299945	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
31 Childhood's End May 12, 1987, Del Rey Mass Market Paperback in English 0345347951 9780345347954	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
32 Childhood's End May 12, 1987, Turtleback Books school & library binding 0881032646 9780881032642	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
33 El Fin De LA Infancia/Childhood's End June 1985, Minotauro Mexico Paperback 9684460422 9789684460423	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
34 Childhoods End: Arthur C Clark September 21, 1985, Random House Value Publishing Hardcover in English 051749115X 9780517491157	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
35 Childhood's End December 1984, Caedmon Audio Cassette Audio Cassette 9995567717 9789995567712	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
36 CHILDHOOD'S END January 12, 1983, Del Rey Mass Market Paperback in English 034531140X 9780345311405	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
37 Childhood's End October 12, 1983, Del Rey Mass Market Paperback in English 0345315588 9780345315588	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
38 CHILDHOOD'S END January 12, 1981, Del Rey Mass Market Paperback in English 034529730X 9780345297303	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
39 Le guide del tramonto 1981, A. Mondadori in Italian	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
40 Childhood's End Mar 01, 1981, Ballantine Books 034529467X 9780345294678	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
41 Childhood's End July 12, 1979, Del Rey Mass Market Paperback in English 0345284658 9780345284655	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
42 Childhood's End February 1, 1979, Books on Tape, Inc. Audio Cassette 0736601678 9780736601672	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
43 Childhood's End 1979, Waldentapes Audio Cassette in English 0681327723 9780681327726	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
44 Les Enfants D'lcare 1978-01-01, J'ai Lu	zzzz Not in Library
45 Childhood's End December 12, 1977, Del Rey Mass Market Paperback in English 0345276035 9780345276032	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
46 CHILDHOOD'S END July 12, 1977, Del Rey Mass Market Paperback in English 034527282X 9780345272829	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
47 Childhood's End January 12, 1976, Ballantine Books Mass Market Paperback in English 0345249372 9780345249371	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
48 Childhood's End December 12, 1976, Ballantine Books Mass Market Paperback in English 0345258061 9780345258069	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
49 El fin de la infancia 1976, Minotauro in Spanish	zzzz Not in Library
50 Childhood's End October 12, 1974, Ballantine Books Mass Market Paperback in English 0345243447 9780345243447	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
51 Childhood's end 1974, Ballantine Books in English	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
52 Childhoods End November 12, 1972, Ballantine Books Mass Market Paperback in English 0345227506 9780345227508	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
53 Childhood's End September 1971, Ballantine Books, Inc.	zzzz Not in Library
54 Childhood's End 1970, Ballantine Books Paperback 0330105736 9780330105736	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
55 Die letzte Generation 1970, Tosa Verlag Hardcover in German - Sonderausgabe	zzzz Not in Library
56 Childhood's end 1966, Harcourt, Brace & World in English	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
57 Childhood's End 1964, Ballantine Books in English	zzzz Not in Library
58 Childhood's end. 1964, Sidgwick & Jackson in English 0283980109 9780283980107	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
59 Childhood's end. 1963, Harcourt, Brace & World in English 0151172056 9780151172054	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
60 Childhood's end 1956, Pan Books in English 0330105736 9780330105736	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
61 Childhood's end. 1955, Science Fiction Book Club in English	zzzz Not in Library
62 Childhood's End 1955-01-01, Harcourt, Brace & World	zzzz Not in Library
63 Childhood's End 1954, Sidgwick and Jackson in English	zzzz Not in Library
64 Childhood's end: by Arthur C. Clarke. 1954, Sidgwick and Jackson in English	zzzz Not in Library
65 Childhood's end 1954, Pan Books in English - New ed. / foreword and new first chapter by the author. 0330316613 9780330316613	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
66 Childhood's End 1953, Harcourt, Brace & World in English - [Book club ed.].	aaaa Borrow Listen Libraries near you: WorldCat
67 Childhood's End Jul 06, 1953, Ballantine Books 0345027507 9780345027504	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
68 Childhood's end. 1953, Ballantine Books in English	zzzz Not in Library
69 Childhood's End 1953-01-01, Harcourt Brace and Company	zzzz Not in Library
70 Les Enfants d'Icare Publish date unknown, Éditions J'ai Lu in French 2277117994 9782277117995	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
71 1953 CHILDHOOD'S END ARCHUR C. CLARKE SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC WITH DUST JACKET Publisher unknown	zzzz Not in Library

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Published in: New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 823/.9/14
Library of Congress: PR6005.L36 C55 1953b

The Physical Object

Pagination: 220 p. ;
Number of pages: 220

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL24937563M
Internet Archive: childhoodsendclar00clar
OCLC/WorldCat: 19746686

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