An edition of Childhood’s End (1952)

O Fim da Infância

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An edition of Childhood’s End (1952)

O Fim da Infância

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A RAÇA HUMANA NÃO ESTÁ MAIS SÓ

Nos primeiros anos da Guerra Fria, uma raça tecnologicamente superior ao homem desce dos céus para governar a Terra.
Ao contrário do que se poderia imaginar, os invasores se mostram benevolentes e acabam conduzindo o planeta a um período de prosperidade jamais visto, em que não mais existem violência, fome e doenças. Com poucos focos de resistência, a humanidade se rende ao invasor.
Mas os Senhores Supremos têm suas regras: não é permitido a ninguém os conhecer, e a exploração do espaço está terminantemente proibida aos homens. Entre revelações surpreendentes e um vago mal-estar que assombra os corações humanos, o real propósito dos novos líderes permanecerá oculto por duzentos anos. Até que a humanidade esteja pronta. Até que uma missão seja cumprida. Até que a raça humana conheça o destino que lhe foi traçado.

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Publisher
Aleph
Language
Portuguese
Pages
320

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Cover of: O Fim da Infância
O Fim da Infância
29/10/2019, Aleph
softcover in Portuguese - 3°
Cover of: Childhood's End
Childhood's End
Oct 04, 2008
Cover of: Childhood's End
Childhood's End
October 18, 2001, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Hardcover in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: Childhood's end
Childhood's end
1995, Del Rey
in English
Cover of: Childhood's End
Childhood's End
May 12, 1987, Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Childhood's End
Childhood's End
July 12, 1977, Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Childhood's End
Childhood's End
1974, Ballantine Books
in English
Cover of: Childhood's End
Childhood's End
1972, Ballantine
in English
Cover of: Childhood's End
Childhood's End
1953, Harcourt, Brace & World
in English - [Book club ed.].
Cover of: Childhood's end
Childhood's end
1953, Ballantine Books
in English
Cover of: Childhood's end
Childhood's end
1952
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
Brazil
Translation Of
Childhood’s End
Translated From
English

The Physical Object

Format
softcover
Number of pages
320

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL60466162M
ISBN 10
8576574578
ISBN 13
9788576574576

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL17415W

Work Description

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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