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Also by Arthur C. Clarke:

Childhood's End, July 2001
Paperback
2001: A Space Odyssey, September 2000
Paperback (reprint)

CHILDHOOD'S END
By: Arthur C. Clarke

Del Rey
July 2001
On Sale: July 3, 2001
256 pages
ISBN: 0345444051
EAN: 9780345444059
Paperback
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Science Fiction

The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city-- intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began.

But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords have an agenda of their own. As civilization approaches the crossroads, will the Overlords spell the end for humankind . . . or the beginning?

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