Pros: "Big Idea" science fiction at its biggest. Cons: Didn't stick with me much longer than a B movie.
Note: Attentive readers will find vague spoilers in this review.< i> Atheist ex Machina< b> Much of Arthur C. Clarke's work follows the same basic plotline, and Childhood's End< i> (1953) sets the first precedent: First, something ...
Pros: Everything: brilliant and thought provoking story, settings, characters premise, everything. Cons: Absolutely none.
Even though the novel has never been made into a film, we've all seen the beginning scene in Arthur C Clarke's masterpiece, Childhood's End. It was also the opening scene for the greatest science fiction genre thief ever made: Independence...
Pros: Fantastic story line of mankind's final development Cons: Dark and depressing story about what our achievements are REALLY worth
"Childhood's End" is a novel about the ultimate fate of intelligent life by Arthur C. Clarke. This review will 'tell all' of the story line, so those liking surprises should probably buy the book and read it.
Pros: Creative and well written Cons: Not meant for easy consumtion
Arthur C. Clarke's, Childhood's End, was my very first exposure to Sci-Fi. I could not be any more pleased that it was.
The book takes you through the time line of man kind, not only exposing many of our fears and personality types, but through a...
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...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
Written in the early 1950s, this acclaimed novel of The Overlords and their reign on Earth established Clarke as a master science fiction writer.More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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