When I was in 8th grade, I wrote a story about humans evolving and becoming “luminous beings” (similar, I suppose, to those Yoda mentions in The Empire Strikes Back), and I was reminded of this when I read the ending to Childhood’s End. Humanity’s last generation joins a vast collective intelligence...
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeTouted by some as Clarke’s best novel, CHILDHOOD’S END is a stunning picture of first contact and the repercussions of what might happen if we were to meet an alien race. Clarke who is the embodiment of what a science fiction author should be created a tale that wa...
Shockingly, for a hardcore sci-fi fan, the only Clarke I've read is "Hammer of God" about 10 years ago. So this was like my first (re)introduction to Clarke's fiction. The story was interesting, but I felt it could have been fleshed out a lot. Most of the characters are little more than passing figu...
One of the first books I remember reading as a kid. This is the first SF book that disturbed me and made me think we may not be alone. It set a high standard for SF that not many authors have reached since. This is one of the must read books for the SF-phile.
One of the first books I remember reading as a kid. This is the first SF book that disturbed me and made me think we may not be alone. It set a high standard for SF that not many authors have reached since. This is one of the must read books for the SF-phile.
the first part of the book was intriguing, and it kept you going with "what is the big reveal going to be? what is the answer to this big mystery? who are these aliens really?"Then, the big reveal is kind of a let-down. In fact, the whole tone of reading the book changes almost to a depressing an...
I love Arthur C Clarke. Not for his characters but for his imagination regarding space, humanity's evolution, and alien planets and species. I don't necessarily love all of his books, but I know where he is coming from and I applaud the efforts he took to put his speculations into words in the for...
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