Childhood's End by Sir Arthur C Clarke

Childhood's End by Sir Arthur C Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke's classic in which he ponders humanity's future and possible evolution. Now a major TV series from SKY!

The colossus of science fiction- New York Times.

There has been nothing like it. - C.S Lewis.

A novel about transcendence...generally recognised as Clarke's first major work...the story still moves me. - Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.

The very personification of SF...he...always writes with lucidity and candour, often with grace, sometimes with a cold, sharp evocativeness that has produced some of the most memorable images in SF. - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won the KALINGA PRIZE, the AVIATION SPACE-WRITERS PRIZE,and the WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE. He also shared an OSCAR nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, which was based on his story, 'The Sentinel'. He lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death in 2008.

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ISBN 13	9780575082359
ISBN 10	0575082356
Title	Childhood's End
Author	Sir Arthur C Clarke
Series	Sf Masterworks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2010-06-17
Number of pages	256
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