217 dfaec50c-d221-46fe-b418-657f9557f0f8 Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke calibre (3.23.0) [https://calibre-ebook.com] 2010-11-14T22:00:00+00:00 SUMMARY: This novel tells the tale of the last generation of mankind on Earth. All man's development in space and travel are stopped by alien "overlords" who take over Earth, establishing a benevolent dictatorship which eliminates poverty, ignorance and disease. This golden age ends abruptly as the overlords bend to the will of a superior intelligence which demands Earth's destruction. Del Rey 9780345297303 eng