Arthur C. Clarke Double Bill: Book 2 – CHILDHOOD’S END

We are kicking off 2014 with two short classics by Arthur C. Clarke, with one evening for each book. The first book can been seen here.

The story follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war, helps form a world government, and turns the planet into a near-utopia. Many questions are asked about the origins and mission of the aliens, but they avoid answering, preferring to remain in their spacecraft, governing through indirect rule. Decades later, the Overlords show themselves, and their impact on human culture leads to a final utopic Golden Age, but at the cost of humanity’s identity and eventually the planet itself.