Childhood's End
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Childhood's End is a landmark science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity's transcendence and the profound consequences of a seemingly benevolent alien intervention.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Childhood's End canonical | 2 |
| Childhood’s End | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | Syfy television miniseries "Childhood's End" ⓘ |
| alienRace | Overlords ⓘ |
| alienRaceCharacteristic | physically resemble traditional depictions of devils ⓘ |
| alienRaceRole | guardians of emerging intelligent species ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| awarded |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
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surface form:
Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel (1954 eligibility, awarded 2004)
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| basedOn | Arthur C. Clarke story "Guardian Angel" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark work of science fiction ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | lists of greatest science fiction novels ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
depictions of benevolent alien overlords
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later science fiction dealing with transcendence ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-345-34795-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alien intervention
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end of the human race ⓘ human evolution ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ religion and the supernatural reinterpreted as science ⓘ transcendence of humanity ⓘ utopia and its costs ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
far future
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several decades ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Jan Rodricks
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Karellen ⓘ Overlords ⓘ Rikki Stormgren ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | expanded from shorter stories ⓘ |
| overarchingEntity | Overmind ⓘ |
| overarchingEntityRole | cosmic group intelligence ⓘ |
| partTitle |
"Earth and the Overlords"
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The Golden Age ⓘ
surface form:
"The Golden Age"
"The Last Generation" ⓘ |
| plotElement |
arrival of alien Overlords
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creation of a global utopia ⓘ disappearance of the human race ⓘ evolution of human children into a group mind ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ballantine Books
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Sidgwick & Jackson ⓘ |
| setting | Earth ⓘ |
| structure | three parts ⓘ |
| subgenre |
first contact fiction
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utopian and dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| tvAdaptationReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Childhood’s End