"Earth and the Overlords"
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"Earth and the Overlords" is a section of Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novel "Childhood's End" that focuses on humanity's first encounters and evolving relationship with the mysterious alien Overlords.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Earth and the Overlords | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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novel part ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
arrival of the Overlords' ships over Earth
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initial human reactions to the Overlords ⓘ political and social changes under Overlord supervision ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalSpecies | Overlords ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
humanity's evolving relationship with the Overlords
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humanity's first encounters with the Overlords ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Childhood's End universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien intervention in human affairs
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first contact ⓘ human dependence on superior beings ⓘ power imbalance between humans and aliens ⓘ utopia and control ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative fiction ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
depiction of early phase of alien supervision of Earth
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introduction of the Overlords to humanity ⓘ |
| partOf | Childhood's End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Childhood's End sections ⓘ |
| publicationContext | first published as part of the novel Childhood's End ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Golden Age of Science Fiction
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other first-contact narratives in science fiction ⓘ |
| setIn | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinNovel | early section ⓘ |
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