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Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by the British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasion [ 1 ] of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.
"Childhood's End" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1972 album Obscured by Clouds. [1] [2] It was the last Pink Floyd song to feature lyrics written by David Gilmour, until A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987.
"Childhood's End" was the last song Pink Floyd released to have lyrics written by Gilmour until the release of A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987. The title may have been derived from the Arthur C. Clarke novel of the same name.
In Clarke's authorised biography, Neil McAleer writes: "many readers and critics still consider Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke's best novel." [44] But Clarke did not use ESP in any of his later stories, saying, "I've always been interested in ESP, and of course, Childhood's End was about that. But I've grown disillusioned, partly because ...
Childhood's End was released on July 1, 2010, while The Lights in the Sky are Stars was released on July 30, 2010. [38] Aniplex of America released the films on Blu-ray Disc as part of the Gurren Lagann Blu-ray box set on June 26, 2013. [25] Aniplex of America re-released the films in a separate Blu-ray Disc set on July 15, 2014. [39]
It need not snow Dec. 25 to fit the weather service's definition of a white Christmas: There just needs to be at least 1 inch of snow on the ground. A trace amount of snow does not count.
The crook smashed through the door at 75 West End Ave., breaking the door jamb, and grabbed the safe that contained about $220,000 in cash and $160,000 in baubles around 12:15 a.m., police said.
Childhood's End is an American-Australian television miniseries based on the 1953 novel of the same name, by Arthur C. Clarke, and developed by Matthew Graham. It premiered on Syfy on December 14, 2015.