#100 in Classics
Childhood's End
- 222
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
- Series 2015
- On screen
- NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
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About the book
Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by the British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows a peaceful alien invasion of Earth by mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- SeriesChildhood's EndIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 912 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 8.0 — the Classics average of 7.7 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 29 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 883 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Childhood's End?
It has 222 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Classics.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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