Childhood's End - (Del Rey Impact) by Arthur C Clarke (Paperback)

Childhood's End is a thought-provoking and timely novel that explores the idea of first contact with an alien race.

Written in the early 1950s, this prescient work has come to be regarded as a science fiction classic and literary thriller of the highest order.

The book follows the Overlords, an intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior alien race that appears in the skies above every city on Earth with demands that seem benevolent at first but have an agenda of their own.

As humanity struggles to come to terms with this new presence, the novel raises important questions about the nature of power, the cost of progress, and the true meaning of survival.

With its believable and grimly prophetic vision of a future that could be our own, Childhood's End is a must-read for anyone interested in science fiction, literature, or the human condition.