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Arthur C. Clarke · 1953
A science fiction novel about the arrival of mysterious alien visitors—the Overlords—who appear above Earth's major cities and fundamentally transform human civilization. Clarke explores themes of first contact, technological advancement, and humanity's place in the universe through a narrative spanning multiple generations.
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What this book knows
Humanity's end is not extinction but transcendence — and that may be the greater loss.
transformation
I felt a great wave of emotion sweep over me. It wasn't joy or s…
CEA-RC-154Into his mind was flooding knowledge—from somewhere or somewhen—which soon would overwhelm all that remained of the child.
CEA-RC-126mortality
Suppose they had determined to reform the world, but had not realized that they were destroying the soul of man?
CEA-RC-102Almost the whole of human history for the past five thousand years became accessible in an instant… all the world's religions…
CEA-RC-051obedience-and-authority
We do not impose bans for the pleasure of it. What would a Stone Age man feel, suddenly finding himself in a modern city?
CEA-RC-095Karellen had trusted him, and Stormgren had not betrayed his faith. The Supervisor had known his plan from the beginning.
CEA-RC-044Illuminates
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