num_pages: 189
description: Blotting out the light from the stars they had linked so effortlessly, the silent ships hang suspended over the great cities of Earth...Armed with staggering power and an infinite wisdom, the invaders from outer space shock Earth into submission - but what is their purpose?Breath-taking in its imaginative sweep, this brilliant story explores the distant reaches of space, tells of the last generation of Man - and of the last Man himself.
language: English
title: Childhood's End
titlecomplete: Childhood's End
characters: Karellen, Jan Rodricks, Rikki Stormgren
genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Aliens, Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 154832
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Pan Books Ltd