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The "Overlords" appear with their spaceships over the major cities of Earth demanding--world peace.
The copy of the book I recently saw in the book store had a blurb on the cover praising the novel from C.S. Lewis. That's appropriate I think. Clarke has always been interested in religious, spiritual and paranormal themes and they're evident in the book. Indeed, Clarke's books often involve the human race having an apotheosis that is quasi-theological in its transcendence--you can see that in the ...more
The copy of the book I recently saw in the book store had a blurb on the cover praising the novel from C.S. Lewis. That's appropriate I think. Clarke has always been interested in religious, spiritual and paranormal themes and they're evident in the book. Indeed, Clarke's books often involve the human race having an apotheosis that is quasi-theological in its transcendence--you can see that in the ...more
May 13, 2013
Allan Fisher
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classic-sci-fi
The type of idea that should drive real sci-fi.
Enjoyed the read, but it's dated now, and yet still enjoyable: reminiscent of films such as, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' and 'Forbidden Planet' - it has that feel about it for me.
Not sure if this would get past an editor today - the style while good at the time is often tell. ...more
Enjoyed the read, but it's dated now, and yet still enjoyable: reminiscent of films such as, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' and 'Forbidden Planet' - it has that feel about it for me.
Not sure if this would get past an editor today - the style while good at the time is often tell. ...more
Oct 21, 2015
Sofia
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Miss Demeanor
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Willow Green
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D.S. Cohen
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