Product Description

Silent spacecraft take the light from the world, superintelligent aliens rule with wisdom not force, a new era of invention and prosperity brings hope and peace. The twilight of the human race has begun.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1485968 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Review
"'There has been nothing like it for years' C. S. Lewis; 'The Colossus Of Science Fiction' New York Times"

Ingram
One of the all-time classics of science fiction by the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey features a race of aliens who offers mankind a golden age of peace and prosperity, but at the cost of freedom. Reissue. NYT.

From the Publisher
CHILDHOOD'S END and 3001: FINAL ODYSSEY
A couple of years ago, at the national television syndication convention, I was chatting with Stan Lee (of Marvel Comics). He was asking me what was up at Del Rey, and I mentioned 3001: FINAL ODYSSEY, as well as the new mass market edition we'd just done of CHILDHOOD'S END. Stan stated enthusiastically that, if there was one thing he most wanted to do in this world, it was make a movie of CHILDHOOD'S END, one of his favorite novels. He apparently loves Clarke's work.

So when I got back to the office, I dropped a copy of the two books into the mail. About a week later I was listening to my lunchtime voice mail messages, and there were Stan's unmistakeable tones, sincerely thanking me for the books. This guy deals with the James Cameron's of the world, yet a gift of Arthur C. Clarke causes him to make the time to express his gratitude.

--Steve Saffel, Senior Editor