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Arthur C. Clarke
1953
Novel
Science Fiction
The story is told using third-person narration.
The story is told in the past tense.
Childhood's End is a reference to the ultimate goal of the Overlords, which is to create an environment conducive to the evolution of humanity, a step that requires the end of childhood as humanity knows it.
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