Comments on: Childhood’s End (review)

By: The Best Endings in SF — Bill Ward

The Best Endings in SF — Bill Ward — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:23:47 +0000

[...] and horror?” My own answer is over there, in which I single out Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End for praise — and I wasn’t the only one to pick it. In fact, there are several books [...]

By: Bill Ward

Bill Ward — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:54:38 +0000

Makes sense — the back cover shows four, the fifth being the one in your hand.

I also have Expedition, but none of the others. Would make a nice set.

By: Bruce Durham

Bruce Durham — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:13:56 +0000

Actually, five. The others were ‘Earthlight’, ‘Reach For Tomorrow’, ‘Tales From the White Heart’ and ‘Expedition to Earth’. I grabbed the whole set with my hard-earned allowance. ‘Expedition to Earth’ had the short story ‘The Sentinel’.

By: Bill Ward

Bill Ward — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:45:35 +0000

That’s the cover I have too, there were about four or so of them judging from the ads on the back of my book.

By: Bruce Durham

Bruce Durham — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:43:24 +0000

Geez, I read that way back in the Jurassic period. A series of his books came out around the time of the release of 2001. The book covers paid homage to the film (or tried to cash in). It’s still arguably my favourite Clarke novel.

By: Nathan Jerpe

Nathan Jerpe — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:10:58 +0000

Never managed to read Clarke myself, looks like a good entry point. Reminds me of The Simpsons, where Marge asks Bart how many hours of TV he watches a day and he answers: “Six! Seven if there’s something good on.”