Book description
When the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world,
no one knew what to expect. But, although the Overlords kept themselves
hidden from man, they had come to unite a warring world and to offer an
end to poverty and crime. When they finally showed themselves it was a
shock, but one that humankind could now cope with, and an era of peace,
prosperity and endless leisure began. But the children of this utopia
dream strange dreams of distant suns and alien planets, and begin to
evolve into something incomprehensible to their parents, and soon they
will be ready to join the Overmind . . . and, in a grand and thrilling
metaphysical climax, leave the Earth behind. Arthur C. Clarke was born
in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF
radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war
he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from
King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction
writers, he also won the KALINGA PRIZE, the AVIATION SPACE-WRITERS
PRIZE,and the WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE. He also shared an
OSCAR nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A
SPACE ODYSSEY, which was based on his story, 'The Sentinel'. He lived in
Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death in 2008. To discover more about how
the legacy of Sir Arthur is being honoured today, please visit
http://www. clarkefoundation. org
