Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials is a science fiction-themed book by artist Wayne Barlowe, with Ian Summers and Beth Meacham. It contains Barlowe's visualizations of different extraterrestrial lif
Cover of the first edition
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Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by the British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows a peaceful alien invasion of Earth by mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decades of ap
Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
…Strange Relations (1960) Old Galactic James H. Schmitz Legacy (1979) Old One H. P. Lovecraft At the Mountains of Madness (1936) Overlord Arthur C. Clarke Childhood's End (1953) Pnume Jack Vance The Pnume (1970) Polarian Piers Anthony Cluster (1977) Pierson's Puppeteers Larry Niven Neutron Star (1968) and Ringworld (1970…
Cover of first edition hardcover
Barrage balloons over London during World War II. Clarke observed balloons like these floating over the city in 1941. He recalls that his earliest idea for the story may have originated with this scene, with the giant balloons becoming alien ships in the novel.