Childhood's End
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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
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.
Houses of the Holy
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Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 28 March 1973 in the United States and on 30 March 1973 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. The a
Childhood's End
…End"), David Bowie ("Oh! You Pretty Things"), and Genesis ("Watcher of the Skies"). The novel also inspired the Hipgnosis cover art for Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy. Childhood's End was a major influence on the 1998 Square game Xenogears, namely with the game's antagonist being named after Karellen…
Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy
The cover photograph was shot at the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland