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.
Famous Fantastic Mysteries
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Famous Fantastic Mysteries was an American pulp magazine published from 1939 to 1953. The editor was Mary Gnaedinger. It was launched by the Munsey Company as a way to reprint the many science fiction
The cover of the first issue, dated September/October 1939
Cover of the August 1942 issue, by Virgil Finlay