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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,... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Karellen: An alien in charge of oveseeing earth's progress.

Memorable Quotes

  • “Karellen, he was sure, never made accidental slips: even his indiscretions were calculated to many decimal places.”

First Sentence

BEFORE SHE FLEW to the launch site, Helena Lyakhov always went through the same ritual.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Arthur C. Clarke (Author)
 

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