Childhood's End

1953 novel by Arthur C. Clarke
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Childhood's End

Summary

Childhood's End is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,222 views/month, #273 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Childhood's End authored Arthur C. Clarke[3].
  • Childhood's End received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • Childhood's End's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Childhood's End was published by Ballantine Books[6].
  • Childhood's End's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Childhood's End's genre is utopian fiction[8].
  • Childhood's End's based on is recorded as Guardian Angel[9].
  • Childhood's End's language of work or name is recorded as British English[10].
  • Childhood's End's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Childhood's End's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • Childhood's End was published on August 24, 1953[13].
  • Childhood's End's cover art by is recorded as Richard M. Powers[14].
  • Childhood's End's has edition or translation is recorded as Childhood's End (2007 Japanese translation)[15].
  • Childhood's End's has edition or translation is recorded as Les Enfants d'Icare[16].
  • Childhood's End's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137844248[17].
  • Childhood's End's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137844385[18].
  • Childhood's End's main subject is first contact fiction[19].
  • Childhood's End's main subject is alien invasion[20].
  • Childhood's End's nominated for is recorded as Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel[21].
  • Childhood's End's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Childhood’s End'}[22].
  • Childhood's End's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Les Enfants d'Icare"}[23].
  • Childhood's End's different from is recorded as Q56885615[24].
  • Childhood's End's derivative work is recorded as Childhood's End[25].
  • Childhood's End's derivative work is recorded as Childhood's End[26].
  • Childhood's End's form of creative work is recorded as novel[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1c2a51d1-a691-489a-858c-a2dc4c98360f[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Childhood's End authored Arthur C. Clarke[3]. It was published by Ballantine Books[6].

Publication

Childhood's End was published on August 24, 1953[13]. Languages include British English[10] and English[11]. Genres include science fiction[7] and utopian fiction[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include first contact fiction[19] and alien invasion[20].

Reception

Childhood's End received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Childhood's End include The Dawn of Everything[30], a literary work[31], written by David Graeber[32].

Why It Matters

Childhood's End ranks in the top 0.96% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,222 views/month, #273 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include The Dawn of Everything[30], a literary work[31], written by David Graeber[32].

FAQs

What awards did Childhood's End receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cover art by Richard M. Powers
    Publication date +1953-08-24T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    Country of origin United Kingdom
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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