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Title: Very cool albeit slightly depressing sci-fi classic
Review: This was my first Arthur C. Clarke book and it definitely will not be the last. It is a chillingly humbling story about the "invasion" of Earth by some alien guardians with a secret mission. The story is very creative and brings us through the limitless galaxy of Clarke's imagination and curiosity. Some of Clarke's vision came true, such as our ability to determine paternity and much more efficient air travel. The book serves as a reminder about the "smallness" of Man and the possibility that exists beyond the minuscule world we are aware of.As alluded by the title of the book and this review, the book is melancholic and quite depressing. I certainly hope that Clarke's other books aren't as negative. I think that when and if intelligent alien life were to come to Earth, it would indeed be the end of mankind's childhood phase.
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