Trivia / Childhood's End

• Name's the Same: Both this and Falling Skies feature invading aliens called "Overlords". The invasions are very different, though.
• Old Shame: Clarke mentions in the Millennial edition that he wrote this when he still had a belief in the paranormal.
  • At least one edition of the book includes the extremely unusual disclaimer "The ideas expressed in this novel are not those of the author."
• Shout-Out: The Peter Gabriel-era Genesis song "Watcher of the Skies" is based on/inspired by this novel.
  • Also, the Pink Floyd song "Childhood's End".

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