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Neil Thurogood

While the Shadows -as revealed by Anna Sheridan-have their reasons for their past actions as they fear unchecked Telepaths will attract an even more ancient enemy [note: not dissimilar to the "Romulans hate AI for good reason" in #Picard and the ending of #ChildhoodsEnd #arthurcclarke ]

The Minbari nearly ascended but the Shadows intervention prevented or delayed this hence their need to mate with other species

This reasoning is why the Narn telepaths were killed and also why humans were

Alex Gude

Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End was the book that got me into Clarke and into sci-fi as a kid.

I reread it for my book club this month and I was worried it wouldn't hold up. But I shouldn't have: it's a classic for a reason.

alexgude.com/books/childhoods_

Alex Gude · Childhood’s EndChildhood’s End is a classic sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke. It is about first contact between humans and the mysterious Overlords, and the end of the human race.
#BookReview#ArthurCClarke#ChildhoodsEnd
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