Sfârșitul Copilăriei

“The golden age had come. But it was not the age of gold.”

Living in a world without war or hunger sounds perfect. It actually just makes everyone bored and uncreative.

“The stars are not for man.”

Karellen stays hidden behind that screen for decades. He waits until the generation that would be terrified of him dies out.

Jan hides on a spaceship to see the universe. He comes back to find everyone he ever knew is long dead.

The Overlords look exactly like our ancient myths of demons. We didn't remember them from the past. We sensed them coming from the future.