Childhood’s End (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur C. Clarke
- First Published: 1953
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: The imagined 1950’s and the twenty-first century
- Setting: New York City, a Pacific island, and another planet
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Mythology or myths, Politics, Twentieth century, New York City, Extraterrestrial life, Future, Other worlds, Science or scientists, Twenty-first century, Religion, Islands, Science fiction, Government, End of the world, Evolution, Aliens, space
- Locales: New York, NY, Space, Islands, Earth, Fictional planets
Characters Discussed
Rikki Stormgren, the secretary-general of the United Nations, a native of Finland. At the age of sixty, he is widowed with grown children. He devoted his keen mind and diplomatic talents to thirty-five years of public service before being selected by the Overlords as their only liaison with the human race. With a patience born of long experience (and adeptness at poker), he shares mutual trust and faith with the Overlord Karellen, even while kidnapped and held a short time by extremists on Earth. His cleverly arranged glimpse of Karellen does not satisfy...
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