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Posted by user510 (R) on December 21, 2015 at 16:23:39

In Reply to: RE: I loved the ending **Spoiler** posted by Chris from Lafayette on December 20, 2015 at 00:55:51

I found another plot summary at sparknotes. Link below. The ending on the syfy miniseries seems to line up with this summary.

I also read that Clarke added on to this novel in 1990. So the later edition will likely contain a different ending. I haven't read any version of the novel yet.

Other notes: Stanley Kubrick wanted to film Childhood's End initially before deciding on Clarke's novel "The Sentinel". But changed the title for the film to "2001: A Space Odyssey". Having read the entire series of Clarke's books on the 2001 theme, the initial novel title fits the story line of the movie.

• http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/childhoodsend/summary.html   (Open in New Window)

Edits: 12/21/15