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From: jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
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Subject: Re: [Tears] =?UTF-8?B?Q2hpbGRob29k4oCZcw==?= End by Arthur C. Clarke
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:58:55 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <pan$f768$bdeea429$aec6f28b$58f43363@cpacker.org>,
Charles Packer  <mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:
>On 3 Nov 2024 13:17:57 -0000, James Nicoll wrote:
>
>> Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
>> 
>> For what purpose have the enigmatic Overlords taken control of Earth?
>> 
>> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/hush-dont-cry
>
>Are there any other examples of overlordship in SF? Defined as
>humankind placed under involuntary governance by either
>extraterrestrials or a special class of other humans, for either
>benign or malign reasons.

Tons and tons, he said in the tone of someone who needed to produce eight 
hundred to sixteen hundred words for tor today. 
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