I can never look now at the Milky Way without wondering from which of those banked clouds of stars the emissaries are coming.

Arthur C. Clarke

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Topic

Aliens

Author

Arthur C. Clarke

Source

The Sentinel

Medium

Short story

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Clarke, Arthur C. "Sentinel of Eternity." Ten Story Fantasy. Avon Periodicals, 1951.

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