City and stars. The end of childhood. Clark A.

The collection includes two works of Arthur Clark: “City and Stars” and “The End of Childhood”

Diaspar - the city of the future, whose inhabitants are protected from the harsh deserts of the dying land, are happy and prosperous. They are immortal - and therefore do not think about either the past or the future. Liz - a valley, also reliably protected from the poisonous tentacles of deserts with high mountains, became a house for completely different people. Unlike the Diasparta, they are mortal, and did not lose human feelings - mutual assistance, love, unity with nature - however, they often treat strangers with distrust, being telepaths.

and a young man Olvin, who has to unite two so unlikely Cultures...

the end of childhood is a novel that Arthur Clark considered one of his main successes..

giant alien ships hang over the world's largest capitals. Representatives of another world - super -rulers - force earthlings to the deal: from now on they will take care of the prosperity of mankind in return for the ban on the development of space...

What will happen to humanity, which have abandoned their desire to cosmos?