Meet the Cast
Karellen and the Overlords
Karellen and the Overlords is a better band name than One Direction. And this is one of the few things we can say for sure about these enigmatic alien rulers. The Overlords are always present in Ch...
Jan Rodricks
Karellen aside (though definitely read that alien's analysis elsewhere in this section), Jan Rodricks is probably the closest we get to a protagonist in Childhood's End… and he's off on a galacti...
U.N. Secretary-General Rikki Stormgren
If Childhood's End were a restaurant, then Rikki Stormgren would be its maître d'. He's the guy who introduces us to the setting, sets the tone for the evening, and shows us to our seats, so...
George and Jeffery Greggson
Jeffrey and George Greggson aren't particularly dynamic characters. Jeffrey's a happy-go-lucky boy who enjoys playing and exploring and shows no signs of being special in any way. And George, like...
Minor Characters
Helena Lyakhov and Mohan KaleerThese two are astronauts from the first chapter—and only the first chapter—of the novel. Lyakhov is a Russian cosmonaut and the deputy commander of the Mars Exped...