Childhood's End questions

Just finished this book and I have a few questions.

1) Was New Athens destroyed by a nuclear detonation? I thought the Overlords
had causes all weapons of that sort to be dismantled.

2) What would have happened if any of the last generation of humans had
tried to have more children? The book didn't seem to address this.

- Rex

"Rex Kwon-Do" wrote in message

> Just finished this book and I have a few questions.
>
> 1) Was New Athens destroyed by a nuclear detonation? I thought the
> Overlords had causes all weapons of that sort to be dismantled.
>
> 2) What would have happened if any of the last generation of humans had
> tried to have more children? The book didn't seem to address this.
>
> - Rex
>
I've asked the same questions myself.
1) It probably was. I think anyone who really wanted could build one in
those days, as long as the overlords didn't interfere. Which they obviously
didn't in this case. Why should they?
2) It just has to have happened among some of the humans.
Plot hole? Well, for some reason it obviously didn't change anything, and
we'll never know why.

Anyway, it's a great book

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