For you, everyday begins the same way. You work hard, have a family, and follow all the rules. One day there is an announcement, "Until this day, man had died, yet the race continued." All of your hopes and dreams are shattered. You have no idea what to do, where to go, or even why to live. Though the Overlords brought peace and prosperity, taking out individuality creates a greater loss. You are now the last generation of Homo sapiens.

The Overlords disguised the destruction of mankind with and end to all of its problems. There was no one on Earth who could not speak English, who could not read, who was not within range of a television set, who could not visit the other side of the planet within twenty four hours.... (Clarke 75) The memory of war was fading. The face of the world was remade. Robot...