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3001 by Arthur C. Clarke

3001

The Final Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke
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  • First Published:
  • Mar 1, 1997, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Mar 1998, 274 pages
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Now Poole has returned to life, awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind - and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again

One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life, awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind--and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again. . .

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Newsweek
A fascinating picture of our future cities atop needlelike towers that extend into space, the colonization of Venus, the pacification of humanity, and the abolition of religion.

Business Week
3001 The Final Odyssey has an eerie and compelling plausibility.

Rocky Mountain News
A satisfying conclusion to the series . . . It is tightly constructed and stands well in its own right.

San Diego Union-Tribune
3001 is interesting and enjoyable, worth the price and worth the wait.

The New York Times Book Review
Marvels aplenty.

USA Today
Science-fiction master Arthur C. Clarke has taken generations of readers to the far and lonely reaches of the universe.

Author Blurb Buzz Aldrin
From the moment I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. 3001 The Final Odyssey is a tour de force that finally answers the questions that sparked the imaginations of an entire generation.

Author Blurb Larry Collins
Arthur C. Clarke's 3001 The Final Odyssey is witty, provocative and scary, a triumphant reaffirmation of his position as the dean of science fiction writing.

Author Blurb Roger Ebert
Clarke's agile imagination stretches our notions of how things can be, should be, and might be in man's unfolding destiny. The novel is a torrent of challenging ideas.

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