Book 3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke Book 4 of 4: Space Odyssey Series Hardcover with Dust Jacket EX-LIBRARY FIRST EDITION 1997 Author: Arthur C. Clarke Series: Book 4 of 4: Space Odyssey Series Publisher: A Del Rey Book. Published by Ballantine Books. Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket and Clear Plastic Cover over Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. First Edition. Release Date: 1997 Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 in Weight: 1 lb 5.3 oz No. of Pages: 263 Pages Manufactured: USA ISBN: 978-0345315229 Condition: Pre-Owned in Good Condition. Ex-Library. Stamps, stickers and marks on Exterior Front and Back Plastic Covers; First (blank) Interior Page, Last (blank) Interior Page, Exterior Plastic Cover Binder, Top Exterior Page Edges. The interior of book is in otherwise Excellent Condition and structurally sound. None of the flaws noted affect the readability of the book. Please see photographs for details as they are considered part of the description. SYNOPSIS: It began four million years ago when a gleaming black monolith cast its shadow on the stark African savanna *an inexplicable apparition that ignited the spark of human consciousness, transforming ape into man. It continued at the dawn of the 21st century when an identical black monolith was excavated on the moon *propelling Dave Bowman and his deputy Frank Poole on a mission to Jupiter that ended in the mutiny of the supercomputer HAL. Only Dave Bowman would survive to encounter a third, and far more massive monolith on Jupiter's moon Europa *and be forever transformed into the star child. It is the world of 2001: A Space Odyssey. And now, the odyssey enters its perilous ultimate stage. In 3001, the human race, incredibly, has survived, yet lives in baffled fear of the trio of monoliths that dominate the solar system--until a ray of light beams forth from a totally unexpected source. The body of Frank Poole, believed dead for a thousand years, is recovered from the frozen reaches of the galaxy, restored to conscious life, and readied to resume the voyage that HAL abruptly terminated a thousand years back. He knows he cannot proceed until he reestablishes contact with Dave Bowman. But first he must fathom the terrifying truth of what Bowman *and HAL *have become inside the monolith. In 3001: The Final Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke brings the greatest and most successful science fiction series of all time to its magnificent, stunningly unforeseen conclusion. As we hurtle toward the new millennium in real time, Clarke brilliantly, daringly leaps one thousand years into the future to reveal a truth we are only now capable of comprehending. An epic masterpiece at once dazzlingly imaginative and grounded in scientific actuality, 3001 is a story that only Arthur C. Clarke could tell. **Smoke Free Home**