3001: The Final Odyssey

A Main Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club
Selected by the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club

€œ3001 is not just a page-turner, plugged in to the great icons of HAL and the monoliths, but a book of wisdom too, pithy and provocative.€€"New Scientist

The body of Frank Poole, lost for a thousand years since the computer HAL caused his death en route to Jupiter, is retrieved, revived€"and enhanced. In the most eagerly awaited sequel of all time, the terrifying truth of the Monoliths€ mission is a mystery only Poole can resolve.

Praise for 3001 The Final Odyssey

€œA one man literary Big Bang, Clarke has originated his own vast and teeming futuristic universe.€€"Sunday Times

€œWell-paced and absorbing . . . It is as a flight of fancy by the master of science fiction that 3001 makes its mark.€€"The Times

€œIn his exciting new novel, Clarke reveals the ominous answer about the ultimate purpose of the monoliths.€€"Daily Telegraph

€œSerene, uplifting, and icy clear.€€"Mail on Sunday

€œFrom 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.€€"Buzz Aldrin