The conclusion of the series that began with 2001: A Space Odyssey explains what really happened to Dave Bowman, who reentered the Discovery to incapacitate the psychotic computer HAL, and speculates about the future relationship between man and machine. Reprint. A Main Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club®Selected by the Literary Guild® and Doubleday Book Club®3001 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 ScientistThe 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 OdysseyA one man literary Big Bang, Clarke has originated his own vast and teeming futuristic universe.-Sunday TimesWell-paced and absorbing . . . It is as a flight of fancy by the master of science fiction that 3001 makes its mark.-The TimesIn his exciting new novel, Clarke reveals the ominous answer about the ultimate purpose of the monoliths.-Daily TelegraphSerene, uplifting, and icy clear.-Mail on SundayFrom 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 Prologue: The Firstborn 1(6) I. STAR CITY Comet Cowboy 7(5) Awakening 12(3) Rehabilitation 15(9) A Room with a View 24(7) Education 31(6) Braincap 37(10) Debriefing 47(9) Return to Olduvai 56(3) Skyland 59(12) Homage to Icarus 71(7) Here Be Dragons 78(5) Frustration 83(4) Stranger in a Strange Time 87(10) II. GOLIATH A Farewell to Earth 97(6) Transit of Venus 103(9) The Captain's Table 112(12) III. THE WORLDS OF GALILEO Ganymede 124(5) Grand Hotel 129(6) The Madness of Mankind 135(9) Apostate 144(5) Quarantine 149(6) Venture 155(4) IV. THE KINGDOM OF SULFUR Falcon 159(3) Escape 162(4) Fire in the Deep 166(5) Tsienville 171(6) Ice and Vacuum 177(6) The Little Dawn 183(3) The Ghosts in the Machine 186(5) Foamscape 191(4) Nursery 195(6) V. TERMINATION A Gentleman of Leisure 201(9) Contact 210(2) Judgment 212(4) Council of War 216(5) Chamber of Horrors 221(8) Operation DAMOCLES 229(3) Preemptive Strike 232(5) Deicide 237(6) Midnight: Pico 243(4) Epilogue 247(1) Sources and Acknowledgments 248(20) Valediction 268