X3001 Final Odyssey - Hardcover

ARTHUR C CLARKE

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0261672746 ISBN 13: 9780261672741

Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS, 1999

Synopsis

Arthur C. Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein are known as the "Three Giants of Science Fiction in the 20th Century" and are known as the King of Science Fiction. He created more than 100 works in his lifetime, which were translated into more than 40 languages. The total sales volume of his works was more than 100 million copies.

Arthur Clark is known as the great space prophet of the 20th century. Many of his predictions about space technology have come true. The orbit of the geostationary satellite is named "Clarke orbit" because of him.

The "Space Odyssey" tetralogy is Arthur C. Clarke's most famous and recognized masterpiece!

This book is the fourth part of Clark's timeless science fiction classic "A Space Odyssey" tetralogy. Since its publication, the "Space Odyssey" tetralogy has become a cultural phenomenon, affecting all aspects of human society such as literature, film and television, aerospace, and more.

About this title

From the Publisher

CHILDHOOD'S END and 3001: FINAL ODYSSEY
A couple of years ago, at the national television syndication convention, I was chatting with Stan Lee (of Marvel Comics). He was asking me what was up at Del Rey, and I mentioned 3001: FINAL ODYSSEY, as well as the new mass market edition we'd just done of CHILDHOOD'S END. Stan stated enthusiastically that, if there was one thing he most wanted to do in this world, it was make a movie of CHILDHOOD'S END, one of his favorite novels. He apparently loves Clarke's work.

So when I got back to the office, I dropped a copy of the two books into the mail. About a week later I was listening to my lunchtime voice mail messages, and there were Stan's unmistakeable tones, sincerely thanking me for the books. This guy deals with the James Cameron's of the world, yet a gift of Arthur C. Clarke causes him to make the time to express his gratitude.

--Steve Saffel, Senior Editor

From the Back Cover

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

"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."
--Newsweek

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

"MARVELS APLENTY."
--The New York Times Book Review

"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."
--Buzz Aldrin

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

"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."
--Roger Ebert

"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."
--Larry Collins

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

Edition details

• Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0261672746
• ISBN 13: 9780261672741
• Binding: Hardcover