Arthur C. Clarke's 2061: Odyssey Three is truly a masterful
elaboration on one man's epic vision of the universe.
Only rarely does a novelist weave a tapestry so compelling that it
captures the imagination of the entire world. But that is precisely what
Arthur C. Clarke accomplished with 2001: A Space Odyssey.
It is even more unusual that an author is able to complement so
well-received an invention with an equally successful sequel. But Arthur
C. Clarke's 2010: Odyssey Two enthralled a huge audience worldwide.
Now, in 2061: Odyssey Three, Arthur C. Clarke revisits the most famous
future ever imagined, as two expeditions into space are inextricably
tangled by human necessity and the immutable laws of physics. And
Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious
monoliths, must once again confront Dave Bowman--or whatever Bowman has
become--a newly independent HAL, and the power of an alien race that has
decided Mankind is to play a part in the evolution of the galaxy whether
it wishes to or not.