A Space Odyssey 2061

The third volume of a visionary series, a staple of science fiction. Clarke remains a master of depicting the universe, combining fidelity to scientific fact with literary artistry. - The New York Times Book Review Fifty years after Jupiter's transformation into Earth's second sun, 103-year-old Dr. Heywood Floyd boards the luxurious ship Universe for the first-ever landing on Halley's Comet. At the same time, Galaxy sets out to explore the secrets of evolution on Europa, Jupiter's former moon—despite the warning, "All worlds are yours except Europa." While the crew runs afoul of the forbidden world and must await rescue from Universe, the all-powerful force that is now David Bowman watches and waits to reveal the extraordinary secrets of the monolith and reveal to humanity its ultimate role in cosmic history.