神秘的黑色石板在史前时代启蒙了地球人类的文明。三百万年后，人类在月球上发现了同样的石板，而石板在出土瞬间立即朝土星方向发射出电磁信号。美国派太空船“发现号”远征土星，追查真相。太空船的超级电脑“哈尔”发疯，害死三名冬眠中的太空人，并犯弗兰克•普尔变成太空漂流物，只有戴维•鲍曼逃过一劫。幸存的鲍曼独自抵达土星，又发现另一块更大的黑石板……

在阿瑟•克拉克众多作品中，以“太空漫游”四部曲最为脍炙人口，他用丰富的**手太空科学资料，创造出比现实太空科技更为创新的场景；而他扎实的科学背景，更使作品中提到的科技情节具有强大的说服力。 本书是“太空漫游四部曲”之一的《2001太空漫游》。

A deluxe hardcover edition of the wondrous space adventure that is the basis for Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning film—now celebrating its 50th anniversary

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Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a science-fiction classic that has changed the way we look at the stars—and ourselves. On the moon, an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications that, for the first time, men are sent deep into our solar system. But before they can reach their destination, things begin to go very wrong. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn at the turn of the 21st century, Arthur C. Clarke takes us on a journey unlike any other. Brilliant, compulsive, and prophetic, and the basis for the immensely influential Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey tackles the enduring theme of man’s—and technology’s—place in the universe and lives on as a landmark achievement in storytelling.

Penguin Galaxy

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The Once and Future King by T. H. White
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Dune by Frank Herbert
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Neuromancer by William Gibson

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