3001 The Final Odyssey Author:Arthur C. Clarke One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life, awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind... more »--and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again . . .« less
This book brings up so many topics to think about: our future in space, our religious beliefs, medical advances and computer technology. It makes you wonder if we have what it takes to survive it all physically and ethically.