Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 3, New Edition

“[A] combination of mystery and science fiction almost reaching the level of Isaac Asimov’s classic LIJE BALEY—Daneel Olivaw novels.”
—CHICAGO SUN TIMES

The third volume in a series of science-fiction thrillers evolving from the works of Arthur C. Clarke, grandmaster of science fiction and author of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

Her code name is Sparta. Her beauty veils a mysterious past and abilities far surpassing those of a normal human—the first product of advanced biotech engineering.
At long last, evidence of extraterrestrial life has been found: a plaque discovered on the edge of the north polar icecap on Mars. And when the theft of that alien artifact leads to two murders in the Labyrinth City, Sparta must risk her life and her identity to solve the case.
As the mystery unravels, the investigation becomes a race across the stars to retrieve the plaque, a quest which will ultimately uncover even more evidence than Earth's scientists have ever discovered!

This new edition contains revised technical drawings and specifications.

Arthur C. Clarke is the world-renowned author of such science fiction classics as 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, for which he shared an Oscar nomination with director Stanley Kubrick, and its popular sequels, 2010: ODYSSEY TWO, 2061: ODYSSEY THREE, and 3001: FINAL ODYSSEY; the highly acclaimed THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH; the bestselling collection of original short stories, THE SENTINAL; and over two dozen other books of fiction and non-fiction. He received the Marconi International Fellowship in 1982.

Paul Preuss began his successful writing career after years of producing documentary and television films and writing screenplays. He is the author of twelve novels, including VENUS PRIME, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and the near-future thrillers CORE, HUMAN ERROR, and STARFIRE. Besides writing, he has been a science consultant for several film companies. He lives in San Francisco, California.