Cool, I've read all of Clarke's Space Odyssey novels. I mostly read 2001 so I could get a clearer understanding of the last part of the movie. Excellent book, excellent series. I wasn't crazy about the direction he went with 3001, the last book. Thought he took what was a brilliant concept and made it somewhat uninspired and negative. Didn't really fit in with the vibe or the message of the first three novels.