Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime Vol. 4 (HC)

“[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 fourth 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 of superhuman dimension—the product of advanced biotechnology. Recovering from her mission on Mars, Sparta finds herself the guest of the Space Board. But relaxation is short-lived as she sets out on an interplanetary investigation—of the Space Board itself! Members of the Free Spirit, a religious cult intending to gain control of all the worlds of our galaxy, have infiltrated the Space Board. As the date of the manned mission into the clouds of Jupiter approaches, Sparta’s suspicions grow. She is certain the mission has fallen into the hands of the cult, and she is determined to stop it.

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.