Arthur C. ClarkeÆs recently published book 3001, The Final Odyssey marks the end of a thirty year progress that began with the stunning visuals of 2001, A Space Odyssey. If you think getting from 2001 to 3001 in thirty years takes some doing, you obviously donÆt read science fiction.

WhatÆs 3001 like? Who is this Clarke bloke anyway? Why did he move to lush, sub-tropical Sri Lanka, when he could have lived in Essex? Why has he spent his life wishing heÆd taken a patent out in 1945? Why are you reading these questions, when you want the answers? Browse this wayà