Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime

The second in a spectacular series of science fiction thrillers evolving from the work of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the bestselling Hugo award-winning author, and Academy-Award™ nominated screenwriter of 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2061: Odyssey Three!.

Her code name is Sparta. Her beauty veils a mysterious past and abilities of superhuman dimension, the product of advanced bio technology. When a team of scientists is trapped in the gaseous inferno of Venus, Sparta must risk her life to save them—unaware that her action will help recover a mysterious alien artifact—evidence of life on another planet!

As the secrets of the artifact are revealed, Sparta uncovers a mystery which may lead to the truth about her own identity.

This gripping story brings together the genius of the Arthur C. Clarke, and Paul Preuss, the acclaimed author of Starfire.

The Chicago Sun Times hailed the Venus Prime debut volume as a “Combination of mystery and science fiction almost reaching the level of Isaacc Asimov’s classic Lije Baley & R. Daniel Olivaw novels.”

“Science fiction as it should be, mixing equal parts of adventure and human intertest against a scientifically accurate background.” —Inside Books

This edition contains special updates to the original technical infopack of blueprints, originally created by Darrel Anderson, featuring the structures of Venus Prime.