Roc</br></br>Product Description</br></br><b>THE CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL THAT CHANGED THE WAY WE LOOKED AT THE STARS AND OURSELVES<br><br></b>From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the outer rim of our solar system?? <i>2001: A Space Odyssey</i> is a journey unlike any other. <br>  <br> This allegory about humanity??s exploration of their universe?? and the universe??s reaction to humanity was the basis for director Stanley Kubrick??s immortal film?? and lives on as a hallmark achievement in storytelling.<b><br><br></b></br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br>When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon?? scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing?? after it's unearthed the artifact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out?? a manned spacecraft?? the <I>Discovery</I>?? i"vestigate. Its crew is highly trained--the best--and they are assisted by a self-aware computer?? the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has bee