Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 2 [Mass Market Paperback]

Paul Preuss (Author)

Book Description

The second volume of the spectacular science-fiction thriller 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 biotech engineering.

When a team of scientists is trapped in the gaseous inferno of Venus, Sparta must risk her life to save them, unaware that her actions will help recover a mysterious artifact: irrefutable evidence of life on another planet. .

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

This gripping saga brings together the genius of Arthur C. Clarke and the talents of distinguished science-fiction writer Paul Preuss.

The book has an introduction by Arthur c. Clarke.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: I Books (December 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743498283
• ISBN-13: 978-0743498289
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,121,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Story, December 16, 2000

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Walter B. Ligon (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 2 (Paperback)

I found this book to be a really excellent story. There were many places where I did not want to put the book down, so I made time to finish the section I was reading. Several times I exclaimed, "wow" aloud while reading on the Metro. It is easy to image-in what the author was writing, so I felt as though I was right there. I am looking forward to finding and reading venus prime 1 thru 5!

At first I felt put off by two things. First, the picture of the woman on the cover, while appealing, did cause me to refrain from leaving the book lying around for my 8-year old daughter to see. This book does not need sex to sell. Second, I was put off by the fact that Arthur Clarke was not authoring it. But I gave it a shot anyway, and I must say, I was very pleasantly surprised.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sparta has to solve another crime, but this time its on the Moon., July 13, 2005

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Katherine M. Meadows "Computer Geek" (Manhattn, Kansas, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 2 (Paperback)

Sparta is a biologically enhanced woman who is on a personal mission to find her parents or the man who killed them. In order to do this she takes on a new identity, Ellen Troy, and rises to the rank of investigator in the Board of Space Control. With the help of her childhood friend, Blake Redfield, she begins to unravel the mysteries behind her biological enhancements and the group that calls themselves the Free Spirits.

In this second volume, Preuss does an excellent job of continuing the suspense and drama that made the first book so intriguing. Not only does each book hold a mystery in and of itself, but the series as a whole is a mystery in which the reader picks up clues along the way. Quite an interesting concept that I've not seen in the mystery/suspense genre. However, this technique does seem to lend itself to sci-fi where the reader is used to stories that continue past a single book.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect series for young adult girls, February 28, 2001

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Laurie Hazelwood (Philadelphia, Pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 2 (Paperback)

I love that Sparta's intelligence is what we see as her "super power" along with her technological "improvements". She is not a heroine who has "super strength" but rather super character. The plot is fast paced keeps you guessing and defineltly can hold even the video gamers attention. Only complaint; the book describes Sparta with blue eyes not hazel which is on the cover and her body is described not quite as thin and "top heavey" as on the cover.