3001: The Final Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series Book 4)

Name: 3001: The Final Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series Book 4)
Price: 7.59 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.1 (3425 reviews)
Author: Arthur C. Clarke

by Arthur C. Clarke

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.1 (3,425)

4.1 stars from 3,425 reviews. Top 66% of Literary Fiction books we track.

276 pages~4.6 hr readPublished by Wilhelm Heyne VerlagPublished 1997-01-01

$7.59Near peak price

Last checked: May 31, 2026

Price history: $1.99 – $8.54

While not the biggest discount we've seen for this book, it's still a great deal and we recommend grabbing it before price returns to its normal range.

Price range: $1.99 – $8.54

Buy on Amazon - $7.59

0 readers are tracking this book's price

Fans of these authors will like this...

Isaac Asimov
Greg Egan
Kim Stanley Robinson

Fans of these books will like this...

Rendezvous with Rama
Foundation
The Three-Body Problem

Perfect for you if...

You've read the original trilogy and want to see how Clarke resolves the monolith mystery and what becomes of Bowman and HAL.
You're drawn to hard science fiction that takes technological speculation seriously, from AI consciousness to space elevators to genetic engineering.
You appreciate philosophical science fiction that poses big questions about human evolution, consciousness, and humanity's place in the cosmos.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced plots with constant action. This is cerebral and contemplative, more concerned with ideas than thrills.
You haven't read the previous Space Odyssey books. This finale assumes you know who Bowman and HAL are and care about their fates.
You find hard science fiction dry or overly technical. Clarke spends real time explaining the science, which some readers find didactic rather than engaging.

About this book

The fourth book in the Space Odyssey series reveals the mysteries of the monoliths. During a 2001 mission to Jupiter, the supercomputer HAL sent crewmembers David Bowman and Frank Poole into space. Bowman underwent a strange transformation into a Star Child, documented in the novels 2010 and 2061. A thousand years after his death, Frank Poole is revived and finds himself in a technologically advanced world featuring human minds interfacing directly with computers, genetically engineered dinosaur servants, and massive space elevators around the equator. Poole discovers an impending threat to humanity connected to the monoliths. To confront it, he must work with Bowman and HAL, now merged into a single corporeal consciousness—the only being capable of stopping the monoliths' mysterious creators.

Get the best deal every time

We track price drops, sale patterns, and predict when this book will go on offer next.

Price History

Kindle price over time. Green zones = periods when the book was free.

$1.99 – $8.54

Price has dropped 55 times over the last 5 years. Goes on sale roughly every 33 days. Typically stays discounted for 11 days.

Sales Rank

Amazon sales rank: lower number = better selling book. #1 is the bestseller.

Currently #8,559 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

Rating & Reviews

Purple line = star rating over time. Blue area = total review count growth.

Currently 4.1★ from 3,425 reviews

Gaining approximately 17 new reviews per month. Rating has climbed from 4.1 to 4.2. Recent readers are rating it higher.

Sale Prediction

Actual Predicted

This book goes on sale roughly every 33 days. Next drop estimated in about 4 weeks. Typical discount: 77% off.

Prices shown in USD from Amazon US. We continuously pull new data to improve tracking. If dates look old, it usually means there has been no significant change since the last data point.