And there was the inertialess drive, derived from zero-point energy.
I think the first thing that comes to mind when I think of 3001 is the religion of the 31st Century: The Deists and the Theists. One believes that there's no more than one god, the other believes there's no less than one god.
And, of course, Nova Scorpio. They wonder if it was a zero-point energy accident. But they fear it was a judgement.
The best things about it were the revival of Poole, which gave it a nice circularity, and the discovery of the original Monolith at Olduvai, for the same reason. And the tour of the 31st century. I like that sort of thing, especially as done by Clarke. Imperial Earth is another great example of that. But the best is the excised chapters from 2001 that were published in The Lost Worlds of 2001, describing the civilization behind the Monolith (and starring Clindar from "Expedition to Earth"). Pure gold for those of us in it for the sense of wonder.
I think the first thing that comes to mind when I think of 3001 is the religion of the 31st Century: The Deists and the Theists. One believes that there's no more than one god, the other believes there's no less than one god.
And, of course, Nova Scorpio. They wonder if it was a zero-point energy accident. But they fear it was a judgement.
The best things about it were the revival of Poole, which gave it a nice circularity, and the discovery of the original Monolith at Olduvai, for the same reason. And the tour of the 31st century. I like that sort of thing, especially as done by Clarke. Imperial Earth is another great example of that. But the best is the excised chapters from 2001 that were published in The Lost Worlds of 2001, describing the civilization behind the Monolith (and starring Clindar from "Expedition to Earth"). Pure gold for those of us in it for the sense of wonder.
