Arthur C. Clarke is the world-renowned author of such science fiction classics as 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, for which he shared an Oscar nomination with director Stanley Kubrick, and its popular seque...view moreArthur C. Clarke is the world-renowned author of such science fiction classics as 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, for which he shared an Oscar nomination with director Stanley Kubrick, and its popular sequels, 2010: ODYSSEY TWO, 2061: ODYSSEY THREE, and 3001: FINAL ODYSSEY; the highly acclaimed THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH; the bestselling collection of original short stories, THE SENTINAL; and over two dozen other books of fiction and non-fiction. He received the Marconi International Fellowship in 1982.
Paul Preuss began his successful writing career after years of producing documentary and television films and writing screenplays. He is the author of twelve novels, including VENUS PRIME, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and the near-future thrillers CORE, HUMAN ERROR, and STARFIRE. Besides writing, he has been a science consultant for several film companies. He lives in San Francisco, California.view less