世界科幻大师阿瑟·克拉克的传世经典《2001太空漫游》的 最佳中文译本。 “谭允基先生译介的《2001：太空探险》看得我如醉如痴， 译者详细考证了每一个细节，一展克拉克硬科技的原汁味。” -----科幻作家星河

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredible, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams... and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits -- just behind a Raman airlock door.

2001: A Space Odyssey is the classic science fiction novel that changed the way we looked at the stars and ourselves....2001: A Space Odyssey inspired what is perhaps the greatest science fiction film ever made -- brilliantly imagined by the late Stanley Kubrick....2001 is finally here....

月球上的渴海是一个危险而神秘的区域，这里虽被称为“海”，实际却没有水，只有沙。一群游客在此游览时，沉寂了几百万年的月球突然苏醒，“西灵”号游轮被性质独特的沙海所淹没，乘客们身陷囹圄。时间紧迫，月球上危机四伏，意想不到的麻烦接踵而至，救援行动困难重重。 困境中的人类将如何作为？人性将如何表现？面对险恶环境的挑战，人类将如何应对？ 克拉克用严谨的技术流风格讲述了一场惊心动魄的救援行动。