Notes
Hide and Seek, a novel by Paul Preuss based on Arthur C. Clarke's 1949 short story of the same name.

Volume 3 of Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime.

Includes an essay by Arthur C. Clarke and a set of technical "blueprints" drawn by Darrel Anderson.

The image opposite and the blurb below are from the first printing of the 2000 ibooks paperback edition, ISBN 0743400011. Cover illustration by Jim Burns.

Publisher’s Blurb – Lower Cover
The third volume in a series of science fiction thrillers 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 far surpassing those of a normal human – the first product of advanced biotech engineering.

At long last, evidence of extraterrestrial life has been found: a plaque discovered on the edge of the north polar icecap on Mars. And when the theft of that alien artifact leads to two murders in the Labyrinth City, Sparta must risk her life – and her identity – to solve the case.

As the mystery unravels, the investigation becomes a race across the stars to retrieve the plaque – a quest which will ultimately uncover even more evidence than Earth’s scientists have ever discovered!

This star-spanning adventure brings together the genius of Arthur C. Clarke and the talents of distinguished science fiction writer Paul Preuss.

Introduction by Arthur C. Clarke

Cover art by Jim Burns, with a special section of computer-generated tech specs and blueprints of the spacecraft and hardware from Venus Prime by Darrel Anderson.

You can share your thoughts about Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime in the new ibooks virtual readers’ group at www.ibooksinc.com.