2001: A Space Odyssey is a groundbreaking space thriller mystery book written by Arthur C. Clarke. It is the novelization of the iconic film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The story follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient computer HAL after the discovery of a mysterious black monolith affecting human evolution. As the crew of the spacecraft Discovery One unravels the secrets of the monolith, they face existential questions and encounter mind-bending phenomena. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a thought-provoking and visually stunning exploration of human evolution, artificial intelligence, and the mysteries of the universe.