3001: The Final Odyssey
March, 1997
Frank Poole awoke, but he did not remember. He was not even sure of his name.Obviously, he was in a hospital room. Even though his eyes were still closed, the most primitive and evocative of his senses told him that. Each breath brought the faint and not unpleasant tang of antiseptics in the air.Now it was all beginning to come back. I'm Deputy Commander Frank Poole, executive officer, USSS Discovery, on a top secret mission to Jupiter.It seemed as if an icy hand had gripped his heart. He rememb...
