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Title: A grave, and unecessary finale.
Review: I read the entire 2001 trilogy, and liked 2010 the most. 2061 lost me a little, but it was still marvellous. (They should do a movie of this one.) But 3001 was a totally unnecessary ending. Much of it is implausible, even for the next, next millennium. The resolution for the Monolith plot thread seems far too convenient, and the black enigmas were best left a mystery. The future of mankind was good enough in 2001-2061, but it is depressing here. And a ring around the planet? Even for 3001, this is a bit too much. I still respect Clarke though, but he failed to finish the story in a good way. The ending, to me, is best left to 2061.
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