Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 1

"[A] combination of mystery and science fiction almost reaching the level of Isaac Asimov''s classic Lije Baley-Daneel Olivaw novels." -Chicago Sun TimesHer code name is Sparta. Her beauty veils a mysterious past and abilities far surpassing those of a normal human. For she is more than human: Sparta is the first product of advanced biotech engineering. But now she is little more than a cipher to ...