2010

Odyssey Two

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Arthur C. Clarke: 2010 (1984, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media)

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Published Jan. 5, 1984 by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media.

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978-0-606-18982-8
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4 stars (18 reviews)

When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s, the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then, its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet, along with almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years:

Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child? What purpose lay behind the transformation? What would become of the Star-Child?

What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space?

What could drive HAL, a stable, intelligent computer, to kill the crew? Was HAL really insane? What happened to HAL and the spaceship Discovery after Dave Bowman disappeared?

Would there be a sequel?

Now all those questions and many more have been answered. In this stunning sequel to his international bestseller, Clarke has …

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5 stars

2010: Odyssey Two is the second book in the Dave Bowman/HAL 9000 series. While the books in the series are considered sequels, the timeline and story change a little due to historical events and discoveries in the real world.

Dr. Haywood Floyd embarks on a journey to Jupiter to recover the Discovery and investigate “Big Brother”, another monolith found at the LaGrange point between IO and Jupiter. He’s joined by Dr. Chandra, HAL’s designer, and Walter Curnow, the chief engineer who oversaw the construction of the Discovery. They’ve hitched a ride with the Russians on the Alexi Leonov because they needed a quick departure due to the decay of Discovery’s orbit.

This book was written in 1982 and the movie was produced in 1984. The movie follows the book for the most part. As usual, the book has more details than the movie. I love the movie just as much …

Review of '2010' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

a very fine book.

short plot description: set (obviously) nine years after the events in "2001: A space odyssey" a joint crew of russians and americans are on their way to Jupiter to find out what happened to the first expedition...

In this book Clarke almost flawlessly integrates the concepts he wrote about in most of novels: space exploration, extraterrestrial intelligence and the development of mankind.

The science is typical for Clarke both accurate and neatly integrated into the plot and his enthusiasm for space exploration is highly infectious.

Minor flaws: this is not exactly an action-packed space opera and the characters could be better developed.

My advice: if you are new to Clarke read first "2001" and some of his short stories (where he really shines) then come back to this book, some parts do not make sense if you haven't read "2001"

Subjects

  • Science Fiction - General
  • Fiction - Science Fiction