Nine years after the disastrous Discovery mission to Jupiter in 2001, a joint U.S.-Soviet expedition sets out to rendezvous with the derelic...
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Jan 12, 2011
Jen
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As soon as I finished reading this I thought, man, I wish I didn't suck so badly at science, because being an astronomer would be SO FREAKING COOL.
But I do suck so badly at science, so I just get to read wonders like this and wish I was half as good a writer as Arthur C. Clarke, who gets to be really friggin' smart in TWO CAREERS, which is totally unfair.
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But I do suck so badly at science, so I just get to read wonders like this and wish I was half as good a writer as Arthur C. Clarke, who gets to be really friggin' smart in TWO CAREERS, which is totally unfair.
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Feb 16, 2009
Raymond
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After reading '2010: Odyssey Two', I found that this book was a very well written story. The story talks about the journey right after the events of '2001: A Space Odyssey' on what happens to the spaceship Discovery and David Bowman. Doctor Floyd, the man who help Bowman and other scientist to find the discovery of a black monolith engraved on Earth's moon, was granted to help out the Soviet Union (the Soviet Union was still around during the publication of this book) to bring back Discovery
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May 06, 2011
Heidi
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This sequel to 2001 was fine, but it wasn't nearly as good as 2001. Heywood Floyd and a couple of other Americans join the Russians on a trip to rescue the stranded spaceship Discovery and learn what happened to astronaut David Bowman, who disappeared at the end of 2001. They also want to probe the mystery of the black monolith, which is hanging in space around...Jupiter?
Yes, they end up at Jupiter, even though in the book 2001, the black monolith was sitting on one of Saturn's moo More...
Yes, they end up at Jupiter, even though in the book 2001, the black monolith was sitting on one of Saturn's moo More...
Apr 08, 2011
Andreas
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This series started as a one-off book released in conjunction with the Stanley Kubrick movie of the same name. The series consists of:
* 2001: A Space Odyssey
* 2010: Odyssey Two. (Also made into a film)
* 2061 Odyssey Three
* 3001: The Final Odyssey
The first and second books are enthralling. 2061 is more of the same, and thus decent but somewhat pointless as part of the arc. 3001 is an attempt at closing up all the loose threads, and does so in a s More...
* 2001: A Space Odyssey
* 2010: Odyssey Two. (Also made into a film)
* 2061 Odyssey Three
* 3001: The Final Odyssey
The first and second books are enthralling. 2061 is more of the same, and thus decent but somewhat pointless as part of the arc. 3001 is an attempt at closing up all the loose threads, and does so in a s More...
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Jan 11, 2011
Noah
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2010: Odyssey Two is an amazing book by Arthur C. Clarke. It is the sequel to Arthur C. Clarke's book 2001: a Space Odyssey. As the book begins, people are still trying to understand the fateful events from nine years earlier, during the first book, when the computer aboard the spaceship discovery went mad and killed all but one of the crew while in orbit around Jupiter. The only survivor, David Bowman, soon disappeared into a giant monolith that was the focus of the mission. As several countrie
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Feb 15, 2010
Jason
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I grew up watching the Peter Hymans movie adaptation of this novel. I later found a copy of the book in my high school library and read it while I was a teenager. It enjoyed it, knew I would read it again, but it has taken me about fifteen years. Amanda found a used copy at the library a few years ago, and I decided that after 2001 A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous with Rama, a little more Arthur C. Clarke wouldn’t hurt.
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Jan 10, 2010
Michael
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Although I have not read the first book, nor seen the movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, I thoroughly enjoyed 2010: Odyssey Two. This book, at least in my experience, can be read as a stand alone volume. One might glean more from its pages having read the previous book, but I never felt lost or confused by not having read the first book.
The science fiction book club to which I belong chose this as our January selection--appropriate given the new year. 2010 is, of course, science fiction. Altho More...
The science fiction book club to which I belong chose this as our January selection--appropriate given the new year. 2010 is, of course, science fiction. Altho More...
Jun 13, 2011
Sudipta
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Like always, Sir Arthur Clarke uncannily weaves together accurate scientific knowledge, impeccable writing and great ideas to produce an enthralling story.
Regardless, its not as glorious as its predecessor, 2001: A Space Odyssey. But it is glorious - more than most other science fictions. In hindsight, it seems inevitable - 2001 was a masterpiece; arguably the best work of the best science fiction writer and reaching that height is quite a daunting task.
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Regardless, its not as glorious as its predecessor, 2001: A Space Odyssey. But it is glorious - more than most other science fictions. In hindsight, it seems inevitable - 2001 was a masterpiece; arguably the best work of the best science fiction writer and reaching that height is quite a daunting task.
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Feb 13, 2009
Raymond
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This book is about the United States and the Soviet Union (at the time of the book, the Soviet Union was still around) working together to revived the abonanded spaceship, Discovery. However, the United States and the Soviet Union do not only have to revived the Discovery, but also find out of the mysterious black monolith (a.ka. "Big Brother") that orbits Jupiter.
This book was a very great and magnificent book, but wasn't amazing like the first book in the sa More...
This book was a very great and magnificent book, but wasn't amazing like the first book in the sa More...
Dec 02, 2010
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Jan 18, 2012
Navi
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...Is it possible to like a sequel more than the first book? Cause I totally do.
I can't really describe why though. Perhaps its the fact that more interesting things happen in this book. Or that we actually stick with a set of characters the entire time instead of jumping around different connected events. And I quite liked the characters, too. They felt less flat than the last one.
But MAN, Hal and Dave steal this show. Like, really steal it. Both of them don't appear for lon More...
I can't really describe why though. Perhaps its the fact that more interesting things happen in this book. Or that we actually stick with a set of characters the entire time instead of jumping around different connected events. And I quite liked the characters, too. They felt less flat than the last one.
But MAN, Hal and Dave steal this show. Like, really steal it. Both of them don't appear for lon More...
Aug 08, 2011
Nadia
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As someone who hasn't watched the movie, I honestly struggled with the beginning of the book, since 2010 does reference the film quite a bit. There are therefore discrepancies between 2010 and 2001, but they didn't really detract me from the well-written plot of this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the way the writer explored the dynamics of the Leonov crew, as well as the overall pace of the novel. Clarke allows for readers to slowly take in the concepts of the mission without compromising on plot d
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Aug 16, 2011
Bill
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Did you ever wonder: who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star Child? What alien purpose lay behind the Monoliths on the moon and out in space? Was HAL really insane?
No, I can't say as that I did, either. Much. But, 2001 was a very good book so I've had the followups (there are two others) on the list. I found I couldn't put this down. It's an easy read, but still I got through it in three days. Not being able to sleep from 2:00-6:00 last night helped.
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No, I can't say as that I did, either. Much. But, 2001 was a very good book so I've had the followups (there are two others) on the list. I found I couldn't put this down. It's an easy read, but still I got through it in three days. Not being able to sleep from 2:00-6:00 last night helped.
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Apr 11, 2009
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Jul 03, 2010
Bryan
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As good story, better characters: In the sequel to 2001: A space odyssey, we once again meet Heywood Floyd. However, all the other astronauts are new characters, and one quickly notices how original and colourful they are /while still remaining fully realistic).
There's the commander, Tanya Orlova. Dr Chandra, who constructed HAL 9000 and has stronger feelings for it than for people, Walter Curnow, an anthropomorphic personification of the word "jolly", and many others.
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There's the commander, Tanya Orlova. Dr Chandra, who constructed HAL 9000 and has stronger feelings for it than for people, Walter Curnow, an anthropomorphic personification of the word "jolly", and many others.
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Jan 20, 2010
Richard
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Back in 1982 when 2010: Odyssey Two was published I was in college, and my roommate was an obsessive reader of science fiction and fantasy. I probably read less than one-third of his throughput, but undoubtedly there are two hundred or so books that I don't recall, or that I remember only dimly when I am reminded of the titles or plot outlines.
Shortly after starting, I realized that this was one of them. Even though I had long since lost any grasp of the details, I knew could recall More...
Shortly after starting, I realized that this was one of them. Even though I had long since lost any grasp of the details, I knew could recall More...
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Feb 02, 2011
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Aug 14, 2009
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Aug 26, 2009
Alex
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While conceptually very well thought out, 2010 doesn't seem to burst forth with the combination of suspense and wonder that made its predecessor so entrancing. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of theoretical science to be enjoyed in this book - something which Clark supplies in reliable doses. Rather, its the narrative - which moves at a rather slow, plodding pace - that makes parts of this book unintentionally dull. I credit this misfortune to Clark's attempt to make the characters more "
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May 27, 2009
Tim
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A sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey in much the same way Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a sequel to The Planet of the Apes. It repeats much of the same material as the previous book and introduces very little new material. It was nearly as enjoyable to read as the first book, and the characters and situations were much more informed than in the first book as the first was written before the moon landings and this one was written in the 1980s. Arthur C. Clarke does have a knack for describing
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Jul 26, 2011
David
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This unusual but fascinating series assumes that you have not only "read" 2001: A Space Odyssey beforehand, but also have seen the movie, because while the sequel continues to get inside the aliens that are only discussed in the previous book, the location that is revisited is that of the movie. All that aside, it is a very good sci-fi novel. One of the things I like about Clarke's series is that it is science fiction in outer space that takes place within our own solar system, not i
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Sep 05, 2011
Dustin
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This was a fantastic follow up to '2001', even if it was more than twenty years later. It's also a little strange that it chooses to continue the movie instead of the novel. However, Clarke easily explains why, and it honestly has no real bearing on the eventual outcome of the story line. It's still a great book. It's science fiction that leans heavily on science. It takes alien life, and looks at it as though it's highly advanced and nearly omnipotent, instead of horrible, war like, and malevol
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Mar 10, 2010
Raj
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I loved this book. Much like its predecessor it shared a sense of wonder at the universe around us. You could just imagine Clarke at his typewriting being amazing and awed at everything around him, and it fills every sentence in his work.
A decade after Dave Bowman's last message, a joint US-Soviet expedition is sent to retrieve the Discovery. This is the story of what happens to them when they get there.
The writing is wonderful, the characters, although still sketches, are mo More...
A decade after Dave Bowman's last message, a joint US-Soviet expedition is sent to retrieve the Discovery. This is the story of what happens to them when they get there.
The writing is wonderful, the characters, although still sketches, are mo More...
Jan 01, 2010
Neil
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Dec 11, 2008
The second of the series - nine years later Dr. Floyd must battle political foes to journey to Jupiter and find out what happened to the mission and to Dave Bowman.
To do it he needs the help of the presumably scitzophrenic master computer, HAL.
But once HAL is awake, Floyd finds out that there were two totally diferent missions being pursued, and that they have trespassed into a pl;ace where they are definitely not wanted.
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To do it he needs the help of the presumably scitzophrenic master computer, HAL.
But once HAL is awake, Floyd finds out that there were two totally diferent missions being pursued, and that they have trespassed into a pl;ace where they are definitely not wanted.
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Dec 21, 2010
Chazzbot
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Clarke's tribute to the Voyager space probe missions of the 1980's is most effective in its later chapters, as Clarke imagines the forms that life might take within the clouds of Jupiter and beneath the ice of Europa. As in the best science fiction, Clarke's speculations are both engaging within the narrative and scientifically convincing. Clarke's characters often suffer from a tendency to speak in stilted, overly-precise language, but since all of them are either scientists or astronauts, th
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Dec 08, 2009
Nate
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So it's December 2009 and I find this book on the shelf called 2010. I want to be the first to know what was perdicted for our era. So, I read it. A lot of people are familiar with The 2001 Space Odysessy, with the computer, Hal, that goes crazy. Could you imagine a space crew going back to that ship and starting that computer back up in hopes to better understand what happened on the 2001 voyage? It is a sequil to the clasic and should be read.
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Oct 12, 2011
John
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I didn't really mean to give this four stars. I probably should have given it three, but I decided at the last moment that I cared enough about the characters that I'd up it a little and ignore how much the story annoyed me.
It was a good story, don't get me wrong. I liked every moment. I even went to my shelf to pick up the next in the series as soon as I was done. What bothered me was that they didn't go to Saturn. I read 2001 not too long ago and liked it, too. The best part More...
It was a good story, don't get me wrong. I liked every moment. I even went to my shelf to pick up the next in the series as soon as I was done. What bothered me was that they didn't go to Saturn. I read 2001 not too long ago and liked it, too. The best part More...
Nov 30, 2011
Sean
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One quirk of 2010 the novel is that it references 2001 the movie rather than the Clarke's own novel; this is telling. Where the joint venture between Kubrick and Clarke succeeds due its awe-inspiring vision of deep space exploration before it existed, accompanied by Kubrick’s visualizations that changed the face of science fiction movies, the solo project of the sequel was penned after space travel had become a reality. It is often dulled down by the logistics, even those aboard the spaceship Le
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Jun 25, 2010
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