- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey Books; Reissue edition (Jan 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345358791
- ISBN-13: 978-0345358790
- Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 2.1 x 17.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,232,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Arthur C. Clark, creator of one of the world's best-loved science fiction tales, revisits the most famous future ever imagined in this NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, as two expeditions into space become inextricably tangled. Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monloiths, must again confront Dave Bowman, HAL, and an alien race that has decided that Mankind is to play a part in the evolution of the galaxy whether it wishes to or not.
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Born in Somerset in 1917, Arthur C. Clarke has written over sixty books, among which are the science fiction classics ‘2001, A Space Odyssey’, ‘Childhood’s End’, ‘The City and the Stars’ and ‘Rendezvous With Rama’. He has won all the most prestigious science fiction trophies, and shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of the film of 2001. He was knighted in 1998. He passed away in March 2008.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There's nothing wrong with this novel per se; it has an intriguing plot, and the scenes on Halley's Comet are interesting. The problem is that alongside the visionary brilliance of 2001 and 2010, a common-or-garden sci-fi thriller is not what the fans were looking for. People crash on Europa, have some adventures, see a bit of the local fauna, and then get rescued. End of story. Fine in itself, but it doesn't actually add anything to the central idea of the monoliths in the way that 2010 added to its predecessor. One cannot help suspecting financial motivations for its creation, although surely Clarke doesn't need the money?
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This book is the third in the monolith series (2001/2010). It continues 50 years after the climactic and brilliant end of 2010. My problem with this book is that it is pointless and doesn't fit the series.
The story isn't overly coherent or seemingly complete, almost as if A.C.C had a 300 page limit and had to quickly wrap things up. The writing style is very different, much shorter chapters, every one with a little cliffhanger or reveal.
It has some great ideas, but that does not warrant this book. I have yet to read 3001, if it has good reviews then get this to complete the series, if not I'd stop at 2010.
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Ok, so what's wrong with it? Hal and Bowman turn up for approx 2 pages. Heywood has no real relation to the story, in fact his trip to the comet never recieves a pay off later on. His becoming immortal made little sense in terms of the how, the why or the when.
The plot involving Europa, while more interesting, is closer to a thriller than an adventure. There's little climax to it all, the rescue is glossed over in a few words, the 'diamond' revelation appears early on in the script. The USSA 'intrigue' is not resolved. It's poor storytelling.
In regards to moving on the series plot, the cliffhanger is AWFUL, it's a sloppy one line at the end that has no reference to events before or it's ramifacations. The monoliths don't actually do anything at all in this book.
This story, to me, would make far more sense as a stand alone book than a "2010" sequal.
This book is the third in the monolith series (2001/2010). It continues 50 years after the climactic and brilliant end of 2010. My problem with this book is that it is pointless and doesn't fit the series.
The story isn't overly coherent or seemingly complete, almost as if A.C.C had a 300 page limit and had to quickly wrap things up. The writing style is very different, much shorter chapters, every one with a little cliffhanger or reveal.
It has some great ideas, but that does not warrant this book. I have yet to read 3001, if it has good reviews then get this to complete the series, if not I'd stop at 2010.
Spoilers:
Ok, so what's wrong with it? Hal and Bowman turn up for approx 2 pages. Heywood has no real relation to the story, in fact his trip to the comet never recieves a pay off later on. His becoming immortal made little sense in terms of the how, the why or the when.
The plot involving Europa, while more interesting, is closer to a thriller than an adventure. There's little climax to it all, the rescue is glossed over in a few words, the 'diamond' revelation appears early on in the script. The USSA 'intrigue' is not resolved. It's poor storytelling.
In regards to moving on the series plot, the cliffhanger is AWFUL, it's a sloppy one line at the end that has no reference to events before or it's ramifacations. The monoliths don't actually do anything at all in this book.
This story, to me, would make far more sense as a stand alone book than a "2010" sequal.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A writer must write to earn his living. Doing a sequel, he sometimes violates whatever magic there once were in the beginning of that sequel. In my oppinion Clarke did that with this book (and also with RAMA II). The story goes on only 51 years after the new star Lucifer was turned on and with the message "All these planets..." still sounding in the ears of humans. The son of Dr. Floyd does the Buck Rogers thing (landing on Europa) and we - the readers - must follow the show / dramae like some over-sentimental soap opera. Not good, and it does not bring anything new to the saga!
At this point in time as a writer, it seems to me that Clarke writes one or two pages of text, then looks at it, says "hmm... OK!", gives it a suspense-heading (like "Downfall" or "Life!" or something) and calls the output a chapter. This is a book to read between bus-stops - a chapter is just the right size for that. But for serious readers, I don't think this book is good.
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Um
Returning to the story-line after a considerable break for me, this didn't deliver the same plethora of science and fiction I had hoped. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mervyn
unfortuntaly average.
I really enjoyed 2001 and 2010 and was looking forward to reading 2061.
On the whole it is a good book with a catchy premise. Read more
On the whole it is a good book with a catchy premise. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by Chris Sams
Prelude to the Final Odyssey?
Many writers of classic novels are tempted to write a sequel. It's almost obligatory. The Odyssey series comprises four volumes, of which this is the third. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2009 by Archy
Dissapointed
I was so dissapointed when I first read 2061. While not a bad book, it just isn't a sequel to the previous two. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2008 by holdyourlight
Disappointing
The novel starts well, involving more human and political affairs than either 2001 or 2010. The plot is less one-dimensional, describing events and sequences that are happening in... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2007 by Oldak Quill
Odyssey Three
Following on from 2001 and 2010 Clarke continues the adventures of Heywood Floyd for this third novel in the series, featuring a rendezvous with Halley's Comet and a crash-landing... Read more
Published on 18 July 2007 by Jane Aland
Brilliantly Inventive
What an unexpectedly good further instalment. Excellent plot, science and fresh ideas from Arthur. If you liked the first two - read this !
Published on 11 April 2001
It did look like it was going somewhere...
Having read 2001 and 2010, I felt almost obliged by the brilliance of Clarke to tackle this novel. The main points i'd make are that it really felt like it was leading... Read more
Published on 12 April 1999
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