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2010: Odyssey Two (Paperback)

by Arthur C. Clarke (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Collins; New Ed edition (3 Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586056998
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586056998
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 44,844 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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To the spaceship Discovery, floating in the silent depths of space since Dave Bowman passed through the alien 'Star Gate', comes Heywood Floyd on a mission of recovery. What he finds near Jupiter is beyond the imaginings of any mere human.


About the Author

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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4.0 out of 5 stars Rewarding Read, 20 May 2005
By stephenmorgan (slough, england) - See all my reviews
After the religious/philosophical experience that was '2001', this was ironically a lot more down to Earth with more action and domestic situations. A sequel to Kubrick's film, we see the occasional written flashback to that celluloid masterpiece, lacking in Clarke's original novel. We realised Dave Bowman had left a mother and a wife on Earth. The world political situation depicted here has not aged well with America, the Soviet Union and to an extent, Red China at each other's throats. Perhaps Clarke should have simply ignored world affairs as he did in the original. Nevertheless, a riveting adventure.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nine years on and new mysteries abound., 1 Sep 2002
By Ian Tapley "thefragrantwookiee" - See all my reviews
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Clarke returns once again to the mysteries of the Monoliths as an American/Russian mission races a Chinese one to investigate the disappearance of Dave Bowman in 2001.

Again he manages to catch the genuine sense of scientific exploration as the two missions enter Jupiter's moon system. The race with the Chinese vessel also gives the novel a nice sense of pace.

The scientist's account, as he awaits his own death, of the Chinese's disasterous encounter on Europa is at once gripping, horrifying and touching.

Dave Bowman, the Star Child, also returns on the side of mankind in the face of the strange alien intelligence behind the Monoliths. And this adds another level of wonder to the story as he explores the solar system as all but a god.

If the coming of Lucifer in this story doesn't set your pulse racing and your mind whirring, then I don't know what will.

In general, perhaps not as good as 2001, but a science fiction masterpiece nonetheless.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, 16 April 2003
By Danny (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
When I read this 2nd book of 4 in the Odyssey series I was simply gripped to it! Having read 2001 before hand I suppose I wanted to find out the answers to the mysteries Clarke had left unanswered and what had happened to the famous and elegant Discovery. A Soviet-American space mission aboard the 'Leonov' sets off to Jupiter to retrieve and revive Discovery, spinning hauntingly in the silent depths over the volcanic Jovian moon of Io. They reactivate the Discovery and revive Hal who can't remember anything about his disturbing behaviour in the previous mission because his memory has been erased. We get to see Dave and we eventually get to see the king of all planets meet its downfall. This book is SUPERB! An enjoyable and thrilling read! I would say it also much more action-packed and gripping than 2001, but then again its prequel is still very much the greatest in the series! You must buy this book and read away! (the film is also worth seeing)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Let down by poor characterisation
Nine years on and the latest mission is to find out what happened to David Bowman and Discovery - and the monolith, which is still floating above Jupiter (the book is more a... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Archy

4.0 out of 5 stars The sequal to the film of the book....
2010 is actually a sequal to the film (2001) and not the book. I would suggest watching 2001 the film before reading this book otherwise you'll be left wondering what's going on... Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2007 by David Bowers

4.0 out of 5 stars 2010 - Odyssey Two
A sequel to the classic '2001 A Space Odyssey' might seem like a unlikely and unnecessary prospect, but this is actually a far-better written novel than the earlier book, with... Read more
Published on 6 Jul 2007 by dogbarkssome

5.0 out of 5 stars My personal favourite
This book is the exception to the rule that sequels can't surpass the original. Even though the ideas are not so unique and BIG as in 2001 (how could they be, the whole Quadrilogy... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2007 by holdyourlight

3.0 out of 5 stars How can you sequel the ultimate?
The book is good - in it's own way. The problem is more this: How can you make a sequel to a story that ends with the comming of the Übermensch? Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2000 by Normann Aaboe Nielsen

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece
2001 was written after the film, and both are great. 2010 was written first and according to some, badly adapted on the big screen. But make no mistake. Read more
Published on 24 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars masterpiece !
A worthy sucessor to 2001 .
Published on 20 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Close but no cigar!
It was interesting to see how Arthur C. Clarke would follow up 2001 , his masterpiece. Well I can say he has done a great job. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 1999

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