2010: Odyssey Two
 

2010: Odyssey Two

by Arthur C. Clarke

2001: A Space Odyssey shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s. An instant book and movie classic, its fame has grown over the years. Yet along with the almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years, for example: who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child? What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in... (read more)

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Christophe J
  • Rated 4 stars

In writing 2010, Arthur C Clarke had to decide if he was going to sequel his book or the masterpiece that was the movie. He chose the movie and does indicate this before starting the story. The difference here is that 2001 the novel had the stargate on the Saturnian moon, Iapetus. Instead he writes as if the first novel followed the movie completely with the stargate orbiting Jupiter.

The book 2010 is very similar to the movie except for another ship from China landing on Europa and...

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Jim H
  • Rated 2 stars

This sequel to 2001 bored me when I read it back in the 1980s.

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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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  • Mohit  P

    mohit p said:

    thanks for ur opinions....:)

    posted Saturday, June 14 2008
  • Sabin Figaro III

    sabin figaro iii said:

    Like any series, you'd do better if you read 2010 before 3001. In my opinion, you can enjoy 3001 without any prior reading of 2010 (or even 2001) but if you want to follow the story, reading 3001 before 2010 will spoil a lot of 2010's suspense and mystery.

    posted Monday, June 9 2008
  • Mohit  P

    mohit p said:

    is this novel in continuation to the first one...space odyssey 2001......i am lil confused as i bought the 3001 ...my frds are telling me ...it doesnt matter much if i read 3001 before 2010...plz guide me...thanx in advance

    posted Saturday, June 7 2008 ( | view 3 replies )
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