But it is lucky i did because for some reason Clarke decided this book was to be a sequel to the movie, not the first book???? The Leonov survives a dangerous aerobraking around Jupiter and arrives at Discovery. Given that title, it should be a sequel to the novel, "I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. [1] The novel was adapted for the screen by Peter Hyams and released as a film in 1984. However, HAL 9000 doesn't turn renegade as in 2001, as the sentient AI has been handicapped after the events of the first novel. The Alien presence also seems to take on a certain credibility, through 2001 and 2010 and we are so adaptable as people that if aliens were to appear it would be a mere generation before they were a normal part of our every day lives. The debris from every probe falls to the surface of the planet, and the debris from some of the first ships to be destroyed is venerated by the Europans. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Both are primitive, but the aliens deem the Europan creatures to have evolutionary potential. Cheap paper. While not a spoiler, 2001 has a lot of book take place en route to and in the Saturn system. That Odyssey I loved journeying on. The aliens are using Bowman as a probe to learn about humankind. The crew are worried that HAL will have the same neurosis on discovering that he will be abandoned yet again, so Chandra must convince HAL that the human crew is in danger. HAL also re-appears as a major character. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Being able to hear the main characters' inner monologue makes the story richer than the movie, and there is less contrived "drama", necessary for a screen audience. Welcome back. The Leonov crew flees Jupiter as a mysterious dark spot appears on Jupiter and begins to grow. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. This obliterates the primitive life forms inhabiting the Jovian atmosphere, which the Monoliths' controllers had deemed highly unlikely to ever achieve intelligence, unlike the aquatic life of Europa. The story is set nine years after the failure of the Discovery One mission to Jupiter.[2]. As Jupiter is about to transform, Bowman returns to Discovery to give HAL a last order to carry out. He and Curnow are both bisexual and enjoy a romantic relationship during the mission, though Max eventually becomes engaged to Zenia Marchenko. 65 quotes from 2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyssey, #2): ‘What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. This book is written as a true science fiction story. The reader learns more about the advanced race of beings behind the monolith and also more detail about their purpose. In their final interaction, Betty lies to Bowman that Carlos is his son. The enigma of the Spaceship Discovery lost in Jupiter's orbit ( the setting has been changed from Saturn in the original book, to match Kubrick's film). (where he brings back a thoroughly dead character because he didn't die in the movie), but still, the change of location from Saturn to Jupiter is a bit noticeable. By the end of this book i think i can see why Clarke did it though. The series consists of: * 2001: A Space Odyssey * 2010: Odyssey Two. Wow! 2010 book. An unbelievable suicide mission? Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018. It’s why I’ll always love that type of Science Fiction way more than I ever will Fantasy. 2010: Odyssey Two is a 1982 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. 2010 is the 2nd in the Space Odyssey Saga and the sequel to 2001. In youth, Betty had originally been Robert's girlfriend, and after Robert's death, Betty took up with Bowman. One area that I didn't enjoy was the change in geography. 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. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The core of Jupiter was a diamond as big as the Earth, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2017. He then returns to the Jupiter system to explore beneath the ice of Europa, where he finds aquatic life-forms, and under the clouds of Jupiter, where he discovers gaseous life-forms. By acting as self-replicating machines, these monoliths increase Jupiter's density until the planet achieves nuclear fusion, becoming a small star. Unable to add item to List. My only real complaints with the book are that 1) there are a couple of swaths cut and pasted directly from "2001" directly into it, and 2) Clarke "revised history" by aligning the prequel events with the "2001" MOVIE instead of with the BOOK. An instant book and movie classic, its fame has grown over the years. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Definitely another higher ranked 3.5! To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. I loved reading their interactions and some of their personal issues. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2019. Their voyage doesn't really seem all that harrowing in this story, and even if it was, I was so uninterested with the characters that I probably would have app. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2019.
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