2061: Odyssey Three
Ratings49
Average rating3.4
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Ratings49
Average rating3.4
A re-visitation of the imaginative future painted by Arthur C. Clarke in his previous two books [2001: A Space Odyssey][1] and [2010: Odyssey two][2].
Two expeditions into space are inextricably tangled by human necessity and the immutable laws of physics. Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monoliths must once again confront David Bowman - or whatever Bowman has become - a newly independent HAL, and the power of an alien race that has decided Humanity is to play a part in the Evolution of the Galaxy whether it wishes to or not.
[1]: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL17365W/2001
[2]: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL17413W/2010
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Amazing story. I love Clarke's creativity and his references to real astronomical topics.
This checks off alot of my requests for a story. Science, the plot moves along no stalling or sidetracking, no confusion when switching between multiple story lines, and characters that have depth and personality.
This book is a decent continuation of the Monolith story but it feels incomplete. We learn more about Europa after a forced landing by Galaxy is caused by what appears to be a terrorist act but that gets wrapped up without much talk about potential motivations other than possible greed. Heywood Floyd is back and ends up going to be a part of the rescue as he happens to be on Galaxy's sister ship, the Universe. You get some bits about his life since 2010 and he reconnects with his grandson but that's about it. Not much else that I can really say other than it's a quick read but not a huge progression in the story.
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4 primary booksSpace Odyssey is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1968 with contributions by Arthur C. Clarke, Bruno Oddera, and 3 others.
