2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyssey, #2)

English language

Published Nov. 2, 1997

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978-0-345-41397-0
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2010: Odyssey Two is a 1982 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It is the sequel to his 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, though Clarke changed some elements of the story to align with the film version of 2001. Set in the year 2010, the plot centres on a joint Soviet-US mission aboard the Soviet spacecraft The Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. The mission has several objectives, including salvaging the spaceship Discovery and investigating the mysterious "monolith" discovered by Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1983. The novel was adapted for the screen by Peter Hyams and released as a film in 1984. The story is set nine years after the failure of the Discovery One mission to Jupiter.

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2010: Odyssey Two is the second book in the Dave Bowman/HAL 9000 series. While the books in the series are considered sequels, the timeline and story change a little due to historical events and discoveries in the real world.

Dr. Haywood Floyd embarks on a journey to Jupiter to recover the Discovery and investigate “Big Brother”, another monolith found at the LaGrange point between IO and Jupiter. He’s joined by Dr. Chandra, HAL’s designer, and Walter Curnow, the chief engineer who oversaw the construction of the Discovery. They’ve hitched a ride with the Russians on the Alexi Leonov because they needed a quick departure due to the decay of Discovery’s orbit.

This book was written in 1982 and the movie was produced in 1984. The movie follows the book for the most part. As usual, the book has more details than the movie. I love the movie just as much …