2010: Odyssey Two: A Novel (Space Odyssey Series)

2010: Odyssey Two: A Novel (Space Odyssey Series)

?A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001.?-Carl Sagan Nine years after the disastrous Discovery mission to Jupiter in 2001, a joint U.S.-Soviet expedition sets out to rendezvous with the derelict spacecraft-to search the memory banks of the mutinous computer HAL 9000 for clues to what went wrong?and what became of Commander Dave Bowman. Without warning, a Chinese expedition targets the same objective, turning the recovery mission into a frenzied race for the precious information Discovery may hold about the enigmatic monolith that orbits Jupiter. Meanwhile, the being that was once Dave Bowman-the only human to unlock the mystery of the monolith-streaks toward Earth on a vital mission of its own . . . ?Clarke deftly blends discovery, philosophy, and a newly acquired sense of play.?-Time ?2010 is easily Clarke?s best book in over a decade.?-The San Diego Tribune Review ?A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001.? -Carl Sagan ?Clarke deftly blends discovery, philosophy, and a newly acquired sense of play.? -Time ? 2010