2061: Odyssey Three

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Author(s):

Arthur C Clarke

First Pub:

1987

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

1993

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Subject(s):

Interplanetary voyages
Science fiction

Chapters:

See 68

I - The Magic Mountain

1 - The Frozen years

2 - First Sight

3 - Reentry

4 - Tycoon

5 - Out of the Ice

6 - The Greening of Ganymede

7 - Transit

8 - Starfleet

9 - Mount Zeus

10 - Ship of Fools

11 - The Lie

12 - Oom Paul

13 - "No One Told Us to Bring Swimsuits..."

14 - Search

II - The Valley of Black Snow

15 - Rendezvous

16 - Touchdown

17 - The Valley of Black Snow

18 - Old Faithful

19 - At the End of the Tunnell

20 - Recall

III - Europan Roulette

21 - The Politics of Exile

22 - Hazardous Cargo

23 - Inferno

24 - Shaka the Great

25 - The Shrouded World

26 - Night Watch

27 - Rosie

28 - Dialog

29 - Descent

30 - Galaxy Down

31 - The Sea of Galilee

IV - At the Water Hole

32 - Diversion

33 - Pit Stop

34 - Car Wash

35 - Adrift

36 - The Alien Shore

V - Through the Asteroids

37 - Star

38 - Icebergs of Space

39 - The Captain's Table

40 - Monsters from Earth

41 - Memoirs of a Centenarian

42 - Minilith

VI - Haven

43 - Salvage

44 - Endurance

45 - Mission

46 - Shuttle

47 - Shards

48 - Lucy

VII - The Great Wall

49 - Shrine

50 - Open City

51 - Phantom

52 - On the Couch

53 - Pressure Cooker

54 - Reunion

55 - Magma

56 - Perturbation Theory

57 - Interlude on Ganymede

VIII - The Kingdom of Sulfur

58 - Fire and Ice

59 - Trinity

60 - Midnight in the Plaza

Internal ID:

178

Series:

<- 2010: Odyssey Two - 3001: The Final Odyssey ->

Space Odyssey Series*

#3 of 4

Space Odyssey Series*

The series started in Arthur C Clark's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

View this series in the book list

1) 2001: A Space Odyssey
2) 2010: Odyssey Two
3) 2061: Odyssey Three
4) 3001: The Final Odyssey

Copyright:

Dedication:

To the memory of
Judy-Lynn Del Rey,
editor extraordinary,
who bought this book for one dollar
- but never knew if she got her money's worth

First Sentence:

"For a man of seventy, you're in extremely good shape," remarked Dr. Glazunov, looking up from the Medcom's final printout.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

And for the second time in four million years, the monolith awoke.

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 14-Mar-2023

Publications

01-May-1989

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-May-1989

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.95

Pages*:

271

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 1993 - 1 Jan 1993

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1377

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-35879-1

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-35879-0

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Michael Whelan - Cover Artist

2061: odyssey three

Only rarely does a novelist weave a tapestry so compelling that is captures the imagination of the entire world. But that is precisely what Arthur C. Clarke accomplished with 2001: a space odyssey.

It is even more unusual that an author is able to compliment so well-received an invention with an equally successful sequel. But Arthur C. Clarke's 2010: odyssey two enthralled a huge audience worldwide.

Now, in 2061: odyssey three, Arthur C. Clarke revisits the most famous future ever imagined, as two expeditions into space are inextricable tangled by human necessity and the immutable laws of physics. And Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monoliths, must once again confront Dave Bowman - or whatever Bowman has become - a newly independent HAL, and the power of an alien race that has decided Mankind is to play a part in the evolution of the galaxy whether it wishes it or not.

ARTHOR C. CLARK'S 2061: ODYSSEY THREE IS A TRULY MASTERFUL ELABORATION ON ONE MAN'S EPIC VISION OF THE UNIVERSE.

FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Hardcover Edition: January 1988
First Mass Market Edition: May 1989
Canada: $6.50

Author(s)

Arthur C Clarke
Birth: 16 Dec 1917 Minehead, Somerset, England, UK
Death: 18 Mar 2008 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Notes:

Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset on December 16, 1917. He pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in physics, and mathematics at King's College in London. He has more than 50 million copies of his books in print. He was named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers Of America in 1986. His bestsellers include Childhood's End; 2001; A Space Odyssey; 2010; Odyssey Two; 2061: Odyssey Three.

In 1968 he shared an Oscar Academy Award nomination with Stanley Kubric for the film of 2001: A Space Odyssey. His invention of satellite communications with satellites in geostationary orbit in 1945 brought him numerous honors.

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