This monumental series delves into the depths of humanity and its place in the cosmos through fascinating discoveries and interstellar journeys. Each installment presents a thrilling adventure where advanced technology confronts the unknown. The narratives pose profound questions about evolution, intelligence, and our destiny among the stars. It's a timeless vision of the future that inspires contemplation.
On the moon an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications of the discovery that, for the first time, men are sent out deep into the solar system. However, before they reach their destination, things begin to go wrong. The author co-wrote the screenplay for the film "2001: A Space Odyssey".
To the spaceship Discovery, floating in the silent depths of space since Dave Bowman passed through the alien 'Star Gate', comes Heywood Floyd on a mission of recovery. What he finds near Jupiter is beyond the imaginings of any mere human.
Arthur C. Clarke’s 2061: Odyssey Three is truly a masterful elaboration on one man’s epic vision of the universe. Only rarely does a novelist weave a tapestry so compelling that it 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 complement 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 inextricably 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 to or not.
One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life, awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind--and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again. . . . A Main Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club® Selected by the Literary Guild® and Doubleday Book Club®
Eine Reise in die Unendlichkeit Zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts entdecken Wissenschaftler auf dem Mond einen Monolithen, der ein Signal in Richtung Saturn sendet. An Bord der Discovery macht sich eine Forschungsexpedition auf den Weg zum Mond, um das Geheimnis des außerirdischen Objektes zu lüften. Zur Besatzung gehört auch der intelligente Supercomputer HAL 9000. Doch als es zwischen HAL und der menschlichen Crew zum offenen Kampf kommt, ist das erst der Beginn einer Kette von Ereignissen, die die Geschichte der Menschheit für immer verändern werden …