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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780345413987
ISBN: 0345413989
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: February 25, 1997
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: February 25, 1997
Sales Rank: 209306
Studio: Del Rey
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"[Clarke] remains a master at describing the wonders of the material universe in sentences that combine a respect for scientific accuracy with an often startling lyricism."
*The New York Times Book Review
Fifty years after meeting the spirit of Dave Bowman aboard the abandoned Discovery and witnessing the fiery transformation of Jupiter into Earths second sun, 103-year-old Dr. Heywood Floyd boards the luxury spaceship Universe for the historic first landing on the surface of Halley's Comet.
At the same time, the Galaxy expedition sets out to probe the evolutionary upheaval on Jupiter's former moon Europa haunted by the fate of a doomed Chinese mission and by the ominous message from space: "All these worlds are yours *except Europa. Attempt no landings there. "
As the stranded Galaxy awaits rescue on the dangerous and forbidden surface of Europa and Universe races to her aid, the omniscient force that is Dave Bowman watches *and waits to reveal the extraordinary secrets of the monoliths, of the masters he now serves, and of mankind's ultimate role in the course of cosmic history . . .
"[Clarke] is, after all, the poet laureate of the Space Age. He is at his best making the reader feel . . . that it is those dreams that finally come true that are the best dreams of all."
*Los Angeles Times
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Rating: -
This was a great story. It just seemed like it was only loosely related to the rest of the Odyssey series. All the main players are there (Heywood Floyd, Dave Bowman and Hal) but this seems more like a standalone story about a space rescue with a little bit of the Odyssey mythos sprinkled in as an afterthought.
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So I loved the first two books in the series. I especially had respect for the idea that Aurthur changed things between the books to make the storyline better to which he let us know about in the introduction. That was great, at least better than some writers who want to change things and just make weird unbelievable ways for those changes to happen.
...but this book overall I found kins of boring. I mean, the premise was good with the story of Europa developing more and more, and I will ... Read More
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I resisted reading this book for a while based on the overwhelming negative reviews but it deffinately is a worthy sequel to the odyssey series. As usual Clarke uses lots of science fact to paint a possible fictional story as to the next step in how Europa fits into earth's future.
In the book, humans have stayed away from Europa as per the last message sent from Discovery by Bowman or the ETs who made him. But something has appeared on the "night side" of the planet and someone hijacks ... Read More
Rating:  -
Rendezvous With Rama was written in 1972, when he had some writing skills still. Skip this empty fluff and go with the 1st Rama book - it's 5 stars.
Rating:  -
It can't be helped! With the existence of 2001: A Space Odyssey and its "sequel", 2010: Odyssey Two, and that return to the original characters in 3001: Final Odyssey, it is only natural to fit 2061: Odyssey Three in a "rankings continuum." I put them in this order: 2001, 2010, 3001, and 2061. At first blush, this may seem I didn't like 2061. Not so! 2061 is a Halley of a tale, with adventure, intrigue, science, rescues, deaths, and more. It's just in such grandeur company!
In 2061, Heywood ... Read More
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