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Arthur C. Clarke - 2001 (A Space Odyssey) (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9780751573756
Synopsis
A 50th anniversary reissue of Arthur C. Clarke's timeless SF classic, featuring a striking new cover design.
When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon, scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing, after it's unearthed the artefact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out, a manned spacecraft, the Discovery, is sent to investigate.
Its crew is highly trained - the best - and they are assisted by a self-aware computer, the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has been patterned after the human mind a little too well. He is capable of guilt, neurosis, even murder, and he controls every single one of Discovery's components.
The crew must overthrow this digital psychotic if they hope to make their rendezvous with the entities that are responsible not just for the monolith, but maybe even for human civilisation.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Science Fiction
- Published : 1968 (This Edition 2018 - Orbit Publishing, 50th Anniversary Edition)
- ISBN : 9780751573756
- SKU : B001307
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Clarke wrote this novel while Stanley Kubrick created the film, the two collaborating on both projects. The novel is much more detailed and intimate, and definitely easier to comprehend." - Brooks Peck, Amazon Review.
"An essential read for Science Fiction lovers and many others - very prophetic, there are so many links with life nowadays but just to mention one example a sort of personnel screen is mentioned that would now be called a Tablet or ipad. a brilliant book." - Ebay Review.
'The king of science fiction . . . His influence continues to inform the genre.' - The Guardian.
'Arthur C. Clarke is awesomely informed about physics and astronomy, and blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print.' - New York Times.
'Dazzling' - Time Magazine.
'Arthur C. Clarke is one of the truly prophetic figures of the space age . . . The colossus of science fiction.' - New Yorker.
The Author
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most influential films of all time.
Featured Author . . . Arthur C. Clarke
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