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2061: Odyssey Three

By Arthur C. Clarke

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| Hardcover | 9780345351739

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Arthur C. Clark, creator of one of the world's best-loved science fiction tales, revisits the most famous future ever imagined in this NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, as two expeditions into space become inextricably tangled. Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monloithContinue

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This third installment of Clarke's Odyssey series pales in comparison to the earlier two. Nothing much happens in this book except for the revelation that a mountain-sized diamond crashed into Europa (and even that is not really an impressive plot). Floyd's excursion to Halley's Comet does ... (continue)

This third installment of Clarke's Odyssey series pales in comparison to the earlier two. Nothing much happens in this book except for the revelation that a mountain-sized diamond crashed into Europa (and even that is not really an impressive plot). Floyd's excursion to Halley's Comet does not seem to serve any critical purpose. Galaxy's being hijacked and subsequent crash landing are also quite awkward.
Overall, this whole book just feels a bit unnecessary. I guess at the age of 70, when Clarke wrote the book, one's imagination would naturally be going downhill...

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Holmes said on May 8, 2012 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

not as good as the first two, a bit boring. But interestingly , starting to involve Hong Kong. Good imagination based on basic science as usual

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Wutaichi2 said on Jul 21, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback