2010: odyssey two
When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed and delighted millions in the late 1960s the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then, its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet, along with almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years. Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star Child? What purpose by behind the transformation? What would become of the Star Child? What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space? What could drive HAL, a stable intelligent computer, to kill the crew? Was HAL really insane? What happened to HAL and the spaceship Discovery after Dave Bowman disappeared? Would there be a sequel? Now all those question and many more have been answered in this stunning sequel to his international bestseller, Clarke has written what will truly be one of the great books of the 80's Cosmic in sweep eloquent in its depiction of Maris place in the Univer se. and filled with the romance of space this novel is a monumental achievement.
