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Fifty years after the alien message forbidding humans to approach the moon Europa, an expedition to Halley's Comet is forced to violate the prohibition in the name of mercy. Though lacking the lyrical prose of The Songs of Distant Earth , Clarke's latest addition to the story begun in 2001: a space odyssey will entertain fans of the "black monolith." For large sf collections. JC
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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 monloiths, must again confront Dave Bowman, HAL, and an alien race that has decided that Mankind is to play a part in the evolution of the galaxy whether it wishes to or not.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Second sequel to 2001., July 12 2004

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J. Connor "film and book fanatic'." (Palm Desert, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2061: Odyssey Three (Mass Market Paperback)

Though this sequel does not compare to Arthur C. Clarke's original, 2061 offers much suspense and some enjoyment throughout. Our 7th grade class was told to read this for a Language Arts assignment. An average read, but very slow to finish. The story is about Heywood Floyd, now 101 years old in earth years, who has volunteered to ship aboard a spacecraft traveling to Halley's Comet. In his way, Floyd is embroiled in solving the mystery of a freak landing on Europa by the ill fated spacecraft "Galaxy". His son, Chris, also percieves to investigate the emergency, since nobody has landed on Europa since the warning in 2010. Heywood Floyd attempts to contact Dave Bowman for desperate advice. The result is very climactic with the monoliths and the Great Wall.
A slow paced novel, though a nice entry by Clarke. Takes a long time for the story to get going, the first 5 chapters or so. Do not read this before 2001 or 2010. Worth the very low price, which is about a dollar! The story has a nice twist, and Floyd meets an interesting fate here. Recommended for hardcore fans of Arthur C. Clarke.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as some people say, but it still doesn't live up to the series name., Jun 12 2009

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This book was okay. I enjoyed it for what it was. I would suggest this for anyone who enjoys Arthur C Clarkes previous work. I don't think it was as good as 2001 but it is certainly comparable in quality to 2010. If you enjoy your science fiction injected with a little bit of realism then you will enjoy this. I have also just started 3001 and my review will be up for that soon.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Scientific and mundane awe -- An excellent book!, Aug 30 2002

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Charles John Gervasi (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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2061 is one of my favorite science fiction books. I love the way it goes into technical detail. (If you know of science fiction that has more technical detail, please e-mail it to me!)

This book had potential to degenerate into a horror book. It didn't take that route, and for me that made it more eerie. You need to suspend disbelief for this book. In real life humankind has not had any widely observed direct evidence of extraterrestrial life or a "creator". In this book series, humanity finds such evidence... when Jupiter becomes a small star and the Discovery's computer sends a mysterious message calling for humans to make peace and granting humans permission to explore the solar system with the exception of Europa-- no other commandments or explanations. Humankind knows it's powerless against something that could create a star, and so it obeys the monolith's laconic directives.

Imagine the scene at the end of the movie 2010. We are shown that Euopa is changing thanks to Jupiter having been turned into a sun. We see water an plant life. In the distance we hear movement. Could animal life have developed? Although it looks like a swamp, we know the atmosphere is mostly methane-- the environment is nothing like anything on Earth. Then we see the monolith silently towering over the swamp, influencing it perhaps as it influenced Earth a billion years ago. Now for 50 years human kind has diffidently avoided Europa. There has been no further activity associated with the monolith. They have tired to observe from a distance, but clouds of vapor resulting from the heat of Jupiter obscure Europa most of the time. Humans are getting more and more daring about how close to Europa they venture. In this book, humans decide to risk sending down a probe. While they're launching the probe, a hijacking forces them to land on this forbidden planet. The stranded researchers focus on staying alive and cautiously exploring Europa while they are waiting for a rescue. They come in contact with many natural phenomena and one supernatural phenomenon.

If you can imagine contact with something as powerful and laconic as the monolith appearing and you can imagine the awesome temptation to study it while trying to remain as dispassionate as possible, you will really enjoy this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Now we get to learn about life on Europa!
This book is a great extension from the others in regards to the "great monolith" and the unseen-but-advanced race that keeps getting Heywood Floyd and humanity in... Read more

Published on Jun 18 2004 by Eric

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but not his best
Overall, the book really isn't that bad. However, when stacked up against such an ingenius work as 2001, it is extremely paled. Read more

Published on Jun 7 2004 by Eric J. Wohnlich

3.0 out of 5 stars Typical downward spiral from Clarke
This series is SOOOO typical of Clarke. He astounds us with a mind-blowing idea then, because of his inability to develop characters with which we can identify, he must rely on... Read more

Published on Oct 21 2003 by Avid Reader

3.0 out of 5 stars Good adventure, but not much added to the trilogy
It was a bit odd that the first trip to the Halley comet (the reason why the story is in 2061) was in a space ship full of tourits instead of astronauts, but it was interesting... Read more

Published on May 10 2003 by Fernando

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring, Especially If You Made It This Far
I loved the first one, liked the second and really thought this one would finally get to answering the questions floating around after the first two books, not so. Read more

Published on Jan 2 2003 by D. Hansen

2.0 out of 5 stars 300-Page Segue
That's about all 2061 is: a nearly 300-page segue into the next book in the series and not enough to make a novel on its own. 2001 is a classic and a pretty good read. Read more

Published on Dec 10 2002 by g4cube

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read, but buy 3001 as well . . .
I bought this book because I was interested in following the saga of David Bowman, Heywood Floys and HAL beyond what was available in the movies. Read more

Published on July 15 2002 by C. Riker

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not quite there
This book was okay for a read as it was lite and entertaining but not up to par for ACClarke. The tale takes us fifty years past the last encounter with Floyd and in his final... Read more

Published on July 3 2002 by J. Lindsay

3.0 out of 5 stars Lucy is here. I repeat Lucy is here.
Before I read 2061, I read all the reviews of it here. And they made me believe that I was about to read a horrible, horrible book. Read more

Published on Mar 14 2002 by Michael J Scibelli

2.0 out of 5 stars truly cheesy
SPOILERS INCLUDED

i was incredibly disappointed with this book. it is essentially a giant pitch for the theory that diamond is found at the core of gaseous planets. Read more

Published on Feb 10 2002 by yeazel