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Title: 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0-345-35879-1 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 13 April, 1989 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (69 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: So-so
Comment: This was a mediocre book relying on the success of the other two books to boost sales. I don't think it would have gone very far on its own. The writing was much more shallow than most of Clarke's other books, and the characters were even more uninteresting.
One thing I really love about Clarke's books, especially 2001 and 2010, is the description. 2061 didn't have much of that; there was a sense that we had already seen these things before so they didn't need to be described again.
The book wasn't all bad. The redeeming feature is the premise. In the beginning Dr. Heywood Floyd (who I was glad to see again) was on a ship that landed on Halley's comet, which was an interesting twist. I've never read a SF book about landing on Halley's comet before. In the meantime, another ship is hijacked and ends up stranded on Europa, a moon of Jupiter that mankind has been forbidden to land on. The ship that Floyd is on is sent to rescue the other ship. It was an intriguing plot line and more could have been done with it. As usual the characters are uninteresting, and there seem to have been more useless characters in this book than in most of Clarke's books.
I certainly wouldn't call this a must-read for anybody. It's a fast book to read and somewhat entertaining while it's being read, but I doubt I'll remember it very long.
Rating: 5
Summary: A predictable future in 2061
Comment: A Review by Phillippe
This is a story that's supposed to follow after 2010: Odyssey Two and 2001: Odyssey One. It tells the story of how a normal space explorer name Heywood Floyd, who was released from hibernation in 2001 & 2061, encountering his enemy, Dave Bowman. Bowman has faced Floyd twice, during the other two odysseys. But this time, Bowman will work with a mysterious alien race to push mankind into the evolution of the galaxy, even if they won't do it,
When I read this book, it had some interesting conflicts like, the original conflict of Floyd vs. Bowman, and the new conflict of the crewmembers on the ship, Galaxy vs. the alien race. I liked how Mr. Clarke used different planets in the Solar System. For example, Floyd and his crew visit or pass by Jupiter, the sun, Mercury and some others. His language though was a little weird. Like on page 58, he says, " And suppose- just suppose- it was true?" You really can't start with, and, in a sentence or question. Even though I haven't read both odysseys, I feel the story is true to the other books, keeping the characters and conflicts the same. Just like the Floyd still trying to stop Dave Bowman. Since there's 264 pages, it won't take too long and won't make you bored. I gave this 5 stars because of the mysterious plot, along with parts of suspense and action. So, for all the science fiction fans, this is a must-read!
Rating: 3
Summary: Typical downward spiral from Clarke
Comment: 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 the original story or variations thereof. The same thing happens here.
2001 was a masterpiece of writing (and a cinematic jewel to boot). Then came the almost as good 2010. No novel characters were added, though, and we are stuck with the original plot only it's fifty years later. This might have been a good story if it had not tried to be a sequel...the story of the flight to the comet, the message from Dave, the rescue - these are all good in themselves IF - and this is a big if - there are interesting characters. There aren't and it fails in this respect.
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Title: 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345303067 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 January, 1984 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0451457994 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 12 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title:2010: The Year We Make Contact ASIN: B00004VVN8 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.03 |
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Title: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0553287893 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title:2001 - A Space Odyssey ASIN: B00005ASUM Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.97 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.38 |
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