With a new introduction by the author
Publication date: March 1997 in trade paperback
Copyright ©1987 by Serendib BV
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"[Clarke] remains a master at describing the wonders of the material
universe in sentences that combine a respect for scientific accuracy with
an often startling lyricism."
--The New York Times Book Review
Fifty years after meeting the "spirit" of Dave Bowman aboard the abandoned Discovery and witnessing the fiery transformation of Jupiter into Earth's second sun, 103-year-old Dr. Heywood Floyd boards the luxury spaceship Universe for the historic first landing on the surface of Halley's Comet.
At the same time, the Galaxy expedition sets out to probe the evolutionary upheaval on Jupiter's former moon Europa--haunted by the fate of a doomed Chinese mission and by the ominous message from space: "All these worlds are yours--except Europa. Attempt no landings there."
As the stranded Galaxy awaits rescue on the dangerous and forbidden surface of Europa and Universe races to her aid, the omniscient force that is Dave Bowman watches--and waits to reveal the extraordinary secrets of the monoliths, of the masters he now serves, and of mankind's ultimate role in the course of cosmic history . . .
"[Clarke] is, after all, the poet laureate of the Space Age. He is at his
best making the reader feel . . . that it is those dreams that finally
come true that are the best dreams of all."
--Los Angeles Times
"As in all his books, Clarke's easy style combines with real science to
make for an enjoyable experience."
--The Indianapolis News
"With his thoughts on celebrity, aging, terrorism, and the recondite paths
of scientific inquiry, this is another engaging conversation with one of
SF's most lucid and perceptive minds."
--Publishers Weekly
"Gripping and stimulating . . . The all-round best ODYSSEY so far. Indeed,
Clarke, with an absorbing blend of scientific extrapolation and events
that generate their own tension, has returned to something like vintage
form."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A book filled with wonders which will keep you reading . . . Clarke can
take you into space more convincingly than any other author."
--Aboriginal Science Fiction