An edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001

A Space Odyssey

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An edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001

A Space Odyssey

  • 4.2 (120 ratings) ·
  • 448 Want to read
  • 27 Currently reading
  • 165 Have read

On the moon an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications of the discovery that, for the first time, men are sent out deep into the solar system. But before they can reach their destination, things begin to go wrong.

Publish Date
Publisher
Roc Trade
Language
English
Pages
256

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First Sentence

"The drought had lasted now for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended."

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1993

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6005.L36 A615 1993

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xviii, 235 p.
Number of pages
256
Dimensions
21 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7575930M
ISBN 10
0451452739
ISBN 13
9780451452733
LCCN
93010067
OCLC/WorldCat
27814116
LibraryThing
2817510
Goodreads
117846

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL17365W

Work Description

A novel that proposes an idea about how the human race might have begun and where it might be headed...given a little help from out there. A colaboration of ideas with director Stanley Kubrick in the late 1960's it begins at "the dawn of man" and then leaps to the year 2001 where a mission to Saturn (Jupiter in the film) is mounted to try and answer questions raised by the discovery of an ancient artifact dug up on the moon. Though not particularly fast paced, the science is good, and there are a few hair raising events. There are also interesting speculations about the future, such as the space shuttle, and a device eerily similar to an iPad. Leaving plenty of room for contemplation and the appreciation for the inevitable trials of space travel, this is one of the truly landmark pieces of hard science fiction.

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