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#1845 of 8,085 books · #429 in Science Fiction

Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel (1983) and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1983).

2001: A Space Odyssey shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s. An instant book and movie classic, its fame has grown over the years. Yet along with the almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years, for example: who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child? What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space? What could drive HAL to kill the crew? Now all those questions and many more have been answered, in this stunning sequel to the international bestseller. Cosmic in sweep, eloquent in its depiction of Man's place in the Universe, and filled with the romance of space, this novel is a monumental achievement and a must-read for Arthur C. Clarke fans old and new.

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Publisher
Del Rey Books
ISBN-13
9780345303066
Topics
First contact with alien intelligenceSpace explorationMystery of the monoliths

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