2001

Odyssee im Weltraum

Paperback, 265 pages

German language

Published March 1, 2001 by Heyne.

ISBN:
978-3-453-19438-0
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4 stars (44 reviews)

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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2001: A Sci-fi Classic

5 stars

Having seen the movie a long time ago I had a vague idea of the plot before going into it but that didn't hamper my enjoyment of it at all. Reading the sci-fi of Arthur C. Clarke feels like seeing our present through the eyes of a time travelling scientist. The descriptions of technology yet to be invented in his time is rather remarkable.

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