About the Book
Hugo Award nominee 1983.
When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed, and delighted
millions in the late 1960s, the novel was quickly recognized as a
classic. Since then, its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes
who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet, along with
almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent
through the years:
Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child? What purpose
lay behind the transformation? What would become of the Star-Child?
What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space?
What could drive HAL, a stable, intelligent computer, to kill the crew?
Was HAL really insane? What happened to HAL and the spaceship Discovery
after Dave Bowman disappeared?
Would there be a sequel?
Now all those questions and many more have been answered. In this
stunning sequel to his international bestseller, Clarke has written
what will truly be one of the great books of the '80s. 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.
