2010: Odyssey Two: A Novel (Space Odyssey Series)
<b>€œA daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to <i>2001</i>.€Â€"Carl Sagan </b><br><br>Nine years after the disastrous <i>Discovery</i> mission to Jupiter in 2001, a joint U.S.-Soviet expedition sets out to rendezvous with the derelict spacecraft€"to search the memory banks of the mutinous computer HAL 9000 for clues to what went wrong€¦and what became of Commander Dave Bowman. <br><br>Without warning, a Chinese expedition targets the same objective, turning the recovery mission into a frenzied race for the precious information <i>Discovery</i> may hold about the enigmatic monolith that orbits Jupiter. <br><br>Meanwhile, the being that was once Dave Bowman€"the only human to unlock the mystery of the monolith€"streaks toward Earth on a vital mission of its own . . . <br><br><b>€œClarke deftly blends discovery, philosophy, and a newly acquired sense of play.€Â€"<i>Time </i></b><br><br><b>€œ<i>2010</i> is easily Clarke€s best book in over a decade.€Â€"<i>The San Diego Tribune</i></b>