A review by rafternorth
2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke
4.0
“They knew that he was coming. Down there on that crowded globe, the alarms would be flashing across the radar screens, the great tracking telescopes would be searching the skies - and history as men had known it would be drawing to a close.”
Nine years after the events of 2001, Heywood Floyd & friends are on their way back to the Discovery to find out just what really happened to HAL, Frank and most importantly Dave.
This book had some very big shoes to fill and I understood going into it that because I loved 2001 so much, reading the next one was going to be tricky. Do I think it’s a good as the first one? No. Did I expect it to be? Also no. I think while it doesn’t reach the heights for me as it did in the first book, it’s still good. The story was solid and I didn’t at any point lose interest. I loved the redemption arc for HAL and Dave’s/The Starchild’s parts were thrilling to read.
Overall a good sequel, on to 2061!
Rating: 4 Stars
Nine years after the events of 2001, Heywood Floyd & friends are on their way back to the Discovery to find out just what really happened to HAL, Frank and most importantly Dave.
This book had some very big shoes to fill and I understood going into it that because I loved 2001 so much, reading the next one was going to be tricky. Do I think it’s a good as the first one? No. Did I expect it to be? Also no. I think while it doesn’t reach the heights for me as it did in the first book, it’s still good. The story was solid and I didn’t at any point lose interest. I loved the redemption arc for HAL and Dave’s/The Starchild’s parts were thrilling to read.
Overall a good sequel, on to 2061!
Rating: 4 Stars