916 f1153fdb-ffbc-4080-a0b9-1f817bd6da83 2001 A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke calibre (2.83.0) [https://calibre-ebook.com] 1968-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 <h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon, scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing, after it's unearthed the artifact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out, a manned spacecraft, the <em>Discovery</em>, is sent to investigate. Its crew is highly trained--the best--and they are assisted by a self-aware computer, the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has been patterned after the human mind a little too well. He is capable of guilt, neurosis, even murder, and he controls every single one of <em>Discovery</em>'s components. The crew must overthrow this digital psychotic if they hope to make their rendezvous with the entities that are responsible not just for the monolith, but maybe even for human civilization.</p><p>Clarke wrote this novel while Stanley Kubrick created the film, the two collaborating on both projects. The novel is much more detailed and intimate, and definitely easier to comprehend. Even though history has disproved its "predictions," it's still loaded with exciting and awe-inspiring science fiction. <em>--Brooks Peck</em></p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Odyssey is an oddity: it is a novel based on a screenplay by Clarke and Kubrick that itself was based on a Clarke short story. And though it has thrilled fans for 31 years, still no one is really sure what it means. This nice hardcover sports a new introduction by Clarke. <br />Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p> ROC 9780451457998 f30556be-5003-4e34-b992-9d0871df2454 eng Human-Computer Interaction Space Vehicles Science Fiction High Tech Computers Movie Novels Fiction General