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2010: ODYSSEY TWO
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
1987 30196 "A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001." *Carl Sagan Nine years after the disastrous Discovery 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. Without warning, a Chinese expedition targets the same objective, turning the recovery mission into a frenzied race for the precious information Discovery may hold about the enigmatic monolith that orbits Jupiter. 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 . . . "Clarke deftly blends discovery, philosophy, and a newly acquired sense of play." *Time "2010 is easily Clarkes' best book in over a decade." *The San Diego Tribune Random House Value Publishing, Incorporated 0-345-30305-9 / 9780345303059
Hardcover As New Condition As New Book Jacket New York out of Print
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2061: ODYSSEY THREE
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
1988 4001014 From Library Journal : Fifty years after the alien message forbidding humans to approach the moon Europa, an expedition to Halley's Comet is forced to violate the prohibition in the name of mercy. Though lacking the lyrical prose of The Songs of Distant Earth , Clarke's latest addition to the story begun in 2001: a space odyssey will entertain fans of the "black monolith." Product Description: "[Clarke] remains a master at describing the wonders of the material universe in sentences that combine a respect for scientific accuracy with an often startling lyricism." *The New York Times Book Review Fifty years after meeting the spirit of Dave Bowman aboard the abandoned Discovery and witnessing the fiery transformation of Jupiter into Earths second sun, 103-year-old Dr. Heywood Floyd boards the luxury spaceship Universe for the historic first landing on the surface of Halley's Comet. At the same time, the Galaxy expedition sets out to probe the evolutionary upheaval on Jupiter's former moon Europa haunted by the fate of a doomed Chinese mission and by the ominous message from space: "All these worlds are yours *except Europa. Attempt no landings there. " As the stranded Galaxy awaits rescue on the dangerous and forbidden surface of Europa and Universe races to her aid, the omniscient force that is Dave Bowman watches *and waits to reveal the extraordinary secrets of the monoliths, of the masters he now serves, and of mankind's ultimate role in the course of cosmic history . . . "[Clarke] is, after all, the poet laureate of the Space Age. He is at his best making the reader feel . . . that it is those dreams that finally come true that are the best dreams of all." *Los Angeles Times. We have many of the author's books at this website - all provide a scenario of the world to come (in Clarke's imagination!)! Del Rey 0-345-35173-8 / 9780345351739
Hardcover First Edition As New As New Book Jacket New York out of Print
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3001 - THE FINAL ODYSSEY
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
1997 1160233 From Library Journal In this fourth and final book in a 30-year publishing odyssey (following 2001, 2010, and 2061), 2001 astronaut Frank Poole, presumed dead and adrift in deep space near Jupiter, is recovered alive in the year 3001. Intent on saving humanity, he returns to Jupiter's satellite, Europa, to contact partner Dave Bowman, whose mind has become absorbed by a third monolith. Unfortunately, Clarke uses this book as a vehicle to showcase scientific ideas and breakthroughs at the expense of the story, spending too much time catching up Poole on what he's missed in the last 1000 years while failing to develop fully the current situation and rushing the conclusion. Recommended only to complete the quartet. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Product Description: It began four million years ago when a gleaming black monolith cast its shadow on the stark African savanna *an inexplicable apparition that ignited the spark of human consciousness, transforming ape into man. It continued at the dawn of the 21st century when an identical black monolith was excavated on the moon *propelling Dave Bowman and his deputy Frank Poole on a mission to Jupiter that ended in the mutiny of the supercomputer HAL. Only Dave Bowman would survive to encounter a third, and far more massive monolith on Jupiter's moon Europa *and be forever transformed into the star child. It is the world of 2001: A Space Odyssey. And now, the odyssey enters its perilous ultimate stage. In 3001, the human race, incredibly, has survived, yet lives in baffled fear of the trio of monoliths that dominate the solar system--until a ray of light beams forth from a totally unexpected source. The body of Frank Poole, believed dead for a thousand years, is recovered from the frozen reaches of the galaxy, restored to conscious life, and readied to resume the voyage that HAL abruptly terminated a thousand years back. He knows he cannot proceed until he reestablishes contact with Dave Bowman. But first he must fathom the terrifying truth of what Bowman *and HAL *have become inside the monolith. In 3001: The Final Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke brings the greatest and most successful science fiction series of all time to its magnificent, stunningly unforeseen conclusion. As we hurtle toward the new millennium in real time, Clarke brilliantly, daringly leaps one thousand years into the future to reveal a truth we are only now capable of comprehending. An epic masterpiece at once dazzlingly imaginative and grounded in scientific actuality, 3001 is a story that only Arthur C. Clarke could tell. We have other books by this author at this website that form a series. One each. Del Rey 0-345-31522-7 / 9780345315229
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ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S JULY 20, 2019: LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
1986 8046 Now out of print. Marked outside pages "Not For Resale"; otherwise this book certainly rates an AS NEW description! 280 pages by the world's LATE & best-loved science fiction author. His numerous best-sellers (many are avaialble here!) have brought him international acclaim as our most innovative and imaginative futurist. And now, from his brilliant vision springs this unprecedented work of futuristic speculation! Take a guided tour of the future and behold a spectacular panorama how how life will be in this 21st century. A visually magnificent book, filled with stunning photos and computer-generated graphis, the book is a near-miraculous synthesis of science fact AND speculatioN! Based on the cutting edge of 1980s technology, this is a future that is uncannily realistic, yet the social and technological predictions will astound you. Astonishing in its implications, dazzling in accuracy, scope and immediacy, this dramatic 'fleshed out' portrait of the 21st centure is a time machine between covers that will launch you into a future as wondrous and compelling as you've ever imagined! Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated 0025258001 / 9780025258006
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Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers "HAVE WE LIVED BEFORE?" Video Program
Arthur C. Clarke
170001967 This is Volume 7 of the series World of Strange Powers, 30 minutes running time in full color. Brand new, boxed. here are stories of reincarnation that persuade scientists all over the world that there's a phenomenon worth investigating. To answ4re the quetrion "Have We Lived Before?", Arthur C. Clarke takes viewers on an odyssey that acircles the globe. It is a journey that begins on the Island of Sri Lanka, where he lives, in a culture that is rife with accounts of reincarnation. Like a ticket to other worlds, this video takes viewers from the Indian Ocean to Scandinavia and England, where storeies of reincarnation are rare. Whichever the culture, the question remains the same: "Do we go from the cradle to the grave and back again?;
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FRONTLINE OF DISCOVERY: SCIENCE ON THE BRINK OF TOMORROW
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
1995 6862 This book recounts many of this century's most phenomenal scientific breakthroughs, told in an accessible format by some of the world's best scientific minds and authors, including Richard Restak, Stephen S. Hall, Carole Douglas, Dava Sobel, and Arthur C. Clarke. Over 325 color photos, computer images, diagrams & art. FROM THE CRITICS: Colorful, amazingly detailed, National Geographic-quality photographs illustrate brief but tantalizing (and intelligently written) essays on modern science's newest discoveries concerning the brain, biology, new materials, climate, and outer space. National Geographic Society 0-87044-979-6 / 9780870449796
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Rama Revealed : The Ultimate Encounter
Clarke, Arthur C.; Lee, Gentry
1994 02867795 Hard Cover. As New/As New Book Jacket. 6 x 9". "On its mysterious voyage through interstellar space, a massive alien starship carries its human passengers to the end of a generations-long odyssey. But the great experiment designed by the Ramans has failed, and Rama III has become a battleground. Fleeing a tyrant, a band of humans ventures into the nether regions of the ship, where they encounter an emerald-doomed lair ruled by the fabulously advanced octospiders. . ..As the octospiders lure the humans deeper into their domain, the humans must decide whether the creatures are their allies of enemies. All the while, Rama III continues its inexplorable journey towards the node, where the climax of their voyage awaits the stunning revelation of the true identity of the beings behind this glittering trek across the cosmos. 456 pages, published at Twenty Three dollars.. Bantam Dell Pub Group 0553095366 / 9780553095364
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
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THE SNOWS OF OLYMPUS: A GARDEN ON MARS
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
1995 9972 The late Arthur C. Clarke portrays a terraformed Mars in images he has generated on the computer. Taking as his starting point the Martian peak of Olympus, the highest mountain in the solar system, he creates detailed "virtual landscapes" of the Martian surface and "preconstructs" the changes that would occur as water begins to flow and vegetation to thrive. 100 images, 80 in color. More than thirty years ago Arthur C. Clarke forecast the possibility of satellite communications. Now he advances "virtual reality" into "virtual exploration," and shows how human beings might become the first Martians of science fact, not fiction, by "terraforming" the desert landscape of Mars into our first settlement in space. The technology to reach Mars is in place but the means to make its environment habitable may seem as fantastic as flying machines once did. Reminding us that innovation has always been propelled by our dreams of the future, and arguing always from established science, Clarke considers each element of the puzzle in turn, from getting to Mars in the first place to providing it with a wholly new ecology. Most exciting of all he portrays a terraformed Mars in breathtaking images he has generated on the computer. Taking as his starting point the Martian peak of Olympus, the highest mountain in the solar system, Clarke creates detailed "virtual landscapes" of the Martian surface and "preconstructs" the changes that would occur as water began to flow and vegetation to thrive. A stimulating thought experiment on a grand scale, founded in real scientific possibility, this book challenges us to reimagine our future in the solar system. FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly: Human beings could visit Mars in the early part of the 21st century if the resources were made available, asserts science-fiction novelist Clarke. Citing a report issued by the International Space University after its annual symposium in Toulouse, France, in 1991, he outlines a three-phase Mars mission: precursor robot probes to locate suitable landing sites and resources, followed by an automatic space-freighter carrying supplies and equipment and, starting in 2018, a piloted expedition. Clarke leans toward nuclear-electric propulsion and sees the moon as a potential low-gravity base. He envisions a terraformed Mars, re-engineered for human habitation, complete with abundant vegetation, unfrozen lakes, increased oxygen in the atmosphere and the greenbelting of Olympus Mons (Mount Olympus), the giant Martian volcano. Clarke's own dramatic computer-generated images simulating a terraformed Mars, along with Viking orbiter photographs and artists' renditions (in all, 80 color and 20 black-and-white images) make the Martian future look tantalizingly real. Newbridge Book Club selection. (Oct.) Library Journal Veteran science fiction writer Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey) presents a personal overview of the planet Mars ranging from astronomer Percival Lowell's (1855-1916) turn-of-the-century observations, which gave rise to the popular view that Mars was inhabited by an intelligent race of canal builders, to today's understanding of Mars as a much colder, dryer place-but still the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Clark's futuristic vision postulates that Mars can be terraformed, its environment engineered on a global scale, to make it habitable for humans. Using computer-generated imagery, Clarke portrays the "greening of Mars" as the planet is slowly transformed over time. It's a visionary view, but one based on scientifically valid premises. Recommended for public libraries and large subject collections. . Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. 0393039110 / 9780393039115
Hardcover As New Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. out of Print
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