2001: A Space Odyssey - Special Edition (Plus Signed Movie Tie-Ins)

Clarke, Arthur C.

ISBN 10: 1841490555 / ISBN 13: 9781841490557

Published by Orbit, London, United Kingdom, 2000

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1st Edition Thus. (2000 Special Edition). SIGNED by Arthur C. Clarke on bookplate attached to half-title page (signature only). page. Introduction by Stephen Baxter and a new foreward by Clarke with a memoriam to Stanley Kubrick. From the famous 1968 Kubrick film: Also attached to half-title is a card SIGNED and inscribed by Keir Dullea (played 'Dr. Dave Bowman'). Attached to the front end page is a card SIGNED by LEONARD ROSSITER (played 'Dr. Andrei Smyslov'); another card SIGNED by ANN GILLIS (played 'Poole's Mother'); and a bookplate SIGNED by STUART FREEBORN (film's makeup artist). Comes with VHS cassette of Kubrick film. Also includes laid-in the original USA obituary for Clarke. Bonus: Also comes with a unsigned 1st Edition of Clarke's novel "Ghost From The Grand Banks". NOTE: No interntional orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 016194

Bibliographic Details

Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey - Special Edition (...

Publisher: Orbit, London, United Kingdom

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

On the moon, an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications of the discovery that, for the first time, men are sent out deep into the solar system. But before they can reach their destination, things begin to go wrong. Horribly wrong.

Review:

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 Discovery, 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 Discovery'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.

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. --Brooks Peck