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2001 

2001 (1968)
A Space Odyssey
(The first book in the Space Odyssey series)
A novel by Arthur C Clarke

 

"One of the true geniuses of our time."
Ray Bradbury


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.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 artefact 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

 
Used availability for Arthur C Clarke's 2001


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Hardback Editions

May 2008 : Library Binding
Title: 2001 a Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
ISBN: 1435293320 / 9781435293328
Publisher: Paw Prints 2008-05-29
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August 1993 : Library Binding
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0881032638 / 9780881032635 (USA edition)
Publisher: Turtleback
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June 2005 : Hardback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1568494173 / 9781568494173 (USA edition)
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
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March 2001 : Hardback
Title: 2001: a Space Odyssey (Limited Edition)
Author(s):: Sir Arthur C. Clarke CBE
ISBN: 1841490741 / 9781841490748 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orbit
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December 2000 : Hardback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey: Special Edition
Author(s):: Sir Arthur C. Clarke CBE
ISBN: 1841490555 / 9781841490557 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orbit
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September 2000 : Hardback
Title: 2001 A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 0756906784 / 9780756906788 (USA edition)
Publisher: Perfection Learning
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September 2000 : Library Binding
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0606000038 / 9780606000031 (USA edition)
Publisher: Turtleback
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October 1999 : Hardback
Title: 2001 Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Clarke
ISBN: 0451198492 / 9780451198495 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc (TRD)
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December 1994 : Hardback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (G K Hall Perennial Large Print Book)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0816174865 / 9780816174867 (USA edition)
Publisher: G K Hall & Co
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September 1991 : Hardback
Title: 2001: a Space Odyssey (Legend Books)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0712647759 / 9780712647755 (UK edition)
Publisher: Legend
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February 1984 : Hardback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1850180008 / 9781850180005 (UK edition)
Publisher: Inner Circle Books Ltd
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April 1968 : Hardback
Title: Clarke Arthur C. : 2001 A Space Odyssey (Hbk)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0453002692 / 9781568653068 (USA edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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June 1974 : Hardback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Unicorn S.)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0091190509 / 9780091190507 (UK edition)
Publisher: Hutchinson Educ.
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January 1968 : Hardback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0090898303 / 9780090898305 (UK edition)
Publisher: Hutchinson
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Paperback Editions

July 2012 : Paperback
Title: 2001:a Space Odyssey Book and MP3 Pack: Level 5: Penguin Readers Audio CD Pack Level 5 (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))
Author(s):: Arthur C Clarke, Mr A Clarke
ISBN: 1408276569 / 9781408276563 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin
Availability: Amazon UK   

May 2008 : Paperback
Title: "2001": Level 5: "A Space Odyssey" (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))
Author(s):: Arthur C Clarke
ISBN: 1405882360 / 9781405882361 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin
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May 2008 : Paperback
Title: "2001": Level 5: "A Space Odyssey" Book/CD Pack (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))
Author(s):: Arthur C Clarke
ISBN: 1405879815 / 9781405879811 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin
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February 2001 : Paperback
Title: Penguin Readers Level 5: 2001: a Space Odyssey (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))
Author(s):: Arthur C Clarke
ISBN: 0582461367 / 9780582461369
Publisher: Longman
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April 2001 : Paperback
Title: 2001: Level 5: A Space Odyssey (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))
Author(s):: Arthur C Clarke
ISBN: 0582461383 / 9780582461383
Publisher: Longman
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July 1990 : Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Sir Arthur C. Clarke CBE
ISBN: 1857236645 / 9781857236644 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orbit
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September 2000 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451457994 / 9780451457998 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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October 1997 : Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey /Tales from Planet Earth
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0752904787 / 9780752904788 (UK edition)
Publisher: Leopard Books
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August 1993 : Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
ISBN: 0451452739 / 9780451452733 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc Trade
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451450639 / 9780451450630 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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September 1991 : Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Legend books)
Author(s):: Sir Arthur C. Clarke CBE
ISBN: 0712647767 / 9780712647762 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orbit
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July 1990 : Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Sir Arthur C. Clarke CBE
ISBN: 009979800X / 9780099798002 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orbit
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October 1983 : Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Sir Arthur C. Clarke CBE
ISBN: 0099326809 / 9780099326809 (UK edition)
Publisher: Orbit
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July 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: Clarke Arthur C. : 2001 A Space Odyssey (Signet)
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 0451118642 / 9780451118646 (USA edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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January 1981 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451134699 / 9780451134691 (USA edition)
Publisher: New American Library
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451155807 / 9780451155801 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: Clarke Arthur C. : 2001 A Space Odyssey (Signet)
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 0451166752 / 9780451166753 (USA edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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November 1972 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451052242 / 9780451052247 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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January 1968 : Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0090015304 / 9780090015306 (UK edition)
Publisher: Arrow Bks.
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451077652 / 9780451077653 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451066251 / 9780451066251 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451117093 / 9780451117090 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451099486 / 9780451099488 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Signet)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451035801 / 9780451035806 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
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July 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Basded on a screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451089979 / 9780451089977 (USA edition)
Publisher: New American Library
Availability: Amazon   

January 1968 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0451062302 / 9780451062307 (USA edition)
Publisher: Roc
Availability: Amazon   Amazon UK   

Audio Editions

January 2013 : Audio CD
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1469233959 / 9781469233956
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Value Priced
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January 2013 : MP3 CD
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1469233967 / 9781469233963
Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
Availability: Amazon   Amazon UK   

January 2008 : Audio CD
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1423336623 / 9781423336624 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Value Priced
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   Amazon UK   

January 2006 : Audio Cassette
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1423315464 / 9781423315469 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Paperback Audiobooks
Availability: Amazon UK   Amazon   Amazon CA   

October 2004 : MP3 CD
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1596004444 / 9781596004443 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
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October 2004 : MP3 CD
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 1596004436 / 9781596004436 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   Amazon UK   

November 2000 : Audio Cassette
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (BBC Radio 4)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0563477873 / 9780563477877 (UK edition)
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Availability: Amazon CA   Amazon UK   

September 2000 : Audio Cassette
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1567403913 / 9781567403916 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged
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September 2000 : Audio Cassette
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 1567409334 / 9781567409338 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
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September 2000 : Audio CD
Title: 2001 (UNABR.) (6 CD'S)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1587880784 / 9781587880780 (USA edition)
Publisher: BRILLIANCE AUDIO
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   

September 2000 : Audio CD
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur Charles Clarke
ISBN: 1587881799 / 9781587881794 (USA edition)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Availability: Amazon CA   Amazon UK   

January 1994 : Audio Cassette
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0453008801 / 9780453008808 (USA edition)
Publisher: Penguin Highbridge (Aud)
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   

August 1994 : Audio Cassette
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 1559949236 / 9781559949231 (USA edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Audio
Availability: Amazon CA   

January 1976 : Audio Cassette
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0898452201 / 9780898452204 (USA edition)
Publisher: Caedmon Audio Cassette
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   

Kindle Editions

December 2012 : Kindle edition
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke Collection: The Odyssey)
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: B00ANA27IU
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Availability: Amazon   Amazon UK   

June 2010 : Kindle edition
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Author(s):: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: B003PPDIC4
Publisher: Orbit
Availability: Amazon UK   

 


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