{"product_id":"2010-odyssey-two-9780345303066","title":"2010: Odyssey Two","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to \u003ci\u003e2001\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--Carl Sagan \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNine years after the disastrous \u003ci\u003eDiscovery\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout warning, a Chinese expedition targets the same objective, turning the recovery mission into a frenzied race for the precious information \u003ci\u003eDiscovery\u003c\/i\u003e may hold about the enigmatic monolith that orbits Jupiter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Clarke deftly blends discovery, philosophy, and a newly acquired sense of play.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e2010\u003c\/i\u003e is easily Clarke's best book in over a decade.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur C. Clarke \u003c\/b\u003ehas long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Clarke--both fiction and nonfiction--have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. He died in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626536341778,"sku":"9780345303066","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e90e6cbf-e389-4b87-bc76-6d0e63a048c5.jpg?v=1748518929","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/2010-odyssey-two-9780345303066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}