Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke’s 2061: Odyssey Three is truly a masterful elaboration on one man’s epic vision of the universe. Only rarely does a novelist weave a tapestry so compelling that it captures the imagination of the entire world. But that is precisely what Arthur C. Clarke accomplished with...

It has been more than forty years since the publication of this classic science fiction novel that changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space...

Ein halbes Jahrhundert nach der zweiten Jupiter-Mission hat die Menschheit diesen geheimnisvollen Funkspruch der mysteriösen Mächte hinter dem schwarzen Monolithen sehr ernst genommen und das Sonnensystem als neuen Lebensraum erobert – bis auf Europa.

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...

Diaspar is Earth's last city - surrounded by deserts, on a world where the oceans have long since dried up. It is a domed, isolated, technological marvel....

For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind - until they act. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no...

Words have power. Some words have more power than others. So when a group of monks seek to enlist modern technology in their quest to list all nine billion names of god....

Aus den Tiefen des Alls taucht ein rätselhaftes Objekt auf, das die Wissenschaftler zunächst für einen Asteroiden halten...

Rama est revenu! Rama, ou plutôt son double, son clone, son jumeau: Rama II. Soixante-dix ans plus tôt, un mystérieux engin extraterrestre traversait brièvement le système solaire, donnant corps à cette fabuleuse révélation: l'homme n'était pas seul dans l'Univers.

Nove anni dopo il disastro, il relitto della Discovery vaga abbandonato nello spazio interplanetario, portando con sé i misteri del fallimento di quella...

Watch out - the Earth just fell into a dark sun's orbit! Or maybe you'd rather visit a theme park called Hell? These are just two of the strange and unnerving tales you'll find in this collection....

Quando un enigmatico monolite viene trovato sotto la superficie lunare, gli scienziati non immaginano che quell'antico e straordinario manufatto abbia più di tre...

Der beste Science-Fiction-Film aller Zeiten – als intensives, ungekürztes Hörbuch. Als im Jahr 2001 auf dem Mond ein mysteriöses Alien-Artefakt entdeckt wird, steht die Menschheit vor ihrer bisher größten Herausforderung.

¿Qué extraño propósito subyace en el monolito? ¿Qué pudo llevar a HAL a acabar con la tripulación? Todas estas preguntas y muchas más encuentran su respuesta en 2010: Odisea dos.

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En l'an 2130... un "objet" pénètre dans le système solaire et aussitôt les ordinateurs répondent: un cylindre, longueur: 30 km, vitesse: 100 000 km/h... Il sera baptisé Rama.

Un desenlace sorprendente y estremecedor en la conclusión de esta célebre saga. Frank Poole, subcomandante de la nave Discovery que en el año que en el año 2001 partió en misión secreta hacia Júpiter, es encontrado vagando por el espacio mil años después, en estado de hibernación.

Ha pasado lo impensable: ¿será este el primer encuentro de la humanidad con inteligencia extraterrestre? Llega el momento de la cita....

La secuela de la única novela de ciencia ficción que arrasó con todos los premios del género y una de las más vendidas de todos los tiempos....

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (December 16, 1917-March 19, 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, television series host, and influential proponent of space travel. The following is a speech Clarke gave at a reception for the 2001 film release.