1982-1989 2010: Odyssey Two & Rama II

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Two volumes. First editions. Written by Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. Best known as the author and co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. This set contains: 2010: Odyssey Two, 1982. A later state copy, with the author's name correctly spelled to the title page. The sequel to the author's popular novel '2001: A Space Odyssey'. This novel is set nine years after the Discovery One mission to Jupiter failed, with the plot revolving around a Soviet-American mission, aboard the spaceship The Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. Rama II, 1989. The sequel to Rendezvous with Rama, this novel recounts humankind's further interaction with the Ramans. Seventy years after the previous events, a second Raman vessel enters the Solar System. Its arrival is expected, and on Earth the chosen crew of twelve readies for the voyage to unlock more of Rama's mysteries. Co-authored with Bert Gentry Lee, an American scientist, space engineer, and science fiction author.