Series

Space Odyssey series in reading order

There are 4 books in the Space Odyssey series.

Published between 1968 and 1997, in the same order they are meant to be read.

From the African savanna to the moons of Saturn, humanity's evolution is guided by an inscrutable alien intelligence. Clarke's visionary novel explores consciousness, technology, and our place in the cosmos through the enigmatic monolith and the sentient computer HAL. A meditation on transcendence a

All 4 books, in reading order

• 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Arthur C. Clarke · 221 pages
• 2. 2010: Odyssey Two (1982) — Arthur C. Clarke · 320 pages
• 3. 2061: Odyssey Three (1987) — Arthur C. Clarke / Scott Brick
• 4. 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997) — Arthur C. Clarke / Garrick Hogan

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