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2061: Odyssey Three Audiobook

By: Arthur C. Clarke
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Read By: Scott Brick Publisher: Penguin Random House Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780449806784
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Total Audiobook Chapters:

82

Longest Chapter Length:

08:24 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

13 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

05:07 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

5

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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 2001: A Space Odyssey.

It is even more unusual that an author is able to complement so well-received an invention with an equally successful sequel. But Arthur C. Clarke’s 2010: Odyssey Two enthralled a huge audience worldwide.

Now, in 2061: Odyssey Three, Arthur C. Clarke revisits the most famous future ever imagined, as two expeditions into space are inextricably tangled by human necessity and the immutable laws of physics. And Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monoliths, must once again confront Dave Bowman—or whatever Bowman has become—a newly independent HAL, and the power of an alien race that has decided Mankind is to play a part in the evolution of the galaxy whether it wishes to or not.

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"This seemed really out there and strange. But everything bizarre was verified with research done before Arthur C. Clarke started writing it. Which made it weirdly believable every step of the way. I love that he can make the most complicated concepts understandable. The man is superb."

— Julie (4 out of 5 stars)

2061: Odyssey Three Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Clark is amazing. This book is amazing. If you read it, you will be amazing. "

    — Jeremiah, 2/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Classic Arthur, good read. The First Born are fascinating! "

    — Darryl, 2/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " What an utter waste of time. I finished this book but skipped through practically 70% of it. I want to know about the Monolith, Bowman & Jupiter. Not a completely new plot about landing on Halley! "

    — Shean, 2/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This was reasonably amusing but not, in my opinion, as good as the first two. I think part of the problem is that I am not particularly fond of the choppy narrative styles that all of the space odyssey books have. It is like "point of view 1", "point of view 2", "point of view 1", "point of view 3", "point of view 2", etc. I find the sudden changes disorienting. "

    — Erika, 2/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A collection of three sci-fi stories written by a true futurist. "

    — Antonio, 2/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Another good entry in this series, but it loses a point for being slower-paced. "

    — Aaron, 1/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " He's milking the franchise on this one. "

    — Ben, 1/13/2014
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    " Worst of the Odyssey series, regrettably of a statement as that is for Clarke's impressive body of work, it's nonetheless true. "

    — Richard, 12/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Blah, blah, blah. I totally lost interest thirty seconds after I put it down. "

    — Kaethe, 12/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Not worth reading the whole series. "

    — Pat, 12/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Fifty years after the alien message forbidding humans to approach the moon Europa, an expedition to Halley's Comet is forced to violate the prohibition in the name of mercy. Though it is entertaining, it lacks the epical tones of the previous volumes. "

    — Marco, 7/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not as good as the first two, though portrays South Africans whimsically. "

    — Josh, 4/8/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I love Arthur C Clarke, his Sunstorm collection is my favorite! This was good and at times really good and I plan to start the final book in the series now! "

    — Mary, 3/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " The weakest of the 2001 series by far "

    — Greg, 1/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Still good... but less things actually happening than I would've hoped based on 2001 & 2010. Don't get me wrong, the man was a genius, he wrote the future. "

    — Owain, 11/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I don't even remember what happens in this one. Is this where they discover aliens on Europa? "

    — Bob(by), 10/29/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " A good follow up to the original "

    — Nikhil, 9/26/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Interesting enough but not great literature. "

    — Stefan, 6/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " And now, on to 3001! "

    — Lisa, 5/15/2012

About Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke is considered one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He is best known for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, for which he also coauthored the screenplay with Stanley Kubrick for the 1968 Academy Award–winning major motion picture. Besides winning a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, he was awarded the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularizing science. He was knighted by the British monarchy and is the only science fiction writer to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is an international treasure in many other ways: An article written by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. His books of both fiction and nonfiction have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide.

About Scott Brick

Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.