2010: A Space Odyssey – Arthur Clarke
Sir Arthur ignored the discrepancies presented in the 2001 novelization when he wrote 2010: Odyssey Two. 2010 is actually a sequel to the movie version, and Clarke used then-current knowledge of the solar system (along with some very savvy predictions) to tell the tale of a joint Soviet/American expedition to solve the mystery of the Discovery disaster. They race back to Jupiter to salvage the Discovery before it falls from an unstable orbit. The Peter Hyams movie greatly streamlines the book (completely removing the role Chinese astronauts play, and putting much greater emphasis on the Cold War tensions). The Monolith plays an important role again, changing our solar system forever to foster the development of life discovered on the frozen Jovian moon of Europa. Easily the strongest volume of the entire series.
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