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Start with 2001: A Space Odyssey and continue through all 4 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with 2001: A Space Odyssey
Book 2 by Arthur C. Clarke
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Ends with 3001: The Final Odyssey
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Book 2:2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke • 1 recommendation
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Book 3:2010: Odyssey Two
Arthur C. Clarke
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Book 4:2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C Clarke • 1987
Seventy years after the Discovery mission, Heywood Floyd joins a luxury voyage to Halley’s Comet that is diverted toward Jupiter’s moons. As political tensions and old mysteries resurface, the travellers confront the...
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Book 5:3001: The Final Odyssey
Arthur C Clarke • 1997
A thousand years after he vanished, astronaut Frank Poole is found, revived, and thrust into a far‑future human civilisation that has learned to live with the monoliths’ legacy. As a new judgement on Earth looms, Pool...
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What is the best order to read the Space Odyssey series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with 2001: A Space Odyssey.
How many books are in the Space Odyssey series?
There are 4 books currently listed in the Space Odyssey series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Space Odyssey series?
New readers should start with 2001: A Space Odyssey, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Space Odyssey series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1987 to 1997.