Review:Have been waiting for this book series to come out in the Kindle edition. I love my physical books but it's great to be able to take all my favorite books where ever I go.....thank you amazon and keep getting all books into Kindle editions. Read more

Review:The bottom line is, this book is good as long as you're one of those people who really enjoyed the first book and want to know what's gonna happen next. I would say that a LOT of the plot is complete ... and, sadly, many of the characters and subplots are completely irrelevent and unnecessary... Frankly, I could have written better. HOWEVER, once I reached the last third of the book, I honestly did find it very engaging and interesting. It was the first two thirds of the book that made it diffic... Read more

Review:Six years ago I was friends with a very smart girl at UCLA. Since she was so smart I thought I would ask her what she read. (This proves that I do read books that people recommend to me: I just might be a bit late in reading them). She recommended that I read the book, The Gods Themselves, written by sci-fiction author, Issac Asimov. There is no doubt that the author is incredibly intelligent and well-versed in the field of science. However, the man is not very good at character developmen... Read more

Review:I found this book to be an interesting take on what it would be like if all or most of modern technology were taken away from us. In this book 3 children venture out on their own to find just what secrets are being kept from then. I like the idea of the book but found it lacking from be a real page turner. I am glad I read it but it took me some time to get through it as some parts I found to be a little slow. With a little more work this could be a great book. I have received a fre... Read more

Review:I have been a fan of Clarke for over 35 years, and he has yet to flesh out a character. The "Concept" is the focal point. The language and sexuality was disappointing, but maybe that was Baxter who added it. Or Clarke is simply flowing with the culture. The attacks on historical figures was predictable, especially Jesus. But as the Afterword explains, sources for an alternative life of Jesus are common, i.e., the Jesus Seminar. In an uncharacteristic manner, the Epilogue destroyed the b... Read more

Review:I can state, after TSODE, that ACC is an excellent writer- well beyond the genre he's best known for. That said, it's easy to see why even hardcore sci fi fans might not be drawn to him in the way they are to the more pulpy Frank Herbert- descendent of the Jules Verne, HG Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs vein, the more accessible Philip K. Dick, or the more stoic Isaac Asimov. In all of his books ACC is more of a visionary than a storyteller. His characters are merely ins to the greater tale that he ... Read more

Review:Despite the introduction of new material and mind-boggling imaginings there is no way this sequel can top the original. Once the idea, the plot, the germ of the story has been let out of the bag, it is extremely difficult to capture that initial excitement and even euphoria.
The ideas of our "new" sun, the further adventures of Bowman, the exploration of life elsewhere in the Solar System - all of these are developed well. Of course, as in all Clarke books, it is the lack of character devel... Read more

Review:Beautiful character development, wonderful science fiction, a lasting work. It might be a rehashed story of humanity messing up a fresh start but this one is set amongst a wonderful backdrop with great characters. Read more

Review:Having seen the films and read 2061, and with the subtitle 'The Final Odyssey', I had big expectations for a great epic conclusion to this series. Instead 3001 takes the series out with a whimper instead of a bang. The book is purely descriptive until 2/3 of the way in, before any semblance of plot or story are revealed. And when the story does begin, its more like an afterthought: brief and unoriginal. It reads more like a story outline than a novel. Clarke himself did the homicidal computer bi... Read more

Review:The economics of supply and demand, had Mt. Zeus been successfully repositioned to the proximity of Earth, would have effectively lowered its intrinsic value to little more than that of purified water. Read more