The Space Odyssey series

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The Space Odyssey series is a science fiction series of novels and films created from 1948^{[citation needed]} to 1997 primarily by the science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke and by the film director Stanley Kubrick. The series consists of two films and four novels. The two films were directed by Kubrick and by Peter Hyams, respectively. The first film screenplay was written by Kubrick and Clarke jointly, based on the seed idea in an earlier short story by Clarke (which bears little relation to the film other than the idea of an alien civilization having left something to alert them to mankind's attaining the ability of space travel). The second film had a screenplay by Hyams based on the novel by Clarke, who was not directly involved in its production as he had been with the first film. Kubrick had no involvement in any of the later projects.

The series combines several science-fiction narrative conventions with a metaphysical tone. Since the stories and settings in the various book and film entries all diverge, Clarke has stated that the continuity of the series represents happenings in a set of parallel universes.

[edit] Series listing

"The Sentinel" (written in 1948, first published in 1951 as "Sentinel of Eternity")
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 novel and film)
2010: Odyssey Two (1982 novel and 1984 film, 2010: The Year We Make Contact)
2061: Odyssey Three (1987 novel)
3001: The Final Odyssey (1997 novel)

Also:

The Lost Worlds of 2001 (book, 1972 Signet)

Unconnected to the series

Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets (BBC TV Series 2004)

v • d • e The Space Odyssey series
Films	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) \| 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Novels	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) \| 2010: Odyssey Two (1982) \| 2061: Odyssey Three (1987) \| 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997)
Comics	2001: A Space Odyssey (1976)
Short stories	"The Sentinel" (written 1948, first published 1951 as "Sentinel of Eternity")
Characters	HAL 9000 \| David Bowman \| Dr. Chandra \| Walter Curnow \| Heywood Floyd \| Frank Poole
Vehicles	Discovery One \| EVA Pod \| Leonov \| Orion III \| Aries Ib \| Space Station V
Locations	Earth \| Moon \| Clavius Base \| Tycho \| Jupiter \| Europa \| Io \| Ganymede \| Saturn \| Iapetus
Cast	Keir Dullea \| John Lithgow \| Gary Lockwood \| Helen Mirren \| Douglas Rain \| Roy Scheider \| William Sylvester \| Leonard Rossiter \| Margaret Tyzack
Crew/creators	Arthur C. Clarke \| Peter Hyams \| Jack Kirby \| Stanley Kubrick
Interpretations	Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Music	Alex North's 2001: A Space Odyssey