| A discovery has been made on Earth's moon. The Monolith,a giant black...monolith has been found in a crater. It reflects no light and emits a radio shriek when after thousands of years,it is exposed to the sun. The crew of the Spaceship Discovery is on a mission to Jupiter and its moons. Aboard are three hibernauts who will be awakened by Dave Bowman and Frank Poole,the Beta Crew,the HAL 9000,an artificially intelligent computer. However,HAL goes insane and kills off the three hibernauts and strands Frank Poole in space. Now,the only place for Dave Bowman to go is to Europa,the moon of Jupiter where a discovery like no other awaits.... | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Robots, Computers, VR Yes Robot, PC, VR Plotlets: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 60 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - An "It". How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Which planet? - Jupiter - Earth's Moon Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century) Spaceship setting: - futuristic human freighter/transport A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - empty, or nearly empty world Takes place on Earth? Yes Planet outside solar system? Yes Takes place in spaceship? Yes Not Earth, in Solar System? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation How much dialogue? - mostly dialog |
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