Space Odyssey is a science fiction series created from 1953 to 1997 primarily by science-fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke and by film director, Stanley Kubrick. The series consists of two films and four novels. The two films were directed by Kubrick and Peter Hyams, respectively. They were written by Kubrick, Clarke, and. The four novels were written exclusively by Clarke. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Image:Arthur833. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director. ... Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer. ...

The series combines several science-fiction narrative conventions with a metaphysical gloss. As the various book and film entries all diverge Clarke has stated that the continuity of the series represents a series of parallel universes. Metaphysical may refer to: Metaphysics, a branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate nature of reality; or The Metaphysical poets, a poetic school from seventeenth century England who correspond with baroque period in European literature. ... ...

Series listing

• 2001: A Space Odyssey (book and movie)
• 2010: Odyssey Two (book and movie)
• 2061: Odyssey Three (book)
• 3001: The Final Odyssey (book)
• The Lost Worlds of 2001 (book) (1972 Signet)
• The Sentinel (short story)

A movie poster from the original release of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is an immensely popular and influential science fiction film and book; the film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the book written by Arthur C. Clarke. ... 2010: Odyssey Two, is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke (January 1982) and also a motion picture (1984) by Peter Hyams entitled simply 2010, or sometimes 2010: The Year We Make Contact. ... 2061: Odyssey Three (1987) is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, and is the third book in the Space Odyssey series. ... 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997) is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, fourth and final book in the Space Odyssey series. ... The Sentinel is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, famous for being expanded (and extensively modified) into the novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...