Character · The Odyssey · 3 books
HAL 9000
HAL 9000 is the Discovery’s intelligent computer, which runs the ship and talks with its crew in a calm, polite voice. It is one of the most famous computers in fiction.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Latest appearance
- 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997)
- Books
- 3 (2 major, 1 minor)
- Series
- Space Odyssey
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Circle
- The Odyssey
Where to meet HAL 9000
HAL 9000 first appears in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), in a major role, book 1 of the Space Odyssey series.
Every book with HAL 9000
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1968M2001: A Space Odysseymajor role · Space OdysseyBuy
- 1982M2010: Odyssey Twomajor role · Space OdysseyBuy
- 1997·3001: The Final Odysseyminor role · Space OdysseyBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Dave BowmanAstronaut on the Discovery | 3 |
| Frank PooleBowman's fellow astronaut | 2 |
| Heywood FloydSpace scientist | 2 |