Character · The Odyssey · 3 books
Heywood Floyd
Dr Heywood Floyd is a senior American space scientist who knows more about the monoliths than he is allowed to say, and who returns to the mystery across the later books.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Latest appearance
- 2061: Odyssey Three (1987)
- Books
- 3 (2 as lead, 1 major)
- Series
- Space Odyssey
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Circle
- The Odyssey
Where to meet Heywood Floyd
Heywood Floyd first appears in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), in a major role, book 1 of the Space Odyssey series.
Every book with Heywood Floyd
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1968M2001: A Space Odysseymajor role · Space OdysseyBuy
- 1982L2010: Odyssey Twolead · Space OdysseyBuy
- 1987L2061: Odyssey Threelead · Space OdysseyBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Dave BowmanAstronaut on the Discovery | 3 |
| HAL 9000The Discovery's computer | 2 |