The Recurring Cast
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.

Buy 2001: A Space Odyssey

Every book with Heywood Floyd

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1968M2001: A Space Odysseymajor role · Space OdysseyBuy
  2. 1982L2010: Odyssey Twolead · Space OdysseyBuy
  3. 1987L2061: Odyssey Threelead · Space OdysseyBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Dave BowmanAstronaut on the Discovery3
HAL 9000The Discovery's computer2