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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780553287899
ISBN: 0553287893
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: December 01, 1990
Publisher: Spectra
Release Date: November 01, 1990
Sales Rank: 84808
Studio: Spectra
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredible, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams... and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits -- just behind a Raman airlock door.
Amazon.com Review:
An all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous with Rama is also one of Clarke's best novels--it won the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula Awards. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called Rama, disappears. The astronauts given the task of exploring the hollow cylindrical ship are able to decipher some, but definitely not all, of the extraterrestrial vehicle's puzzles. From the ubiquitous trilateral symmetry of its structures to its cylindrical sea and machine-island, Rama's secrets are strange evidence of an advanced civilization. But who, and where, are the Ramans, and what do they want with humans? Perhaps the answer lies with the busily working biots, or the sealed-off buildings, or the inaccessible "southern" half of the enormous cylinder. Rama's unsolved mysteries are tantalizing indeed. Rendezvous with Rama is fast moving, fascinating, and a must-read for science fiction fans. Clarke collaborated with Gentry Lee in writing several Rama sequels, beginning with Rama II.
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In a stunning science fiction book set a hundred years in the future when a huge monolith shoots through the solar system. A committee decides to send a team of astronauts to the body which has been christened Rama. The scientists learn as much of the space traveler and as Rama moves closer to the sun, it wakes up from an intergalactic sleep and comes alive.
In a thrilling, page-turning sci-fi thriller, Arthur Clarke creates and entertains the idea of other intelligence in this universe. ... Read More
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Aside from 2001, the masterpiece of the late Arthur C. Clarke is generally considered to be "Rendezvous with Rama," winner of the Hugo Award. "Rama" is unique in the science fiction genre, since it doesn't opt for flashy action scenes with space aliens, or far-flung notions such as a time travel machine. Rather, Clarke writes about what civilization might look like in a couple hundred years, and what an encounter with extra-terrestrial intelligence might be like.
The plot's simple enough. ... Read More
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First of all: thanks to the Scandinavian parts of Texas for pointing me to A.Clarke, whom I had previously known only on a 'no name basis' as the writer of 2001 Space Odyssey. I have high respect and liking for the SF genre, but not much knowledge of it, apart from one or the other Verne, Wells, Samjatin, Huxley, Orwell, Bradbury, Asimov, Lem... Of course not counting Douglas Adams, who played another ball game, didn't he?
Rama is a worth while experience. Good Science Fiction is usually also about ... Read More
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PROS: Original concept, eye opening ideas, and clear writing. The ending is outstanding.
CONS: I'm sure the pace of the novel was exciting and swift for the 1970s, but today it feels sluggish and slow. I found myself skimming parts in anticipation of the point of the scene.
CONCLUSION: This book won the Hugo and the Nebula award for good reason. For its time, it was the best scifi book around. Today it's still a good read, but there are more entertaining books out there.
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This is an enjoyable & quick read. I don't read a lot of science fiction but I thought I would try something different. This is a classic of scifi & I can see why. I think this would make a great movie. I don't want to give away any of the plot but I will say it starts off with a strange object heading into our solar system - something that has been traveling for millions of years - page by page some of the mysteries are slowly revealed.
Even though this book is now 35 years old ... Read More
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