Rendezvous with Rama
The astonishing and groundbreaking Rama series begins. Rama - a metallic cylinder approaching the sun at a tremendous velocity Rama - first product of an alien civilization to be encountered by man Rama - a world of technological marvels and artificial ecology What is its purpose in this year...
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The astonishing and groundbreaking Rama series begins. Rama - a metallic cylinder approaching the sun at a tremendous velocity Rama - first product of an alien civilization to be encountered by man Rama - a world of technological marvels and artificial ecology What is its purpose in this year 2131? Who is inside it? And why? Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781857231588 (1857231589)
Pages no: 243
Edition language: English
Series: Rama (#1)
Ah, yes. Rama. I actually read this with a torch under the blankets in an intense all-nighter back in the day. What I like about this book in retrospect is its complete lack of compromise as a work of SF. Characters? Who the frack needs 'em. Themes? Bah, pointless! All SF needs to be is an unbroken,...
I read this book a long time ago and remembered it fondly so I decided to re-read it. I enjoyed it just as much, if not more, this time around. I haven't read the following 2 books, but I can't wait.
I just love a story about the archetypical exploration journey. Dante, [book:House of Leaves|24800], [book:The Night Land|970602]- even exploring dungeons in an RPG. The ending hints there might be a sequel - I must investigate further. Clark is good at leaving the reader with a sense of mystery, ...
“And so 31/439 was christened Rama”. A genre classic which begins almost off-hand with Clarke’s famous “Spaceguard” suggestion for a system to protect against catastrophic asteroid collisions, a programme that a cursory view of the YouTube footage of the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteorite will demonstrate i...
Has this ever happened to you?I read a book called Sphere by Michael Crichton several years ago, which although marred with silliness had some spooky atmospherics to gird its overall impact. Now having read Rendezous with Rama, I find out that Crichton stole all of my favorite elements of that novel...
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