Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50by20kilometre 31 by 12 mi cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub rama. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. Victor gollancz, london 1973 first uk edition first printing. I would highly recommend the 4 book rama series to everyone. What i appreciate most now is the spare, uncluttered style of the author.
Immediately download the rendezvous with rama summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching rendezvous with rama. In starcross, a black hole miner comes across an anomaly that turns out to be a massive alien spacecraft. Rendezvous with rama and millions of other books are available for instant access. Only superlatives will do for arthur clarkes dazzlingly polished, wonderfully original exploration of a gigantic alien space ship that passes briefly through the solar system on its way to an. Clarke cbe, sir arthur from amazons fiction books store. The nook book ebook of the rendezvous with rama by arthur c. To summarise the plot, and alien object christened rama enters the solar system and mankind dispatches the spaceship endeavour to investigate. Characters are only given cursory backstories and no meat whatsoever. Rendezvous with rama is a book with, maybe, the least amount of character development ive ever seen in a novel. Unfortunately it does not approach the scifi glory that is 2001. The book cover archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design. Buy a cheap copy of rendezvous with rama book by arthur c. The sequel books, not written by clarke, were not the best.
A look behind the scenes of the rendezvous with rama short film. Space explorers and planetbound scientists alike prepare for. The reason, however, that rendezvous with rama is so revered is because it contains the most compelling mystery of any sciencefiction novel ever. Rendezvous with rama by arthur c clarke is available from. Rendezvous with rama rwr is my first clarke book and i choose it. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. If a mini then the cliffhanger could come with mercury threatening to shoot rama down and jimmy pak becoming trapped at the southern end. Even before that, in 1982 the classic text adventure company infocom made a text adventure called starcross that is clearly inspired by the novel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rt remembers his first encounter with rendezvous with rama. Rendezvous with rama rama series book 1 kindle edition by arthur c. There is no villain well, not exactly, and a lot of the book is spent with not much happening. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mile cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Several video game adaptations of the book were made in 1983 and 1996.
Clarke recounts the mission of the spaceship endeavour and its staff as it completes an exploratory mission on an alien space vessel traveling though the solar system. Clarke, the famous science fiction writer, through reading clarkes stories published in analog if rts memory serves him correctly. Even so, we will get pleasure from in case you have almost. Upon completing this book my brain was metaphorically exploding with thoughts and questions, as. Clarke, 1975, ballantine edition, rendezvous with rama 1975 edition open library. If youre into arcade games, simple games, or skill games you will love rendezvous with rama ebook free download. Rendezvous with rama offers both answers and unsolved mysteries that will continue to fascinate readers for generations. Rama revealed would be the final book in the series, coming out in 1993.
The thing named rama is not a person or even a planet. Written at a time when clarke was still enjoying the rush of success from 2001. The new york times at first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub rama. Either a sixpart series or twopart mini series covering the book. The narration has just the right amount of pace, with livid details and plot that captivate your imagination from ground up. A fastpaced and compelling story of an enigmatic encounter with alien technology, rendezvous with rama offers both answers and unsolved mysteries that will continue to fascinate readers for generations. Somewhere in there i also managed to find the time to pitch a comic book series. It recounts humankinds further interaction with the ramans, first. Winner of the hugo and nebula awards arthur clarke is quite splendid.
At first, only a few things are known about the celestial o. If you like rendezvous with rama you might like similar books childhoods end, ringworld, the gods themselves, i, robot, the city and the stars. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. Buy rendezvous with rama book online at low prices.
Each book in the series is a whole story with a beginning and an ending, however the plot of each book relies heavily on the prior books in the series. Clarke rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. Rama ii is a science fiction novel by gentry lee and arthur c. Although its originally thought to be a large asteroid, rama is quickly revealed to be a synthetic structure hurtling through space at. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called rama, disappears. Clarke is not big on wordy prose and his emphasis on concepts and story is often at. Buy rendezvous with rama book online at best prices in india on. Rendezvous with rama is clarkes second most famous book.
Seventy years after the events of rendezvous with rama, a second raman vessel. The novel underlines the difficulties encountered by the explorers as they try to adapt to an. Rendezvous with rama is probably one of the simplest yet most powerful and thoughtprovoking books i have ever read. This week the monday book club discusses the multiawardwinning rendezvous with rama, one of the greatest scifi novels ever written. Rendezvous with rama npr coverage of rendezvous with rama by arthur c. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Clarke unfortunately, at present do not possess info on the actual musician arthur c. Clarke collection book 17 kindle edition by clarke, arthur. Theres rendezvous with rama, then a related but really not very related trilogy of rama ii, the garden of rama and rama revealed. Clarke includes books rendezvous with rama, bright messengers. Id love to see a rendezvous with rama movie, but it would have to be a stand alone film.
Rama remains as fresh and enjoyable a book at nearly fiftyone as it was forty years ago. When the mysterious space object known as rama appears in the solar system, the. We experience that chilling touch of the alien, the notquiteknowable, that distinguishes sf at its most technically imaginative. Book in very good condition with very good first issue dust jacket with minor wear to edges, housed in mylar cover. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. When youre on a site free download rendezvous rama with ebook containing audio or video files, just click the fish and a compact window appears listing the urls of available media files. Rendezvous with rama by arthur clarke, signed abebooks. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rendezvous with rama arthur c. A space odyssey, this novel carries a similar, though markedly less metaphysical, sense. Rendezvous with rama by clarke, arthur c and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Rendezvous with rama has inspired other media beyond books and movies. Rendezvous with ramaarthur c clarkes novel, dramatised by mike walker.
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