It was written in 1973 but lives in the long shadow of 1968s 2001. The rama series began in 1972 with rendezvous with rama. In reading order rama series, space odyssey, the collected stories of arthur c. Rendezvous with rama by arthur charles clarke, 9780553287899, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Clarkes account of a vast alien object hurtling towards our sun is a stonecold classic. Arthur c clarke rendezvous with rama sellersupplied images. Rama revealed 1993 is a science fiction novel by arthur c. Clarke, audiobook narrated by peter ganim, robert j. Its just amazing, hard science fiction where the only important star is an asteroid in outer space, and the scientists who are working on it are bland uninteresting automatons. Scientists realize that, rather than a lumpy piece of rock and metal, the object is a perfectly formed cylinder. After rereading rendezvous with rama and thoroughly enjoying it, rama ii was a bit of a disappointment, and the rest of the omnibus just got worse and worse.
Rendezvous with rama 1973 is the first in a series of science fiction novels by british author sir arthur c. Clarke, gentry lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At first, only a few things are known about the celestial o. Two part dramatisation of the arthur c clarke novel. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. Clarke overview astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this hugo and nebula awardwinning novela stonecold classic of hard scifi the guardian. Rendezvous with rama arthur c clarke audiobook youtube.
Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mile cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rendezvous with rama. Rendezvous with rama by arthur c clarke clarkes account of a vast alien object hurtling towards our sun is a stonecold classic. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate. Clarke has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rendezvous with rama by arthur c clarke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rendezvous with rama may be one of my favorite arthur c. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The second reason is the scientific quality of this book. The novel was awarded both the prestigious hugo and nebula awards for science fiction and fantasy, as well as the british science fiction association award in 1973. Set in the 22nd century, the story involves a fiftykilometerlong cylindrical alie. Clarke rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. I put this down to the co author, who unlike clarke, is obviously not a scientifically accurate scifi writer. Clarke, 9780575077331, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Pale blue dot a vision of the human future in space. Clarke is my favorite science fiction author and rendezvous with rama is one of my favorites.
Rendezvous with rama a bbc radio scifi drama youtube. The book picks up the story immediately after the end of the garden of rama. Rama is a firstperson adventure game developed and published by sierra online in 1996. Clarke did his best to stick to the hard science and it gave this book a very unique flavour, rarely seen in recent sf by recent i mean post 1990. Rendezvous with rama 1972 rama ii 1989 the garden of rama 1991 rama revealed 1993 share. Author also managed to convey the scientific points in a very accessible way. By the year 2, the solar system has been colonized, with humans living on planets ranging from mercury to the moons of neptune. Rama series 4 primary works 11 total works 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. It was a collection of short stories that included my all time favorite short story the wall of darkness that originally got me hooked on arthur c. Rendezvous with rama, a text adventure, was released in 1984 by telarium. The thing named rama is not a person or even a planet. 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. Clarke 19172008 wrote the novel and coauthored the screenplay for 2001.
The garden of rama is a 1991 novel by gentry lee and arthur c. Rendezvous with rama is also one of clarke s best novelsit won the campbell, hugo, jupiter, and nebula awards. Winner of the campbell, hugo, jupiter, and nebula awards upon its release in 1973, rendezvous with rama is widely regarded as one of the cornerstones of grand master arthur c. A space odyssey among many, many others, rendezvous with rama is considered by many one of his finest works and a contemporary classic in the genre of hard sciencefiction.
Rendezvous with rama, rama ii, the garden of rama, and rama revealed, and follows on from where rama ii left off. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones. He has been knighted by queen elizabeth ii, and he is the only sciencefiction writer to be nominated for the nobel peace prize. This has to be one of my books that i will hand to someone who doesnt get sf but wants to try it. 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. Clarke s rendezvous with rama focuses on an apparent asteroid entering the solar system in the 2s. So lets turn to one of the greats of the genre, arthur c. Rendezvous with rama is the first novel in the rama science fiction series by renowned author arthur c. We have read other novels and short stories by clarke and people say that rama is a cornerstone of clarke s bibliography okay, wikipedia says, but you get it. Books by clarke both fiction and nonfictionhave sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. Rendezvous with rama by arthur clarke, first edition. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50by20kilometre 31 by 12 mi cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system.
Clarke s books rendezvous with rama and rama ii and supports both msdos and windows. This story is told from the perspective of a group of human explorers, who. An alltime science fiction classic, rendezvous with rama is also one of clarkes best novelsit won the campbell, hugo, jupiter. Rendezvous with rama by arthur c clarke clarke s account of a vast alien object hurtling towards our sun is a stonecold classic sam jordison. Scientists realize that, rather than a lumpy piece of rock and metal, the object is. Rendezvous with rama by arthur clarke, first edition abebooks. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The rama series is a collection of science fiction novels by the award winning author arthur c clarke and began with the accliamed novel rendezvous with rama which involved a fiftykilometrelong cylindrical alien starship entering earths orbit. It is the last in a fourbook series of clarkes rendezvous with rama by these authors, and as the title suggests reveals the mysteries behind the enigmatic rama spacecraft. Rendezvous with rama arthur charles clarke download. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c.
Clarkes rendezvous with rama is one of a handful of novels thats most likely to be found on any list of science fiction classics. First published in 1972, rendezvous with rama is set in the 22nd century, and the story involves a cylindrical thirtymilelong alien starship that passes through earths solar system. The garden of rama rama ii is a science fiction novel by gentry lee and arthur c. Clarke collection book 17 kindle edition by clarke, arthur. Something i enjoyed very much about this book is that it is one of few in which you are as. The sequel to rendezvous with rama by clarke, arthur c lee, gentry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Publication date 20090301 topics bbc radio drama, radio sci fi language english.
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