Rendezvous with Rama

This book might be part of the Rama series.
(5 reviews)

The multi-award-winning SF masterpiece from one of the greatest SF writers of all time

Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the Solar System. A perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, Rama is a technological marvel, a mysterious and deeply enigmatic alien artefact.

It is Mankind's first visitor from the stars and must be investigated ...

Winner of the HUGO AWARD for best novel, 1974 Winner of the NEBULA AWARD for best novel, 1973 Winner of the JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD …

Kindle, 247 pages

English language

Published March 4, 2012 by Gateway.

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ASIN:
B0079MRDIE
Goodreads:
16114995-rendezvous-with-rama
Subjects
  • Fiction
  • Future in literature
  • Hugo Award Winner
  • Nebula award winner
  • Rama (Imaginary space vehicle)
  • Science fiction
  • award:hugo_award=1974
  • award:hugo_award=novel
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Reading Level-Grade 9
  • Reading Level-Grade 11
  • Reading Level-Grade 10
  • Reading Level-Grade 12
  • Fiction, science fiction, general
  • Large type books

Reviews

reviewed Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

Exploring an alien spaceship

This book is fascinating. It's very much a hallmark of it's time, with a few astronomical inconsistencies now that we know better, but that doesn't detract from it. At it heart, it's about exploring a fascinating space ship from an alien civilization. You, alongside the characters, are left wondering at Rama's purpose, it's inhabitants, and how everything works. The joy of discovery is a central theme for this book. I may not remember the characters or points of the plot years from now, but I will remember Rama.

For a full review, check out my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2025/02/book-review-rendezvous-with-rama-by.html

reviewed Cita con Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

No es su mejor obra, pero es la obra de un genio.

Tal y como dice otro comentario: "[...]it's 50% description of a docking maneuver, and 50% setup for an exciting book[...]". Y así es, dan ganas de leer las siguientes novelas de la saga porque esta deja muchos hilos por atar. Pongo cinco estrellas porque es de un grande y como episodio piloto me ha gustado bastante, aunque revisaré mi valoración cuando lea el resto de la saga.