Rendezvous with Rama - Hardcover

Clarke, Arthur C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0899684491 ISBN 13: 9780899684499

Publisher: Buccaneer Books Inc, 1998

Synopsis

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?

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About this title

Review:

Arthur C. Clarke is awesomely informed about physics and astronomy, and blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print (NEW YORK TIMES)

For many readers Arthur C. Clarke is the very personification of science fiction (THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION)

Arthur C. Clarke is one of the truly prophetic figures of the space age ... The colossus of science fiction (NEW YORKER)

Quite memorable and at times magical. . . We glimpse our own future in this technological artifact - a future as magical as it is mysterious (BRIAN W. ALDISS)

Book Description:

One of the best novels Clarke has written ... packed with suspense and mystery' SUNDAY TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: Buccaneer Books Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0899684491
• ISBN 13: 9780899684499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 274