Rendezvous with Rama
Book 1 of Rama
Language: English
5-award-winner 25 of 1987 Locus Award for All-Time Best SF Novel Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection BBC Radio English Science Fiction And Fantasy Fiction General Hard Science Fiction Hugo Award Winner Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Nebula Award Winner Non-Classifiable Novel Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Science Fiction - General Science Fiction And Fantasy Win of 1973 BSFA Award for Best Novel Win of 1974 Hugo Award for Best Novel Win of 1974 Nebula Award for Novel _isfdb alien artifact bsfa award for best novel finalist bsfa award for best novel winner first contact hugo award for best novel finalist hugo award for best novel winner john w campbell award winner mega-starship near future nebula award for best novel winner nonfiction read in 2012 sub-light speed
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: Jun 2, 1973
Description:
In the year 2130, a mysterious and apparently untenanted alien spaceship, Rama, enters our solar system. The first product of an alien civilisation to be encountered by man, it reveals a world of technological marvels and an unparalleled artificial ecology.But what is its purpose in 2131?Who is inside it?And why?Amazon.com Review
An all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous with Rama is also one of Clarke's best novels--it won the Campbell, Rendezvous with Rama is fast moving, fascinating, and a must-read for science fiction fans. Clarke collaborated with
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"Mr. Clarke is splendid...We experience that chilling touch of the alien, the not-quite-knowable, that distinguishes SF at its most technically imaginative." -- The New York Times
SUMMARY: At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft.Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams...and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits - just behind a Raman airlock door.Includes an exclusive introduction by Hugo Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer