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In the spellbinding Arthur C. Clarke tradition, here is an exhilarating adventure into the hearts of both the Universe and mankind...
By the twenty-third century Earth has already had two encounters with massive, mysterious robotic spacecraft from beyond our solar system--the incontestable proof of an alien technology that far exceeds our own. Now three human cosmonauts are trapped aboard a labyrinthine Raman vessel, where it will take all of their physical and mental resources to surviv. Only twelve years into their journey do these intrepid travelers learn their destination and face their ultimate challenge: a rendevous with a Raman base--and the unseen architects of their galactic home. The cosmonauts have given up family, friends, and possessions to live a new kind of life. But the answers that await them at the Raman Node will require an even greater sacrifice--if humanity is indeed ready to learn the awe-inspiring truth.
- Sales Rank: #885876 in Books
- Brand: Spectra
- Published on: 1991-08-01
- Released on: 1991-08-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 441 pages
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From Publishers Weekly
Introduced in Clarke's 1973 Hugo- and Nebula-winning Rendezvous with Rama and most recently seen in Clarke and Lee's Rama II , the massive spacecraft Rama is back, but the luster and sense of wonder generated by its first appearances have eroded. The once-exciting vessel, a "cylindrical worldlet," has been turned into a cheaply painted backdrop for an equally garish exposition of vice-lord politics. When Rama returns to earth and demands a sample of humanity for observation, a lying, corrupt government hands over 2000 citizens. These individuals serve as a microcosm to reflect most of today's big sociological problems, thus implying that in 300 years no existing problems will have been solved nor will any others have been created. Clarke's unmistakable style is sadly lacking. Essentially, the book suffers from an imbalance between what occurs onstage and what offstage. Minor characters are built up with detailed introductions and then generally ignored. Major events, about which reader interest has been piqued, are skipped, then given a one-sentence review. Potentially captivating interactions with aliens and advanced technology are ignored. Readers are advised to give this voyage a miss and wait for Rama's next adventure.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Trapped aboard the massive Raman spacecraft as it leaves Earth's solar system, three cosmonauts begin a 13-year voyage toward an unkown destination. Combining the best of space adventure (as the spacefarers encounter other life forms within the multi-habitat vessel) with human drama (as children are born and raised in an unearthly environment), this third novel in the Rama cycle asks as many questions as it answers. Recommended, along with Clarke's classic Rendezvous with Rama ( LJ 8/73) and Rama II (Bantam, 1989, coauthored with Lee), for most libraries. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/91
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Picking up where Rama II (1989) left off, this latest effort from Clarke and Lee is as disappointing as their others. Nicole, Richard and Michael--the three cosmonauts trapped on the Rama II ship as it headed out of our solar system--muddle along together as the ship accelerates toward Sirius. After a 12-year trip, during which Nicole bears five children, the family arrives at the Node, a giant space station where they undergo extensive tests before being sent back to Earth in a refurbished Rama vessel with accommodations for 2000 human specimens. The Rama colony is established with remarkably little strife, but as the new Rama departs our system again, an unpleasant criminal element arises to challenge Nicole's peaceful, enlightened leadership. The turgid pace and lengthy digressive lumps make this installment a chore to read, and Nicole's unflagging pious virtue is an endless irritation. Worse, there is an utter lack of traditional sf strengths: the people, cultures, and habits of this 23rd century are hardly different from our own--instead, the authors settle for unsubtle parallels to modern perils such as AIDS, ecological disaster, and totalitarian repression--and all of the speculative concepts are shopworn. Crude attempts to jumpstart the reader's sense of wonder with repeated insistence that the characters are awed, amazed, and overwhelmed by the rather routine vistas they encounter serve only to underline the lack of the genuine goods here. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
A True Disaster
By Steve King
I think this is only my third one-star review of over 50 written, so please keep that in mind. It takes a lot for me to hand out a one-star, but Garden or Rama pulled it off. I really don't know how author collaborations work - how much did Clarke write? How much did Lee write? I'd hate to think AC Clarke had any more than passing input in this work, because it tarnishes the reputation of a Sci-Fi great, but there you have it.
To quickly summarize, this is essentially a book written in five parts, and that's how I'm going to review it. Throughout the book, you'll encounter contrived, unrealistic plot-devices-of-convinience, piles of unnecessary and boring sex (if you're going to write a sex scene, at least make it interesting), a little pre-planned incest (really), the author(s) strange obsession with marrying teenagers to old men, and several point-of-view characters semi religious/spiritual dreams and other assorted religious gibberish.
Here's the TL;DNR version: This book is horribly contrived, contains a host of shallow, mechanical characters and basically turns into the Jerry Springer show. Rama is practically non-existant. If you want to read a Sci-Fi book about Rama, go read Rendezvous With Rama again, because you'll get no Rama here.
Part i: Nicole's Journal - The returning cast that was left aboard Rama II, Nicole and Richard (now married) and Patrick O'Toole. This section of the book is basically a afternoon talk show drama in which Richard fathers two children with Nicole, who then decides she needs to have more kids with Patrick for some level of genetic diversity. See, her plan is that since they're the only humans around, her children will intermarry (and you thought I was kidding about the incest...wrong!) and carry on the species inside Rama. Richard gets jealous over Nicole's reproductive ideas with Patrick and runs off into Rama in a huff, not to be seen for several years. One hundred pages, five kids and 10 years later, Rama arrives at The Node. Occasionally we're reminded that all this is happening on an alien space craft the size of a small city moving at half of light speed through interstellar space, but that interesting stuff takes a deep back seat to the inter character drama. Good news - you can read this sentence, then just skip this section of the book: Richard, Nicole and Patrick along with their children (Simone, Katie, Benjay, Patrick Jr. and Ellie) arrive at the Node after a long trip aboard Rama.
Part II: The Node - This section of the book is actually interesting and feels more like a Clarke book. The previously mentioned characters arrive at the Node, another, even more massive Raman space structure. There, they meet their guide, "The Eagle" and a few other alien races, explore the wonders of the Node and discover that it's really just another waypoint designed to collect and catalog space-fairing beings like us humans. The Eagle then tells the human crew of Rama II that they will return to Mars orbit and put out a welcome mat for 2,000 more humans who will live inside a habitat in Rama for an unknown amount of time, along with, potentially, a few other alien species in separate habitats. Honestly, you can read The Node section of the book, then toss it out. Along, I'd give it 3.5 stars.
Part III: Rendezvous at Mars - Not nearly as interesting as it sounds. Simone and old man O'Toole stay at the Node per The Eagle's instructions and get married (Simone is 13, O'Toole is over 70 - first teen sex scene...yikes). Everyone else goes into suspended animation and they arrive at Mars. Alarmist government people on earth essentially lie to 2000 people, telling them that they're going to re-colonize Mars, but instead they get stuffed into Rama. No one really complains about this though. I guess it was easier to ignore the fact that a couple of thousand people were lied to in the biggest way imaginable than to have to explain that. Right, so this section is fairly boring. We're introduced to a host of new point of view characters, many of whom very closely resemble the characters from Rama II in all but name (making new characters is hard work...skip it!) The new characters are a cross-section of humanity, from saintly to Machiavellian. So we set up the inevitable showdown between former crime boss (Nakamura) and his followers vs supra geniuses Nicole and Richard who have had a long time to prepare for this. Guess who's going to come out on top?!? (It's not the really smart people who had a long time to prepare).
Part IV - Epithalamion: If you haven't stopped reading yet, kudos to you sir or ma'am, but the pain has only just begun. In this part of the book, things really derail quickly. Basically, a human habitat has been built inside Rama (because why have any of the amazing parts of Rama to investigate when you can just build a tiny little Earth inside it and bypass all the technical difficulty). Bad guy Nakamura basically runs rough shod over everyone and no attempt is made to get him under control until it's way too late. Smart people do stupid things, Nakamura is ahead of them at every turn and Part IV basically requires you to shut off your brain and not ask how or why at any point.
Like when Nakamura shows up on a yacht, "Where did he get a yacht?"
Quit asking question you!
"How did an economy that Nakamura controls come into being?"
Making up economies from nothing is hard, we skipped that part, stop with the questions!
"How did Max get a shotgun to break up that mob scene?"
Hey, if we can give a character a yacht, smuggling or producing guns must be easy despite a total lack of manufacturing. What did we tell you about the questions already!
Part V - The Trial - in which Nakamura, the mustache twirling big, bad, evil guy has taken total control. The humans find another habitat, owned by The Avians (who we met in Rama II), break into it, start a war (with machine guns and lots of other firepower - no idea where they got it from...that's not important, no questions, NO Questions!!) and slaughter scads of Avians. Richard escapes to help the Avians and meets their symbiotic partners then flees the Rama version of New York. Nicole is imprisoned, awaiting execution. Other meaningless stuff happens. You won't care at this point anyway.
The end - but not really, because it's continued in Rama Revealed. I bet that Nakamura guy gets his comeuppance, but I don't really care.
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Arthur C Clark and Gentry Lee continue the Rama story.
By Michael Malloy
I like Arthur C Clarkes works. After reading "Rendezvous with Rama" I bought and read each following novel. Granted, the first was the best but I am captivated by the developing story. I now own all four books in this series. Oddly the first one is difficult to find in hardback since it is the best of the four.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
It was dull at times and at other times it was hard ...
By Mark Davidson
It was ok. nothing too special. It was dull at times and at other times it was hard to put the book down. the plethora of flashbacks does not help this book series.
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