Rendezvous with rama does present a few problems although most of. By the time its realized that the visitor is actually a hollow artificial cylinder, only one human spaceship can even briefly reach the object. The sequel to rendezvous with rama mass market paperback november 1, 1990. Dec 14, 2017 certainly scifi is a genre known for doing things in three, though clarke has said rendezvous with rama was intended as a standalone book, and denies the last line was intended as a hook for a sequel. This short film chronicles the first humans that encounter an alien spacecraft that has entered our solar system. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Rendezvous with rama vancouver film school vfs youtube. Rendezvous with rama is the best and worst of classic pulp science fiction.
Rendezvous with rama book central arkansas library. Clarke and gentry lee 1990, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Are any of the questions in rendezvous with rama answered. 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. Morgan freeman would play the commander of the endeavor, the deepspace. It covers the exploration of a new rama craft, which appears after humanity has explored the first years earlier, and an ensuing crash and recovery of civilization has occurred. If i remember right, rendezvous was written as a standalone and rama ii added as a sequel almost 15 years later. Ive only read the first rama sequel but was sorely disappointed, i may read the rest at some point but only out of a sense of completeness.
Clarke, rendezvous with rama, which i think i have better strengthened the mysterious and condensed aspect of. The sequel to rendezvous with rama 9780553286588 by arthur c. Even if the last line of rendezvous had meant there would be three novels, rama ii killed it for me. The sciencey stuff is neato and the plot is exciting. Clarkes books rendezvous with rama and rama ii, the player is part of a science team that must investigate the giant mysterious cylindrical spaceship dubbed rama that has entered the solar system. Although rendezvous ends with a large sequel hook, clarke never seriously intended to write a followup in fact, the three belated sequels were not written by clarke, but by a friend of his, gentry lee. The rama sequels, starting with rama ii and on, are coauthored by arthur c. Jul 15, 2012 hi everyone, heres a pseudo movie trailer about the famous novel by arthur c. This game featured characters from the sequel book rama ii. For those whove read rendezvous with rama and also rama ii, did you feel like. Rendezvous with rama 2003 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. Nov 01, 1989 a worthwhile book if you enjoyed rendezvous with rama. Garden and revealed are convey a lot more interesting ideas and concepts written with an extremely hard science fiction bent. Rendezvous with rama may be one of my favorite arthur c.
Clarke, gentry lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Its being produced by revelations entertainment with david fincher directing fight club, seven, alien 3 and morgan freeman as part of the cast. Rendezvous with rama is probably one of the simplest yet most powerful and thoughtprovoking books i have ever read. The garden of rama is a 1991 novel by gentry lee and arthur c. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. Its arrival is expected and an expedition is sent to unlock more of ramas mysteries, but the crew are unprepared both for what they find and for the conflicts that arise between them. Carlisle perera had as yet told no one how he had wakened from a restless sleep with the message from his subconscious still echoing in his brain. Clarke, rendezvous with rama, which i think i have better strengthened the mysterious and condensed aspect of the book. That said, clarke is somewhat big on the advanced technology is inexplicable to humans theme, so dont expect everything to be explained at the end.
Clarke quotes quotable quote and on faroff earth, dr. Certainly scifi is a genre known for doing things in three, though clarke has said rendezvous with rama was intended as a standalone book, and denies the last line was intended as a hook for a sequel. Endeavour manages to rendezvous with rama one month after it first comes to earths attention, when the alien ship is already inside venuss orbit. Clarkes novel won both the hugo and nebula awards upon its release, and coming hard on the heels of 2001. Rama ii is the sequel to the novel rendezvous with rama. This movie trailer was directed by philip mahoney and visual artist aaron ross. Clarke and based upon his science fiction novel rendezvous with rama. There are no rama sequels, youre just hallucinating. Written in collaboration with gentry lee, rama ii has a completely different focus from rendezvous with rama. Gentry lee and a great selection of similar new, used. Space explorers and planetbound scientists at first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub rama. Rendezvous with rama by ruth garbus, released 04 january 2010 1.
Rama ii is the first novel of the new rama series, as rendezvous with rama is not always counted as part of it. Browse other questions tagged arthurcclarke rendezvous with rama rama revealed or. Though he was not credited on the screenplay, clarke corresponded with filmmaker peter hyams over the film. Who stars in it morgan freeman ted 2, the hitmans wifes bodyguard. Hi everyone, heres a pseudo movie trailer about the famous novel by arthur c. The first product of an alien civilisation to be encountered by man, it revealed many wonders to mankind. And it was 16 years before the sequel, rama ii, finally appeared, and not one but two more books followed, the garden of rama and rama revealed.
Rama ii is the book i finally learned to quit picking up collaborative effort novels. I also have the rama ii sequel in hardcover which i prefer but my copies of garden of rama and rama revealed are missing can. 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. Its universe is based on the scifi novel rendezvous with rama, which was written by clarke, but the plot and characters are more based off its sequel, rama. A ship is sent to explore the mysterious craftwhich the denizens of the solar system name rama and what they find is intriguing evidence of a civilization far more advanced than ours. At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub rama. Rendezvous with rama, rama ii, the garden of rama, and rama revealed, and follows on from where rama ii left off. Then did something i didnt do the first time i read it, even though id wanted to. Rendezvous with rama focused almost entirely on the exploration of an enormous alien spacecraft. The solar survey vessel endeavour is sent to study rama, as it is the only ship close enough to do so in the brief period rama will spend in the solar system. Clarke, gentry lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
A space odessey, rendezvous with rama is widely regarded as one of clarkes. Clarke also appeared in the game as the guide for the player. In 2, an alien spaceship, rama, entered our solar system. Download rama ii is the second novel in the rama series. Rama ii 1989, the garden of rama 1991, and rama revealed 1993. Id love to see a rendezvous with rama movie, but it would have to be a stand alone film. Rendezvous with rama is fast moving, fascinating, and a mustread for science fiction fans. With a tale so massive what an art to keep it all bound together. An enormous cylindrical object appears in earths solar system, hurtling toward the sun. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50by20kilometre 31 by 12 mi cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system.
By the time its realized that the visitor is actually a hollow artificial cylinder, only one human spaceship can even briefly reach the object and explore 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. A space odessey, rendezvous with rama is widely regarded as one of clarkes best works, and is often cited as a quintessential example of hard science fiction. The sequel to rendezvous with rama, skimming after i got the distasteful flavor of the book. Its kind of a shame that, despite the apparent hook for them at the end, there were never any sequels ever. Is anyone else mildly disappointed by the rama sequels by arthur c. The first novel of a series is almost guaranteed to be the best and any subsequent sequels will pale in comparison to some degree due to human nature alone.
Seventy years after the events of rendezvous with rama, a second raman vessel. Clarke collaborated with gentry lee in writing several rama sequels, beginning with rama ii. Are any of the questions in rendezvous with rama answered in. Rama ii is set in the year 2200, seventy years after rendezvous.
Rendezvous with rama project gutenberg selfpublishing. I sought out the sequel so i could find out what happened next in the story. An adaptation of rendezvous could easily be on par with. Following the first encounter with the ramans mysterious spaceborne cylinder, filled with dazzling vistas, bewildering machinery, and curious semiorganic biots, the human race experienced a rush of prosperity and happiness which was only to b e followed by turmoil, strife, and.
These were cowritten with gentry lee, though i understand that lee did the bulk of the writing and clarke simply read and edited. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt. The rendezvous with rama fan made movie trailer has premiered. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mile cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Rendezvous with rama fan made movie trailer filmbook. Clarke, in which a giant asteroid comes shooting through the solar system, circa 21 ad. I liked it, even though its outside the style and genre i normally read. By the time its realized that the visitor is actually a hollow artificial cylinder, only one human spaceship can even briefly reach the object and explore it before it slingshots around the sun and returns to the depths of space.
Only this time it is nearly seventy years since the official events occurred in what is being called the rendezvous with rama. Created by vancouver film school student philip mahoney through the vfs sound design for visual media program. Everything you need to know about rendezvous with rama movie. The first novel, and the first sequel rama ii both assume that the soviet union would. The sequel books, not written by clarke, were not the best. Whilst not asking for spoilers, are the rama sequels worth reading for answers to the questions posed in the original. And theres an even better pseudo sequel to rama in the anthology the rh factor. Clarke rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. The sequel to rendezvous with rama 9780553057140 by arthur c. Numerous educational institutions recommend us, including oxford university, michigan state university, and university of minnesota we have also been recommended for educational use by the following publications. Are any of the questions in rendezvous with rama answered in the. What i didnt know was how strongly rendezvous with rama seems to promise a sequel, or how badly id want one too. Inserting some magnetic boots exposition would just have been awkward, and the. Is this book such a bad sequel that you wish you could go.
Gentry lee and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Speaking of unnecessary conflict, there are in fact three sequels to rendezvous with rama. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by arthur c. He continued to write throughout the 1970s his works included the novel rendezvous with rama, and in 1982 wrote a sequel to 2001 entitled 2010. All the rama sequels have a core group of decently written characters and an interesting conflict with extraterrestrials.
Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft called rama sailed through our solar system as mindboggling proof that life existed or had existed elsewhere in the universe. This is especially true since rama ii tells exactly the same story as rendezvous only more poorly. I can see why this book attracts such strong devotion. Rendezvous with rama is a hard science fiction novel by arthur c. Are any of the questions in rendezvous with rama answered in the sequels. Now, at the dawn of the twentythird century, another ship is discovered. For those of you that have read the rama series or in the least the first book, rendezvous with rama this is a stunning piece of visualization.
The narration has just the right amount of pace, with livid details and plot that captivate your imagination from ground up. Rama ii is not as good as rendezvous with rama, the society is bland, the technological speculation isnt as exciting and the mysteries dont appear until the decidedly more interesting last third or half, or thereabouts of the book. Feb 25, 2010 created by vancouver film school student philip mahoney through the vfs sound design for visual media program. I did start the first sequel, but the horrible writing never clarkes strong point. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mi cylindrical alien starship that enters earths solar system. Rama ii is not written the same as rendezvous i guess because of gentry lees influence, it doesnt seem to happen in the universe that. Rendezvous with rama book chapel hill public library. It was apparent early on that clarke had little involvement. Rendezvous with rama what do you think the author meant. And it is hurtling through the solar system at an inconceivable speed.
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