I loved it and immediately began reading rama ii by clarke and his coauthor gentry lee. Rama series 4 primary works 11 total works each book in the series is a whole story with a beginning and an ending, however the plot of each book relies heavily on the prior books in the series. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called rama, disappears. In 1936 he moved to london, where he joined the british interplanetary society. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50by20kilometre 31 by 12 mi cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Author also managed to convey the scientific points in a very accessible way. Rendezvous with rama arthur c clarke audiobook duration. Includes an exclusive introduction by hugo awardwinning author robert j. The closest available ship rushes to rendezvous so as to have a quick study before it gets too close to the sun. The rama series is a collection of science fiction novels by the award winning author arthur c clarke and began with the accliamed novel rendezvous with rama which involved a fiftykilometrelong cylindrical alien starship entering earths orbit. Rendezvous with rama by arthur c clarke clarke s account of a vast alien object hurtling towards our sun is a stonecold classic sam jordison. Sawyer, who explains why rendezvous with rama will make the listener feel both humbled and exhilarated at the same time. I know there are some sequels but i dont know if they are regarded as worthy successors to this book, so i want opinions.
On the world of titan, an outer planet of saturn, duncan mackenzie and many other colonists are about to leave. Rendezvous with rama is often considered to be the second on the list best arthur c. But, although the overlords kept themselves hidden from man, they had come to unite a warring world and to offer an end to poverty and crime. 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. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. It is loosely inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel, but it became its own novel while he was collaborating on a screen play with stanley kubrick. He is considered one of the big three of scifi, along with isaac asimov and robert a. The sequel to the only sf novel to sweep all sf awards and one of the bestsellers of all time in 2, an alien spaceship, rama, entered our solar system. Clarkes rendezvous with rama focuses on an apparent asteroid entering the solar system in the 2s. During world war ii, as a raf officer, he was in charge.
Clarke and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Rama series, book 4 audible audiobook unabridged arthur c. Rendezvous with rama earned clarke both a hugo award and a nebula award. Clarke is the most celebrated science fiction author alive. Clarke has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of. A space odyssey, one of the most influential films of all time.
Clarke has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. He wrote the following novels in the rama series along with established author gentry lee. Rendezvous with rama by arthur c clarke 1 spaceguard 2 intruder 3 rama and sita 4 rendezvous 5 first eva 6 committee 7 two wives 8 through the hub 9 reconnaissance 10 descent into darkness 11 men, women and monkeys. Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the solar system provoking a hurried effort to intercept it. Clarke 19172008 was one of the supreme science fiction writers of the century and achieved vast popularity with 2001. Clarke author 2012 times eye time odyssey series book 1 arthur c. Sir arthur charles clarke cbe fras 16 december 1917 19 march 2008 was a british science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He has written numerous other books, including the rama novels and several sequels to 2001, and many short stories. However, many clarke readers would argue that the rama series may actually be the better storyline and it all begins with a rendezvous. Clarke s classic in which he ponders humanitys future and possible evolution when the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world, no one knew what to expect.
Books by clarkeboth fiction and nonfictionhave sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. A space odyssey, childhoods end, the city and the stars, and the hugo and nebula awardwinning rendezvous with rama, arthur c. Few names are as prominent within the science fiction genre as arthur c. Clarke was the 1973 nebula award winner and 1974 hugo award winner for best novel. Clarke author stephen baxter author 2008 2001 space odyssey series book 1 arthur c. Sir arthur charles clarke cbe fras 16 december 1917 19 march 2008 was a british science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host he cowrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001. Clarke, an english author born on december 1917 in minehead, england and who has produced works such as childnhoods end and the highly popular 2001. Clarke did his best to stick to the hard science and it gave this book a very unique flavour, rarely seen in recent sf by recent i mean post 1990. Clarke has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time. There he started to experiment with astronautic material in the bis, write the bis bulletin and science fiction.
Clarke s rendezvous with rama focuses on an apparent asteroid entering the solar system in the 2s. A new novel set in the rama universe, double full moon night, and several more. He has been knighted by queen elizabeth ii, and he is the only sciencefiction writer to be nominated for the nobel peace prize. Clarke overview astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this hugo and nebula awardwinning novela stonecold classic of hard scifi the guardian.
A space odyssey, childhoods end, the city and the stars and rendezvous with rama. See the complete rama series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It would later be revised as the city and the stars. A space odyssey, which was adapted concurrently into a very successful and critically acclaimed film. Clarke is a living legend, a writer whose name has been synonymous with science fiction for more than fifty years. It is set in the 22nd century when an alien ship known as the rama enters the solar system. Clarke is the author of the rama series, which deals with humans as they react to the detection of a foreign object in space. Buy rama ii first american edition first print run by clarke, arthur c. Clarke was a science writer, an avid populariser of space travel and a futurist of a. Clarke published his first short story in 1937, travel by wire his first novel, against the fall of night was published in 1948. To say this was written by arthur c clarke would be misleading. Clarkes account of a vast alien object hurtling towards our sun is a stonecold classic. Clarke has written over sixty books, among which are the science fiction classics 2001. Clarke 19172008, one of the most influential figures in twentiethcentury science fiction, wrote over fifty novels and cocreated the movie 2001.
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 mysteries. A space odyssey among many, many others, rendezvous with rama is considered by many one of his finest works and a contemporary classic in the genre of hard sciencefiction. The rama series began in 1972 with rendezvous with rama. Clarke includes books rendezvous with rama, bright messengers. He invented the communication satellite in 1946, nearly two decades before the first such satellites launched.
Clarke was born in the seaside town of minehead, somerset, england in december 16, 1917. Clarke complete series set, mass market paberback this 4 book set of mass market paperback novels includes the below titles. Clarke s space saga contines in 2061, when an earth vessel landing on halleys comet marks the beginning of another confrontation between heywood floyd and david bowman or whatever bowman has become a newly independent hal and the unseen alien power that controls the destiny of earth. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt. Clarke 19172008 wrote the novel and coauthored the screenplay for 2001. Clarke, english science fiction author best known for his script for and novel of 2001. An indomitable believer in human and scientific potential, clarke is a genuine visionary. The first edition of the novel was published in january 2000, and was written by arthur c. He finished his studies at kings college in london. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 966 pages and is available in paperback format. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun.
Clarkes books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. Free download or read online the collected stories of arthur c. Arthur c clarke books biography and list of works author. Gentry lee wrote the book, with clarke in an advisoryeditor role. Even though the short story the sentinel was the basis for the plot of kubricks 2001, the films ending owes much to the notion of mankinds transcendence to the next stage in the evolution of consc. If clarke has an heir among today s science fiction writers, it is awardwinning author stephen baxter.
It is loosely inspired by clarke s short story the sentinel, but it became its own novel while he was collaborating on a screen play with stanley kubrick. The second reason is the scientific quality of this book. Rendezvous with rama arthur c clarke audiobook youtube. 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. Nov 30, 2012 rendezvous with rama ebook written by arthur c. A team of astronauts is sent on a mission to explore a giant interstellar spaceship hurtling toward the sun. Rendezvous with rama is the first novel in the series. Clarke s ideas have had a profound impact upon technological advancements and science fiction as a whole. Each book in the series is a whole story with a beginning and an ending, however the plot of each book relies heavily on the prior books in the series. Oct 20, 2019 id probably have to go with childhoods end. With over one hundred books to his name, many of arthur c.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rendezvous with rama. Arthur c clarke rendezvous with rama audiobook youtube. Contributions by james white, theodore sturgeon, harlan ellison, and others. Explorers aboard the ship endeavour intercept the cylinder and gain access, finding an artificial world complete. At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub rama. He was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that a 1945 article by him led to the invention of satellite technology. His fiction and nonfiction have sold more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. Order of rama books rama is a series of hard science fiction novels by english author arthur c. He also wrote childhoods end and rendezvous with rama. I then read garden of rama immediately after that and, not finding rama revealed in my local used bookstore, i ordered a copy and impatiently waited for it to arrive. The novel was awarded both the prestigious hugo and nebula awards for science fiction and fantasy, as well as the british science fiction association award in 1973.
By arthur c clarke science fiction book details rendezvous with rama. There is an asteroid named in his honor, 4923 clarke, as well as a species of ceratopsian dinosaur, serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei, discovered in inverloch, australia. Other notable works include his rama series of novels and the hugo awardwinning short story the star. Its immediately noticeable that this is not by the same writer as rendezvous with rama, the feel is completely different. A group of humans are then able to intercept the ship and unlock its mysteries. The main characters of this science fiction, short stories story are. The rama series is a collection of science fiction novels by the award winning author arthur c clarke and began with the accliamed novel rendezvous with. Clarke 19172008 was an english author of hard science fiction as well as an inventor and futurist. Rama ii rama series book 2 english edition arthur c. I enjoyed the whole book a lot, even though i was sort of disappointed by how it ended. Clarke books of all time, with 2001 being the first.
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