Rama Series by Arthur C Clarke

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 fifty-kilometre-long cylindrical alien starship entering Earth's orbit.

The following 3 novels were co-written with Gentry Lee and the last two novels were written solely by Gentry Lee

reviews in the series

Garden of Rama

by Arthur C Clarke

These books are the third and fourth in the Rama series (number one being Rendezvous with Rama and number two being Rama II). I have decided to review them together - as they should be read together and right after each other. If you haven't read the first two Rama books, do not read these books and you shouldn't waste your time reading the review either.

So, you have the first two Rama books. You probably found the first one to be a masterpiece and the second one to be okay o...

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reviewed on Tuesday 01 June 1999

Rendezvous with Rama

by Arthur C Clarke

First published in 1972, Rendezvous with Rama is set in the 22nd century, and the story involves a cylindrical thirty-mile-long alien starship that passes through Earth's solar system. This story is told from the perspective of a group of human explorers, who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries.

This novel won both the Nebula and Hugo awards upon its release, and is widely regarded as one of the cornerstones in Clarke's bibliography. It is considered a scie...

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reviewed on Monday 01 February 1999