We soon call the great visitor Rama. Share to Tumblr. … There was a very small variation-hard to detect, but quite unmistakable, and extremely regular. Rendezvous with Rama (1984)(Telarium)(Disk 2 of 2 Side A)[cr Hacker Service] Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Endeavour manages to rendezvous with Rama one month after the space ship first comes to Earth’s attention, when the giant alien spacecraft already is within Venus’ orbit. Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi. 248 pages. Share to Twitter. The happens in 2130, with an alien starship entering Solar System. 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 . Centrifugal forces anchor a miniature world of cities, fields and seas against its inner surface. Transform sci-fi in reality >>. Share to Reddit. Share to Facebook. The sunlight reflected from Rama was not, after all, absolutely constant in its intensity. Share via email. Explorers board the ship Endeavour to intercept the UFO. Inspired by Arthur C. Clark novel. Integrated title page illustration and 5 full page colour illustrations. But whereas the normal "day" for an asteroid was several hours, Rama's was only four minutes. Production Details. Set in Cartier with Great Lakes as display. If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns. Arthur C. Clarke, the British novelist, wrote in 1973 a science-fiction novel called “Rendezvous with Rama”. Rendezvous With Rama Preface by Anonymous I was introduced to Rendezvous With Rama by my father, who had accumulated a substantial collection of science-fiction novels and short-stories in his younger days. This vessel takes the form of a spinning cylinder, fifty kilometres long by twenty kilometres wide. Rendezvous with Rama is an essential addition to Folio’s acclaimed science-fiction collection. Rendezvous With Rama describes the exploration of a vast alien space ship. Rendezvous with Rama is a hard science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1973. Rendezvous with Rama (1973) is the first in a series of science fiction novels by British author Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008).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. A team of astronauts is sent on a mission to explore a giant interstellar spaceship hurtling toward the sun. Experience your childhood dreams. Meet Rama. 204 likes. Full bound in printed and blocked cloth. For more than 100,000 years Rama … Rendezvous with Rama. Share to Pinterest. 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