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Rama Revealed (Rama #4)
On its mysterious voyage through interstellar space, a massive alien starship carries its human passengers to the end of a generations-long odyssey. But the great experiment designed by the Ramans has failed, and Rama III has become a battleground. Fleeing a tyrant, a band of humans ventures into the nether regions of the ship, where they encounter an emerald-doomed lair r...more
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Eh. The first book of the series was nice, short and sweet and left me wanting more. The second book (Rama II) had some really interesting characters and settings. [return][return]However, Gardens of Rama and this book both felt long and fell short of expectations. There were some interesting parts, but it felt like it was rushed and not edited heavily enough. There also were a number of loose threads that just never really felt explained. (Was the orange Avian a clone? Did the octospider...more
A mysterious giant cylinder is found in space, falling inwards on a trajectory which will take it through the solar system. It is dubbed “Rama”. An expedition is sent to probe it’s contents.
Along with 2001, Rendezvous with Rama is the defining work of Arthur C. Clarke. The book is full of his trademark sense of wonder, and Clarke manages to convey awe at alien things like few others can. The first book is a solo effort. Clarke then teamed up with Gentry Lee to write a sequel trilogy. T...more
Along with 2001, Rendezvous with Rama is the defining work of Arthur C. Clarke. The book is full of his trademark sense of wonder, and Clarke manages to convey awe at alien things like few others can. The first book is a solo effort. Clarke then teamed up with Gentry Lee to write a sequel trilogy. T...more
Read the first book in this series and don't waste your time with the rest. This fourth in the series was a slog from beginning to end, with lots of lame dialogue, pointless detail that never goes anywhere, and a disappointing ending.
I wish I'd just left it at Rendezvous with Rama, which is vintage Arthur C. Clarke. (That book is worth 20 of these sequels!) Lesson Learned: Never trust a book with more than one author.
I wish I'd just left it at Rendezvous with Rama, which is vintage Arthur C. Clarke. (That book is worth 20 of these sequels!) Lesson Learned: Never trust a book with more than one author.
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I liked this end to this series better than the book before it. There is some interesting stuff about the structure of an alien society in here built on speculation about the future of genetic engineering. The part where Rama is revealed is pretty nifty and philosophical, too. Thankfully, there were much fewer flashbacks, but the book/series could have used stronger secondary characters.
This is the final book in the Rama series.
We do get a lot of answers, but on a deeper level, this book was about so much more.
We learn a lot about the octospiders and their civilization. They have a lot of beliefs about using biology to improve their lives instead of electronics. Because of this, they don't consider life to be something sacred. Instead, they consider each life to be something that contributes to the common good.
The most fascinating thing about them is t...more
We do get a lot of answers, but on a deeper level, this book was about so much more.
We learn a lot about the octospiders and their civilization. They have a lot of beliefs about using biology to improve their lives instead of electronics. Because of this, they don't consider life to be something sacred. Instead, they consider each life to be something that contributes to the common good.
The most fascinating thing about them is t...more
The series finale was more enjoyable than that last two in the series just because most of the background exposition has already been done - although some was repeated here - and this story centered more on the events and interactions of the passengers of the Rama ship. When things started going sour for the passengers I found myself thinking, "no way, people wouldn't act that way." but upon further reflection, yes they probably would.
I won't spoil the story, but there are s...more
I won't spoil the story, but there are s...more
Ugh. I should have put this series down after book #2.
IMHO, Clarke's biggest flaw is his tendency to spend way too much time describing alien minutia that are not interesting or important. Also, the main character has really worn out her welcome. I'm just tired of her. Not a good sign when you're hoping the hero gets pulled out an airlock so the story can just end faster.
I don't know why I finished it. Maybe I was hoping for some interesting overarching idea of the ali...more
IMHO, Clarke's biggest flaw is his tendency to spend way too much time describing alien minutia that are not interesting or important. Also, the main character has really worn out her welcome. I'm just tired of her. Not a good sign when you're hoping the hero gets pulled out an airlock so the story can just end faster.
I don't know why I finished it. Maybe I was hoping for some interesting overarching idea of the ali...more
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The first book in this series was good. It has a novel idea which has yet to be rivaled. This second installment is a great continuance but starts to drag a bit. The third book drags some more but then Bam! the floodgates of wonder burst open and AC Clarke jumps into the much anticipated glimpse into Rama's creators [to a point:].
The last book is an effluence from the flood gates being opened which you'll not want to miss!
I wish I had noted the page numbers from the se...more
The last book is an effluence from the flood gates being opened which you'll not want to miss!
I wish I had noted the page numbers from the se...more
This is the final novel in Clarke's "Rama" series. Clarke has a rare gift for not only delineating plausible star-faring technology that does not violate current scientific understanding of cosmology, but also elucidating that technology in almost poetic terms that remind us of just how wondrous such a technology would really be. In "Rama Revealed" we find out the fate of the humans occupying the giant alien spacecraft Rama as it makes its rendezvous with The Node, an awe-ins...more
So, four years after my first attempt, I've finally finished the Rama series. This book, the fourth and final one in the quadrilogy, is not the worst of the batch. But then being better than the unmitigated drivel that was The Garden of Rama is not a particularly trying task.
Despite my misgivings that all the important things about Rama had been "revealed" in this book's predecessor, we do in fact find out who created Rama and its related infrastructure, and why. It's an...more
Despite my misgivings that all the important things about Rama had been "revealed" in this book's predecessor, we do in fact find out who created Rama and its related infrastructure, and why. It's an...more
A central theme in the Rama novels is that human sexuality drives all facets of our lives--our predilection to imperialism, excess, paranoia, and self-destruction being prime examples. The grand morality play that ensues strikes me as valid, but also tiresome and less fun than the original Rendezvous With Rama.
The above being said, I love a great deal about this final installment in the series. Some of the revelatory material is similar to that found in 3001. It’s thought-provoking ...more
The above being said, I love a great deal about this final installment in the series. Some of the revelatory material is similar to that found in 3001. It’s thought-provoking ...more
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The overall series was very good. The last book Rama Revealed started off with intensity. The heroin was rescued and then her family was saved. After that they lived with another alien group on board the space ship RAMA. From her until the end the book slowed down considerably. The book ended with a short war and a return to the Node. The book picked up pace at this point yet the pace was not very fast. The ending answered all the questions the started with Book one. The final ending was emotion...more
3.5, definitely my favorite book of the series. Given my low ratings for Books 1-3, this isn't saying a ton, but Clarke/Lee are almost getting to the point where their writing styles aren't completely choppy. I enjoyed the inter-species interactions, the Eagle, and some of the deeper thoughts that the authors start to explore throughout the novel. It was refreshing that the authors acknowledge how irrelevant one species is in the grand scheme of the universe-- and that it's possible that we aren...more
Este é claramente o pior livro da série. Já foi feito apenas para terminar a história e, por isso, é repleto de vários pequenos erros ou incongruências e a alguma sensação de repetição.
Mas é também o mais emocional. É a conclusão de tudo, dando explicação para tudo e fechando tudo.
Apesar de ser o pior foi o que mais me encheu de emoção; o mais forte.
Mas é também o mais emocional. É a conclusão de tudo, dando explicação para tudo e fechando tudo.
Apesar de ser o pior foi o que mais me encheu de emoção; o mais forte.
i think its inspiring to read about a civilization that originated in a place outside our earth.this will be a great tale to read but you will have to keep reading all four to comprehend the true message of the tale this book made me aware that as terrestrial race we humans are still in our infancy & that we have a long long way to go
Worth it to the end. Awe-inspiring, rich with multifaceted scientific speculation, imbued with all the fine ingredients of great literature.
Give yourself time to end this book. Avoid distractions. The last chapters are best taken in while alone, with a nice cup of tea, and a box of kleenex.
Give yourself time to end this book. Avoid distractions. The last chapters are best taken in while alone, with a nice cup of tea, and a box of kleenex.
The final chapter in the "RAMA Saga" ends with a whimper, and not the beautiful kind that Yeats spoke of. Instead, it ends with revelations that lift ideas from Clarke's short stories.
I suppose this isn't such a sin since Clarke himself lifted entire sections of some novels out of his short stories. For instance, Clarke reproduced his short story "Meeting with Medusa" almost verbatium as a chapter in 2010: Odyssey Two. So, I'll forgive it.
However,...more
I suppose this isn't such a sin since Clarke himself lifted entire sections of some novels out of his short stories. For instance, Clarke reproduced his short story "Meeting with Medusa" almost verbatium as a chapter in 2010: Odyssey Two. So, I'll forgive it.
However,...more
Like being smothered in quicksand !: Why did Gentry Lee have to mess with a good thing. Nicoles flashbacks and pages of dribble........what a total SNOOZER !!
Read the original RR and let you own mind figure the answers!
Read the original RR and let you own mind figure the answers!
This is the final book to the Rama series. We finally get to know who built the Rama ships and what happens to the humans on board. War, politics, corruption, aliens, spaceships and more. I really enjoyed the book and was happy with how it ended.
As I told my 14-year-old avid reader, don't ever read A C Clarke if you want to find out what the heck is going on at the end. Well, for once Clarke tried to explain the wild world of the Ramans, and I think I wish he hadn't.
Interesting way of closing the Rama series. You don't often have the meaning and purpose of the universe revealed to you at the end of the book. Still, a depressing story about human nature :(
The fourth and final book of the Rama series. This book continues to follow the colony that was established in the Raman spacecraft as it heads towards its final destination. In this book, even more new species and adventures are encountered.
This book finally gives the explanation of the Raman spacecraft and the purpose of its missions. I don't really want to give much away, but this is a great ending to one of the greatest science fiction stories ever told.
Once ag...more
This book finally gives the explanation of the Raman spacecraft and the purpose of its missions. I don't really want to give much away, but this is a great ending to one of the greatest science fiction stories ever told.
Once ag...more
The story line didn't hold me as much as the first two did. Felt like I was reading it just to see how it ended. I was slightly disappointed in it.
Eh. I don't understand why a writer has to eliminate an audience's ability to imagine their own conclusion to a series like this.
The final volume in the Rama series (at least so far). Not as good as the others but it does put an interesting end to the series.
Fourth and final book in series and definitely the worst. Like Planet of the Apes series the longer they made them the worst they got.
Um livro difícil de esquecer.
Ainda hoje me influencia.
Como seria uma sociedade sem agressividade?
A não perder!
Ainda hoje me influencia.
Como seria uma sociedade sem agressividade?
A não perder!
I couldn't finish it. Had to skip to the end to find out the (utterly unsatisfying) explanations of everything.
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Clarke won the Nebula Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1972, 1974 and 1979; the Hugo Award of the World Science Fiction Convention in 1974 and 1980, and in 1986 became Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was awarded the CBE in 1989.
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