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Rama Revealed (Rama #4)
Years after the appearance in the solar system of the immense, deserted spaceship named by its discoverers Rama, a second craft arrived, destined to become home for a group of human colonists. But now the colony has become a brutal dictatorship, committing genocide against its peaceful alien neighbours and terrorizing its own inhabitants.
Nicole Wakefield, condemned to dea...more
Nicole Wakefield, condemned to dea...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 octospiders alrea...more
Along with garden of rama, this conclusion to the story , rama revealed is definetly my all time favorite science fiction saga ever.
Even despite some uninteresting soap opera stuff at the begining, the finall 200 pages of this conclusion are the most satisfying conclusion i ever read to a space saga ever.
This book ended and nicole des jardins stuck in my mind for months on end. Everytime i think of good scifi i remember the ending of this story.
Not only garden of rama and this conclusion rama r...more
Even despite some uninteresting soap opera stuff at the begining, the finall 200 pages of this conclusion are the most satisfying conclusion i ever read to a space saga ever.
This book ended and nicole des jardins stuck in my mind for months on end. Everytime i think of good scifi i remember the ending of this story.
Not only garden of rama and this conclusion rama r...more
This is by far the best written of the books in this series. The writing in Rama II is not the best, even though I love that book I can admit that. But with every book in the series there after the writing gets smoother, with less of the semi-meaningless distractions into minuet details of historical figures. I really don't know if this is from Gentry Lee improving as a writer or if this is from Arthur C. Clarke doing more of the writing, but either way it's a good thing.
I enjoyed the way that t...more
I enjoyed the way that t...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. The whole s...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. The whole s...more
This book felt mostly like it was just working towards an inevitability. It did serve to provide some closure to the series, and (perhaps more importantly) gave us some precious insight into the alien cultures, but it doesn't have the driving mystery of the first or the strong character interactions of the second and third.
I'm not sure what it is about hard science fiction series that makes them peter out the longer they go on, but it's certainly something. Longer series have difficulty keeping...more
I'm not sure what it is about hard science fiction series that makes them peter out the longer they go on, but it's certainly something. Longer series have difficulty keeping...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.
Rama efsanesinin son kitabında Rama 3'ün son günlerine, 2. kitaptan bu yana ana karakter olan Nicole des Jardins'in gözlerinden tanık oluyoruz. Dörtleme burada sona eriyor.
Tüm ihtiyaçları ve isteklerini karşılayan mucizelerle dolu yapay bir Cennet'e yerleştirilen insan kolonisi, kendine yenik düşüyor... Hırs ve acımasızlıkla yükselen yeni polis devletinde, bu distopyada ileri görüşlü ve yabancı canlılardan korkmayan insanlara yer yok. Nicole ve küçük gurubu parçalanmış eşi insanların itinayla yü...more
Tüm ihtiyaçları ve isteklerini karşılayan mucizelerle dolu yapay bir Cennet'e yerleştirilen insan kolonisi, kendine yenik düşüyor... Hırs ve acımasızlıkla yükselen yeni polis devletinde, bu distopyada ileri görüşlü ve yabancı canlılardan korkmayan insanlara yer yok. Nicole ve küçük gurubu parçalanmış eşi insanların itinayla yü...more
Вторият том на “Рама” превръща фантастичната сага във фамилна драма
”Рама се разкрива…” е много, много по-интересна от първата част – “Рама III” поема към Слънчевата система с цел да вземе на борда си повече хора, които са нужни за… тайна, няма да издавам чак толкова от сюжета, трябва да го откриете сами. На кораба са част от “отвлечените” с първия кораб и те имат мисия както да спомогнат за усядането и престоя на новите жители на извънземния кораб, така и да покажат, че човечеството заслужава к...more
”Рама се разкрива…” е много, много по-интересна от първата част – “Рама III” поема към Слънчевата система с цел да вземе на борда си повече хора, които са нужни за… тайна, няма да издавам чак толкова от сюжета, трябва да го откриете сами. На кораба са част от “отвлечените” с първия кораб и те имат мисия както да спомогнат за усядането и престоя на новите жители на извънземния кораб, така и да покажат, че човечеството заслужава к...more
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 that they don't allow free...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 that they don't allow free...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 some heartbreaking mom...more
I won't spoil the story, but there are some heartbreaking mom...more
So this was a great book but to truly appreciate it you have to start from the first book of the series. By the time I reached the end of this one, knowing it was the last, I truly felt like I was saying goodbye to a long-time friend in the person of the female protagonist. I will say, however, that the Rama series, especial the 1st book, takes dedication to get through. To enjoy them, you really need to like Clarke's particular style of Si-Fi. It's entertaining, but heavy on the detail and the...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 alien "Ramans", but it was si...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 alien "Ramans", but it was si...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 second and third books becuas...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 second and third books becuas...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-inspiring deep space st...more
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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 answer that I feel shoul...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 answer that I feel shoul...more
In this book conditions continue to deteriorate and a war breaks out between the humans and Octospiders and many of the inhabitants of all kind in the craft are killed. The Eagle appears again to settle things and puts everyone to sleep for 12 years while they complete their journey to Tau Ceti and another Node.
Things at the Node are also bad with conflicts between the humans and other species, mostly caused by the humans. One group of humans who do NOT want to be around or interact with the ot...more
Things at the Node are also bad with conflicts between the humans and other species, mostly caused by the humans. One group of humans who do NOT want to be around or interact with the ot...more
Mar 23, 2013
Ali
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
all of sci-fi fans
راز راماآخرین قسمت از مجموعه ی چهار جلدی راما است که به برخورد انسانها با بیگانگان فضایی میپردازد. این کتاب واقعا به زیبایی و استادی تمام این مجموعه فوق العاده را به پایان می برد. به جرات میتوانم بگویم این کتاب بهترین علمی-تخیلی بود که تاکنون خوانده ام. در این داستان انسانهای درون سفینه راما برای خود دولت مستبدی تشکیل داده اند و در اینجا هم روحیه بی مسئولتی و خودخواهی انسانهای جاه طلب منجر به حوادث ناگواری برای نیکول ویکفیلد و سایر موجودات و مسافرین راما میشود.هر چند این حوادث تصویر بد و اصلاح...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 but far fr...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 but far fr...more
Rama Revealed was the last book of the Rama series. The book basically summed up all of the Rama puzzles as the main characters, Nicole and Richard, explores in the alien spaceship. The theme of the book that the author is trying to tell readers was that there is always intelligence people that are smarter than you, and we just have to be passive and except it. For example, the humans never thought the Rama intelligence are smart enough to capture all the data when they were on the Rama spaceshi...more
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So much padding in this book you could build a mental hospital! and put me in it for finishing this book. So long winded. All these flashbacks and comparisons to figures of history and human analysis... just F***king awful indeed. I eventually finished it after 3 years of sleep induced coma that this book but me into.
Such a shame after a great start by a proper sci-fi author, but Gentry lost his way big time. What a howler.
Such a shame after a great start by a proper sci-fi author, but Gentry lost his way big time. What a howler.
Livro final da saga de Clarke, que nos elucida sobre algumas questões que não tiveram resposta nos outros livros. De igual forma, Arthur C. Clarke aproveita este livro final para nos contar a história (provavelmente a sua versão) da criação e evolução do Universo e responder às perguntas "metafísicas" que todos fazemos ...
Os 4 livros da saga são bons, mas a minha preferência vai para o primeiro e para o último, seguido do terceiro e do segundo.
Os 4 livros da saga são bons, mas a minha preferência vai para o primeiro e para o último, seguido do terceiro e do segundo.
Me gusto el desenlace de algunas historias, pero el desenlace de la trama principal no me gusto.
En algunas ocasiones el libro se me hizo aún más explicativo o descriptivo que los anteriores y eso llego a ser tedioso.
Creo que el personaje de Katie se compuso un poco.
Me quedo una inmensa duda. Que papel jugaban los aviamos en la simbiosis son los mirmigatos y la materia sesil? Porqué sólo explicaron que comían melones mana, pero y eso en que sirve?
En algunas ocasiones el libro se me hizo aún más explicativo o descriptivo que los anteriores y eso llego a ser tedioso.
Creo que el personaje de Katie se compuso un poco.
Me quedo una inmensa duda. Que papel jugaban los aviamos en la simbiosis son los mirmigatos y la materia sesil? Porqué sólo explicaron que comían melones mana, pero y eso en que sirve?
I really liked the whole Rama series. The first book in the series is hard science fiction- lots of science with not much of a story line. By the fourth book, it is still hard science fiction, but Clarke and Gentry mix in a lot of existentialism: who are we, where we did we come from and why. There are lots of interesting aliens along the way, with a good dose of suspense that keeps you guessing since the authors are not opposed to suddenly taking the story in an unpredictable new direction.
Sep 14, 2011
Phil Deschler
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Phil by:
Self
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
El final de la saga, en todo el sentido de la palabra. Me ha decepcionado un poco ya que las explicaciones generales no son del todo satisfactorias, a la vez que hasta casi el final se siguen palnteando ingterrogantes que no se resuelven. Por otro lado, este final me recuerda mucho al de Perdidos, en el sentido de que es un emotivo homenaje a los personajes principales.
نهاية لا بأس بها.. الآن استطيع القول بأني اكتفيت من جينتري لي ولا احب تداخله مع ارثر سي كلارك. لكن من الصعب ان تفلت الرواية من القبضة الكلاركية التي تعشق ان تكون رهينة كفأر تجارب للكيانات الاخرى الاكثر تطوراً كما كانت الامور في رائعته "نهاية الطفولة". اكثر شيء اعجبني في هذه السلسلة هو ريتشارد ويكفيلد وتطوره الى ان اصبح شخصاً افضل..شخص لن تمانع ان يكون خير ممثل للجنس البشري لو افترضنا تواجد كيانات اخرى في هذا الكون الشاسع.
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Arthur C. Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction. He spent the first half of his life in England, where he served in World War Two as a radar operator, before emigrating to Ceylon in 1956. He is best known for the novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-created with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.
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