false \ 736872 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177860253m/736872.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177860253m/736872.jpg 112520 18 1907786 book 1989 Rama II total:1756|5:20|4:26|3:45|2:15|1:1| 1756 6086 2182 53 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 3 3 false Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 17:32:39 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 05:15:20 -0700 2008 Rendezvous with Rama, this was quite enjoyable. I was surprised that Lee, a scientist with JPL, made this a much more character focused novel. He didn't do a bad job at it or anything but that probably wasn't what most people wanted out of a Rama sequel.more...]]> 258535 0575077220 9780575077225 14 1 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173212632m/258535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/258535.Rama_II 1 1 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 06:53:45 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:15:03 -0700 2009
Oh, and some of the writing is bad. "She looked up at the lights and Francesca. The gold sequi...more...]]> 736872 0553286587 9780553286588 188 8 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177860253m/736872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/736872.Rama_II 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 22:31:17 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:57:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 4 0 false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 23:32:51 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 23:43:03 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 5 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 07:25:16 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 07:37:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 2 0 false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 10:45:26 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 10:51:46 -0800 2009
The problem is that the small idea that would make a good short work has been padded with hundreds of pages of boring character background.

I wish that I could give it a better rat...more...]]> 4672709 2277232041 9782277232049 1 1 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249327812m/4672709.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4672709.Rama_II 4 0 false Wed Aug 05 06:22:05 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:24:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 736872 0553286587 9780553286588 188 8 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177860253m/736872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/736872.Rama_II 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Thu Jun 11 16:46:09 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 10:34:29 -0700 2009 3 Rendezvous with Rama is disappointing to many Arthur C. Clarke fans. I happen to really like it. Beginning with Rama II, this saga introduces a cavalcade of alien life, a broad spectrum of exotic situations, and a scienti...more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 4 1 false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 00:39:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 03:28:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 736872 0553286587 9780553286588 188 8 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177860253m/736872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/736872.Rama_II 3 0 false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 19:16:56 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 19:20:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 3 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 07:00:25 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 07:13:09 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 5 1 false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 17 11:59:06 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 14 11:44:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 1 0 false Mon Aug 24 17:46:56 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 17:49:15 -0700 2009
Truly depressing after "Rendezvous W...more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 2 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:32:42 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:39:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 4 1 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 20 10:08:58 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 22 09:49:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1930975 0708848265 9780708848265 5 1 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228013405m/1930975.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1930975.Rama_II 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Thu Apr 16 13:52:54 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 12:34:46 -0700 2009 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 4 0 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Wed Mar 25 18:34:03 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 18:34:03 -0700 2009 1 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 3 0 false Fri Jun 05 00:37:36 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 00:38:05 -0700 2009 112520 2290032042 9782290032046 1514 42 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171659411m/112520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112520.Rama_II 5 0 false Mon Feb 23 09:06:22 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:35:02 -0800 2009 736872 0553286587 9780553286588 188 8 3.47 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177860253m/736872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/736872.Rama_II 4 0 false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Fri Apr 17 09:34:18 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 04:19:32 -0700 2009
Characterizations were written by Lee and the scientific aspects were written by Clarke.

Not as good as the first, but this book does a really good job of setting up a premise. A second Rama ship has come and humanity has been p...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=736872