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  <title><![CDATA[Rama Revealed (Rama Series, Book 4)]]></title>
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  <default_description>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 ruled by the fabulously advanced octospiders. As the octospiders lure the humans deeper into their domain, the humans must decide whether the creatures are their allies or their enemies. All the while, Rama III continues its inexplorable journey towards the node, where the climax of their voyage awaits the stunning revelation of the true identity of the beings behind this glittering trek across the cosmos.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1994</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Rama Revealed (Rama 4)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gentry Lee]]></name>
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      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.44]]></average_rating>
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      <name><![CDATA[Arthur C. Clarke]]></name>
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    <review id="11401513">
    <user id="731872">
    <name><![CDATA[Kathleen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cumming, GA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 09 19:04:33 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 01 15:38:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 05 12:53:24 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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.<br/><br/>I wish I'd just left it at Rendezvous with Rama, which...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11401513">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63219620">
    <user id="1493238">
    <name><![CDATA[Frank]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 12 19:58:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 12 19:59:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63219620">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59330203">
    <user id="1995871">
    <name><![CDATA[Jake]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 11 16:46:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 10 13:49:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>3</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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 <em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112537.Rendezvous_with_Rama" title="Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke">Rendezvous With Rama</a>...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59330203">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45346520">
    <user id="732637">
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 07:32:49 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 17 10:01:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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 t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45346520">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68174785">
    <user id="1541223">
    <name><![CDATA[Dramaturgy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 07:37:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 20 07:40:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Worth it to the end.  Awe-inspiring, rich with multifaceted scientific speculation, imbued with all the fine ingredients of great literature.<br/><br/>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 kl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68174785">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19063109">
    <user id="872933">
    <name><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[no one]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2000</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 30 21:38:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 30 22:01:39 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The final chapter in the &quot;RAMA Saga&quot; 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.  <br/><br/>I suppose this isn't such a sin since Clarke himself lifted entire sections of some novels ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19063109">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43276646">
    <user id="1906285">
    <name><![CDATA[Amelia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Greenbelt, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 16 14:26:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 14:28:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There were only supposed to be 3 books in this series because Raman's do things in 3's.  Why he wrote a 4th book is beyond me.  Much like the 2001 series, he took it one book too far.  I enjoyed the book though, unlike 3001.]]></body>
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    <review id="27538392">
    <user id="821860">
    <name><![CDATA[Andrew]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 17 11:59:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 15 01:39:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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.  <br/><br/>This book finally gives the explanation of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27538392">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="50462947">
    <user id="2157757">
    <name><![CDATA[Robert]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orange, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[No One]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[N/A]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2000</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 25 18:43:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 25 18:43:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I believe I started this book because I know some of this plot. But I don't believe I finished this book because I happen to be unsure of the ending.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="47861912">
    <user id="2072309">
    <name><![CDATA[Nick]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 23:40:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 28 23:41:16 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="66777816">
    <user id="2608677">
    <name><![CDATA[Rllk4]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dayton, OH]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 09 15:59:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 09 16:00:15 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66777816?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="56479689">
    <user id="303426">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Grand Junction, CO]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 18 08:51:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 18 08:52:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The first one was ok, the rest went downhill. I guess that is why I stopped at the first one many, many years ago.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="22774112">
    <user id="678994">
    <name><![CDATA[Allison]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Anaheim, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Die Hard Sci Fi Readers]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Michael]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 22 15:29:33 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 22 15:32:22 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Overall, the series was fairly enjoyable, but the conclusion was a bit of a let down after three thick installments.  Many questions were left unresolved, and some of the trite relationships were overplayed at that point.  It may have helped if the authors had, instead of glomming onto Nicole des Ja...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22774112">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="53536936">
    <user id="2224529">
    <name><![CDATA[Ernest]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tucson, AZ]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 21 19:38:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 21 19:38:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[utterly disappointing.  don't read beyond the 1st rama book.]]></body>
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    <review id="36195843">
    <user id="1650985">
    <name><![CDATA[Melanie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Murrieta, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 25 15:54:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 20 12:02:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVED <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112537.Rendezvous_with_Rama" title="Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke">Rendezvous with Rama</a>, so I was excited to read the rest of the <em>Rama</em> books. I don't appreciate such explicit descriptions of sex scenes or such profanity. After wading through books II and III, and after a particularly explicit sex scene in book IV, I decided that the coolness of the sci-fi w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36195843">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="45306160">
    <user id="1989165">
    <name><![CDATA[William]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 03 17:23:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 19 11:38:41 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[VERY weak ending to such an amazing series.  The first two books are completely different from the last two.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="3802050">
    <user id="158348">
    <name><![CDATA[Miguel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a real let down after the other books in the series. While the book answered a lot of questions the answers weren't really satisfying. Clarke usually doesn't answer many questions in his novels but and I think I like that approach much more. The book just went on and on without really going...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14473921">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fine example of the pure mastery that was Arthur C Clarke. He left his mark on liturate with everyone of his stories and his spirit lives on through his life's work. Stimulating both scientists and dreamers, he has had and will always have a profound impact on the way we view the universe around (...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30605517">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[All the books lead up to this spectacular ending.<br/><br/>Some people criticize all the dialogue concerning the meaning of everything, but for me, that kind of explanation is what I like in a book.  <br/><br/>I liked Clarke's point of view in this story.]]></body>
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