Rama II: Parte 2 de 2

Rama #2, part 2/2

by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee

Rama, uma nave misteriosa e alienígena, cruzou o Sistema Solar e maravilhou toda a Humanidade. Ao mesmo tempo, respondeu à pergunta mais antiga e importante de todas, que há milénios desafi ava ideologias e religiões: será que o Homem está sozinho no Universo?

É então que, no limiar do século XXIII, uma nova nave, exatamente igual à anterior, se materializa no espaço. No entanto, apesar de muitas maravilhas de Rama terem sido reveladas à Humanidade, a maior parte dos seus mistérios continua por resolver. Quais serão realmente as intenções de Rama? E quem a enviou? Será um aliado poderoso… ou um inimigo fatal?

Genres: Science Fiction

256 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2024

About the author

Stories, works of noted British writer, scientist, and underwater explorer Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

This most important and influential figure in 20th century fiction spent the first half of his life in England and served in World War II as a radar operator before migrating to Ceylon in 1956. He co-created his best known novel and movie with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.

Clarke, a graduate of King's College, London, obtained first class honours in physics and mathematics. He served as past chairman of the interplanetary society and as a member of the academy of astronautics, the royal astronomical society, and many other organizations.

He authored more than fifty books and won his numerous awards: the Kalinga prize of 1961, the American association for the advancement Westinghouse prize, the Bradford Washburn award, and the John W. Campbell award for his novel Rendezvous with Rama. Clarke also won the nebula award of the fiction of America in 1972, 1974 and 1979, the Hugo award of the world fiction convention in 1974 and 1980. In 1986, he stood as grand master of the fiction of America. The queen knighted him as the commander of the British Empire in 1989.

Reviews

[Goncalo · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the first part, which is a bit dull in terms of history, this second part is filled with action, just as the first book. It has some references to the first explorers and it kept me interested. It felt like I was reading Rendezvous with Rama, exciting history and just like the first, it ended in a way it makes you want to read the next books.

[Fausto Branco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rama II pega carona no tema de Rama I (que é um livro fantástico), mas a direção da história muda completamente, somente pega emprestado do Rama I a segunda versão da nave e alguns outros pontos. O livro conta a história a partir da Nicole des Jardins, mas nota-se brutalmente a diferença de escrita do Arthur Clarke (Rama I) e do Gentry Lee que escreveu a maior parte de Rama II.
Acho que a sequencia perdeu muito da qualidade de Ficção Cientifica que tem no Rama I.

[Anabela Paiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Não é só um livro de ficção científica, mas também sobre a natureza humana