Rama II - sequel to Rendezvous with Rama Author:Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee In 1973 the world was awed by the publication of Rendezvous with Rama. The mesmerizing tale of an alien starship that had entered our solar system, it went on to sell more than a million copies and to sweep the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Memorial awards. Yet as Rama left our view, we were haunted by the novel's final statement that "th... more »e Ramans do everything in threes."
Now the Ramans have finally returned, in a sequel with a scope and vision even grander than the original...
Decades have passed since Commander Norton and his crew met with the enormous alien ship dubbed Rama and declared it an intelligent robot with no interest in the creatures of our solar system. In those years the world has undergone dramatic changes--from the wild prosperity immediately following the Raman visit to the cataclysm of the Great Chaos, also spurred by Rama. And then, near the dawn of the twenty-third century, a spacecraft is identified hurtling across our solar system. A crew of a dozen is assembled to rendezvous with the massive ship. And mankind has a second date with destiny.« less