Enormous stylistic shift from the first book. Ultimately, everything that made me dislike this book stems from the fact that it’s a sequel to Rendezvous with Rama.ġ. From what I've gathered, I think it's safe to say that Clarke provided some ideas for this sequel, while Lee is the one who actually wrote the book. This sequel was written more than 15 years later in collaboration with a different author: Gentry Lee. It's a very lean, tight piece of what I'd consider 'Classical hard sci-fi' by which I mean there's a focus on the science, and an emphasis of plot over character. This review will probably make better sense if you’ve read that.įor those of you who are too lazy to read and/or have a bizarre fear of clicking, I liked the first book. To explain this strange situation and to talk about the danger of sequels.įirst and foremost, you need to know that this is a review of a sequel.įor those of you who haven't read my review of the first Rama book, here's a link. This book made me angry.īut is it a bad book in itself? No. What I meant to say was that this book is a tangible manifestation of my nightmares.ĭid I enjoy it? No.

Sorry, I realize that I was just speaking Midwestern Understatement. But this one had elements that hit close to home for me. Normally, if I really don’t like a book, I just move on with my life. Clarke also won the Nebula Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1972, 19, the Hugo Award of the World Science Fiction Convention in 19, and in 1986 became Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America. Campbell Award for his novel Rendezvous With Rama. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, a member of the Academy of Astronautics, the Royal Astronomical Society, and many other scientific organizations.Īuthor of over fifty books, his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize, the AAAS-Westinghouse science writing prize, the Bradford Washburn Award, and the John W.

He is best known for the novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-created with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.Ĭlarke was a graduate of King's College, London where he obtained First Class Honours in Physics and Mathematics.

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.

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction.

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