Rama II

Years after the first encounter with a mysterious alien spacecraft in Rendezvous With Rama, a second spaceship enters the solar system -- and a team of Earth's most accomplished scientists and cosmonauts is sent to intercept it. The human crew is no stranger to Raman culture and technology. But Rama...

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Main Author: Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008
Other Authors: Lee, Gentry
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bantam Books, 1989, 1990.
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Summary:Years after the first encounter with a mysterious alien spacecraft in Rendezvous With Rama, a second spaceship enters the solar system -- and a team of Earth's most accomplished scientists and cosmonauts is sent to intercept it. The human crew is no stranger to Raman culture and technology. But Rama II offers surprises not encountered on the first ship -- surprises that could turn out to be deadly. Set against a backdrop of economic crisis that threatens all human settlements throughout the solar system, Rama II tells the story of an advanced scientific team dealing with the unexpected both on an enigmatic alien spacecraft and within their own psyches.
Item Description:"Sequel to Rendezvous with Rama"--on cover.
Physical Description:466 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN:0553286587 [pbk]
0553286587
Author Notes:Arthur C. Clarke has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Clarke--both fiction and nonfiction--have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. He died in 2008.