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...
The whole concept behind this fascinating series is that there is too little that we would know about other alien species to be able to criticize accurately. As the top reviewer has suggested, the dialogue becomes to technical and unrealistic at times. I would agree, except the dialogue itself encompasses a field of study which we could never comprehend. There is not onve of the events in the entire series, including...
1Report
This is the final chapter of one of the greatest sf books ever written. Amazing how RAMA changed and evolved into one little Earth. The Book shows how Humanity can really screw things up and just gives the credits to Hobbes, who once said " Man is the wolf of Man". This is the only book that made me cry. I got so attached to the characters, living in Rama with them, that at some point,(and will know which) I got terribly...
2Report
This final book in the Rama series puts a grand cap on a fantastic series. The scope of the whole series is on an almost unimaginable scale. This book wraps up the series nicely by answering a lot of the questions that have come up in the first three books. Also, if you enjoy thinking about deep questions such as the purpose of the universe this is a must read. If that type of thing is not your style then the end...
1Report
With messages of duty, responsibility and the value of family, it's likely that this book will apeal to a more mature reader. While this last installment of the RAMA tales holds all the magic of the past 3 books, it also holds some very real, if disapointing truths about mankind. We are not the creators chosen race, indeed, we are simply an eliment in one universe of many by which the creator seeks a simplicity only a god...
1Report
The sequel is perfect...Clarke makes us think about our exact place in the universe and just how small we really are. It makes us wonder about God and his maginificent creation and how is going about taking care of it... A TEN!!!
1Report