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Rated 5 starsAwesome Story, Anticlimactic but engaging ending
This is an amazing classic of Science Fiction. Well written it reads quickly and easily. The ending leaves the reader hungry for the sequel. This is good place for a younger reader to cut their teeth on adult science fiction, but extremely engaging for an adult reader as well. The realism of the science fiction, the connection to real physics, while maintaining a mystery and awe of the unknown makes this book so much fun...
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Rated 5 starsNo region on Earth left for safe celestial target practice
First of all: thanks to the Scandinavian parts of Texas for pointing me to A.Clarke, whom I had previously known only on a 'no name basis' as the writer of 2001 Space Odyssey. I have high respect and liking for the SF genre, but not much knowledge of it, apart from one or the other Verne, Wells, Samjatin, Huxley, Orwell, Bradbury, Asimov, Lem... Of course not counting Douglas Adams, who played another ball game, didn't he?...
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Rated 5 starsThe greatest mystery
Briefly; a very large cylinder appears in our solar system and an expedition is sent out to investigate what obviously is an extraterrestrial object. They are able to enter the cylinder and watch it slowly "wake up" from the inside. The alien technology they encounter is highly advanced and awe inspiring but still possible to understand. The story develops in a fairly slow pace, but it is full of suspense and mystery. The...
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Rated 5 starsAn old friend, and still a great read
In my youth, when I started reading SF, I was never a major devotee of Arthur C. Clarke; I was mostly into Heinlein and Asimov. But I read this one when it was first published (1973) and I liked it so well I kept the hardback for years and years.I'm not sure what finally happened to it, but at any rate I've just recently gotten around to replacing it. And the story is still as great a read as it was when it was new. I can't...
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Rated 5 starsEven better than the 2001 Series
First, I completely agree with the other review, they should make a movie out of these books. They could have a lot of fun with the special effects for the characters in RAMA Revealed.I have read all the 2001 & the RAMA books and I must say the RAMA Series really grabbed me. The books are all written with amazing attention to detail. In addition, the story line is extreamly interesting and a little easier to follow...
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