| The Garden of Rama Contributor(s): Clarke, Arthur C. (Author), Lee, Gentry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553298178 ISBN-13: 9780553298178 Publisher: Spectra Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 1992 Annotation: In the spellbinding Arthur C. Clarke tradition, here is an exhilarating adventure into the hearts of both the Universe and mankind... By the twenty-third century Earth has already had two encounters with massive, mysterious robotic spacecraft from beyond our solar system--the incontestable proof of an alien technology that far exceeds our own. Now three human cosmonauts are trapped aboard a labyrinthine Raman vessel, where it will take all of their physical and mental resources to surviv. Only twelve years into their journey do these intrepid travelers learn their destination and face their ultimate challenge: a rendevous with a Raman base--and the unseen architects of their galactic home. The cosmonauts have given up family, friends, and possessions to live a new kind of life. But the answers that await them at the Raman Node will require an even greater sacrifice--if humanity is indeed ready to learn the awe-inspiring truth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Alien Contact - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Rama |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 4.19" W x 6.9" (0.54 lbs) 528 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 34789 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 29.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the spellbinding Arthur C. Clarke tradition, here is an exhilarating adventure into the hearts of both the Universe and mankind . . . By the twenty-third century Earth has already had two encounters with massive, mysterious robotic spacecraft from beyond our solar system--the incontestable proof of an alien technology that far exceeds our own. Now three human cosmonauts are trapped aboard a labyrinthine Raman vessel, where it will take all of their physical and mental resources to survive. Only twelve years into their journey do these intrepid travelers learn their destination and face their ultimate challenge: a rendezvous with a Raman base--and the unseen architects of their galactic home. The cosmonauts have given up family, friends, and possessions to live a new kind of life. But the answers that await them at the Raman Node will require an even greater sacrifice--if humanity is indeed ready to learn the awe-inspiring truth. |