- Hardcover: 441 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (Trd); First Edition edition (Sep 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553072617
- ISBN-13: 978-0553072617
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.6 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 37,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Arthur C. Clarke is awesomely informed about physics and astronomy, and blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print'
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'For many readers Arthur C. Clarke is the very personification of science fiction'
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This tremendous series continues with the third book in the Rama series. At the end of Rama II three astronauts we left trapped in a huge cylindrical spacecraft heading off towards one of our closest stars.
The first fifth of the novel is presented in the form of Nicole des Jardine's diary and is probably the highlight. It tells of their 12 year journey to "The Node" - a giant space station built by the creators of Rama. There are no warp-drive shortcuts here, Clarke and Lee brilliantly tell the story of how the astronauts start a family, not knowing how long their journey will last and their efforts (often painful) to create genetic diversity amongst their offspring.
As the returned and refitted Rama craft returns to pick up more human specimens, the book takes a breather for about 100 pages, delving you into the lives of many new characters through deep and often uninteresting characterisation. The completed colony accelerates off into space again, but 'New Eden' is not without it's problems as the des Jardine descendents and cross sections of global society struggle to integrate.
With an excellent plot, but pondering middle section "The Garden of Rama" succeeds overall, but you're left wondering about the sudden change in the colony with Nakamura takes power. We're back to full form in the last 100 pages with Wakefield investigating the other species on the ship while other events unfold in the human habitat. This is where the story picks up again but is rushed. The conclusion is pretty moving and makes you instantly want to pick up the final book "Rama Revealed."
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Disappointing when compared to the sheer imaginative, fantastical brilliance of the first book and, to a lesser extent, the second. Hated the direction it took, the whole colony thing and that...the mystery wasn't so much lost as put aside. And the mystery was the story for me! But once over it was a good read and it recovered a little towards the end.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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It's often said of certain authors that they could write a shopping list and still get an advance of £100K for it. I must say this is not Mr. Clarke at his best and certainly this third instalment of the "Rama" series is no where near as good as the first book - however, it's still head and shoulders above "Rama II". The begining of this story of three marooned astronauts on an alien craft heading out of the solar system is slow, plodding and singularly without any excitement (plot or science wise) at all. Those less than avid Clarke readers will probably be very tempted to give up before the book finally starts to move in the middle to end section of the novel when the writing and plot development certainly move back towards what you would expect from on the best SF writers of the 20th century. This is not a book to read as a "stand alone" novel and in some places a working knowledge of it's predecessors is essential, however, it is still worth the effort to wade through the shakey start. Overall a passable effort by messrs. Clarke & Lee but one cannot help thinking that this books primary purpose is only as a foretaster of the real meat in the last book in the series "Rama revealed" and is not designed to be a story in itself.
Not bad but could have been shortened by about 100 pages without significant loss to the reader.
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Such a let down.
I don't normally feel compelled to write reviews, however I will make an exception for Garden of Rama which is a phenomenal let down compared to the first two Rama Books. Read more
Published 15 days ago by J. M. Gledhill
Garden of Rama
Very Disappointing. Story could have taken place in any small town. Babies, children, relationslips , politics with very little sci-fi. Typical Woman's book!
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Published 5 months ago by Goaboy
completely ruins the entire concept
This continues the continuation. It gives details of the ship, keeping its purpose a mystery and developing the personalities in depressingly predictable ways. Read more
Published 11 months ago by rob crawford
Trilogy
As good as Rama II though still not as good as the 1st novel. I particularly enjoyed the accurate portrayal of the human species behaviour so true. Agent Smith was so right.
Published 13 months ago by Glass
Good quality, good price, but be patient
Very please with the quality of the book and the price. I can accept that essentially the price of the book is included in the postage, and to appear competitive the book price is... Read more
Published 20 months ago by A. J. Stephenson
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Book was delivered on time and in mint condition - have not read it yet as I only read on holiday - roll on November. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jumbojim
A MUST BUY
The best and most beleivable sci fi I have ever read. A truly excellent book series.
ONE WARNING! Make sure you buy the 1st book Rama Revealed first. Read more
ONE WARNING! Make sure you buy the 1st book Rama Revealed first. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Mr. R. M. Jones
Least favourite of the series
I would just like to reassure people wo are possibly reading the series out of order that this book is not representative of the others. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2008 by C. Parry
One of the worst books I have ever read!
The first book in the series, Rendezvous with Rama, is a classic and the sequel (Rama II - largely written by Gentry Lee rather than Clarke)is pretty good, but this one is abysmal... Read more
Published on 29 Feb 2008 by Sigrid
Mixed feelings about these Rama follow-ups
Well, after finishing this one, my feeling is confirmed, namely, it was a mistake to follow up the absolute classic "Rendezvous with Rama" with further sequels. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2007 by W. Robinson
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