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Rendezvous with Rama

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons and hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object - but an interstellar spacecraft.

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  • "At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons and hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object - but an interstellar spacecraft."@en
  • "A gigantic alien space ship passes briefly through the solar system on its way to an unknown destination. Christened Rama by its human discoverers, its exploration poses many questions."@en
  • "At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams...and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits - just behind a Raman airlock door."
  • "The year: 2130. The problem: an immense UFO, code-named Rama, is hurtling through outer space towards Earth. Can Earth's contact party of astronauts--and the Earth--escape as Rama begins to come to life?"@en
  • "In the 22nd century, a group of human explorers attempt to unlock the mysteries of a fifty-kilometer-long cylindrical alien starship that has entered Earth's solar system."@en
  • "At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge. It weighs more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object ... It will kindle their wildest dreams ... and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous await - just behind a Raman airlock door. [In the novel, the author shares his] chilling tough of the alien, the not-quite-knowable, that distinguishes SF at its most technically imaginative. -Back cover."
  • "As a team of scientists make their way aboard a dead space capsule headed toward Earth, it suddenly comes alive with a biological life."
  • "The spaceship Endeavour lands on Rama, a new celestial body that appears in the outer reaches of the solar system in 2130, and its commander and crew make their way into the hollow interior to find a whole, self-contained world."@en
  • "At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams ..."@en
  • "A chance meeting between humans and a mysterious spaceship world, provides the context for this engrossing triple award winner."@en

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  • "Rendezvous with Rama Library Edition"
  • "Rendezvous with Rama"
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