Rendezvous With Rama by Sir Arthur C. Clarke (English) Paperback Book

Description: Rendezvous With Rama by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur C. Clarke Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the Solar System.A perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, Rama is a technological marvel, a mysterious and deeply enigmatic alien artifact.It is Mankinds first visitor from the stars and must be investigated... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the Solar System.A perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, Rama is a technological marvel, a mysterious and deeply enigmatic alien artifact.It is Mankinds first visitor from the stars and must be investigated... Notes New edition of this science fiction novel, the only ever to win all the major science fiction awards. Author Biography Arthur C Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as a radar instructor for the RAF, rising to the rank of flight-lieutenant. After the war, he entered Kings College, London taking, in 1948, his BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he has won Kalinga Prize, the Aviation Space-Writers Prize and the Westinghouse Science Writing Prize. He also shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY which was based on his story, The Sentinel. He has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956. Promotional The only novel ever to win all the major science-fiction awards - Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell Memorial Award and the British Science Fiction Award [Arthur C. Clarke] writes always with lucidity and candour, often with grace, sometimes with a cold, sharp evocativeness that has produced some of the most memorable images in sf The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction One of the colossi of sf John Clute The most popular English sf writer in the world David G. Hartwell There are perpetual surprises, constant evocation of the sense of wonder, and occasions of the most breathless suspense New York Times Packed with suspense and mystery Sunday Times Prizes Winner of John W Campbell Award 1974 (UK) Winner of British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 1974 (UK) Long Description Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the Solar System.A perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, Rama is a technological marvel, a mysterious and deeply enigmatic alien artifact.It is Mankinds first visitor from the stars and must be investigated... Promotional "Headline" The multi-award-winning SF masterpiece from one of the greatest SF writers of all time Description for Sales People The only novel ever to win all the major science-fiction awards - Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell Memorial Award and the British Science Fiction Award Details ISBN0575077336 Pages 256 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2006 ISBN-10 0575077336 ISBN-13 9780575077331 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-04-13 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Media Book Series S.F. Masterworks Language English UK Release Date 2006-04-13 Author Arthur C. Clarke Audience General NZ Release Date 2006-06-30 AU Release Date 2006-06-30 Imprint Gollancz We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:4033876;

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