Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (First U.S. Edition) Signed

Arthur C. Clarke

ISBN 10: 0151768358 / ISBN 13: 9780151768356

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1973

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Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (First U.S. Edition) Signed A tight bright copy. A sharp dust jacket. A faint touch of sun to upper white edges otherwise bright. Not price-clipped. Signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the title page. First American Edition. (Preceded by the Gollancz UK edition). Stated First Edition and first printing code "BCDE". Bound in black publisher's cloth with gilt and blue foil titling to spine. Bright yellow endpapers. Psychedelic pictorial dustjacket. $6.95 price on flap. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the BSFA for Best Novel, 1973. A Hugo, Locus, and Campbell Award finalist, 1974. Seller Inventory # HCX0260-3

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (...

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York

Publication Date: 1973

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Hal Siegal(Cover Artist)

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: BOOK

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Synopsis:

During the twenty-second century, a space probe's investigation of a mysterious, cylindrical asteroid brings man into contact with an extra-galactic civilization

Review:

An all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous with Rama is also one of Clarke's best novels--it won the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula Awards. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called Rama, disappears. The astronauts given the task of exploring the hollow cylindrical ship are able to decipher some, but definitely not all, of the extraterrestrial vehicle's puzzles. From the ubiquitous trilateral symmetry of its structures to its cylindrical sea and machine-island, Rama's secrets are strange evidence of an advanced civilization. But who, and where, are the Ramans, and what do they want with humans? Perhaps the answer lies with the busily working biots, or the sealed-off buildings, or the inaccessible "southern" half of the enormous cylinder. Rama's unsolved mysteries are tantalizing indeed. Rendezvous with Rama is fast moving, fascinating, and a must-read for science fiction fans. Clarke collaborated with Gentry Lee in writing several Rama sequels, beginning with Rama II.