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  • Will redefine your definition of Science Fiction

  • Simply put, this is the novel that every sci-fi fan has been longing to read. Literally every bit of science in it makes perfect sense and is explained in very understandable terms. I definitely think my IQ has increased a couple of points after reading this masterpiece. I can't wait to read the res ... Continue

    Simply put, this is the novel that every sci-fi fan has been longing to read. Literally every bit of science in it makes perfect sense and is explained in very understandable terms. I definitely think my IQ has increased a couple of points after reading this masterpiece. I can't wait to read the rest.

    Arthur C. Clarke is my new hero!

    

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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 it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredible, 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.

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