Science Fiction · ThoughtfulIn the 2130s, human explorers intercept a large cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System
Rendezvous with Rama
A silent alien cylinder passes through the Solar System, and a crew goes inside
Gollancz published the first edition in the UK in June 1973. It is set in the 2130s. A large cylindrical alien starship enters the Solar System, and a group of human explorers intercepts it. Commander Norton, Boris Rodrigo, Jimmy Pak, Ruby Barnes and Laura Ernst are among the characters. The first edition has 256 pages.
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Who
Commander Norton, Boris Rodrigo, Jimmy Pak, Ruby Barnes and Laura Ernst.
World
The Solar System in the 2130s, and the interior of a cylindrical alien starship.
What makes it different
It won the Nebula, Hugo, Locus, John W. Campbell Memorial and British Science Fiction Association awards. BBC Radio 4 broadcast a two-part adaptation in March 2009, and Denis Villeneuve was announced as director of a film in 2021.
Feel
Calm and wondering.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Rendezvous with RamaWikipedia