The Garden of Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee
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Author: Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry LeeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-09-01
ISBN: 0553298178
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Bantam Books
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Book Review: An Exploration into Humans rather than Space
Summary: 5 Stars
This particular run in the series is what many people would refer to as "soft sci-fi." That is to say it is a story that focuses less on the science and more on the human element that must interact with said science. Clarke often has a hard sci-fi bent, but it is not unusual for him to focus on the human aspect (for example, see the various Tales from the White Hart in which the stories are more about narrative than the science being narrated). Perhaps some of the soft influence was from Gentry Lee. Regardless, this story is not what one would originally expect after reading Rendezvous and Rama II. The scattered details about the happenings on Earth over the course of Rama I and II come to fruition to create the main story arc. The focus drops off of Rama and its technology very quickly.
This third story does have a way with villianizing society, governments, and people in general. This is a story about how unrestrained and abusive humankind might be even in paradise. A scientific-minded person living in a corporate nation might identify with the themes embedded in Garden of Rama. While nothing is completely villianized, those readers that have a more optimistic view of people and society might do well to skip this one.
Summary of The Garden of Rama
In the spellbinding Arthur C. Clarke tradition, here is an exhilarating adventure into the hearts of both the Universe and mankind...By the twenty-third century Earth has already had two encounters with massive, mysterious robotic spacecraft from beyond our solar system--the incontestable proof of an alien technology that far exceeds our own. Now three human cosmonauts are trapped aboard a labyrinthine Raman vessel, where it will take all of their physical and mental resources to surviv. Only twelve years into their journey do these intrepid travelers learn their destination and face their ultimate challenge: a rendevous with a Raman base--and the unseen architects of their galactic home. The cosmonauts have given up family, friends, and possessions to live a new kind of life. But the answers that await them at the Raman Node will require an even greater sacrifice--if humanity is indeed ready to learn the awe-inspiring truth.
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