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Rama II

Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee

Ages 12–18

Readers rate it 3.5 (222 on Hardcover)

504 pages · Released Nov 6, 1996

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A note for parents

Rama II is a hard science fiction novel focused on exploration and first contact with an alien vessel, featuring intellectual puzzles and wonder rather than action. While it contains some mild peril, brief profanity, and occasional references to adult themes, the core appeal is scientific curiosity and human cooperation. The book rewards patience, ingenuity, and ethical reasoning, making it suitable for engaged older readers interested in space science and philosophy.

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From the publisher

From the back cover of Bantam paperback December 1990: THE RAMANS ARE BACK... Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft called Rama sailed trough our solar system as mind-boggling proof that life existed -- or had existed -- elsewhere in the universe. Now, at the dawn of the twenty-third century, anoth... From the back cover of Bantam paperback December 1990: THE RAMANS ARE BACK... Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft called Rama sailed trough our solar system as mind-boggling proof that life existed -- or had existed -- elsewhere in the universe. Now, at the dawn of the twenty-third century, another ship is discovered hurtling toward us. A crew of Earth's best and brightest minds is assembled to rendezvous with the massive vessel. They are armed with everything we know about Raman technology and culture. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to encounter on board Rama II: cosmic secrets that are startling, sensational -- and perhaps even deadly.

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  • Rama (Imaginary space vehicle)
  • Fiction
  • Long Now Manual for Civilization
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Space vehicles
  • Fiction, science fiction, general
  • Life on other planets
  • Space ships
  • Science fiction
  • classics
  • Sci-fi
  • sf fantasy

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