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Title: Rama II: The Sequel to Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee ISBN: 0-553-28658-7 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.88 (116 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Sadly, Absolute Trash
Comment: Exploring the original Rama was an quietly stunning experience of wonder; the dark, cold, sterile environment; watching as the alien world awoke. The Ramans completely ignored our explorers, considering them merely trash to be swept away by their bots. The central sea was mysterious and fascinating when frozen, it was mysterious and fascinating when the lights came on and the sea began to melt, the unexplored metal buildings were fascinating, the bots were fascinating. The exploration of Rama was stark, quiet, and beautiful.
Now, take these wonderful things, remove them from the story, add some obnoxious characters whom you will hate, study every aspect of the obnoxious characters in painful detail, and call it a sequel.
The contrast between this and the original leaves me at a loss for words. Terribly disappointing.
Rating: 1
Summary: Rama 2 is garbage
Comment: This book is *not* written by Arthur C Clarke, it was written by Gentry Lee alone. The promotion of the book as an ACC book is highly misleading.
Gentry Lee belongs on the slushpile. His writing is full of magic and fantasy rather than science fiction. This book contains lengthy, irrelevant asides. The SF component is trivial; the book is basically a large character study.
It is astonishing how bad this book is by comparison to the excellent, simple narrative "Rendezvous with Rama"
Rating: 3
Summary: So-so
Comment: I was a huge fan of the original "Rendezvous with Rama". It presented the reader with an incredible scenario and allowed him/her to simply explore it along with the characters- not getting bogged down in cliched details or unrealistically large personalities. At all times it felt like anything could happen, and it was one of the rare instances in which I literally couldn't put the book down.
This book, and the two that follow it, are almost completely opposite of the original in every way. This is a story all about the characters- more so than their mission. I was still interested in returning to the world of Rama and possibly discovering more, and this book didn't disappoint in that regard. However, there were so many cliches and naked plot-devices that it really detracted from my enjoyment. I was especially disdainful of the somewhat hokey "mysticism" with regard to the character of Nicole des-Jardins. That part seemed far more in the realm of fantasy than serious science-fiction.
However, I have read the succeeding books, which I thoroughly enjoyed (though not as much as the original), and "Rama II" is a required read before delving into the third and fourth installments. One must bear in mind that the three sequels are, basically, a separate series from the first book.
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Title: Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke, Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345347951 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345358791 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345322401 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: 3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345423496 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0345303067 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1984 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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