Les Jardins de Rama
A Science Fiction, Fiction book. But the characteristic that is truly special about our species...[is] our ability to model our...
In the year 2130 a mysterious spaceship, Rama, arrived in the solar system. It was huge - big enough to contain a city and a sea - and empty, apparently abandoned. By the time Rama departed for its next, unknown, destination many wonders had been uncovered, but few mysteries solved. Only...
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- Pages: 500 pages
- ISBN: 9782290136195 / 2290136190
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But the characteristic that is truly special about our species...[is] our ability to model our world and understand both it and where we fit into its overall scheme.... Arthur C. Clarke, The Garden of Rama // [T]hese leaders must not believe they are actually being watched, for their behavior in no way reflects the possible existence of a set of values or ethical laws that supersedes their own dominion. Arthur C. Clarke, The Garden of Rama // Jealousy is a terrible thing. It doth mock the meat it feeds upon is an understatement. Jealousy is completely consuming, totally irrational, and absolutely debilitating. The most wonderful people in the world are nothing but raging animals when trapped in the throes of jealousy. Arthur C. Clarke, The Garden of Rama //
Unlike the first sequel, aptly titled, "Rama II", this third instalment refers less to Clarke's original novel, "Rendez-vous with Rama". This is set nine months after Rama II which is set 70 years after the first appearance of the mysterious artifact that cruised through our solar system. While Nicole des Jardins, husband Richard Wakefield... Loved the first Rama novel; number 2 something of a disappointment- this one is a major let down. What I liked in the first 2 is the mystery and the sense of weird erieness; the inexplicable killings and the strange surreal architecture; also the loneliness and emptiness.These elements do appear in the first half of this book- I loved... This is where the Rama series ends for me. A lot of the Rama mystery is gone. Clarke appears to be completely absent in this one and Lee is just not cut out to fly solo.The first quarter was interesting. There was still some focus on the Rama mystery. The rest of the book, however, is tedious and pointless as it focuses on the human...
