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Summary: If you've come this far...
Review: Overall, the book does not lack anything. It stays more or less true to its predecesor, Rama II. If any problem is to be mentioned, it is the seeming lack of faith that the authors have put in humanity. Though the appearance of "human evil" is no doubt neccesary for the final turn of events in the last book, Rama Revealed, after moving through a near dream-land of an "idealized" world to being faced with the stench of humanity in the end I was faced with a bit of a shock. Perhaps that was the idea. If it was, perhaps the authors should be applauded for it. It served as a good wake-up call of sorts.The gradual revealing of the true purpose of Rama and the slow, guided tour of alien worlds offers a good guide for those looking to start writing their own works. Pleanty is left unanswered, but the desire to know what its all about will keep a person reading. For anyone looking to buy this volume, a little advice: buy the last book together with it (Rama Revealed). If you've gotten this far through the series, you'll want to finish it off when you've finished this chapter.
Rating: 
Summary: What a disappointment!!!
Review: What a let-down!!! This is an unbelivably poor, hashed-together, novel with a few points of interest (hence 2 stars, instead of 1) but mostly pathetic and unbelivable. The first section of the book, containing extracts of "journal entries" from Nicole's journal (it's obvious now that Nicole is going to be the main character from here on out) which serve to send forward the plot about 13 years (and entangle the characters in some cloyingly obvious sexual "misunderstandings"). The remainder of the book is a description of the "colony" from Earth chosen to inhabit Rama, and the disastrous choices made by nearly everyone -- from the politicians on Earth, to most of the colonists. To paraphrase B.B. King, "The Thrill of Rama is Gone". I'll give "Rama Revealed" a chance, just because so many loose ends are left hanging. A real disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: What a disappointment!!!
Review: What a let-down!!! This is an unbelivably poor, hashed-together, novel with a few points of interest (hence 2 stars, instead of 1) but mostly pathetic and unbelivable. The first section of the book, containing extracts of "journal entries" from Nicole's journal (it's obvious now that Nicole is going to be the main character from here on out) which serve to send forward the plot about 13 years (and entangle the characters in some cloyingly obvious sexual "misunderstandings"). The remainder of the book is a description of the "colony" from Earth chosen to inhabit Rama, and the disastrous choices made by nearly everyone -- from the politicians on Earth, to most of the colonists. To paraphrase B.B. King, "The Thrill of Rama is Gone". I'll give "Rama Revealed" a chance, just because so many loose ends are left hanging. A real disappointment.
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Summary: Please, oh please don't waste your time with this garbage!
Review: With only one or two exceptions, everybody seems to agree that this follow-up series is the biggest waste of time of our lives! Like another reviewer wrote: What I wouldn't do to get the time back! If the setting were entirely different (ie. NOT a sci-fi novel, let alone a sequel to the original Rama by Clarke) then some of the characters and situations MIGHT be interesting. Certainly not, however, when we're expecting sci-fi on the same level as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous with Rama.
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