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Rama II

Rama II( )
Author: Clarke, Arthur C.
Series title:Rama Ser.
ISBN:978-0-553-28658-8
Publication Date:Nov 1990
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Imprint:Spectra
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $7.99
Book Description:

"This is a space trip that no reader will want to miss."--Playboy Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft called Rama sailed through 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...
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Book Details
Pages:480
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.2 x 6.7 x 1.03 Inches
Book Weight:0.588 Pounds
Author Biography
Clarke, Arthur C. (Author)
Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, on December 16, 1917. During World War II, he served as a radar specialist in the RAF. His first published piece of fiction was Rescue Party and appeared in Astounding Science, May 1946. He graduated from King's College in London with honors in physics and mathematics, and worked in scientific research before turning his attention to writing fiction.

His first book, Prelude to Space, was published in 1951. He is best known for his book 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was later turned into a highly successful and controversial film under the direction of Stanley Kubrick. His other works include Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, The Garden of Rama, The Snows of Olympus, 2010: A Space Odyssey II, 2062: Odyssey III, and 3001: The Final Odyssey. During his lifetime, he received at least three Hugo Awards and two Nebula Awards. He died of heart failure on March 19, 2008 at the age of 90.

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