description: At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at an inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams... and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits — just behind a Raman airlock door.
language: English
title: Rendezvous with Rama
titlecomplete: Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
characters: Bill Norton
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Aliens, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Space, Novels, Hugo Awards, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 160711
series: Rama
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Jupiter Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Foreign Novel
publisher: Random House Audio