You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 5:47 PM and is filed under Books, Science Fiction. Clarke, Hugo Award, Michael Moorcock, Nebula, Science Fiction Reginald, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, page 106. Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pages 1759-1763 (“ Rendezvous With Rama is one of those novels obviously destined to become instant classics.”). First edition hardback (no statement of printing, as per Currey), a Near Fine copy with bumped top front corner, small inked “W” on front free endpaper, tiny doggear to top of first 12 pages, in a Near Fine dust jacket with bumped top front corner, 3/8″ closed tear to rear bottom DJ near heel, pinhead nick to bottom front fold edge with associated scratch, slight edegwear at head and heel, and a touch of rubbing. But here’s one of the most notable books by other authors I bought from him:Ĭlarke, Arthur C. Setting The main events of the novel start in the year 2109. Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets. Some of those went out in December’s Lame Excuse Books catalog, and more were Moorcock first editions (naturally) that I’ll be cataloging a bit later. Publisher, BRILLIANCE CORP Unabridged edition (1 Sept. Set in the 2130s, the story involves a 50-kilometre (31 mi) cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System. The Hammer of God is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Rendezvous with Rama Arthur Charles Clarke No preview available - 1990.

Back in November, I went out to Michael Moorcock’s house and bought five boxes of books from him. Clarke Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1974 Seller: BDC Books, Stratford, ON, Canada Contact seller Seller Rating: First Edition Used - Softcover Condition: Fine 36.39 Convert currency 14.72 Shipping From Canada to United Kingdom Quantity: 1 Add to Basket Soft Cover. At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama.

Rendezvous with rama first edition