Rendezvous with Rama

This 1974 Hugo winner from SF grand master Arthur C. Clarke evokes a similar sense of the eerie unknown that one gets from reading 19th century ultra-grand master Jules Verne. Whereas Jules Verne's imagination brought us to the uncharted heights and depths of our world, Clarke takes us on a journey to the center of someone else's world. Every turn of the mission promises fascinating discoveries, but to my jaded, over-SF'd imagination, it wasn't that mind-blowing. Like Verne, the possibilities are endless, but the prose is disappointingly lean, and, despite all the dangerous unknowns, you get a sense that everything will come out all right in the end. Click the link below to see my full review!