Rama Revealed (1993)

As part of the series and by itself, this is one of the most brilliant fantasies. Clarke is extraordinary writer who tried to compete with Asimov. The Rama series placed Clarke in a class of his own. ( )

In the final book of the Clarke/Lee Rama Saga we finally know what's the plan behind the Rama, the Node, who are the masterminds behind it all... Too much religious crap indeed on the final pages IMHO and it's not worthy of the name and work of Clarke, but the whole story's interesting and exciting to read once... ( )

Eh. The first book of the series was nice, short and sweet and left me wanting more. The second book (Rama II) had some really interesting characters and settings.

However, Gardens of Rama and this book both felt long and fell short of expectations. There were some interesting parts, but it felt like it was rushed and not edited heavily enough. There also were a number of loose threads that just never really felt explained. (Was the orange Avian a clone? Did the octospiders already collect them? Why were there humans in the zoo? Which was the species in danger of extinction (Humans? Sessiles?)

The occurrences on the colonies also felt like a bit of a forced morality play.

Enough compelling stuff that I kept reading, but I'm not really sure why. Some good characters, some boring ones. A nice feel of the main character getting older and older, which reminded me a bit of some older classics like Les Misérables.

I'd probably had liked this book more if I had been younger perhaps. ( )

I've read all the books in this series. For a hardcore sci-fi fan, this is a must read; however, it certainly is not a great book in my opinion. Too wordy; too too scientific. I did a lot of scanning. I'm more of a dialog reader; I get bored easily with long explanations. But the premise is excellent and interesting. The whole "Rama" series is a must. ( )

I finally collected all the books in the series so I could read them in order. I think I probably read them over 10 years ago when I was in my early teens. I got a bit bored with some parts of this particular story, but the imagination behind the narrative is amazing. ( )