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Rendezvous with Rama
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<p><i>Rendezvous with Rama</i> is a 1973 <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> novel by British writer <a href="/facts/Arthur_C._Clarke/2XJ6UGDB">Arthur C. Clarke</a>. Set in the 2130s, the story involves a 50-by-20-kilometre (31-by-12-mile) <a href="/facts/McKendree_cylinder/uJdpKMTe">cylindrical</a> alien <a href="/facts/Starship/IWmlNGTY">starship</a> that enters the <a href="/facts/Solar_System/QIcLSazQ">Solar System</a>. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. The novel won both the <a href="/facts/Hugo_Award/E7VlgHeF">Hugo</a> and <a href="/facts/Nebula_Award/CEQB8MhL">Nebula</a> awards upon its release, and is regarded as one of the cornerstones in Clarke's bibliography. The concept was later extended with several sequels, written by Clarke and <a href="/facts/Gentry_Lee/8yYyKyum">Gentry Lee</a>. </p>