Rendezvous with Rama
| First published | June 1973 |
|---|---|
| Type | Novel |
| Series | Rama Universe › Rama #1 |
Synopsis
When a large alien spaceship enters the solar system, an asteroid-mapping ship is sent to investigate. The giant (apparently lifeless) ship, dubbed Rama, is a world unto itself, containing features the humans can only speculate about. When Rama starts coming to life, things start to get very interesting.
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | British Science Fiction Award | Best Novel | Winner |
| 1974 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Winner |
| 1974 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Winner |
| 1974 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Winner |
| 1974 | Nebula Award | Novel | Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (58)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| June 1973 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Gollancz | Novel | |
| August 1973 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | Novel | 3 |
| October 1973 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / SFBC | Novel | 1 |
| 1974 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | 9 |
| 1974 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | 7 |
| July 1974 | Rendezvous with Rama | Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Novel | ||
| September 1974 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | 1 |
| September 1974 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | 1 |
| October 1974 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | 1 |
| January 1975 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| February 1975 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| August 1975 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| February 1976 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | 1 |
| September 1976 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| 1977 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | 9 |
| October 1977 | Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 | |
| 1978 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | |
| 1978 |
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Four Great SF Novels | Book Club Associates | Omnibus | 496 |
| 1978 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | |
| April 1978 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| May 1978 |
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Four Great SF Novels | Victor Gollancz | Omnibus | 473 |
| 1979 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | 9 |
| 1980 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | 9 |
| March 1980 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| October 1980 | Rendezvous with Rama | G. K. Hall & Co. | Novel | ||
| 1982 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Pan Books | Novel | |
| October 1982 | Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| January 1984 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| January 1984 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| 1985 |
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2001: A Space Odyssey / The City and the Stars / The Deep Range / A Fall of Moondust / Rendezvous with Rama | Heinemann / Octopus | Omnibus | 605 |
| 1987 |
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2001: A Space Odyssey / The City and the Stars / The Deep Range / A Fall of Moondust / Rendezvous with Rama | Heinemann / Octopus | Omnibus | 605 |
| January 1988 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| January 1988 | Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| February 1988 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | VGSF / Gollancz | Novel | |
| April 1988 | Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| November 1989 | Rendezvous with Rama | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| December 1990 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Bantam Spectra | Novel | |
| 1991 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Orbit | Novel | |
| February 1991 | Rendezvous with Rama | Orbit | Novel | ||
| 1993 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Orbit / Little, Brown UK | Novel | 9 |
| August 1993 | Rendezvous with Rama | The Easton Press | Novel | 1 | |
| 1995 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Orbit | Novel | |
| 1996 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Orbit / Little, Brown UK | Novel | 9 |
| 1997 | Rendezvous with Rama | Orbit | Novel | ||
| 2000 | Rendezvous with Rama | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / SFBC | Novel | ||
| October 2000 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Orbit | Novel | |
| March 2005 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Science Fiction Book Club | Novel | |
| April 2006 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| October 2008 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Audible Studios | Novel | |2 |
| April 2009 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| November 2011 |
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Rama: The Omnibus | Gollancz | Omnibus | 1 |
| November 2011 |
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Rama: The Omnibus | Gollancz | Omnibus | |1 |
| March 2012 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| March 2012 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Gateway / Orion | Novel | |
| November 2012 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | RosettaBooks | Novel | |
| October 2020 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Mariner Books | Novel | |
| April 2022 |
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Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |6 |
| July 2023 |
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Rendezvous with Rama | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | 1 |