Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama is available on Audible as a 9 hrs 4 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Ganim and Robert J. Sawyer – introduction.
Publisher’s Summary
At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft.
Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind’s first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams…and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits – just behind a Raman airlock door.
BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by Hugo Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer, who explains why Rendezvous with Rama will make the listener “feel both humbled and exhilarated at the same time”.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim and Robert J. Sawyer – introduction
- Length: 9 hrs 4 mins
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Release year: 2008
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Science Fiction / First Contact
Listener Ratings
Rendezvous with Rama holds an average listener rating of 4.4/5 from 11053 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.1/5
- Story: 4.5/5
- 5-star ratings: 57% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
3/5 stars — “Decent”
I would give 4 stars, but I really didn’t like the narration – as others have stated, it feels very choppy, almost a bit slow. It is to the point of being distracting, it made me wish I had just read the print book.As for the story, it was interesting; not an action packed story, so if you’re looking for a fast paced battle story, look elseware; however, it was neat to see how much this story has obviously influenced many other sci-fi stories/movies.
In a way it had a similar feel to 2001 a Space Odyssey.
— Ryan Tollefson, Audible listener
3/5 stars — “Decent book, poor narration”
The book is interesting, though I would say overrated. The narration is just about the worst I have heard – in the narrator’s attempt at perfect enunciation, he has produced a very choppy, often monotone reading that is often difficult to listen to.— Jon, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “This is tough…book vs narrator”
Of course, the book receives a five-star rating…how could it not? This has been one of my favorite hard sci-fi books. But OMG…how did this narrator get a job reading??? Most of the time, it sounds like a computer is reading. Bob…went…over…to…the…bridge….. I cannot believe this narrator was allowed to read one of the best sci-fi of all times. But I don’t only blame him…there’s also the director, producer and whoever else was responsible for letting the narrator get away with reading the way he did. Five stars for the book…negative zero stars for the narrator!— Phillip, Audible listener
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