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Rendezvous with Rama

by Arthur C. Clarke

When a fifty-kilometre-long alien cylinder enters the solar system, a human crew intercepts the vessel to explore its vast interior. The mission uncovers a complex world inside the craft as it travels towards the sun.

Accession 15121 ISBN 0330240242 Publisher Pan
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