Valeriy Borzov: Russian General and Rama II mission commander.Shigeru Takagishi: Japanese scientist, expert on first Rama craft.David Brown: American scientific leader.Richard Wakefield: British electrical engineer.The novel ends with three of the twelve astronauts abandoned inside Rama as it travels out of the Solar System. The tools and vehicles the crew bring to Rama, based on knowledge from the first expedition, make exploring Rama easier. Interpersonal conflicts among crew members begin prior to the launch date.Īfter arriving, an accident kills the leader of the group while still outside Rama, and there is debate over who the replacement should be. Its arrival is expected, and on Earth the chosen crew of twelve readies for the voyage to unlock more of Rama's mysteries.

Seventy years after the events of Rendezvous with Rama, a second Raman vessel enters the Solar System. The Rama series includes two more sequels: The Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed. Rama II is the first novel of the 'new' Rama series, as Rendezvous with Rama is not always counted as part of it. Written primarily by Lee, Rama II has a distinctly different writing style than the original, with a more character-driven narrative and a closer-to-contemporary mindset, ambience and human relations than the first novel's more futuristic tones. It recounts humankind's further interaction with the Ramans, first introduced in Rendezvous with Rama. Rama II is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee and Arthur C.

Incontro con Rama by Arthur C. Clarke