I am wondering of anyone who read Rendevous with Rama and or the other Rama books, does the Big MT remind you of Rama abit? The robot scorpions, the blue grass, the lands scape, and some of the Buildings that don't look like they have windows, it's in a circle, reminds me that I am in Rama. I almost for a minute thought I was wondering in Rama for a bit.

So has anyone else felt like this? Is there a Rama influence a little bit in the Big MT?

Euhm... Where in Hinduism are there robo scorpions?

Umm...he is referring to the books written by Arthur C. Clarke.

Rendezvous with Rama

Rama II

The Garden of Rama

Rama Revealed

And two by Gentry Lee

Bright Messengers

Double Full Moon Night

Never read any of the books myself but I do know they are sci-fi type books... from the wiki Rama is a spherical space ship of sorts. But, based off of the pictures from an artist's conception of what Rama would look like I'd have to disagree that Big MT does not look anything like or remind me of Rama.

I think the OP is referring to the books. I've read the Arthur C. Clarke original a long time ago. I didn't realise there were sequels.

There were no mad scientists, robodogs, roboscorpians, lobotomites etc in the original story!

Yeah, apparently there were 6 books in the series. Four were done by Clarke and two were done by Lee.

I may have to pickup a copy because from reading the wiki it seems like it'd be an interesting read.

Yes the first book Rendevouz with Rama, (that is why I used it so people wouldn't confuse it with Hindu, guess I am wrong again. ) was written by Arthur C Clark, and Rama II, Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed was written by Gentry Lee with colobartion with Arther C Clark, Then Gentry Lee made 2 more books in the Rama Univers but never read them so I believe it's just the universe and not on the space ship.

Not all of the Big MT is Rama, but if you look to one of the places, (I forget now, just got out of OWB) when you look at a bunch of buildings, with no windows in them, the landscape is what is described as "New York" or one of the smaller cities in Rendevouz with Rama. Also the eariness in some aspects of the game remind me of it as well.

The robot scorpoins remind me of the little critters that were saw in Rama. While not looking like robotscorpions, the similiarites are there. I just thought it was neat that is all.

Can someone give me a brief description. I'm an avid reader and would like to see if I would read them.

You talking about the books correct? I strongly suggest reading the first one, Rendevouz with Rama. It's set in the future, and there is a major economic crisis so budgets have been cut, the space budget cut etc. So when an asteroid was detected on it's way to earth, there was no way of getting to it except for a private bussiness craft. Later they discover it is no normal asteroid. So they Rendezvous with the Asteroid dubbed Rama. It is mankinds first contact with an alien spieces. Basically it is, is there life in the univers outside of earth? Will they meet another alien spicies? Who could have created Rama? Are the benelovent or warlike?

So without ruining it, not much character development is in the first book. It was written by Arthur C Clark who worked for Nasa along time ago. Sorry forgot what he did. I know he is the one who created sattelites or something like that, saying it can be possible. It is stongly on the scientific side.A short book 200 or so pages, maybe 300, but I don't think that much.

The other ones, Rama II, Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed are bigger books, double the pages written by Gentry Lee who as well worked for Nasa I believe. Stories were ok, I like them but not as good as the first one. Too much charcter developemnt, and a love story in there as well. Not a womans love story bascially this guy loves that girl. Still it was interestiong.

Again read the first one, and if you like it, try Rama II. The last 3 books to drag on, but I am glad I read it. Remember it is basically scientists who written the book. You will not get nothing like a Dan Brown, Ann Rice, Stephen King, Orson Scott Card or any other famous writers whos proffesion is writting books.

So next time you are in OWB and is on the observation deck look around. You will see a bunch of buildings that looks like a city from far away. Those buildings I swear is what was described in Rama.