Garden of Rama

<b>In the spellbinding Arthur C. Clarke tradition here is an exhilarating adventure into the hearts of both the Universe and mankind . . . </b> <p/>By the twenty-third century Earth has already had two encounters with massive mysterious robotic spacecraft from beyond our solar system--the incontestable proof of an alien technology that far exceeds our own. Now three human cosmonauts are trapped aboard a labyrinthine Raman vessel where it will take all of their physical and mental resources to survive. <p/>Only twelve years into their journey do these intrepid travelers learn their destination and face their ultimate challenge: a rendezvous with a Raman base--and the unseen architects of their galactic home. The cosmonauts have given up family friends and possessions to live a new kind of life. But the answers that await them at the Raman Node will require an even greater sacrifice--if humanity is indeed ready to learn the awe-inspiring truth.