Am I the only one that apreciated the last three books more than the first one?
The first book was independent of the last three. Clarke wrote Rendevous first not even planning on writing sequels, but still leaving the door open by adding at the last minute 'The Ramans do everything in threes.' as the closing line. While being technical, the first book was empty, it was the final three that brought real human character to the series.
Because they chose only to produce the first book, we will now have great CG shots, but not enough plot to keep most interested.
I would love to see the insect creatures and their mana melons or the octo creatures that communicate with color more than the vast empty landscapes. The story of the self-destruction of the human colony is the real story here, finding a giant spacecraft and studying it is rather mundane for sci-fi. Scientist studying an immense metallic tube isn't as exciting as sex, violence, aliens and of course, the big tube.
Read the books. (except for the first one, i didn't like it:))
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Am I the only one that apreciated the last three books more than the first one?
The first book was independent of the last three. Clarke wrote Rendevous first not even planning on writing sequels, but still leaving the door open by adding at the last minute 'The Ramans do everything in threes.' as the closing line. While being technical, the first book was empty, it was the final three that brought real human character to the series.
Because they chose only to produce the first book, we will now have great CG shots, but not enough plot to keep most interested.
I would love to see the insect creatures and their mana melons or the octo creatures that communicate with color more than the vast empty landscapes. The story of the self-destruction of the human colony is the real story here, finding a giant spacecraft and studying it is rather mundane for sci-fi. Scientist studying an immense metallic tube isn't as exciting as sex, violence, aliens and of course, the big tube.
Read the books. (except for the first one, i didn't like it