Hey Gregoshi, thanks for the reply. This was looking like a mighty lonely thread. (I though the Asimov guys were out to get me. )

The Rama series is well worth the effort. I can't remember if it was book three or four, but there was one part that had my jaw on the floor. And that hasn't happened often. The only other (part of a) book that ever floored me like that was Caillancourt's account of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.

I'm going to re-read all of Rama as well, but not until I get books 2,3, & 4 from Amazon. I want them waiting for me, not the other way around. I might look for a full hardcover set. That would be nice.

I'm a few pages into Childhood's End right now. Should be done very fast. Nice small book.

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