| Captain Norton and his crew are sent to intercept a mysterious cylindrical object. The object turns out to be a giant spaceship, complete with mysterious cities, plains, and even a frozen lake encircling the center of the cylinder. During the exploration, more questions are raised than are answered, as Norton and his crew are forced to depart before Rama gets too close to the Sun.
Rama is the first book in a four book epic. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 50 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - an entire race How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. Setting Spaceship setting: - alien spaceship - really, really giant spaceship/station Takes place in spaceship? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - a fair amount of scientific explanation How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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