‘Rama is a cosmic egg … it may hatch at any moment’
It is 2031. A vast object, initially thought to be a planet-killing asteroid, has entered the solar system. A closer look reveals a startling mystery: the object, christened Rama, is not a product of nature at all, but an enormous metal cylinder, clearly crafted with purpose and by intelligent beings. Who made the space craft, and why have they set it hurtling towards our sun?
For Commander Norton and the crew of the Endeavour, these are questions that must be answered, and they must do it before Rama spins once more out of our reach. What they discover inside is extraordinary: a world of technological marvels. Will humankind ever be able to comprehend it? Rama is coming, and our world will never be the same again.