Rendezvous with Rama has a lot of back story involving early solar system exploration/settling, and the main plot is exploration of an unknown object. One of my

Rendezvous with Rama has a lot of back story involving early solar system exploration/settling, and the main plot is exploration of an unknown object. One of my all time favorite books, but the sequels are mediocre at best. http://www.amazon.com/Rendezvous-Rama-Arthur-Charles-Clarke/dp/0899684491/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335504839&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Rendezvous-Rama-Arthur-Charles-Clarke/...