Date with Rama

A brilliant novel that became a classic overnight, winning seven prestigious awards in the field of science fiction and serving as the beginning of the most fascinating cycle about contact with an Other Intelligence! The year is 2131. A giant asteroid of unusual cylindrical shape has been discovered, moving through the Galaxy towards the Solar system. A spacecraft "Endeavor" has been sent in pursuit of the interstellar traveler. Its crew, having landed on the surface, confirmed its artificial origin, managed to penetrate inside, and began collecting data. But who created this "ark" and for what purpose?