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I'm looking for a story I read, probably in the mid nineties
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on it as it continues out into deep space
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to steal all their technology
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate power
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I'm looking for a story I read, probably in the mid nineties
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on it as it continues out into deep space
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to steal all their technology
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate power
story-identification
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Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
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I'm looking for a story I read, probably in the mid nineties
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on it as it continues out into deep space
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to steal all their technology
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate power
story-identification
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I'm looking for a story I read, probably in the mid nineties
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on it as it continues out into deep space
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to steal all their technology
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate power
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story-identification
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mgh42
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Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
– dominic fonde
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Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
– dominic fonde
3 hours ago
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Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
– dominic fonde
3 hours ago
Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
– dominic fonde
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The timeline is a bit out, but I'm pretty sure the book you are looking for is Pushing Ice, by Alastair Reynolds.
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar
system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on
it as it continues out into deep space
The crew of the Rockhopper get tasked with following Saturns moon Janus, after it ditches its disguise and starts heading out of the solar system. The Rockhopper gets caught in its wake and finds it impossible to stop, and so ends up travelling on Janus to its destination.
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who
are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to
steal all their technology
The Rockhopper eventually ends up in a giant structure which is populated by other species that have also been trapped. One of these species is the Musk Dogs, who alone with several allies go around stealing technologies and resources of new arrivals.
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that
are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate
power
Its this part which makes it certain to me you are after Pushing Ice.
After finding a very slowly rotating spire and using its incredible torque to generate power, a technician is killed when he repeats a regular inspection several times in repetition around it - its discovered that Janus punishes repetition, and so the crew take to carrying around methods of introducing randomness into their lives (dice etc).
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
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that's the one, I recognise the name of the Musk Dogs, and I did go through a spell of reading Alastair Reynolds books. Thanks
– mgh42
2 hours ago
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
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down vote
accepted
The timeline is a bit out, but I'm pretty sure the book you are looking for is Pushing Ice, by Alastair Reynolds.
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar
system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on
it as it continues out into deep space
The crew of the Rockhopper get tasked with following Saturns moon Janus, after it ditches its disguise and starts heading out of the solar system. The Rockhopper gets caught in its wake and finds it impossible to stop, and so ends up travelling on Janus to its destination.
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who
are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to
steal all their technology
The Rockhopper eventually ends up in a giant structure which is populated by other species that have also been trapped. One of these species is the Musk Dogs, who alone with several allies go around stealing technologies and resources of new arrivals.
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that
are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate
power
Its this part which makes it certain to me you are after Pushing Ice.
After finding a very slowly rotating spire and using its incredible torque to generate power, a technician is killed when he repeats a regular inspection several times in repetition around it - its discovered that Janus punishes repetition, and so the crew take to carrying around methods of introducing randomness into their lives (dice etc).
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
2,5851534
that's the one, I recognise the name of the Musk Dogs, and I did go through a spell of reading Alastair Reynolds books. Thanks
– mgh42
2 hours ago
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
The timeline is a bit out, but I'm pretty sure the book you are looking for is Pushing Ice, by Alastair Reynolds.
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar
system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on
it as it continues out into deep space
The crew of the Rockhopper get tasked with following Saturns moon Janus, after it ditches its disguise and starts heading out of the solar system. The Rockhopper gets caught in its wake and finds it impossible to stop, and so ends up travelling on Janus to its destination.
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who
are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to
steal all their technology
The Rockhopper eventually ends up in a giant structure which is populated by other species that have also been trapped. One of these species is the Musk Dogs, who alone with several allies go around stealing technologies and resources of new arrivals.
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that
are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate
power
Its this part which makes it certain to me you are after Pushing Ice.
After finding a very slowly rotating spire and using its incredible torque to generate power, a technician is killed when he repeats a regular inspection several times in repetition around it - its discovered that Janus punishes repetition, and so the crew take to carrying around methods of introducing randomness into their lives (dice etc).
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
2,5851534
that's the one, I recognise the name of the Musk Dogs, and I did go through a spell of reading Alastair Reynolds books. Thanks
– mgh42
2 hours ago
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
The timeline is a bit out, but I'm pretty sure the book you are looking for is Pushing Ice, by Alastair Reynolds.
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar
system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on
it as it continues out into deep space
The crew of the Rockhopper get tasked with following Saturns moon Janus, after it ditches its disguise and starts heading out of the solar system. The Rockhopper gets caught in its wake and finds it impossible to stop, and so ends up travelling on Janus to its destination.
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who
are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to
steal all their technology
The Rockhopper eventually ends up in a giant structure which is populated by other species that have also been trapped. One of these species is the Musk Dogs, who alone with several allies go around stealing technologies and resources of new arrivals.
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that
are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate
power
Its this part which makes it certain to me you are after Pushing Ice.
After finding a very slowly rotating spire and using its incredible torque to generate power, a technician is killed when he repeats a regular inspection several times in repetition around it - its discovered that Janus punishes repetition, and so the crew take to carrying around methods of introducing randomness into their lives (dice etc).
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
2,5851534
The timeline is a bit out, but I'm pretty sure the book you are looking for is Pushing Ice, by Alastair Reynolds.
The story involved an alien vessel/asteroid coming through our solar
system and a human ship going out to meet it and then being stuck on
it as it continues out into deep space
The crew of the Rockhopper get tasked with following Saturns moon Janus, after it ditches its disguise and starts heading out of the solar system. The Rockhopper gets caught in its wake and finds it impossible to stop, and so ends up travelling on Janus to its destination.
As they explored the alien vessel they encounter other alien races who
are also stuck, some of them go round looking for new arrivals to
steal all their technology
The Rockhopper eventually ends up in a giant structure which is populated by other species that have also been trapped. One of these species is the Musk Dogs, who alone with several allies go around stealing technologies and resources of new arrivals.
When they first land they find spires sticking out of the surface that
are rotating with near infinite torque so they use this to generate
power
Its this part which makes it certain to me you are after Pushing Ice.
After finding a very slowly rotating spire and using its incredible torque to generate power, a technician is killed when he repeats a regular inspection several times in repetition around it - its discovered that Janus punishes repetition, and so the crew take to carrying around methods of introducing randomness into their lives (dice etc).
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
2,5851534
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
2,5851534
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
2,5851534
answered 3 hours ago
Moo
2,5851534
2,5851534
that's the one, I recognise the name of the Musk Dogs, and I did go through a spell of reading Alastair Reynolds books. Thanks
– mgh42
2 hours ago
add a comment |
that's the one, I recognise the name of the Musk Dogs, and I did go through a spell of reading Alastair Reynolds books. Thanks
– mgh42
2 hours ago
that's the one, I recognise the name of the Musk Dogs, and I did go through a spell of reading Alastair Reynolds books. Thanks
– mgh42
2 hours ago
that's the one, I recognise the name of the Musk Dogs, and I did go through a spell of reading Alastair Reynolds books. Thanks
– mgh42
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
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