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Plot Summary of Garden of Rama
"Stranded in RAMA, Nicole Des Jardins tries to create a family. After New Eden is created by the Ramans, Nakamura tries to take over control and destroy the Octospiders, Avians and Myrmicats."
Mario De Leo, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Garden of Rama
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Plot
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - generally friendly contact with alien(s) - stranded on alien planet, fighting aliens to survive
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - destined love (dream or prediction)
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - guns
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Spaceship setting: - alien spaceship - a space station - really, really giant spaceship/station
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - neutral aliens - empty, or nearly empty world - very controlled society
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog
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