On its mysterious voyage through interstellar space, a massive alien starship carries its human passengers to the end of a generations-long odyssey.
But the great experiment designed by the Ramans has failed, and Rama III has become a battleground. Fleeing a tyrant, a band of humans ventures into the nether regions of the ship, where they encounter an emerald-doomed lair ruled by the fabulously advanced octospiders.
As the octospiders lure the humans deeper into their domain, the humans must decide whether the creatures are their allies of enemies. …
