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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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    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










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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










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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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    Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
    – dominic fonde
    2 hours ago














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    Sounds superficially similar to the sequels to Rendezvous with Rama...
    – dominic fonde
    2 hours ago








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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...
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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).






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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
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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).






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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
    1 hour ago















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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).






share|improve this answer





















  • 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
    1 hour ago













up vote
3
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accepted







up vote
3
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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).






share|improve this answer












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).







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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
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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
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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
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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
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