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Book cover of Rendezvous with Rama
Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. ClarkeRama, book 1

Characters in Rendezvous with Rama

5 characters, main characters first.

Supporting characters

  • Jimmy Pak

    A crew member who secretly smuggles a low-gravity skybike aboard the Endeavour and uses it to explore deep into Rama.

  • Karl Mercer

    Norton's second-in-command on the Endeavour, chosen to make the initial foray into Rama.

  • Boris Rodrigo

    A devout crewman whose faith leads him to see Rama as a "Cosmic Ark."

  • Laura Ernst

    Surgeon-Commander of the Endeavour who dissects and studies one of Rama's biological-robotic "biots."