In Rama Revealed ( 1993, 3rd book in the saga by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee), a faction of aggressive humans, led by a mob boss figure, takes control of the human colony aboard the massive spacecraft. They launch a campaign of propaganda and war against another species inhabiting the ship, escalating to a genocidal conflict. The original astronauts and their descendants are left powerless to stop the violence, highlighting the destructive potential of unchecked power and xenophobia.