Rama Books in Order
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Arthur C. Clarke's Rama saga follows humanity's encounters with Rama, a vast cylindrical alien starship that drifts into the Solar System. The 1973 standalone original was later expanded into a four-book sequence co-written with Gentry Lee.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1953 · Arthur C. Clarke
A 1973 novel by Arthur C. Clarke follows a massive 50-kilometre-long alien cylinder passing through the solar system. A nearby ship is sent to study…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Arthur C. Clarke
This 1989 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee follows the discovery, at the dawn of the twenty-third century, of a second enormous alien…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
This 1991 novel by Gentry Lee and Arthur C. Clarke is the third book in Clarke's Rama series, centered on an alien ghost ship entering the solar…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Arthur C. Clarke
Rama Revealed is a 1993 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee, the last in a four-book series that follows Clarke's Rendezvous…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Rama books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers, and the natural order since the four novels form one continuous, sequential narrative Start with “Rendezvous with Rama.”
How many books are in the Rama series?
We list 4 books by Arthur C. Clarke , published between 1953–1993.
Where can I buy the Rama books?
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