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Rama Books in Order

Rama contains 7 books, published between 1973 and 2000. The first book is Rendezvous with Rama (1973) and the newest is The Tranquility Wars (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
1973–2000
Confirmed
7 of 7 titles
Total pages
3,477 across 7 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,477 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Rama is a science fiction series listed under Arthur C. Clarke, and the run opens with Rendezvous with Rama (1973). The catalogue holds 7 books published between 1973 and 2000: Clarke is credited on 4 of them and Gentry Lee on the other 3. Rama II arrived in 1989, followed by The Garden of Rama (1991) and Rama Revealed (1993), and the run closes with The Tranquility Wars (2000). Subject tags include life on other planets, space colonies, extraterrestrial beings and an imaginary space vehicle named Rama, plus Hugo Award (1974) and Nebula Award markers. The series is listed as likely complete.

How many Rama books are there?

Rama has 7 books, released between 1973 and 2000.

Rama Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 Rama books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, book 1 of the Rama series (1973)
  2. Cover of Rama II, book 2 of the Rama series (1989)
  3. Cover of The Garden of Rama, book 3 of the Rama series (1991)
  4. Cover of Rama Revealed by Arthur C. Clarke, book 4 of the Rama series (1993)
  5. Cover of Bright Messengers by Gentry Lee, book 5 of the Rama series (1995)
  6. Cover of Double Full Moon Night by Gentry Lee, book 6 of the Rama series (1999)
  7. Cover of The Tranquility Wars by Gentry Lee, book 7 of the Rama series (2000)
  1. 1
    Rendezvous with Rama1973 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1973252
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  2. 2
    Rama II1989 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989512
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  3. 3
    The Garden of Rama1991 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991608
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  4. 4
    Rama Revealed1993 · 602 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993602
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  5. 5
    Bright Messengers1995 · 447 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995447
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  6. 6
    Double Full Moon Night1999 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999416
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  7. 7
    The Tranquility Wars2000 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000640
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Do you have to read Rama books in order?

You should read the Rama books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Rama book also stands alone.

Where to start with Rama

Start with Rendezvous with Rama (1973), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rama book?

The Tranquility Wars (2000) is the newest Rama book released so far.

Is there a new Rama book coming?

No next Rama book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Rama has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 3 nominations for Rama. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Rama at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rama title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rama books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
3,477 pages across all 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rama books, 4 of 7, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 7 titles, 5 are credited to Gentry Lee and 4 to Arthur C. Clarke.

What the Rama books are about

6 of the 7 Rama books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.