Rama Books in Order

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.

  1. Cover of Rendezvous with Rama

    Rendezvous with Rama

    1953 · 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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  2. Cover of Rama II

    Rama II

    1989 · 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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  3. Cover of The Garden of Rama

    The Garden of Rama

    1991 · Arthur C. Clarke

    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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  4. Cover of Rama Revealed

    Rama Revealed

    1993 · 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?

Read them in publication order, starting with “Rendezvous with Rama”. 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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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.