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Rama books in order

Arthur C. Clarke

Rama is a series of 4 books by Arthur C. Clarke: 1,743 pages, about 32 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

4
books
1,743
pages
32 hours
to read them all
64 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Rendezvous with Rama 1973 4.7 h 2 Rama II 1989 9.1 h 3 The Garden of Rama 1991 9.4 h 4 Rama Revealed 1993 8.8 h

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The books

  1. 1

    Rendezvous with Rama 1973 4.7 h

    Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the solar system provoking a hurried effort to intercept it.

  2. 2

    Rama II 1989 9.1 h

    From the back cover of Bantam paperback December 1990: THE RAMANS ARE BACK...

  3. 3

    The Garden of Rama 1991 9.4 h

    Book 3 of Clarke's Rama series is about an alien ghost ship that enters the solar system.

  4. 4

    Rama Revealed 1993 8.8 h

How much is left

After book 1, Rendezvous with Rama about 27 hours left
After book 2, Rama II about 18 hours left
After book 3, The Garden of Rama about 9 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 31 hours 57 minutes

All 4 books, 1,743 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

64 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.