Rama II
- 496
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Rama II” returns to the alien enigma of the first novel but shifts its attention from the mystery to the crew. Written mainly by Gentry Lee, it lingers on its characters, and that change divides readers: many of those who came for answers find that cast tiresome, and some call it stereotyped. Others find it more engaging than its predecessor precisely because of how these people deal with one another.
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About the book
Rama II is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee and Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1989. It recounts humankind's further interaction with the Ramans, first introduced in Rendezvous with Rama. Written primarily by Lee, Rama II has a distinctly different writing style than the original, with a more character-driven narrative and a closer-to-contemporary mindset, ambience and human relations than the first novel's more futuristic tones. Rama II is the first novel of the "new" Rama series, as Rendezvous with Rama is not always counted as part of it. The Rama series includes two more sequels: The Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed.
Reading order · Rama
Full order & progress →- Rendezvous with RamaStart here
8.38.3 / 10 - Rama IIThis book
7.37.3 / 10 - The Garden of Rama
7.47.4 / 10 - Rama Revealed
7.57.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.9 across 227 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.5 | 23 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 204 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is Rama II?
It has 496 pages — longer than 63% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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