Rama sequels
Rama sequels by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Leeby Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Readers who enjoyed them find Gentry Lee's wilder imagination enjoyable on its own terms, though critics call the sequels awful.
Readers who enjoyed them find Gentry Lee's wilder imagination enjoyable on its own terms, though critics call the sequels awful.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 57%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Wilder imagination, enjoyable on its own
“Gentry Lee has a wilder imagination that Clarke, and once you realize it isn't Clarke, it's enjoyable in its own way.”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “Rendezvous with Rama” Enjoyable read despite contrived plotting
“I found them an enjoyable read. It was contrived at points, but the series had my favorite ending for a character.”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Rendezvous with Rama” Enjoyed most of the sequels
“I very much enjoyed the sequels (all but the last).”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Rendezvous with Rama” Fondly remembered from earlier reading
“I remember rather enjoying them when I read them many years ago”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “DBASE on the Kaypro II”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Called awful and badly done
“It would seem passing strange that Gentry Lee came up with all the awful bits”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Rendezvous with Rama” “He would not be able to screw it up so thoroughly without extensive "help".”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Rendezvous with Rama” “produced the awful Rendezvous with Rama sequels”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “DBASE on the Kaypro II”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Rama sequelsby Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry LeeThis page | 4 | 3 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Gentry Lee has a wilder imagination that Clarke, and once you realize it isn't Clarke, it's enjoyable in its own way.”
“I very much enjoyed the sequels (all but the last).”
“I found them an enjoyable read. It was contrived at points, but the series had my favorite ending for a character.”
“He would not be able to screw it up so thoroughly without extensive "help".”
“It would seem passing strange that Gentry Lee came up with all the awful bits”
“the collaboration with Clarke just didn't work”
“I remember rather enjoying them when I read them many years ago”
“produced the awful Rendezvous with Rama sequels”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.