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Book · by Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1989

How many pages is Rama II?

Rama II by Arthur C. Clarke has a median of 420 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 392 to 458 pages.

Median pages
420
7 editions counted
Range
377–512
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
116k
at 275 words per page

How long will Rama II take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
7 h 24 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

4004505001987198819891990199119921989: 420 pages1989: 420 pages1989: 377 pages1989: 406 pages1989: 377 pages1990: 496 pages1990: 512 pagesmedian 420
4004505001988199019921989: 420 pages1989: 420 pages1989: 377 pages1989: 406 pages1989: 377 pages1990: 496 pages1990: 512 pagesmedian 420
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1990Futura–496OL15125573M
1990SpectraPaperback512OL7824827M
1989SpectraHardcover420OL7816735M
1989Bantam Books–420OL2195620M
1989Gollancz–377OL22351521M
1989Bantam Books–406OL16186144M
1989GollanczHardcover377OL1809062M

More by Arthur C. Clarke

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Questions

How many pages is Rama II?
About 420 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 377 to 512 pages.
How long does it take to read Rama II?
About 7 h 24 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Rama II?
Roughly 116,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).