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It was a series of novels by Arthur C. Clarke:

Books in the series:

Rendezvous with Rama (1973) ISBN 978-0-553-28789-9
Rama II (1989) ISBN 978-0-553-28658-8
The Garden of Rama (1991) ISBN 978-0-553-29817-8
Rama Revealed (1993) ISBN 978-0-553-56947-6

Gentry Lee also wrote two further novels set in the same Rama Universe.

Bright Messengers (1995)
Double Full Moon Night (1999)

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I read the first one, but none of the later ones.