A Canticle for Leibowitz vs Armageddon 2419 AD: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of A Canticle for Leibowitz

A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller Jr. · 1959 ★★★★☆ 4.0 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Armageddon 2419 AD

Armageddon 2419 AD Philip Francis Nowlan · 1962 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 78 pages · ≈ 1 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Canticle for Leibowitz higher: 4.0 vs 3.4 from 123534 votes.
Armageddon 2419 AD is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for A Canticle for Leibowitz.

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