A Civil Campaign vs Captain Vorpatril's Alliance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Miles Vorkosigan, Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction
A Civil Campaign
Miles Vorkosigan launches a campaign to win the heart of Ekatarina, whose former husband died as a result of Miles' investigations in the book Komarr, by the same author. As a member of the Vor class, Miles and…
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Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
"Book Fourteen in the best-selling Vorkosigan series. Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor's life of a staff officer to a Barrayaran admiral. Ivan, cousin to Imperial troubleshooter…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance has the widest readership — 17439 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Civil Campaign | Captain Vorpatril's Alliance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (17439) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (128) | 4.1 (115) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (85) | 5.0 (7) |
Reception
| A Civil Campaign | Captain Vorpatril's Alliance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 128 | 17439 |
| Editions | 9 | 7 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4274 |
| Reading it now | — | 255 |
| Written reviews | — | 1536 |
| Wikipedia attention | 398 | 237 |
| Pages | 416 | 432 |