A Desolation Called Peace vs The Ganymede Takeover: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human-alien encounters, Extraterrestrial beings, Science Fiction, Fiction
A Desolation Called Peace
Sequel to A Memory Called Empire. An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options. In a…
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The Ganymede Takeover
The Ganymede Takeover is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writers Philip K. Dick and Ray Nelson. It is an alien invasion novel, and similar to Dick's earlier solo novel The Game-Players of Titan. Dick later…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Desolation Called Peace highest: A Desolation Called Peace 4.4 · The Ganymede Takeover 3.3.
- The Ganymede Takeover is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 9 for A Desolation Called Peace.
- The Ganymede Takeover has the widest readership — 869 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Desolation Called Peace | The Ganymede Takeover | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.3 (869) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (484) | 3.5 (8) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (532) | — |
Reception
| A Desolation Called Peace | The Ganymede Takeover | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 532 | 869 |
| Editions | 6 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 839 |
| Reading it now | — | 10 |
| Written reviews | — | 88 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3585 | 717 |
| Pages | 496 | 192 |