A Planet for Texans vs The ship of Ishtar: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of A Planet for Texans

A Planet for Texans H. Beam Piper · 1958 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The ship of Ishtar

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 ★★★★☆ 3.6 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

A Planet for Texans is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The ship of Ishtar.
A Planet for Texans is the easier read (Moderate), The ship of Ishtar more demanding (Challenging).

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