A rising Thunder vs Captain Vorpatril's Alliance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction
A rising Thunder
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After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington has rooted out a plan designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plans lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment.…
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
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"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…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for A rising Thunder.
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance has the widest readership — 17439 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A rising Thunder | Captain Vorpatril's Alliance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (17439) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (61) | 4.1 (115) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (367) | 5.0 (7) |
Reception
| A rising Thunder | Captain Vorpatril's Alliance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 367 | 17439 |
| Editions | 7 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4274 |
| Reading it now | — | 255 |
| Written reviews | — | 1536 |
| Wikipedia attention | 241 | 237 |
| Pages | 557 | 432 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A rising Thunder or Captain Vorpatril's Alliance?
A rising Thunder has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A rising Thunder 4.3/5, Captain Vorpatril's Alliance 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: A rising Thunder or Captain Vorpatril's Alliance?
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m); A rising Thunder (557 pages, ≈ 10 h 19 m).
Which is harder to read: A rising Thunder or Captain Vorpatril's Alliance?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A rising Thunder: Moderate; Captain Vorpatril's Alliance: Moderate.