Ancillary Justice vs In the Lion's Mouth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space flight, Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction
Ancillary Justice
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren--a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the…
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In the Lion's Mouth
It's a big Spiral Arm, and the scarred man, Donavan buigh, has gone missing in it, upsetting the harper Mearana's plans for a reconciliation between her parents. Bridget ban, a Hound of the League, doubts that…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- In the Lion's Mouth is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Ancillary Justice.
- Ancillary Justice has the widest readership — 122957 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Ancillary Justice | In the Lion's Mouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (122957) | 3.9 (354) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1166) | 5.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (740) | — |
Reception
| Ancillary Justice | In the Lion's Mouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 122957 | 354 |
| Editions | 17 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 120802 | 331 |
| Reading it now | 8802 | 10 |
| Written reviews | 12610 | 53 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9365 | — |
| Pages | 415 | 303 |