Babylon’s ashes vs Children of the Mind: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human-alien encounters, Space Warfare, Imaginary wars and battles, Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction
Babylon’s ashes
The Expanse Saga continues in the 6th installment. The Free Navy – a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships – has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets.…
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Children of the Mind
The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Children of the Mind is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Babylon’s ashes.
- Children of the Mind has the widest readership — 622 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Babylon’s ashes | Children of the Mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (7) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (622) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (45) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (622) |
Reception
| Babylon’s ashes | Children of the Mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 64 | 622 |
| Editions | 13 | 21 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2553 |
| Pages | 544 | 377 |