Behemoth vs Leviathan: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Imaginary creatures, Genetic Engineering, Princes, Animals, War, Science Fiction
Behemoth
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Continues the story of Austrian Prince Alek who, in an alternate 1914 Europe, eludes the Germans by traveling in the Leviathan to Constantinople, where he faces a whole new kind of genetically-engineered warships.
Leviathan
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Choose Your Weapon: Beastie or Clanker Alek is a prince without a throne. On the run from his own people, he has only a fighting machine and a small band of men. Deryn is a girl disguised as a guy in the British Air…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Behemoth highest: Behemoth 4.2 · Leviathan 3.9.
- Leviathan has the widest readership — 95394 ratings behind its score.
- Leviathan runs the darker storyline; Behemoth stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Behemoth | Leviathan | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (41761) | 3.9 (95394) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (137) | 3.8 (255) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (208) | 4.5 (234) |
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Reception
| Behemoth | Leviathan | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 41761 | 95394 |
| Editions | 15 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 17343 | 127491 |
| Reading it now | 590 | 1783 |
| Written reviews | 2849 | 7557 |
| Wikipedia attention | 23738 | 3426 |
| Pages | 485 | 444 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Behemoth or Leviathan?
Behemoth has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Behemoth 4.2/5, Leviathan 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Behemoth or Leviathan?
Leviathan is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Leviathan (444 pages, ≈ 8 h 13 m); Behemoth (485 pages, ≈ 8 h 59 m).
Which is harder to read: Behemoth or Leviathan?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Behemoth: Light; Leviathan: Light.