Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two vs Redshirts: Which Should You Read?
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Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two
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Second in the Saga of Shadows trilogy from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars and coauthor of Sisterhood of Dune.The titanic conflict continues between galactic civilizations and…
Redshirts
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It's a prestige posting, with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Redshirts is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two.
- Redshirts has the widest readership — 1136 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two | Redshirts | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (1084) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (1136) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (13) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (1018) |
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Reception
| Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two | Redshirts | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1136 |
| Editions | 6 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 318 |
| Reading it now | — | 121 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3201 |
| Pages | 608 | 320 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two or Redshirts?
Redshirts has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Redshirts 3.9/5, Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two or Redshirts?
Redshirts is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Redshirts (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two (608 pages, ≈ 11 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two or Redshirts?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blood of the Cosmos: The Saga of Shadows, Book Two: Light; Redshirts: Moderate.