Boneshaker vs Lord Kelvin's machine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk, Fiction
Boneshaker
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a…
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Lord Kelvin's machine
World-renowned scientist-explorer Langdon St. Ives and his faithful man-servant Hasbro return again to confront the diabolical hunchback Dr. Ignacio Narbondo in a new adventure involving no less than the salvation of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lord Kelvin's machine is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Boneshaker.
- Lord Kelvin's machine has the widest readership — 446 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Boneshaker | Lord Kelvin's machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (11) | 3.5 (446) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (253) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (11) | — |
Reception
| Boneshaker | Lord Kelvin's machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 253 | 446 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 567 |
| Reading it now | — | 14 |
| Written reviews | — | 45 |
| Wikipedia attention | 614 | 92 |
| Pages | 410 | 262 |