Children of Dune vs Edison's conquest of Mars: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American literature, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Children of Dune

Children of Dune Frank Herbert · 1976 ★★★★☆ 4.0 528 pages · ≈ 9 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Edison's conquest of Mars

Edison's conquest of Mars Garrett Putman Serviss · 1947 ★★★☆☆ 2.9 119 pages · ≈ 2 h 12 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Children of Dune higher: 4.0 vs 2.9 from 268238 votes.
Edison's conquest of Mars is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Children of Dune.
Children of Dune is the easier read (Moderate), Edison's conquest of Mars more demanding (Challenging).

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