Cibola burn vs New York 2140: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Cibola burn Cibola burn James S. A. Corey · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.3 605 pages · ≈ 11 h 12 m · Moderate
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"The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets. Ilus, the first human colony on this vast new…

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Cover of New York 2140 New York 2140 Kim Stanley Robinson · 2017 ★★★★☆ 3.6 656 pages · ≈ 12 h 09 m · Moderate
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It is 2140. The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street became a canal. Every…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Cibola burnNew York 2140
Goodreads — 3.6 (16088)
Hardcover 4.2 (1453) 3.7 (132)
Google Books 4.0 (2) —
Apple Books 4.5 (1597) 4.0 (188)
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Reception

Cibola burnNew York 2140
Ratings 1597 16088
Editions 13 13
Citations — 23
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 4449 1578
Pages 605 656
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Cibola burn or New York 2140?

Cibola burn has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Cibola burn 4.3/5, New York 2140 3.6/5).

Which is shorter to read: Cibola burn or New York 2140?

Cibola burn is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Cibola burn (605 pages, ≈ 11 h 12 m); New York 2140 (656 pages, ≈ 12 h 09 m).

Which is harder to read: Cibola burn or New York 2140?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cibola burn: Moderate; New York 2140: Moderate.

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