Dark intelligence vs Redshirts: Which Should You Read?
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Dark intelligence
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After awakening one hundred years after his death at the hands of a haywire AI, Thorvald Spear vows revenge on the machine intelligence and marshalls Isobel Satomi, former criminal and part AI herself, to his cause.
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.
- Dark intelligence has the widest readership — 7010 ratings behind its score.
- Dark intelligence runs the darker storyline; Redshirts stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Dark intelligence | Redshirts | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (7010) | 4.0 (1084) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (83) | 3.9 (1136) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (13) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (1018) |
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Reception
| Dark intelligence | Redshirts | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7010 | 1136 |
| Editions | 6 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 6842 | 318 |
| Reading it now | 477 | 121 |
| Written reviews | 467 | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3201 |
| Pages | 412 | 320 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dark intelligence or Redshirts?
Dark intelligence has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Dark intelligence 4.1/5, Redshirts 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dark intelligence or Redshirts?
Redshirts is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Redshirts (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); Dark intelligence (412 pages, ≈ 7 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Dark intelligence or Redshirts?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dark intelligence: Moderate; Redshirts: Moderate.