Deathlands vs Son of Man: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction

Deathlands James Axler · 1987 ★★★★☆ 3.8 348 pages · ≈ 6 h 27 m · Moderate

The Deathlands (and other Axler books) are the male version of the romance novel.

Son of Man Robert Silverberg · 1971 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 212 pages · ≈ 3 h 56 m · Moderate

1972 Locus Poll Award nominee, best SF novel IN THE BEGINNING... there was no Brooklyn, no St. Louis, no Shakespeare, no moon, no hunger, no death... IN THE BEGINNING... there were no real men, no real women, nothing…

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The verdict

Readers rate Deathlands highest: Deathlands 3.8 · Son of Man 3.4.
Son of Man is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Deathlands.
Son of Man has the widest readership — 599 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Son of Man ≈ 3h vs 6h for Deathlands

Scores by source

	Deathlands	Son of Man
Goodreads	—	3.4 (599)
Hardcover	3.0 (1)	2.6 (5)

Reception

	Deathlands	Son of Man
Ratings	4	599
Editions	43	14
Citations	—	2
Film adaptations	1	—
Wikipedia attention	1206	2815
Pages	348	212

Deathlands vs Son of Man: Which Should You Read?

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Reception

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