Declination vs Right Ascension: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Morality, Sci Fi, Action, Ethics, Space opera, Science Fiction
Declination
A continuation of the saga begun in Right Ascension, Declination finds us in the year 3050, ten years after the dreadful Lucani Ibron have been driven from Earth. Now, the Confederation's crises are spawned from within,…
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Right Ascension
Set in the year 3040, Right Ascension explores mankind's place in the Universe, how we ascended to that lofty position, and the horrifying price of that ascension. Humanity's struggle to assume a place of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Declination has the widest readership — 133 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Declination | Right Ascension | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (133) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (6) |
Reception
| Declination | Right Ascension | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 133 | 6 |
| Editions | 3 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 41 | — |
| Reading it now | 10 | — |
| Written reviews | 7 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4014 | 5132 |
| Pages | 221 | 224 |