Double Star vs The Edge of the Knife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Double Star
One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was — as usual — in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he…
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The Edge of the Knife
Ed Chalmers, history professor, had a real problem in his classes: he kept blurting out events that hadn't happened yet. Of course that made him the butt of jokes and ridicule, and the Dean wanted him out despite his…
The verdict
- Readers rate Double Star highest: Double Star 3.9 · The Edge of the Knife 3.7.
- The Edge of the Knife is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for Double Star.
- Double Star has the widest readership — 24785 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Double Star | The Edge of the Knife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (24785) | 3.6 (195) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (95) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (108) | 4.5 (11) |
Reception
| Double Star | The Edge of the Knife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24785 | 195 |
| Editions | 42 | 42 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 70 |
| Reading it now | — | 15 |
| Written reviews | — | 25 |
| Wikipedia attention | 906 | 640 |
| Pages | 159 | 47 |