Dune vs Edison's conquest of Mars: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American literature, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Dune

Dune Frank Herbert · 1965 ★★★★☆ 4.3 784 pages · ≈ 14 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of Edison's conquest of Mars

Edison's conquest of Mars Garrett Putman Serviss · 1947 ★★★☆☆ 2.9 119 pages · ≈ 2 h 12 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Dune higher: 4.3 vs 2.9 from 1700365 votes.
Edison's conquest of Mars is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 14 for Dune.
Dune is the easier read (Moderate), Edison's conquest of Mars more demanding (Challenging).

Side by side