Eon vs New York 2140: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: High Tech, Science Fiction, Fiction
Eon
“On the first leg of the trip, in the passenger cabin of the long-bed shuttle, Patricia Vasquez had watched the Earth's cloud-smeared limb on a video monitor.”
"Perhaps it wasn't from our time, perhaps it wasn't even from our universe, but perhaps the arrival of the 300 km long stone was the answer to humanity's desperate plea to end the threat of nuclear war. Inside the deep…
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New York 2140
It is 2140. The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street became a canal. Every…
The verdict
- Readers rate Eon highest: Eon 3.9 · New York 2140 3.6.
- Eon is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 12 for New York 2140.
- Eon has the widest readership — 30565 ratings behind its score.
- Eon runs the darker storyline; New York 2140 stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Eon | New York 2140 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (30565) | 3.6 (16088) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (161) | 3.7 (132) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (19) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (102) | 4.0 (188) |
Reception
| Eon | New York 2140 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30565 | 16088 |
| Editions | 43 | 13 |
| Citations | — | 23 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 17414 | — |
| Reading it now | 1524 | — |
| Written reviews | 1050 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1450 | 1578 |
| Pages | 496 | 656 |