Galaxies Like Grains of Sand vs The Ganymede Takeover: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Extraterrestrial beings, Robots, Fiction
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
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From the back cover: THE HISTORY OF THE FUTURE The moon is a nuclear bonfire, smouldering for 100,000 years after the war to end all wars. Robot slaves toil away at a starved planet, unaware that the masters they…
The Ganymede Takeover
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The Ganymede Takeover is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writers Philip K. Dick and Ray Nelson. It is an alien invasion novel, and similar to Dick's earlier solo novel The Game-Players of Titan. Dick later…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Galaxies Like Grains of Sand highest: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 3.7 · The Ganymede Takeover 3.3.
- The Ganymede Takeover has the widest readership — 869 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Galaxies Like Grains of Sand | The Ganymede Takeover | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (768) | 3.3 (869) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.5 (8) |
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Reception
| Galaxies Like Grains of Sand | The Ganymede Takeover | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 768 | 869 |
| Editions | 11 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 862 | 839 |
| Reading it now | 58 | 10 |
| Written reviews | 89 | 88 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | 717 |
| Pages | 189 | 192 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand or The Ganymede Takeover?
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 3.7/5, The Ganymede Takeover 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand or The Ganymede Takeover?
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand (189 pages, ≈ 3 h 30 m); The Ganymede Takeover (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand or The Ganymede Takeover?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Galaxies Like Grains of Sand: Moderate; The Ganymede Takeover: Moderate.