Gemina vs Illuminae: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space flight, Interplanetary voyages, Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Gemina
Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna's social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.
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Illuminae
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Gemina has the widest readership — 82884 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Gemina | Illuminae | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (82884) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (270) | 4.2 (500) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (79) | 4.5 (138) |
Reception
| Gemina | Illuminae | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 82884 | 500 |
| Editions | 10 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 71426 | — |
| Reading it now | 1814 | — |
| Written reviews | 14493 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 66 | 1368 |
| Pages | 672 | 608 |