A Civil Campaign vs Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Miles Vorkosigan, Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction
A Civil Campaign
Miles Vorkosigan launches a campaign to win the heart of Ekatarina, whose former husband died as a result of Miles' investigations in the book Komarr, by the same author. As a member of the Vor class, Miles and…
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Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
The last volume of Bujold's award winning Vorkosigan saga, Cordelia needs to find a new direction for her life.
The verdict
- Readers rate A Civil Campaign highest: A Civil Campaign 4.3 · Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen 3.8.
- Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen has the widest readership — 10554 ratings behind its score.
- A Civil Campaign runs the darker storyline; Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Civil Campaign | Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (10554) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (128) | 3.7 (90) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (85) | — |
Reception
| A Civil Campaign | Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 128 | 10554 |
| Editions | 9 | 7 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4626 |
| Reading it now | — | 418 |
| Written reviews | — | 1494 |
| Wikipedia attention | 398 | 283 |
| Pages | 416 | 348 |