Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen vs Storm Over Warlock: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Life on other planets -- Fiction, Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
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The last volume of Bujold's award winning Vorkosigan saga, Cordelia needs to find a new direction for her life.
Storm Over Warlock
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Earth is colonizing worlds, but there are intelligent bugs who want to glean everything off of those worlds and have no hesitation in killing men to do it. A young man and his pet wolverines are the only two survivors…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Storm Over Warlock is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen.
- Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen has the widest readership — 10554 ratings behind its score.
- Storm Over Warlock runs the darker storyline; Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen | Storm Over Warlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (10554) | 3.9 (1366) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (90) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (5) |
Reception
| Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen | Storm Over Warlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10554 | 1366 |
| Editions | 7 | 78 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4626 | 743 |
| Reading it now | 418 | 120 |
| Written reviews | 1494 | 113 |
| Wikipedia attention | 283 | 136 |
| Pages | 348 | 172 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen or Storm Over Warlock?
Storm Over Warlock has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Storm Over Warlock 3.9/5, Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen or Storm Over Warlock?
Storm Over Warlock is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Storm Over Warlock (172 pages, ≈ 3 h 11 m); Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (348 pages, ≈ 6 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen or Storm Over Warlock?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen: Moderate; Storm Over Warlock: Moderate.