Great sky river vs Surface Detail: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Great sky river

Great sky river Gregory Benford · 1984 ★★★★☆ 3.8 326 pages · ≈ 6 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Surface Detail

Surface Detail Iain Banks · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.4 640 pages · ≈ 11 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Surface Detail higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 267 votes.
Great sky river is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 11 for Surface Detail.

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