Heaven's reach vs The ship of Ishtar: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Heaven's reach

Heaven's reach David Brin · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.0 582 pages · ≈ 10 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The ship of Ishtar

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 ★★★★☆ 3.6 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Heaven's reach higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 7411 votes.
The ship of Ishtar is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Heaven's reach.

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