Heaven's reach vs The ship of Ishtar: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction
Heaven's reach
Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, David Brin brings his bestselling Uplift series to a magnificent conclusion with his most imaginative and powerful novel to date--the shattering epic of a universe poised on the…
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The ship of Ishtar
The American adventurer was pitched out of his own time and into a weird world of incredible and enticing marvels.
The verdict
- Readers rate Heaven's reach highest: Heaven's reach 4.0 · The ship of Ishtar 3.6.
- The ship of Ishtar is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Heaven's reach.
- Heaven's reach has the widest readership — 7411 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Heaven's reach | The ship of Ishtar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (7411) | 3.6 (672) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (41) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (20) | — |
Reception
| Heaven's reach | The ship of Ishtar | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7411 | 672 |
| Editions | 11 | 104 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 2406 | 888 |
| Reading it now | 113 | 50 |
| Written reviews | 178 | 90 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 421 |
| Pages | 582 | 309 |