Aftertime vs Horizon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human experimentation in medicine, Zombies, Fiction
Aftertime
"Awakening in a bleak landscape as scarred as her body, Cass Dollar vaguely recalls surviving something terrible. Having no idea how many weeks have passed, she slowly realizes the horrifying truth: Ruthie has vanished.…
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Horizon
As hope emerges from beneath the wastelands of California, Cass Dollar must overcome the worst of what's inside her to defeat the Beaters once and for all.
The verdict
- Readers rate Horizon highest: Horizon 4.2 · Aftertime 3.5.
- Aftertime has the widest readership — 3495 ratings behind its score.
- Aftertime runs the darker storyline; Horizon stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Aftertime | Horizon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (3495) | 4.2 (2025) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (6) | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Aftertime | Horizon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3495 | 2025 |
| Editions | 5 | 4 |
| Want to read | 10207 | — |
| Reading it now | 89 | — |
| Written reviews | 438 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 9117 |
| Pages | 384 | 432 |