In the days of the comet vs The Coming Race: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Utopias, British and irish fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction
In the days of the comet
H. G. Wells, in his 1906 In the Days of the Comet uses the vapors of a comet to trigger a deep and lasting change in humanity's perspective on themselves and the world. In the build-up to a great war, poor student…
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The Coming Race
The Coming Race, an early science-fiction work, with its superman race the Vril-ya descended from the same ancestors as the great Aryan family, from which in varied streams has flowed the dominant civilization of the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Coming Race is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for In the days of the comet.
- In the days of the comet has the widest readership — 1911 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| In the days of the comet | The Coming Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (1911) | 3.2 (1864) |
| Hardcover | 2.5 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (19) | — |
Reception
| In the days of the comet | The Coming Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1911 | 1864 |
| Editions | 213 | 262 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3013 | 3666 |
| Reading it now | 175 | — |
| Written reviews | 194 | 278 |
| Wikipedia attention | 565 | 11261 |
| Pages | 240 | 58 |