In the Lion's Mouth vs The Wreck of the River of Stars: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Space flight, Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction

In the Lion's Mouth Michael Flynn · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.9 303 pages · ≈ 5 h 37 m · Moderate

It's a big Spiral Arm, and the scarred man, Donavan buigh, has gone missing in it, upsetting the harper Mearana's plans for a reconciliation between her parents. Bridget ban, a Hound of the League, doubts that…

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The Wreck of the River of Stars Michael Flynn · 2003 ★★★★☆ 3.6 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate

Winner of the Robert A. Heinlein award, "a far-future, spacefaring universe packed with action. . . . is good challenging reading" (Booklist).In the days of the great sailing ships, in the mid-twenty-first century, when…

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The verdict

Readers rate In the Lion's Mouth highest: In the Lion's Mouth 3.9 · The Wreck of the River of Stars 3.6.
In the Lion's Mouth is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Wreck of the River of Stars.
The Wreck of the River of Stars has the widest readership — 644 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? In the Lion's Mouth ≈ 5h vs 8h for The Wreck of the River of Stars

Scores by source

	In the Lion's Mouth	The Wreck of the River of Stars
Goodreads	3.9 (354)	3.6 (644)
Hardcover	5.0 (2)	2.6 (7)
Google Books	5.0 (1)	4.0 (2)
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Reception

	In the Lion's Mouth	The Wreck of the River of Stars
Ratings	354	644
Editions	1	2
Want to read	331	876
Reading it now	10	72
Written reviews	53	103
Wikipedia attention	—	318
Pages	303	480
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: In the Lion's Mouth or The Wreck of the River of Stars?

In the Lion's Mouth has the higher combined reader rating across sources (In the Lion's Mouth 3.9/5, The Wreck of the River of Stars 3.6/5).

Which is shorter to read: In the Lion's Mouth or The Wreck of the River of Stars?

In the Lion's Mouth is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: In the Lion's Mouth (303 pages, ≈ 5 h 37 m); The Wreck of the River of Stars (480 pages, ≈ 8 h 53 m).

Which is harder to read: In the Lion's Mouth or The Wreck of the River of Stars?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — In the Lion's Mouth: Moderate; The Wreck of the River of Stars: Moderate.