Junkyard Planet vs The Time Traders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Scientists, Science Fiction, Fiction
Junkyard Planet
This novel had its genesis in a much shorter story called "Graveyard of Dreams" (Galaxy, 1958) Piper expanded it to book length, and it appeared in 1963 as Junkyard Planet. Ace later renamed the book The Cosmic Computer…
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The Time Traders
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF TIME Intelligence agents have uncovered something which seems beyond belief, but the evidence is incontrovertible: the USAs greatest adversary on the world stage is sending its agents back…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Time Traders has the widest readership — 45 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Junkyard Planet | The Time Traders | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.1 (45) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (34) |
Reception
| Junkyard Planet | The Time Traders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 45 |
| Editions | 87 | 91 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 372 |
| Pages | 192 | 174 |