Machines That Think vs Rogue Protocol: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Androids, Robots, Fiction

Machines That Think Isaac Asimov · 1984 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 627 pages · ≈ 11 h 37 m · Moderate

Moxon's Master - short story by Ambrose Bierce The Lost Machine - novelette by John Wyndham Rex - short story by Harl Vincent Robbie - short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Strange Playfellow 1940) Farewell to the…

Computers American literature Science Fiction

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Rogue Protocol Martha Wells · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.2 158 pages · ≈ 2 h 56 m · Moderate

"Sci-Fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayChris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr.…

Human-computer interaction Artificial Intelligence

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The verdict

Readers rate Rogue Protocol highest: Rogue Protocol 4.2 · Machines That Think 3.4.
Rogue Protocol is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 11 for Machines That Think.
Rogue Protocol has the widest readership — 187571 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Rogue Protocol ≈ 2h vs 11h for Machines That Think Just want the better-reviewed one? Rogue Protocol 4.2 vs 3.4 from readers

Scores by source

	Machines That Think	Rogue Protocol
Goodreads	3.4 (570)	4.2 (187571)
Hardcover	3.5 (2)	4.2 (2159)
Google Books	—	5.0 (1)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (1226)
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Reception

	Machines That Think	Rogue Protocol
Ratings	570	187571
Editions	8	8
Citations	2	—
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	1871	35656
Reading it now	192	7976
Written reviews	90	15494
Wikipedia attention	84	55375
Pages	627	158
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Machines That Think or Rogue Protocol?

Rogue Protocol has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Rogue Protocol 4.2/5, Machines That Think 3.4/5).

Which is shorter to read: Machines That Think or Rogue Protocol?

Rogue Protocol is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Rogue Protocol (158 pages, ≈ 2 h 56 m); Machines That Think (627 pages, ≈ 11 h 37 m).

Which is harder to read: Machines That Think or Rogue Protocol?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Machines That Think: Moderate; Rogue Protocol: Moderate.