Mercury vs The Bug Wars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sci Fi, Space opera, Science Fiction
Mercury
The crew of the starship Mercury prepare for a short trip to Mars, both to test a miraculous new engine, and to serve in an assistance capacity to the first landing team to set foot on the red planet. Sabotage and…
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The Bug Wars
The lizard-men of the Tzen Empire have erupted from the Black Swamps of their home world to fight the Wasps, Leapers and Ants of the galaxy-spanning Insect Coalition. Rahm is a member of the Empire's Warior caste, the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Bug Wars is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Mercury.
- Mercury has the widest readership — 20670 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Mercury | The Bug Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (20670) | 3.6 (638) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (2) |
Reception
| Mercury | The Bug Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20670 | 638 |
| Editions | 1 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 49292 | 452 |
| Reading it now | 887 | 10 |
| Written reviews | 3363 | 49 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5292 | 128 |
| Pages | 502 | 269 |