Mercury vs WAR: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Aliens, Sci Fi, Physics, 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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WAR
Fourteen years after the discovery of the planet Anahita deep inside the Ursa Minor dwarf elliptical galaxy, humans have colonized the new world, and built a second starship to establish a stronger presence and…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Scores by source
| Mercury | WAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (20670) | — |
Reception
| Mercury | WAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20670 | — |
| Editions | 1 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 49292 | — |
| Reading it now | 887 | — |
| Written reviews | 3363 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5292 | 1155 |
| Pages | 502 | 458 |