Morning Star vs The Colors of Space: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction
Morning Star
“It was morning at Thebes, and the great city glowed in the rays of the new-risen sun.”
Morning Star is a historical novel with fantasy elements by H. Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt.
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The Colors of Space
Synopsis - When Bart Steele goes to the Earth spaceport to meet his father for the first time in five years, he doesn’t realise that his life will never be the same again. Half- Mentorian by birth, he is able to…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Colors of Space has the widest readership — 1465 ratings behind its score.
- The Colors of Space runs the darker storyline; Morning Star stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Morning Star | The Colors of Space | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (1465) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 3.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (14) |
Reception
| Morning Star | The Colors of Space | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 1465 |
| Editions | 159 | 62 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 895 |
| Reading it now | — | 128 |
| Written reviews | — | 136 |
| Wikipedia attention | 55 | 238 |
| Pages | 224 | 130 |