Morning Star vs Wings in the Night: 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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Wings in the Night
This latest volume in the planned ten-volume set of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard collects Robert E. Howard's fiction and prose published in Weird Tales from July 1932 to May 1933. These works represent literary…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Wings in the Night is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Morning Star.
- Morning Star has the widest readership — 2 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Morning Star | Wings in the Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Morning Star | Wings in the Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 1 |
| Editions | 159 | 25 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 55 | — |
| Pages | 224 | 38 |