Northern Lights vs Stand by for Mars!: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Northern Lights

Northern Lights Philip Pullman · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.0 404 pages · ≈ 7 h 29 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Stand by for Mars!

Stand by for Mars! Carey Rockwell · 1952 ★★★★☆ 3.8 162 pages · ≈ 3 h 00 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Northern Lights higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 1643789 votes.
Stand by for Mars! is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Northern Lights.

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