Moonraker vs On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Spy, James Bond, Secret service, Spy Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
Moonraker
Flamboyant red cropped hair, florid skin, eyes blazing with hate— This Is the Face of Hugo Drax, The Mystery Man Behind Moonraker. A stranger, he came out of nowhere to build England the deadliest weapon ever devised by…
1 film adaptation
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
In his Alpine base, Blofeld is developing biological weapons that will devastate Britain. Unaware of the danger, James Bond is about to marry Teresa di Vicenzo, the daughter of a Corsican Mafioso. But then he is sent to…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Moonraker is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service has the widest readership — 23008 ratings behind its score.
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service runs the darker storyline; Moonraker stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Moonraker | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (18) | 4.0 (23008) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (131) | 3.9 (64) |
| Google Books | 2.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (59) | — |
Reception
| Moonraker | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 131 | 23008 |
| Editions | 107 | 88 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 6 | 11255 |
| Reading it now | — | 625 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 1198 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5026 | 54280 |
| Pages | 194 | 320 |