Pathfinder vs Starman Jones: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Interplanetary voyages, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Pathfinder

Pathfinder Orson Scott Card · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.4 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Starman Jones

Starman Jones Robert A. Heinlein · 1953 ★★★★☆ 3.9 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Pathfinder higher: 4.4 vs 3.9 from 493 votes.
Starman Jones is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Pathfinder.
Pathfinder is the easier read (Light), Starman Jones more demanding (Moderate).

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