Pebble in the Sky vs The Crossroads of Time: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space and time, Time Travel, Fiction
Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky is Asimov's first full length novel. It begins with a retired tailor from the mid-20th Century, who is accidentally pitched forward into the future. By then, Earth has become radioactive and is a…
vs
The Crossroads of Time
First published in 1958, Andre Norton's The Time Traders fuses Cold War espionage with archaeological romance and speculative adventure. Its protagonist, Ross Murdock, a delinquent recruited into a covert government…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pebble in the Sky has the widest readership — 28313 ratings behind its score.
- The Crossroads of Time runs the darker storyline; Pebble in the Sky stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Pebble in the Sky | The Crossroads of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (28313) | 3.8 (841) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (199) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (83) | — |
Reception
| Pebble in the Sky | The Crossroads of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 28313 | 841 |
| Editions | 42 | 13 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 11516 | 408 |
| Reading it now | 860 | 6 |
| Written reviews | 1340 | 38 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2068 | 93 |
| Pages | 223 | 176 |