Plague Ship vs The ship of Ishtar: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Plague Ship

Plague Ship Andre Norton · 1956 ★★★★☆ 3.9 168 pages · ≈ 3 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The ship of Ishtar

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 ★★★★☆ 3.6 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Plague Ship higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 2301 votes.
Plague Ship is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The ship of Ishtar.
Plague Ship is the easier read (Moderate), The ship of Ishtar more demanding (Challenging).

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