Podkayne of Mars vs The Wreck of the River of Stars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space flight, Science Fiction, Fiction
Podkayne of Mars
Written for the juvenile mid-20th century sci-fi market, the story focuses on relationships between family members, friends, and enemies. Podkayne, a human girl born on Mars, has the opportunity to travel to Terra with…
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The Wreck of the River of Stars
Winner of the Robert A. Heinlein award, "a far-future, spacefaring universe packed with action. . . . is good challenging reading" (Booklist).In the days of the great sailing ships, in the mid-twenty-first century, when…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Podkayne of Mars is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for The Wreck of the River of Stars.
- The Wreck of the River of Stars has the widest readership — 644 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Podkayne of Mars | The Wreck of the River of Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (644) |
| Hardcover | 3.1 (29) | 2.6 (7) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (2) | 4.0 (2) |
Reception
| Podkayne of Mars | The Wreck of the River of Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29 | 644 |
| Editions | 48 | 3 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 876 |
| Reading it now | — | 72 |
| Written reviews | — | 103 |
| Wikipedia attention | 500 | 318 |
| Pages | 160 | 480 |