Prodigy vs Robots and Empire: Which Should You Read?
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Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante continuación del bestseller Los robots del amanecer . En Robots e imperio…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Robots and Empire highest: Robots and Empire 4.2 · Prodigy 3.7.
- Prodigy is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 9 for Robots and Empire.
- Robots and Empire has the widest readership — 37527 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Prodigy | Robots and Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (37527) |
| Hardcover | 3.1 (8) | 4.1 (273) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Prodigy | Robots and Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 37527 |
| Editions | 6 | 26 |
| Citations | — | 54 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 19098 |
| Reading it now | — | 575 |
| Written reviews | — | 1440 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1097 | 2458 |
| Pages | 178 | 507 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Prodigy or Robots and Empire?
Robots and Empire has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Robots and Empire 4.2/5, Prodigy 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Prodigy or Robots and Empire?
Prodigy is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Prodigy (178 pages, ≈ 3 h 18 m); Robots and Empire (507 pages, ≈ 9 h 23 m).
Which is harder to read: Prodigy or Robots and Empire?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Prodigy: Moderate; Robots and Empire: Moderate.