Redshirts vs Triplanetary: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human-alien encounters, Space Warfare, Science Fiction, Fiction
Redshirts
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It's a prestige posting, with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside…
Triplanetary
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Lensman series, Book 1 of 7 Even back before the first bits of this story hit the newsstands, the folks who published it in Amazing Stories (January through April, 1934) knew they were on to something special. "We are…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Redshirts highest: Redshirts 3.9 · Triplanetary 3.7.
- Triplanetary has the widest readership — 7678 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Redshirts | Triplanetary | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1084) | 3.7 (7678) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1136) | 3.1 (11) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (13) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1018) | 4.0 (7) |
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Reception
| Redshirts | Triplanetary | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1136 | 7678 |
| Editions | 18 | 67 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 318 | 5461 |
| Reading it now | 121 | 885 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 572 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3201 | 701 |
| Pages | 320 | 272 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Redshirts or Triplanetary?
Redshirts has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Redshirts 3.9/5, Triplanetary 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Redshirts or Triplanetary?
Triplanetary is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Triplanetary (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m); Redshirts (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Redshirts or Triplanetary?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Redshirts: Moderate; Triplanetary: Challenging.