Saturn vs Take Back the Sky: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Action & Adventure, Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction

Saturn Ben Bova · 2003 ★★★★☆ 3.6 430 pages · ≈ 7 h 58 m · Moderate

“Pancho Lane frowned at her sister.”

Overview: Second in size only to Jupiter, bigger than a thousand Earths but light enough to float in water, home of crushing gravity and delicate, seemingly impossible rings, it dazzles and attracts us: SATURN Earth…

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Take Back the Sky Greg Bear · 2016 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 315 pages · ≈ 5 h 50 m · Moderate

"The conclusion to an epic interstellar trilogy of war from master of science fiction, Greg Bear. Marooned beneath the icy, waxy crust of Saturn's moon, Titan, Skyrine Michael Venn and his comrades face double danger…

Military Extraterrestrial beings Imaginary wars and battles Adventure

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Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate Saturn highest: Saturn 3.6 · Take Back the Sky 3.4.
Take Back the Sky is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Saturn.
Saturn has the widest readership — 1492 ratings behind its score.
Take Back the Sky runs the darker storyline; Saturn stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Take Back the Sky ≈ 5h vs 7h for Saturn In the mood for something dark? Take Back the Sky a darker storyline than Saturn Want something lighter? Saturn an easier tone than Take Back the Sky

Scores by source

	Saturn	Take Back the Sky
Goodreads	3.6 (1492)	3.4 (867)
Hardcover	3.5 (8)	3.2 (14)
Apple Books	4.0 (9)	—
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Reception

	Saturn	Take Back the Sky
Ratings	1492	867
Editions	8	5
Film adaptations	1	—
Want to read	919	379
Reading it now	55	154
Written reviews	127	94
Wikipedia attention	83033	—
Pages	430	315
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Saturn or Take Back the Sky?

Saturn has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Saturn 3.6/5, Take Back the Sky 3.4/5).

Which is shorter to read: Saturn or Take Back the Sky?

Take Back the Sky is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Take Back the Sky (315 pages, ≈ 5 h 50 m); Saturn (430 pages, ≈ 7 h 58 m).

Which is harder to read: Saturn or Take Back the Sky?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Saturn: Moderate; Take Back the Sky: Moderate.