Deathworld 1 vs Scattered Suns: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction
Deathworld 1
"Deathworld" centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses his somewhat erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor. He is challenged by a man named Kerk Pyrrus (who turns out to be the ambassador…
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Scattered Suns
One of the today's most successful science fiction writers, Kevin J. Anderson is the author of many popular Star Wars and X-Files novels, as well as his bestselling Dune prequels, coauthored with Brian Herbert. Now…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Deathworld 1 is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 13 for Scattered Suns.
- Deathworld 1 has the widest readership — 9595 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Deathworld 1 | Scattered Suns | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (9595) | 3.9 (5383) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (50) | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (148) | — |
Reception
| Deathworld 1 | Scattered Suns | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9595 | 5383 |
| Editions | 41 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3773 | 1412 |
| Reading it now | 449 | 146 |
| Written reviews | 595 | 134 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1168 |
| Pages | 158 | 736 |