Shadow Captain vs Stations of the Tide: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Shadow Captain

Shadow Captain Alastair Reynolds · 2019 ★★★★☆ 3.8 440 pages · ≈ 8 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Stations of the Tide

Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.7 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Stations of the Tide is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Shadow Captain.

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