Slave to Six Worlds vs The Difference Engine: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Steampunk, Science Fiction, Fiction

Slave to Six Worlds Olivia M. Ravensworth · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.9 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Moderate

Released at the end of 2012 by Pink Flamingo Publications http://www.pinkflamingo.com/brands/Olivia-Ravensworth.html , Slave to Six Worlds is a tale of the future as imagined from the Golden Age of science fiction of…

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The Difference Engine William Gibson · 1990 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 446 pages · ≈ 8 h 16 m · Moderate

1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. And…

Computer engineering Steampunk fiction Computers New York Times reviewed

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The verdict

Readers rate Slave to Six Worlds highest: Slave to Six Worlds 3.9 · The Difference Engine 3.4.
Slave to Six Worlds is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Difference Engine.
The Difference Engine has the widest readership — 139 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Slave to Six Worlds ≈ 4h vs 8h for The Difference Engine

Scores by source

	Slave to Six Worlds	The Difference Engine
Goodreads	4.8 (4)	3.0 (1)
Hardcover	—	3.2 (139)
Apple Books	—	4.0 (45)
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Reception

	Slave to Six Worlds	The Difference Engine
Ratings	4	139
Editions	1	28
Citations	—	91
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	—	2
Wikipedia attention	—	4444
Pages	244	446
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Slave to Six Worlds or The Difference Engine?

Slave to Six Worlds has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Slave to Six Worlds 3.9/5, The Difference Engine 3.4/5).

Which is shorter to read: Slave to Six Worlds or The Difference Engine?

Slave to Six Worlds is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Slave to Six Worlds (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m); The Difference Engine (446 pages, ≈ 8 h 16 m).

Which is harder to read: Slave to Six Worlds or The Difference Engine?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Slave to Six Worlds: Moderate; The Difference Engine: Moderate.