Duty and desire vs Space Viking: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space travelers, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Space opera, Fiction
Duty and desire
A retelling of the life of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" character, Fitzwilliam Darcy, that exposes Darcy's private struggle to overcome his attraction to Elizabeth while fulfilling his roles as landlord, master,…
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Space Viking
When his wife is murdered on his wedding day, Lucas Trask launches himself on a quest for revenge. Using his personal fortune, he buys a spaceship and becomes a Space Viking, raiding worlds while hunting for his wife's…
The verdict
- Readers rate Space Viking highest: Space Viking 3.8 · Duty and desire 3.4.
- Duty and desire has the widest readership — 8246 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Duty and desire | Space Viking | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (8246) | 3.8 (2026) |
| Hardcover | 2.9 (17) | 3.3 (6) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (6) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (36) | 4.5 (43) |
Reception
| Duty and desire | Space Viking | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8246 | 2026 |
| Editions | 2 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 3079 | 1291 |
| Reading it now | 200 | 224 |
| Written reviews | 1065 | 209 |
| Wikipedia attention | 102 | 441 |
| Pages | 280 | 247 |