Star Gate vs The ship of Ishtar: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction
Star Gate
When Kincar s'Rud, of mixed Gorthian and Star Lord blood, followed the Star Lords through the shimmering gate that led to alternate universes, he found himself on a Gorth entirely different from the world he had known.…
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The ship of Ishtar
The American adventurer was pitched out of his own time and into a weird world of incredible and enticing marvels.
The verdict
- Readers rate Star Gate highest: Star Gate 3.8 · The ship of Ishtar 3.6.
- Star Gate is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The ship of Ishtar.
- Star Gate has the widest readership — 895 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Star Gate | The ship of Ishtar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (895) | 3.6 (672) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Star Gate | The ship of Ishtar | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 895 | 672 |
| Editions | 14 | 104 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 888 |
| Reading it now | — | 50 |
| Written reviews | — | 90 |
| Wikipedia attention | 480 | 421 |
| Pages | 191 | 309 |