Starman Jones vs The Menace from Earth: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Interplanetary voyages, Time Travel, Fiction

Cover of Starman Jones

Starman Jones Robert A. Heinlein · 1953 ★★★★☆ 3.9 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Menace from Earth

The Menace from Earth Robert A. Heinlein · 1959 ★★★★☆ 3.5 189 pages · ≈ 3 h 30 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Starman Jones higher: 3.9 vs 3.5 from 9345 votes.
The Menace from Earth is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Starman Jones.

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