Take Back the Sky vs The January Dancer: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Action & Adventure, Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction
Take Back the Sky
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"The conclusion to an epic interstellar trilogy of war from master of science fiction, Greg Bear. Marooned beneath the icy, waxy crust of Saturn's moon, Titan, Skyrine Michael Venn and his comrades face double danger…
The January Dancer
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A triumph of the New Space Opera: fast, complicated, wonder-filled! Hugo Award finalist and Robert A. Heinlein Award–winning SF writer Michael Flynn now turns to space opera with stunningly successful results. Full of…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The January Dancer has the widest readership — 1191 ratings behind its score.
- Take Back the Sky runs the darker storyline; The January Dancer stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Take Back the Sky | The January Dancer | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (867) | 3.5 (1191) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (14) | 3.0 (8) |
| Google Books | — | 2.5 (10) |
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Reception
| Take Back the Sky | The January Dancer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 867 | 1191 |
| Editions | 5 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 379 | 1498 |
| Reading it now | 154 | 102 |
| Written reviews | 94 | 190 |
| Pages | 315 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Take Back the Sky or The January Dancer?
The January Dancer has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The January Dancer 3.5/5, Take Back the Sky 3.4/5).
Which is harder to read: Take Back the Sky or The January Dancer?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Take Back the Sky: Moderate; The January Dancer: Moderate.