The Angel's Command vs The Crossroads of Time: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space and time, Time Travel, Fiction
The Angel's Command
Ben and his black labrador, castaways from the legendary ghost ship Flying Dutchman, swore never to go to sea again. But fate casts them adrift once more on a French pirate ship, with two villainous sea captains--and a…
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The Crossroads of Time
First published in 1958, Andre Norton's The Time Traders fuses Cold War espionage with archaeological romance and speculative adventure. Its protagonist, Ross Murdock, a delinquent recruited into a covert government…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Angel's Command highest: The Angel's Command 4.1 · The Crossroads of Time 3.8.
- The Crossroads of Time is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Angel's Command.
- The Angel's Command has the widest readership — 4469 ratings behind its score.
- The Crossroads of Time runs the darker storyline; The Angel's Command stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Angel's Command | The Crossroads of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (4469) | 3.8 (841) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (16) | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (28) | — |
Reception
| The Angel's Command | The Crossroads of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4469 | 841 |
| Editions | 13 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1675 | 408 |
| Reading it now | 50 | 6 |
| Written reviews | 133 | 38 |
| Wikipedia attention | 287 | 93 |
| Pages | 374 | 176 |