Son of Man vs The Anubis Gates: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction
Son of Man
1972 Locus Poll Award nominee, best SF novel IN THE BEGINNING... there was no Brooklyn, no St. Louis, no Shakespeare, no moon, no hunger, no death... IN THE BEGINNING... there were no real men, no real women, nothing…
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The Anubis Gates
An ancient Egyptian sorcerer, a modern millionaire, a body-switching werewolf, a hideously deformed clown, a young woman disguised as a boy, a brainwashed Lord Byron, and finally, the protagonist Professor Brendan…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Anubis Gates highest: The Anubis Gates 3.9 · Son of Man 3.4.
- Son of Man is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Anubis Gates.
- The Anubis Gates has the widest readership — 18192 ratings behind its score.
- The Anubis Gates reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 4 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Son of Man | The Anubis Gates | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (599) | 3.9 (18192) |
| Hardcover | 2.6 (5) | 3.7 (103) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (77) |
Reception
| Son of Man | The Anubis Gates | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 599 | 18192 |
| Editions | 14 | 13 |
| Citations | 2 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2815 | 1635 |
| Pages | 212 | 393 |