The Ascendancy War vs The Warship: Which Should You Read?

The Ascendancy War Richard Swan · 2016 ★★★★☆ 3.8 474 pages · ≈ 8 h 47 m · Moderate

After two enormous fleet actions at New Port Louis and the Pillars of Cain, the seemingly unstoppable provari advance into UN space has finally been forced to a grinding halt. In the respite of stalemate, the UN gears…

The Warship Neal L. Asher · 2019 ★★★★☆ 4.3 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate

The haiman Orlandine, charged with safeguarding lethal Jain tech swirling inside an accretion disc located in the distant reaches of space, has weaponised a black hole to eliminate the threat. But others are suspicious…