The Colors of Space vs Who Goes There?: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Colors of Space
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Synopsis - When Bart Steele goes to the Earth spaceport to meet his father for the first time in five years, he doesn’t realise that his life will never be the same again. Half- Mentorian by birth, he is able to…
Who Goes There?
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A remote scientific research expedition at the North Pole is invaded by a monstrous alien, reawakened after lying frozen for centuries after a crash-landing. The alien is intelligent, cunning and a shape-changer who…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Colors of Space has the widest readership — 1465 ratings behind its score.
- The Colors of Space runs the darker storyline; Who Goes There? stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Colors of Space | Who Goes There? | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1465) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (4) | 3.5 (71) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.0 (52) |
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Reception
| The Colors of Space | Who Goes There? | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1465 | 71 |
| Editions | 62 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 895 | — |
| Reading it now | 128 | — |
| Written reviews | 136 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 238 | 14747 |
| Pages | 130 | 230 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Colors of Space or Who Goes There??
The Colors of Space has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Colors of Space 3.7/5, Who Goes There? 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Colors of Space or Who Goes There??
The Colors of Space is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Colors of Space (130 pages, ≈ 2 h 24 m); Who Goes There? (230 pages, ≈ 4 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: The Colors of Space or Who Goes There??
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Colors of Space: Moderate; Who Goes There?: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
The Colors of Space: no film adaptation on record; Who Goes There?: 5 film adaptations.