The Coming Race vs The man who ended war: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Utopias, Science Fiction
The Coming Race
The Coming Race, an early science-fiction work, with its superman race the Vril-ya descended from the same ancestors as the great Aryan family, from which in varied streams has flowed the dominant civilization of the…
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The man who ended war
The Secretary of War of the United States receives a letter sent to his and all other nations, declaring that war has too long devastated the earth and the time has come for peace. It orders them to destroy their…
The verdict
- Readers rate The man who ended war highest: The man who ended war 3.6 · The Coming Race 3.3.
- The Coming Race is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The man who ended war.
- The Coming Race has the widest readership — 1864 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Coming Race | The man who ended war | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (1864) | 3.4 (28) |
Reception
| The Coming Race | The man who ended war | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1864 | 28 |
| Editions | 262 | 78 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3666 | 42 |
| Reading it now | — | 7 |
| Written reviews | 278 | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 11261 | — |
| Pages | 58 | 190 |