The January Dancer vs The Warship: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction
The January Dancer
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A triumph of the New Space Opera: fast, complicated, wonder-filled! Hugo Award finalist and Robert A. Heinlein Award–winning SF writer Michael Flynn now turns to space opera with stunningly successful results. Full of…
The Warship
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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…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Warship highest: The Warship 4.3 · The January Dancer 3.5.
- The Warship has the widest readership — 2970 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The January Dancer | The Warship | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (1191) | 4.3 (2970) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (8) | 4.1 (45) |
| Google Books | 2.5 (10) | — |
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Reception
| The January Dancer | The Warship | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1191 | 2970 |
| Editions | 2 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1498 | 1290 |
| Reading it now | 102 | 328 |
| Written reviews | 190 | 128 |
| Pages | — | 480 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The January Dancer or The Warship?
The Warship has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Warship 4.3/5, The January Dancer 3.5/5).
Which is harder to read: The January Dancer or The Warship?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The January Dancer: Moderate; The Warship: Moderate.