Great sky river vs The Long Cosmos: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Great sky river

Great sky river Gregory Benford · 1984 ★★★★☆ 3.8 326 pages · ≈ 6 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Long Cosmos

The Long Cosmos Terry Pratchett · 2013 ★★★★☆ 4.0 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Great sky river is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 8 for The Long Cosmos.

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