The Long Cosmos vs We Are Legion: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space flight, Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Long Cosmos
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The Next--the hyper-intelligent post-humans--realize that the missive they received from the center of the galaxy contains instructions for kick-starting the development of an immense artificial intelligence knows as…
We Are Legion
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“Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate We Are Legion highest: We Are Legion 4.2 · The Long Cosmos 3.9.
- We Are Legion is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Long Cosmos.
- We Are Legion has the widest readership — 1954 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Long Cosmos | We Are Legion | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (89) | 4.2 (1954) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (70) | — |
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Reception
| The Long Cosmos | We Are Legion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 89 | 1954 |
| Editions | 16 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 658 | 860 |
| Pages | 448 | 305 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Long Cosmos or We Are Legion?
We Are Legion has the higher combined reader rating across sources (We Are Legion 4.2/5, The Long Cosmos 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Long Cosmos or We Are Legion?
We Are Legion is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: We Are Legion (305 pages, ≈ 5 h 39 m); The Long Cosmos (448 pages, ≈ 8 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: The Long Cosmos or We Are Legion?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Long Cosmos: Moderate; We Are Legion: Moderate.