The Long Utopia vs The Wreck of the River of Stars: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Space flight, Science Fiction, Fiction

The Long Utopia Terry Pratchett · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.0 361 pages · ≈ 6 h 41 m · Light

Sequel to The Long Mars.

Trolls Inventors Space and time Artificial Intelligence

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The Wreck of the River of Stars Michael Flynn · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.6 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate

Winner of the Robert A. Heinlein award, "a far-future, spacefaring universe packed with action. . . . is good challenging reading" (Booklist).In the days of the great sailing ships, in the mid-twenty-first century, when…

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The verdict

Readers rate The Long Utopia highest: The Long Utopia 4.0 · The Wreck of the River of Stars 3.6.
The Long Utopia is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for The Wreck of the River of Stars.
The Wreck of the River of Stars has the widest readership — 644 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? The Long Utopia ≈ 6h vs 8h for The Wreck of the River of Stars Just want the better-reviewed one? The Long Utopia 4.0 vs 3.6 from readers New to the genre? The Long Utopia Light vs Moderate for The Wreck of the River of Stars

Scores by source

	The Long Utopia	The Wreck of the River of Stars
Goodreads	—	3.6 (644)
Hardcover	3.8 (114)	2.6 (7)
Google Books	—	4.0 (2)
Apple Books	4.5 (71)	—
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Reception

	The Long Utopia	The Wreck of the River of Stars
Ratings	114	644
Editions	13	3
Film adaptations	1	—
Want to read	—	876
Reading it now	—	72
Written reviews	—	103
Wikipedia attention	527	318
Pages	361	480
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Long Utopia or The Wreck of the River of Stars?

The Long Utopia has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Long Utopia 4.0/5, The Wreck of the River of Stars 3.6/5).

Which is shorter to read: The Long Utopia or The Wreck of the River of Stars?

The Long Utopia is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Long Utopia (361 pages, ≈ 6 h 41 m); The Wreck of the River of Stars (480 pages, ≈ 8 h 53 m).

Which is harder to read: The Long Utopia or The Wreck of the River of Stars?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Long Utopia: Light; The Wreck of the River of Stars: Moderate.