Pastwatch vs The principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nations: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Discoveries in geography, Explorers, Discovery and exploration
Pastwatch
From back cover Tor paperback February 1997: In one of the most powerful and thought-provoking novels of his remarkable career, Orson Scott Card interweaves a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the story…
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The principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nations
The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques & discoveries of the English nation made by sea or over-land to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeeres.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nations is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Pastwatch.
- Pastwatch has the widest readership — 84 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Pastwatch | The principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nations | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (76) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (84) | — |
Reception
| Pastwatch | The principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nations | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 84 | 3 |
| Editions | 11 | 225 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 553 | — |
| Pages | 351 | 12 |