The Ganymede Takeover vs The Puppet Masters: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Ganymede Takeover The Ganymede Takeover Philip K. Dick · 1971 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate

The Ganymede Takeover is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writers Philip K. Dick and Ray Nelson. It is an alien invasion novel, and similar to Dick's earlier solo novel The Game-Players of Titan. Dick later…

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Cover of The Puppet Masters The Puppet Masters Robert A. Heinlein · 1951 ★★★★☆ 3.8 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Moderate

First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed. Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the…

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The Ganymede TakeoverThe Puppet Masters
Goodreads 3.3 (869) —
Hardcover 3.5 (8) 3.6 (96)
Apple Books — 4.5 (26)

Reception

The Ganymede TakeoverThe Puppet Masters
Ratings 869 96
Editions 9 45
Citations 2 —
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 839 —
Reading it now 10 —
Written reviews 88 —
Wikipedia attention 717 1978
Pages 192 175

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