Great sky river vs The Turing option: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, Fiction
Great sky river
From back cover Warner paperback August 2004: Nearly 100,000 years after first contact with the machines that dominate the universe, only a few hundred humans survive. Trapped on Snowglade, a barren world near the…
vs
The Turing option
Classic SF Harry Harrison enthralls with the discovery, loss and re-discovery of AI. Quaint but fairly accurate predictions of modern computing power. 24 style presentation.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Turing option has the widest readership — 576 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Great sky river | The Turing option | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (576) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (18) | 3.0 (6) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Great sky river | The Turing option | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18 | 576 |
| Editions | 15 | 10 |
| Citations | — | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 388 | — |
| Pages | 326 | 409 |