The Voyage of the Space Beagle vs Willful Child: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human-alien encounters, Interplanetary voyages, Life on other planets, Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Voyage of the Space Beagle
One of the great original classics of modern SF returns! An all-time classic space saga, The Voyage of the Space Beagle is one of the pinnacles of Golden Age SF, an influence on generations of stories. An episodic…
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Willful Child
From the New York Times Bestselling author Steven Erikson comes a new science fiction novel of devil-may-care, near calamitous and downright chaotic adventures through the infinite vastness of interstellar space.These…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Voyage of the Space Beagle highest: The Voyage of the Space Beagle 4.2 · Willful Child 3.8.
- The Voyage of the Space Beagle is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Willful Child.
- Willful Child has the widest readership — 23 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Voyage of the Space Beagle | Willful Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (23) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (22) | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| The Voyage of the Space Beagle | Willful Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22 | 23 |
| Editions | 18 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1190 | — |
| Pages | 192 | 344 |