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

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

The Warship Neal L. Asher · 2019 ★★★★☆ 4.3 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate

The haiman Orlandine, charged with safeguarding lethal Jain tech swirling inside an accretion disc located in the distant reaches of space, has weaponised a black hole to eliminate the threat. But others are suspicious…

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The Wreck of the River of Stars Michael Flynn · 2003 ★★★★☆ 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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Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate The Warship highest: The Warship 4.3 · The Wreck of the River of Stars 3.6.
The Warship has the widest readership — 2970 ratings behind its score.
The Wreck of the River of Stars runs the darker storyline; The Warship stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

Just want the better-reviewed one? The Warship 4.3 vs 3.6 from readers In the mood for something dark? The Wreck of the River of Stars a darker storyline than The Warship Want something lighter? The Warship an easier tone than The Wreck of the River of Stars

Scores by source

	The Warship	The Wreck of the River of Stars
Goodreads	4.3 (2970)	3.6 (644)
Hardcover	4.1 (45)	2.6 (7)
Google Books	—	4.0 (2)
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Reception

	The Warship	The Wreck of the River of Stars
Ratings	2970	644
Editions	7	2
Want to read	1290	876
Reading it now	328	72
Written reviews	128	103
Wikipedia attention	—	318
Pages	480	480
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Questions readers ask

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

The Warship has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Warship 4.3/5, The Wreck of the River of Stars 3.6/5).

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

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

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

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