The Warship vs Up Jim River: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space opera, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Warship
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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…
Up Jim River
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Hugo Award finalist and Robert A. Heinlein Award-winning SF writer Michael Flynn returns to space opera with Up Jim River. There is a river on Dangchao Waypoint, a small world out beyond Die Bold. It is a longish river…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Warship highest: The Warship 4.3 · Up Jim River 3.9.
- The Warship has the widest readership — 2970 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Warship | Up Jim River | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (2970) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (45) | 4.5 (2) |
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Reception
| The Warship | Up Jim River | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2970 | 2 |
| Editions | 7 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1290 | — |
| Reading it now | 328 | — |
| Written reviews | 128 | — |
| Pages | 480 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Warship or Up Jim River?
The Warship has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Warship 4.3/5, Up Jim River 3.9/5).
Which is harder to read: The Warship or Up Jim River?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Warship: Moderate; Up Jim River: Moderate.