Time Cat vs Timeriders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space and time, Time Travel, Children's fiction, Fiction
Time Cat
“Gareth was a black cat with orange eyes.”
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Jason and his magic cat Gareth travel through time to visit countries all over the world during different periods of history.
Timeriders
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Littérature jeunesse: roman de science-fiction Liam O'Connor aurait dû mourir en mer en 1912. Maddy Carter aurait dû mourir en avion en 2010. Sal Vikram aurait dû mourir dans un incendie en 2026. Mais à la dernière…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Time Cat is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Timeriders.
- Timeriders has the widest readership — 13201 ratings behind its score.
- Timeriders runs the darker storyline; Time Cat stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Time Cat | Timeriders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (7561) | 3.8 (13201) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (21) | 3.8 (44) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Time Cat | Timeriders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7561 | 13201 |
| Editions | 23 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 3968 | 17693 |
| Reading it now | 123 | 431 |
| Written reviews | 700 | 1108 |
| Wikipedia attention | 330 | 949 |
| Pages | 208 | 432 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Time Cat or Timeriders?
Timeriders has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Timeriders 3.8/5, Time Cat 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Time Cat or Timeriders?
Time Cat is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Time Cat (208 pages, ≈ 3 h 51 m); Timeriders (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Time Cat or Timeriders?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Time Cat: Light; Timeriders: Light.