Stand by for Mars! vs Up the Line: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fiction
Stand by for Mars!
STAND BY FOR MARS! finds the three young "rocketeers" at the Space Academy undergoing the arduous training of Space Cadets. When their tactical training cruise crash lands on Mars, their desperate adventures on the…
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Up the Line
Being a Time Courier was one of the best jobs Judson Daniel Elliott III ever had. It was tricky, though, taking group after group of tourists back to the same historic event, without meeting yourself coming or going.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Up the Line has the widest readership — 2147 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Stand by for Mars! | Up the Line | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (246) | 3.7 (2147) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 3.0 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | 3.5 (25) |
Reception
| Stand by for Mars! | Up the Line | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 246 | 2147 |
| Editions | 33 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 106 | — |
| Reading it now | 14 | — |
| Written reviews | 46 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 300 |
| Pages | 162 | 250 |