Not Till We Are Lost vs We Are Legion: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: von Neumann probe, Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction
Not Till We Are Lost
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The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing…
We Are Legion
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“Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- We Are Legion has the widest readership — 1954 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Not Till We Are Lost | We Are Legion | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.2 (460) | 4.2 (1954) |
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Reception
| Not Till We Are Lost | We Are Legion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 460 | 1954 |
| Editions | 2 | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 860 |
| Pages | 374 | 305 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Not Till We Are Lost or We Are Legion?
We Are Legion has the higher combined reader rating across sources (We Are Legion 4.2/5, Not Till We Are Lost 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Not Till We Are Lost or We Are Legion?
We Are Legion is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: We Are Legion (305 pages, ≈ 5 h 39 m); Not Till We Are Lost (374 pages, ≈ 6 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Not Till We Are Lost or We Are Legion?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Not Till We Are Lost: Moderate; We Are Legion: Moderate.