Blood MusicClassic · Science Fiction, Fiction, Horror
Blood Music
1985 · 246 pages · Fiction
25
Classic
★ 3.84 on Goodreads · 18K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (1986). 3.84★ from 18K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
25Must-Read Score
- Readers18 out of 100 · counts 40%+8
- Critics43 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- Bestseller9 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #58 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #118 of the 140 science fiction books we rank
- #478 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1247 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (1986)
- Nebula Award finalist (1985)
Reads as
Dark, Gripping, Adventurous
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