Double StarClassic · Science Fiction, Fiction, Hugo Awards
Double Star
1956 · 243 pages · Fiction
41
Classic
★ 3.92 on Goodreads · 25K ratings
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (1956). 3.92★ from 25K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
41Must-Read Score
- Critics46 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
- Readers39 out of 100 · counts 50%+22
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #68 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #229 of the 296 classics we rank
- #858 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (1956)
Reads as
Epic, Thought-provoking, Adventurous
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