Lord of LightClassic · Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
Lord of Light
1967 · 296 pages · Fiction
52
Classic
★ 4.05 on Goodreads · 37K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (1968). 4.05★ from 37K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Critics46 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
- Readers59 out of 100 · counts 50%+33
- 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
- #42 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #47 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
- #142 of the 296 classics we rank
- #477 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (1968)
Reads as
Adventurous, Epic, Thought-provoking
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