The Urth of the New SunClassic · Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Urth of the New Sun
1987 · 373 pages · Fiction
41
Classic
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (1988). 4.06★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
41Must-Read Score
- Readers56 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics43 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+15
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (1988)
- Nebula Award finalist (1988)
Reads as
Epic, Adventurous
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