A Voyage to Arcturus
#11573.53 adjusted 3.61 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 1920 Reading commitment Low David Lindsay Last reviewed 2026-11-04
Overview
A Voyage to Arcturus is a 1920 novel by Scottish author David Lindsay, published by Methuen in London. After a séance, Maskull accepts an invitation from Krag to travel to Tormance, a planet orbiting the star Arcturus. There he crosses fantastic landscapes in which each region and each encounter stands for a different philosophical system, as he searches for the meaning of reality. The book is a single standalone novel with no sequel by Lindsay.
Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Voyage to Arcturus; First published in September 1920 by Methuen & Co, London. | 1920 | 1 | core | 3.53 (4,194 ratings) |
A standalone philosophical fantasy set on the planet Tormance.
Quick answers
- How many books are in A Voyage to Arcturus? A Voyage to Arcturus's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is A Voyage to Arcturus finished? Complete (1920).
- How much reading does A Voyage to Arcturus take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is A Voyage to Arcturus ranked? #1157 in this site's official ranking, based on 4,194 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #1157?
Ranked #1157 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.53 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (4,194 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.06 behind #1156, The Ayesha Series.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 1 book · Complete · 4k ratings · Ranks #1157 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.53 across 4,194 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 20 universes from the candidate register; 2 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-04
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: A Voyage to Arcturus Tier 2
- Wikipedia: David Lindsay (novelist) Tier 2
- The Science Fiction Encyclopedia: Lindsay, David Tier 2
- Violet Apple (David Lindsay site): first edition Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04
Rule: Core Canon = A Voyage to Arcturus (1920). Excluded: Harold Bloom's sequel The Flight to Lucifer, written by another author.