A Court of Frost and Starlight vs Ruler of the Realm: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Frost and Starlight Sarah J. Maas · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.4 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Light

A new, original novella in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series that picks up several months after the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin. Months after the explosive events in A Court of Wings and Ruin, Feyre, Rhys,…

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Cover of Ruler of the Realm Ruler of the Realm Herbie Brennan · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.7 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Light

Queen Holly Blue is suspicious when Lord Hairstreak, leader of the Faeries of the Night, offers the Faeries of the Light a peace treaty. But while the Faeries are bickering, the Demons of the Faerie Realm are plotting a…

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Scores by source

A Court of Frost and StarlightRuler of the Realm
Hardcover 3.4 (1582) 3.2 (8)
Google Books 5.0 (2) —
Apple Books 4.5 (10971) —

Reception

A Court of Frost and StarlightRuler of the Realm
Ratings 10971 8
Editions 26 3
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 103564 333
Pages 256 432

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