A Memory of Light vs The Lost Heir: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Prophecies, Imaginary wars and battles, Good and evil, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
A Memory of Light
Since 1990, when Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, readers have been anticipating the final scenes of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over forty…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Lost Heir is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 16 for A Memory of Light.
- The Lost Heir has the widest readership — 11252 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Memory of Light | The Lost Heir | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (11252) |
| Hardcover | 4.6 (814) | 3.8 (53) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | 5.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2797) | 4.5 (1067) |
Reception
| A Memory of Light | The Lost Heir | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2797 | 11252 |
| Editions | 26 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 3857 |
| Reading it now | — | 1485 |
| Written reviews | — | 482 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5067 | 1751 |
| Pages | 912 | 336 |