A Memory of Light vs Towers of Midnight: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Rand al'Thor, Imaginary wars and battles, Good and evil, Magic, Fantasy, Fiction
A Memory of Light
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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…
Towers of Midnight
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As the seals on the Dark One's prison crumble and the armies of the Shadow boil out of the Blight, Perrin Aybara, hunted by specters from his past, must seek answers in "Tel'aran'rhiod" and find a way to master the wolf…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Memory of Light has the widest readership — 2797 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Memory of Light | Towers of Midnight | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.6 (814) | 4.4 (811) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | 4.5 (41) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2797) | 4.5 (1803) |
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Reception
| A Memory of Light | Towers of Midnight | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2797 | 1803 |
| Editions | 26 | 25 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5067 | 2300 |
| Pages | 912 | 976 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Memory of Light or Towers of Midnight?
A Memory of Light has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Memory of Light 4.5/5, Towers of Midnight 4.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Memory of Light or Towers of Midnight?
A Memory of Light is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Memory of Light (912 pages, ≈ 16 h 53 m); Towers of Midnight (976 pages, ≈ 18 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: A Memory of Light or Towers of Midnight?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Memory of Light: Moderate; Towers of Midnight: Moderate.