A Tide of Black Steel vs A Trade of Blood: Which Should You Read?
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A Tide of Black Steel
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From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology. A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of…
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A Trade of Blood
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Detective Ana Dolabra must prove a condemned man’s innocence and confront a terrifying magical technology in this fantasy-mystery from the author of The Tainted Cup, winner of the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Trade of Blood highest: A Trade of Blood 4.6 · A Tide of Black Steel 4.4.
- A Trade of Blood has the widest readership — 9007 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; A Tide of Black Steel stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Tide of Black Steel | A Trade of Blood | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.6 (9007) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (13) | 4.5 (133) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (228) | 5.0 (200) |
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Reception
| A Tide of Black Steel | A Trade of Blood | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 228 | 9007 |
| Editions | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 34507 |
| Reading it now | — | 3509 |
| Written reviews | — | 2106 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2163 |
| Pages | 357 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Tide of Black Steel or A Trade of Blood?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, A Tide of Black Steel 4.4/5).