A Trade of Blood vs Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection: Which Should You Read?
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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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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy―this iconic short fiction collection…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Trade of Blood has the widest readership — 9007 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 4.4 (596) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 4.5 (604) |
Reception
| A Trade of Blood | Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 604 |
| Editions | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 34507 | — |
| Reading it now | 3509 | — |
| Written reviews | 2106 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | 4173 |
| Pages | — | 666 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection 4.4/5).