A Trade of Blood vs Dungeon Crawler Carl: 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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Dungeon Crawler Carl
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Dungeon Crawler Carl is a science fantasy LitRPG book series written by American author Matt Dinniman. Initially self-published by Dinniman via online publisher Royal Road, it and its seven sequels were acquired by Ace…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dungeon Crawler Carl has the widest readership — 580059 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; Dungeon Crawler Carl stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | Dungeon Crawler Carl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | 4.4 (580059) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 4.3 (3790) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 1.0 (24) |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | Dungeon Crawler Carl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 580059 |
| Editions | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 34507 | 516290 |
| Reading it now | 3509 | 117894 |
| Written reviews | 2106 | 77347 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | 417750 |
| Pages | — | 460 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or Dungeon Crawler Carl?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, Dungeon Crawler Carl 4.4/5).