A Trade of Blood vs Elvenbane: 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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Elvenbane
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Two masters of epic fantasy collaborate to create a rousing tale. This is the story of Shana, a halfbreed born of the forbidden union of an Elvenlord father and a human mother. Her exiled mother dead, Shana is rescued…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Trade of Blood highest: A Trade of Blood 4.6 · Elvenbane 4.0.
- Elvenbane has the widest readership — 15174 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; Elvenbane stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | Elvenbane | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | 4.0 (15174) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 3.4 (28) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 4.5 (20) |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | Elvenbane | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 15174 |
| Editions | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 34507 | 9283 |
| Reading it now | 3509 | 225 |
| Written reviews | 2106 | 337 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or Elvenbane?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, Elvenbane 4.0/5).