A Trade of Blood vs Fool's Assassin: 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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Fool's Assassin
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNearly twenty years ago, Robin Hobb burst upon the fantasy scene with the first of her acclaimed Farseer novels, Assassin’s Apprentice, which introduced the characters of FitzChivalry Farseer…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Fool's Assassin has the widest readership — 69685 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; Fool's Assassin stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | Fool's Assassin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | 4.4 (69685) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 4.4 (359) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 4.5 (639) |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | Fool's Assassin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 69685 |
| Editions | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 34507 | 65513 |
| Reading it now | 3509 | 3590 |
| Written reviews | 2106 | 4903 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | 1439 |
| Pages | — | 705 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or Fool's Assassin?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, Fool's Assassin 4.4/5).