A Trade of Blood vs Metal Slinger: 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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Metal Slinger
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Even though she's not one of them, Brynn has spent her life among the Alaha, training to be a guard and waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta–the very same people who exiled her adopted…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Trade of Blood highest: A Trade of Blood 4.6 · Metal Slinger 4.2.
- A Trade of Blood has the widest readership — 9007 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; Metal Slinger stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | Metal Slinger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 4.0 (125) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 4.5 (163) |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | Metal Slinger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 163 |
| Editions | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 34507 | — |
| Reading it now | 3509 | — |
| Written reviews | 2106 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | — |
| Pages | — | 520 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or Metal Slinger?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, Metal Slinger 4.2/5).