A Trade of Blood vs Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy: 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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Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy
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In TWELVE DAYS OF FAERY, King Markon of Montalier is at the end of his tether. His son, Prince Parrin, is afflicted by a nasty curse that brutally attacks any woman with whom he so much as flirts.Markon, accompanied by…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Trade of Blood highest: A Trade of Blood 4.6 · Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy 3.8.
- A Trade of Blood has the widest readership — 9007 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | — |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 1 |
| Editions | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 34507 | — |
| Reading it now | 3509 | — |
| Written reviews | 2106 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | — |
| Pages | — | 425 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy 3.8/5).