A Trade of Blood vs The Blacktongue Thief: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy
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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The Blacktongue Thief
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Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Trade of Blood highest: A Trade of Blood 4.6 · The Blacktongue Thief 4.2.
- The Blacktongue Thief has the widest readership — 53018 ratings behind its score.
- The Blacktongue Thief runs the darker storyline; A Trade of Blood stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Blacktongue Thief
53018 ratings vs 9007 for A Trade of Blood
Just want the better-reviewed one?
A Trade of Blood
4.6 vs 4.2 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
The Blacktongue Thief
a darker storyline than A Trade of Blood
Want something lighter?
A Trade of Blood
an easier tone than The Blacktongue Thief
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | The Blacktongue Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | 4.2 (53018) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 4.1 (490) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 4.5 (420) |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | The Blacktongue Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 53018 |
| Editions | 1 | 7 |
| Want to read | 34507 | 106619 |
| Reading it now | 3509 | 7280 |
| Written reviews | 2106 | 7090 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | — |
| Pages | — | 416 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or The Blacktongue Thief?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, The Blacktongue Thief 4.2/5).