A Trade of Blood vs The Fifth Season: 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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The Fifth Season
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The Fifth Season is a 2015 science fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin. It was awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016. It is the first volume in the Broken Earth series and is followed by The Obelisk…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Trade of Blood highest: A Trade of Blood 4.6 · The Fifth Season 4.3.
- The Fifth Season has the widest readership — 352744 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | The Fifth Season | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | 4.3 (352744) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 4.3 (1990) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 4.5 (2267) |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | The Fifth Season | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 352744 |
| Editions | 1 | — |
| Citations | — | 12 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 34507 | 619518 |
| Reading it now | 3509 | 35340 |
| Written reviews | 2106 | 40903 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | 19326 |
| Pages | — | 480 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or The Fifth Season?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, The Fifth Season 4.3/5).