A Trade of Blood vs The Heroes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy

A Trade of Blood Robert Jackson Bennett ★★★★★ 4.6 Unknown

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 Heroes Joe Abercrombie ★★★★☆ 4.4 608 pages · ≈ 11 h 16 m · Moderate

They say Black Dow’s killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his…

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Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate A Trade of Blood highest: A Trade of Blood 4.6 · The Heroes 4.4.
The Heroes has the widest readership — 81427 ratings behind its score.
The Heroes 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 Heroes 81427 ratings vs 9007 for A Trade of Blood In the mood for something dark? The Heroes a darker storyline than A Trade of Blood Want something lighter? A Trade of Blood an easier tone than The Heroes

Scores by source

	A Trade of Blood	The Heroes
Goodreads	4.6 (9007)	4.3 (81427)
Hardcover	4.5 (133)	4.3 (544)
Apple Books	5.0 (200)	4.5 (551)
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Reception

	A Trade of Blood	The Heroes
Ratings	9007	81427
Editions	1	18
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	34507	42669
Reading it now	3509	4238
Written reviews	2106	5265
Wikipedia attention	2163	57
Pages	—	608
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or The Heroes?

A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, The Heroes 4.4/5).