A Wizard Abroad vs The Face in the Frost: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Wizards, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction
A Wizard Abroad
“NITA FIRST FOUND OUT about what was going to happen when she came in after a long afternoon's wizardry with Kit.”
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Sent on vacation to her aunt's home in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita becomes entangled in a magic battle to save the country from the ghosts of its past.
The Face in the Frost
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The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their control. A tall, skinny misfit of a…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Face in the Frost is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for A Wizard Abroad.
- The Face in the Frost has the widest readership — 2545 ratings behind its score.
- The Face in the Frost runs the darker storyline; A Wizard Abroad stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Wizard Abroad | The Face in the Frost | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (2545) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (46) | 3.7 (13) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (18) |
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Reception
| A Wizard Abroad | The Face in the Frost | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46 | 2545 |
| Editions | 11 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3487 |
| Reading it now | — | 299 |
| Written reviews | — | 332 |
| Wikipedia attention | 79 | 484 |
| Pages | 355 | 174 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Wizard Abroad or The Face in the Frost?
A Wizard Abroad has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Wizard Abroad 4.0/5, The Face in the Frost 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Wizard Abroad or The Face in the Frost?
The Face in the Frost is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Face in the Frost (174 pages, ≈ 3 h 13 m); A Wizard Abroad (355 pages, ≈ 6 h 34 m).
Which is harder to read: A Wizard Abroad or The Face in the Frost?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Wizard Abroad: Light; The Face in the Frost: Light.