Abhorsen vs Midnight over Sanctaphrax: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction
Abhorsen
“THERE WAS ANOTHER fog, far away from the smog of Corvere.”
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Book three in Garth Nix's internationally acclaimed Old Kingdom fantasy trilogy that began with Sabriel and Lirael.Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the…
Midnight over Sanctaphrax
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Twig has the caterbird tethered to his ship, the edgedancer, and is being led into a storm never seen before, on his way to find his father. Twig soon learns that this storm is the mother storm, and that the mythical…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Abhorsen has the widest readership — 129552 ratings behind its score.
- Abhorsen runs the darker storyline; Midnight over Sanctaphrax stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Abhorsen | Midnight over Sanctaphrax | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (129552) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (364) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (168) | 4.5 (29) |
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Reception
| Abhorsen | Midnight over Sanctaphrax | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 129552 | 29 |
| Editions | 33 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 31064 | — |
| Reading it now | 1059 | — |
| Written reviews | 3371 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1032 | — |
| Pages | 392 | 368 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Abhorsen or Midnight over Sanctaphrax?
Abhorsen has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Abhorsen 4.3/5, Midnight over Sanctaphrax 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Abhorsen or Midnight over Sanctaphrax?
Midnight over Sanctaphrax is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Midnight over Sanctaphrax (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m); Abhorsen (392 pages, ≈ 7 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Abhorsen or Midnight over Sanctaphrax?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Abhorsen: Light; Midnight over Sanctaphrax: Light.