Abhorsen vs The Last Battle: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Good and evil, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's 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…
The Last Battle
“IN THE LAST DAYS OF NARNIA, FAR UP to the west beyond Lantern Waste and close beside the great waterfall, there lived an Ape.”
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For the first time, an edition of Lewis's classic fantasy fiction packaged specifically for adults. Complementing the look of the author's non-fiction books, and anticipating the forthcoming Narnia feature films, this…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Abhorsen highest: Abhorsen 4.3 · The Last Battle 4.0.
- The Last Battle is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Abhorsen.
- Abhorsen has the widest readership — 129552 ratings behind its score.
- Abhorsen runs the darker storyline; The Last Battle stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Abhorsen | The Last Battle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (129552) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (364) | 3.7 (637) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (168) | 4.5 (366) |
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Reception
| Abhorsen | The Last Battle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 129552 | 637 |
| Editions | 33 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 31064 | — |
| Reading it now | 1059 | — |
| Written reviews | 3371 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1032 | 12736 |
| Pages | 392 | 192 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Abhorsen or The Last Battle?
Abhorsen has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Abhorsen 4.3/5, The Last Battle 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Abhorsen or The Last Battle?
The Last Battle is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Last Battle (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); Abhorsen (392 pages, ≈ 7 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Abhorsen or The Last Battle?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Abhorsen: Light; The Last Battle: Light.