An Echo in the Bone vs The Fiery Cross: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fraser, North Carolina, Time Travel, History, Fiction
An Echo in the Bone
Diana Gabaldon's brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume, Gabaldon continues…
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The Fiery Cross
“I WOKE TO THE PATTER OF RAIN on canvas, with the feel of my first husband's kiss on my lips.”
New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon mesmerized readers with her award-winning Outlander novels, four dazzling tales featuring eighteenth-century Scotsman James Fraser and his twentieth-century…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- An Echo in the Bone is the quickest read — about 15 hours vs 18 for The Fiery Cross.
- The Fiery Cross has the widest readership — 231310 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An Echo in the Bone | The Fiery Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (993) | 4.3 (231310) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (120) | 3.9 (181) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2069) | 4.5 (2054) |
Reception
| An Echo in the Bone | The Fiery Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2069 | 231310 |
| Editions | 13 | 21 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 721 | 124925 |
| Reading it now | 24 | 18060 |
| Written reviews | 90 | 9681 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1491 | 1233 |
| Pages | 820 | 979 |