Ancient Sorceries vs Death of a saint: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Horror tales, English Fantasy fiction
Ancient Sorceries
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By turns bizarre, unsettling, spooky, and sublime, Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories showcases nine incomparable stories from master conjuror Algernon Blackwood. Evoking the uncanny spiritual forces of Nature,…
Death of a saint
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"Secrets. Everyone has them. But what if your secret is something so unthinkable that you can't even admit it to yourself? Exiled from the city enclave for crimes against the Resurrectionist State, teen rebels Lele,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Ancient Sorceries is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Death of a saint.
- Ancient Sorceries has the widest readership — 268 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Ancient Sorceries | Death of a saint | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (268) | 4.0 (132) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Ancient Sorceries | Death of a saint | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 268 | 132 |
| Editions | 20 | 3 |
| Citations | — | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 422 | 138 |
| Reading it now | 34 | 7 |
| Written reviews | 70 | 20 |
| Pages | 227 | 384 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Ancient Sorceries or Death of a saint?
Death of a saint has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Death of a saint 3.9/5, Ancient Sorceries 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Ancient Sorceries or Death of a saint?
Ancient Sorceries is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Ancient Sorceries (227 pages, ≈ 4 h 12 m); Death of a saint (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Ancient Sorceries or Death of a saint?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Ancient Sorceries: Challenging; Death of a saint: Moderate.