At the Back of the North Wind vs The Edge of the Knife: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of At the Back of the North Wind

At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald · 1871 ★★★★☆ 4.0 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Edge of the Knife

The Edge of the Knife H. Beam Piper · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.7 47 pages · ≈ 52 min · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate At the Back of the North Wind higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 8388 votes.
The Edge of the Knife is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for At the Back of the North Wind.
The Edge of the Knife is the easier read (Light), At the Back of the North Wind more demanding (Moderate).

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