Before They Are Hanged vs Kingdom of Ash: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Guerres et batailles imaginaires, Imaginary wars and battles, Fiction
Before They Are Hanged
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Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It’s enough to make a…
Kingdom of Ash
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Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas’s #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin Galathynius’s journey from slave to king’s assassin to the queen of a…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Kingdom of Ash highest: Kingdom of Ash 4.9 · Before They Are Hanged 4.4.
- Before They Are Hanged is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 18 for Kingdom of Ash.
- Before They Are Hanged has the widest readership — 232738 ratings behind its score.
- Before They Are Hanged runs the darker storyline; Kingdom of Ash stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Before They Are Hanged | Kingdom of Ash | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (232738) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (1540) | 4.5 (984) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (942) | 5.0 (6854) |
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Reception
| Before They Are Hanged | Kingdom of Ash | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 232738 | 6854 |
| Editions | 19 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 67978 | — |
| Reading it now | 8891 | — |
| Written reviews | 12266 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 38432 | — |
| Pages | 592 | 987 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Before They Are Hanged or Kingdom of Ash?
Kingdom of Ash has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Kingdom of Ash 4.9/5, Before They Are Hanged 4.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Before They Are Hanged or Kingdom of Ash?
Before They Are Hanged is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Before They Are Hanged (592 pages, ≈ 10 h 58 m); Kingdom of Ash (987 pages, ≈ 18 h 17 m).
Which is harder to read: Before They Are Hanged or Kingdom of Ash?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Before They Are Hanged: Moderate; Kingdom of Ash: Light.