Blue Hand vs Year of the Unicorn: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Blue Hand Blue Hand Edgar Wallace · 1923 ★★★★☆ 3.9 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging

Jim Steele, a clerk for a prominent London attorney, has the distasteful task of assisting a notorious client, Digby Groat, who stands to inherit the Jonathan Danton fortune. Danton’s infant daughter and closest heir,…

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1 film adaptation
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Cover of Year of the Unicorn Year of the Unicorn Andre Norton · 1965 ★★★★☆ 3.7 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Moderate

In peaceful Norsdale, we meet Gillan, who longs to leave her dull life in a secluded country abbey. But when her wish comes true, she finds more than a little adventure. As she ventures out, not only is her life in…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Blue HandYear of the Unicorn
Hardcover — 3.3 (8)
Apple Books 4.0 (11) —

Reception

Blue HandYear of the Unicorn
Ratings 11 8
Editions 67 12
Film adaptations 1 —
Wikipedia attention 40 9837
Pages 248 224

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