Children of Blood and Bone vs Eragon & Eldest: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.1 544 pages · ≈ 10 h 04 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of Eragon & Eldest

Eragon & Eldest Christopher Paolini · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.3 1197 pages · ≈ 22 h 10 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Eragon & Eldest higher: 4.3 vs 4.1 from 25873 votes.
Children of Blood and Bone is the quicker read — about 10 hours vs 22 for Eragon & Eldest.

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