Cligès vs The Queen's Man: Which Should You Read?
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Cligès
Cligès is a poem by the medieval French poet Chrétien de Troyes, dating from around 1176. It is the second of his five Arthurian romances; Erec and Enide, Cligès, Yvain, Lancelot and Perceval. The poem tells the story…
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The Queen's Man
“Do you think the king is dead?”
The 12th Century sleuth, Justin de Quincy, investigates a murder which could shed light on a plot to usurp the crown of England. Prince John is scheming to unseat his brother, King Richard the Lionheart, who went…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Queen's Man has the widest readership — 41 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cligès | The Queen's Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (2) | 3.6 (12) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (41) |
Reception
| Cligès | The Queen's Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 41 |
| Editions | 15 | 5 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 321 | 1988 |
| Pages | 216 | 291 |