Dark Blood vs The Down Home Zombie Blues: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Zombies, Police, Fiction
Dark Blood
From John Meaney, the author of Bone Song and “the most important new SF writer of the 21st century,” comes a new novel, Black Blood. In it he offers his intoxicating blend of futuristic noir and gothic fantasy in a…
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The Down Home Zombie Blues
In this steamy, suspenseful new novel from RITA Award--winning author Linnea Sinclair, a dangerously sexy space commander and an irresistibly earthy Florida police detective pair up to save the civilized galaxy . . .…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dark Blood is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The Down Home Zombie Blues.
- The Down Home Zombie Blues has the widest readership — 1282 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Dark Blood | The Down Home Zombie Blues | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (1282) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 2.7 (3) |
Reception
| Dark Blood | The Down Home Zombie Blues | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1282 |
| Editions | 4 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 560 |
| Reading it now | — | 35 |
| Written reviews | — | 94 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12146 | — |
| Pages | 352 | 530 |