Dark fire (Last Dragon Chronicles #5) vs The Ice Dragon: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Dark fire (Last Dragon Chronicles #5)

Dark fire (Last Dragon Chronicles #5) Chris D'Lacey · 2009 ★★★★☆ 3.8 580 pages · ≈ 10 h 44 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Ice Dragon

The Ice Dragon George R. R. Martin · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.7 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Ice Dragon is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 10 for Dark fire (Last Dragon Chronicles #5).
Dark fire (Last Dragon Chronicles #5) is the easier read (Easy), The Ice Dragon more demanding (Light).

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