Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) vs Shadow of night: Which Should You Read?
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Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1)
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"All the creatures of the night gather in "the Hollows" of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party... and to feed. Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond imagining - and…
Shadow of night
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Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Shadow of night.
- Shadow of night has the widest readership — 4953 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) | Shadow of night | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (231) | 3.9 (397) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (700) | 4.5 (4953) |
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Reception
| Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) | Shadow of night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 700 | 4953 |
| Editions | 12 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1355 |
| Pages | 432 | 588 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) or Shadow of night?
Shadow of night has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Shadow of night 4.5/5, Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) 4.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) or Shadow of night?
Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m); Shadow of night (588 pages, ≈ 10 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) or Shadow of night?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1): Moderate; Shadow of night: Moderate.