Deadlock vs The Border Lords: Which Should You Read?

Deadlock
Deadlock Sean Black · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.0 396 pages · ≈ 7 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon
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The Border Lords
The Border Lords T. Jefferson Parker · 2011 ★★★★☆ 3.6 373 pages · ≈ 6 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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