Drachenreiter vs Fool's Fate: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Quests, Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
Drachenreiter
Dragon Rider is about a brave young dragon called Firedrake who embarks upon a dangerous journey to the Rim of Heaven in the Himalayas--a magical place where silver dragons can rest easy, free from the threat of…
1 film adaptation
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Fool's Fate
A heralded writer of epic fantasy, Robin Hobb has given readers worlds within worlds in her heroic Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies. Now she takes the final step in the breathtaking trilogy of the Tawny Man, as…
The verdict
- Readers rate Fool's Fate highest: Fool's Fate 4.5 · Drachenreiter 4.0.
- Drachenreiter is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 14 for Fool's Fate.
- Fool's Fate has the widest readership — 95440 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Drachenreiter | Fool's Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (86216) | 4.5 (95440) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.5 (443) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (424) |
Reception
| Drachenreiter | Fool's Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 86216 | 95440 |
| Editions | 36 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 36536 | 33925 |
| Reading it now | 1320 | 1970 |
| Written reviews | 3070 | 4943 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1692 | 957 |
| Pages | 528 | 805 |