Dragonquest vs Dragonsdawn: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction
Dragonquest
Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering…
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Dragonsdawn
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Go back in time and visit Pern like it’s never been seen before in this thrilling prequel about the creation of dragons.   The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dragonquest has the widest readership — 53927 ratings behind its score.
- Dragonsdawn runs the darker storyline; Dragonquest stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dragonquest | Dragonsdawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (53927) | 4.2 (42104) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (174) | 4.0 (111) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (150) | 4.5 (202) |
Reception
| Dragonquest | Dragonsdawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53927 | 42104 |
| Editions | 56 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 12616 | 10357 |
| Reading it now | 2284 | 970 |
| Written reviews | 1302 | 867 |
| Wikipedia attention | 867 | 482 |
| Pages | 333 | 435 |