Dream magic vs The cry of the Icemark: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Kings, Princesses, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction
Dream magic
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Lily the sorcerer queen and Thorn the giant-bat-whisperer are back to solve the mystery of who's behind the many threats to Gehenna: disappearing villagers, vicious jewel spiders, and a pending troll invasion.
The cry of the Icemark
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When her father is killed, princess Thirrin Freer Strong-In-The-Arm Lindenshield becomes queen of Icemark and searches for a way to protect her people and their homeland from invaders from the Polypontian Empire.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The cry of the Icemark highest: The cry of the Icemark 4.1 · Dream magic 3.9.
- Dream magic is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for The cry of the Icemark.
- The cry of the Icemark has the widest readership — 11967 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Dream magic | The cry of the Icemark | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (11967) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (5) | 3.7 (17) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
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Reception
| Dream magic | The cry of the Icemark | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 11967 |
| Editions | 6 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7507 |
| Reading it now | — | 243 |
| Written reviews | — | 697 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 201 |
| Pages | 336 | 472 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dream magic or The cry of the Icemark?
The cry of the Icemark has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The cry of the Icemark 4.1/5, Dream magic 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dream magic or The cry of the Icemark?
Dream magic is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dream magic (336 pages, ≈ 6 h 13 m); The cry of the Icemark (472 pages, ≈ 8 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Dream magic or The cry of the Icemark?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dream magic: Light; The cry of the Icemark: Light.