Ender's Game vs Eragon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction
Ender's Game
“I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.”
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Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with the Formics, an…
Eragon
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One boy... One dragon... A world of adventure. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Ender's Game highest: Ender's Game 4.4 · Eragon 4.0.
- Ender's Game is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Eragon.
- Eragon has the widest readership — 34051 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Ender's Game | Eragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (288) | 4.0 (34051) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (4255) | 3.7 (2538) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (6) | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7314) | 4.5 (2358) |
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Reception
| Ender's Game | Eragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7314 | 34051 |
| Editions | 104 | 90 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 308 | 685892 |
| Reading it now | 3 | — |
| Written reviews | 30 | 34051 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12325 | 18811 |
| Pages | 359 | 518 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Ender's Game or Eragon?
Ender's Game has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Ender's Game 4.4/5, Eragon 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Ender's Game or Eragon?
Ender's Game is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Ender's Game (359 pages, ≈ 6 h 39 m); Eragon (518 pages, ≈ 9 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Ender's Game or Eragon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Ender's Game: Moderate; Eragon: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Ender's Game: no film adaptation on record; Eragon: 2 film adaptations.