Enemy of God vs The sword in the stone: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Enemy of God Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell · 1996 ★★★★☆ 4.4 409 pages · ≈ 7 h 34 m · Moderate
“TODAY I HAVE BEEN thinking about the dead.”

The continuing story of Arthur, the second in a trilogy which began with THE WINTER KING. The novels bring Arthur and his world to vivid life. A man battling for his vision of the future in a brutal age, dragged down by…

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Cover of The sword in the stone The sword in the stone T. H. White · 1938 ★★★★☆ 3.8 326 pages · ≈ 6 h 02 m · Challenging
“On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays it was Court Hand and Summulae Logicales, while the rest of the week it was the Organon, Repetition and Astrology.”

When Merlyn the magician comes to tutor Sir Ector's sons Kay and the Wart, schoolwork suddenly becomes much more fun. After all, who wouldn't enjoy being turned into a fish, or a badger, or a snake? But Merlyn has very…

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Enemy of GodThe sword in the stone
Hardcover 4.4 (96) 3.8 (78)
Google Books 4.0 (13) —
Apple Books 4.5 (229) —

Reception

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Ratings 229 78
Editions 18 74
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 1206 4582
Pages 409 326

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