Eon vs The Darkness That Comes Before: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Eon

Eon Greg Bear · 1985 ★★★★☆ 3.9 496 pages · ≈ 9 h 11 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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The Darkness That Comes Before

The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.0 589 pages · ≈ 10 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.

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