Eragon vs The dragon charmer: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dragons, Magic, Fantasy, Fiction
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…
The dragon charmer
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Twelve years have passed since the traumatic events of Prospero’s Children, and Fern Capel has succeeded in putting aside the memory of that magical, terrifying summer. More tellingly, she has repressed the ancient…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Eragon highest: Eragon 4.0 · The dragon charmer 3.7.
- The dragon charmer 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
| Eragon | The dragon charmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (34051) | 3.4 (16) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (2538) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2358) | — |
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Reception
| Eragon | The dragon charmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34051 | 16 |
| Editions | 90 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 685892 | — |
| Written reviews | 34051 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 18811 | — |
| Pages | 518 | 349 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Eragon or The dragon charmer?
Eragon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Eragon 4.0/5, The dragon charmer 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Eragon or The dragon charmer?
The dragon charmer is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The dragon charmer (349 pages, ≈ 6 h 28 m); Eragon (518 pages, ≈ 9 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Eragon or The dragon charmer?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Eragon: Light; The dragon charmer: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Eragon: 2 film adaptations; The dragon charmer: no film adaptation on record.