Fields of wrath vs The Shadow of What Was Lost: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Imaginary wars and battles, Fiction

Fields of wrath Mickey Zucker Reichert · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.3 610 pages · ≈ 11 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Shadow of What Was Lost

The Shadow of What Was Lost James Islington · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.1 722 pages · ≈ 13 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Fields of wrath is the quicker read — about 11 hours vs 13 for The Shadow of What Was Lost.