Fool's Quest vs Tress of the Emerald Sea: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy

Fool's Quest

Fool's Quest Robin Hobb · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.5 800 pages · ≈ 14 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Tress of the Emerald Sea

Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson · 2023 ★★★★☆ 4.4 551 pages · ≈ 10 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.5 vs 4.4 — either is a safe pick by score.
Tress of the Emerald Sea is the quicker read — about 10 hours vs 14 for Fool's Quest.

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