Free Fall in Crimson vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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Free Fall in Crimson
“WE TALKED past midnight, sat in the deck chairs on the sun of the Busted Flush with the starry April sky overhead, talked quietly, and listened to the night.”
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The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Free Fall in Crimson highest: Free Fall in Crimson 4.0 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Free Fall in Crimson | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (10) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (161) | — |
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Reception
| Free Fall in Crimson | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 161 | 449 |
| Editions | 19 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | 106 | 46 |
| Pages | 267 | 246 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Free Fall in Crimson or The Blue Ice?
Free Fall in Crimson has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Free Fall in Crimson 4.0/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Free Fall in Crimson or The Blue Ice?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); Free Fall in Crimson (267 pages, ≈ 4 h 57 m).
Which is harder to read: Free Fall in Crimson or The Blue Ice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Free Fall in Crimson: Moderate; The Blue Ice: Challenging.