High Citadel vs Running blind: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
High Citadel
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Isolated in the biting cold of the Andes, after their plane has been hijacked and forced to crash-land, Tim O'Hara's passengers are fighting for their lives. While one group of survivors, lead by O'Hara, attempt to…
Running blind
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"It'll be simple", they said at the Department. "You'll just be a messenger boy". But to Alan Stewart, on a deserted road in Iceland with a murdered man at his feet, it looks anything but simple. Someone very ruthless…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- High Citadel has the widest readership — 1070 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| High Citadel | Running blind | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (1070) | 3.7 (256) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | — |
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Reception
| High Citadel | Running blind | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1070 | 256 |
| Editions | 26 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 435 | — |
| Reading it now | 17 | — |
| Written reviews | 62 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 134 | 137 |
| Pages | 288 | 231 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: High Citadel or Running blind?
High Citadel has the higher combined reader rating across sources (High Citadel 3.9/5, Running blind 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: High Citadel or Running blind?
Running blind is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Running blind (231 pages, ≈ 4 h 17 m); High Citadel (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: High Citadel or Running blind?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — High Citadel: Moderate; Running blind: Moderate.