Homeland vs The Elfstones of Shannara: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Elves, Good and evil, Magic, Fantasy, Fiction
Homeland
The strange and exotic Menzoberranzan—the great city of the Underdark, founded millennia ago by the dark elves after they left the surface world—is the home of Drizzt Do'Urden, the hero of The Icewind Dale. Drizzt, the…
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The Elfstones of Shannara
Ancient, ultimate evil threaterned the Elves and the Races of Man. For the Ellcrys, the tree created by long-lost elven magic, was dying, losing the spell of Forbidding that locked the hordes of ravening Demons away…
The verdict
- Readers rate Homeland highest: Homeland 4.4 · The Elfstones of Shannara 4.1.
- Homeland is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 11 for The Elfstones of Shannara.
- Homeland has the widest readership — 57927 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Homeland | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (57927) | 4.1 (9) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (431) | 3.8 (208) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (887) | 4.5 (181) |
Reception
| Homeland | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 57927 | 208 |
| Editions | 23 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 710 | 1794 |
| Pages | 328 | 619 |