Hornblower and the Atropos vs War Lord: Which Should You Read?
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Hornblower and the Atropos
“HAVING CLIMBED through the locks, the canal boat was now winding over the pleasant Cotswold country.”
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In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first…
War Lord
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.” –George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell’s…
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The verdict
- Readers rate War Lord highest: War Lord 4.5 · Hornblower and the Atropos 4.1.
- War Lord has the widest readership — 963 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Hornblower and the Atropos | War Lord | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (41) | 4.4 (48) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (20) | 4.5 (963) |
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Reception
| Hornblower and the Atropos | War Lord | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 41 | 963 |
| Editions | 46 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 458 | 228 |
| Pages | 411 | 389 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Hornblower and the Atropos or War Lord?
War Lord has the higher combined reader rating across sources (War Lord 4.5/5, Hornblower and the Atropos 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Hornblower and the Atropos or War Lord?
War Lord is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: War Lord (389 pages, ≈ 7 h 12 m); Hornblower and the Atropos (411 pages, ≈ 7 h 37 m).
Which is harder to read: Hornblower and the Atropos or War Lord?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Hornblower and the Atropos: Challenging; War Lord: Moderate.