Hornblower and the Atropos vs War Lord: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Great Britain, English literature, Fiction

Hornblower and the Atropos

Hornblower and the Atropos C.S. Forester · 1920 ★★★★☆ 4.0 411 pages · ≈ 7 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

War Lord

War Lord Bernard Cornwell · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.5 389 pages · ≈ 7 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate War Lord higher: 4.5 vs 4.0 from 963 votes.
War Lord is the easier read (Moderate), Hornblower and the Atropos more demanding (Challenging).