Inheritance vs The Song of the Quarkbeast: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dragons, Young Adult, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction
Inheritance
Not so very long ago, Eragon -- Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider -- was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their…
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The Song of the Quarkbeast
King Snodd IV of the Kingdom of Hereford has realized that the power of magic has untold financial possibilities, and the man who controls magic controls almost anything. To this end, he has appointed as Official Court…
The verdict
- Readers rate Inheritance highest: Inheritance 4.4 · The Song of the Quarkbeast 4.1.
- The Song of the Quarkbeast is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 16 for Inheritance.
- The Song of the Quarkbeast has the widest readership — 10065 ratings behind its score.
- Inheritance runs the darker storyline; The Song of the Quarkbeast stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Song of the Quarkbeast
≈ 5h vs 16h for Inheritance
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Inheritance
4.4 vs 4.1 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Inheritance
a darker storyline than The Song of the Quarkbeast
Want something lighter?
The Song of the Quarkbeast
an easier tone than Inheritance
Scores by source
| Inheritance | The Song of the Quarkbeast | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (10065) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (843) | 4.0 (42) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (875) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6170) | — |
Reception
| Inheritance | The Song of the Quarkbeast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6170 | 10065 |
| Editions | 37 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6233 |
| Reading it now | — | 319 |
| Written reviews | — | 1041 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3587 | 108 |
| Pages | 880 | 304 |