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

Cover of Inheritance

Inheritance Christopher Paolini · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.4 880 pages · ≈ 16 h 18 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Song of the Quarkbeast

The Song of the Quarkbeast Jasper Fforde · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.1 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Inheritance higher: 4.4 vs 4.1 from 6170 votes.
The Song of the Quarkbeast is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 16 for Inheritance.

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