King Arthur's Modern Return vs The Elfstones of Shannara: Which Should You Read?
King Arthur's Modern Return
The Arthurian legend closes with a promise: On a distant day, when his country calls, the king will return. His lost realm will be regained, and his shattered dream of an ideal world will, at last, be realized. This…
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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 The Elfstones of Shannara highest: The Elfstones of Shannara 4.1 · King Arthur's Modern Return 3.7.
- King Arthur's Modern Return is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 11 for The Elfstones of Shannara.
- The Elfstones of Shannara has the widest readership — 208 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| King Arthur's Modern Return | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (3) | 4.1 (9) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (208) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (181) |
Reception
| King Arthur's Modern Return | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 208 |
| Editions | 6 | 23 |
| Citations | 23 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1794 |
| Pages | 264 | 619 |