Lord of Shadows vs The Magic World: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Magic, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Lord of Shadows

Lord of Shadows Cassandra Clare · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.4 752 pages · ≈ 13 h 56 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Magic World

The Magic World Edith Nesbit · 1959 ★★★★☆ 3.8 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Lord of Shadows higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 162930 votes.
The Magic World is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 13 for Lord of Shadows.

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