Pawn of Prophecy vs The Elfstones of Shannara: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Good and evil, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fiction
Pawn of Prophecy
“THE FIRST THING the boy Garion remembered was the kitchen at Faldor's farm.”
The first book of the Belgariad.A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be…
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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
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pawn of Prophecy is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for The Elfstones of Shannara.
- Pawn of Prophecy has the widest readership — 113051 ratings behind its score.
- The Elfstones of Shannara runs the darker storyline; Pawn of Prophecy stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Pawn of Prophecy | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (113051) | 4.1 (9) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (425) | 3.8 (208) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (244) | 4.5 (181) |
Reception
| Pawn of Prophecy | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 113051 | 208 |
| Editions | 27 | 23 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 64407 | — |
| Reading it now | 2297 | — |
| Written reviews | 4317 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7924 | 1794 |
| Pages | 272 | 619 |