Pestilence vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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Pestilence
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The bombing of an American Embassy in Africa pulls Special Agent Jack Randall out of his current doghouse status with the FBI and sends him on the trail of one of the worlds most wanted terrorist. While sifting through…
The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Pestilence highest: Pestilence 4.4 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Pestilence.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Pestilence | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (160) | — |
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Reception
| Pestilence | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 160 | 449 |
| Editions | — | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1602 | 46 |
| Pages | 397 | 246 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Pestilence or The Blue Ice?
Pestilence has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pestilence 4.4/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Pestilence or The Blue Ice?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); Pestilence (397 pages, ≈ 7 h 21 m).
Which is harder to read: Pestilence or The Blue Ice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Pestilence: Moderate; The Blue Ice: Challenging.