Queen of Shadows vs Shalador's Lady: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Queens, Fantasy, Fiction
Queen of Shadows
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past... She has embraced her…
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Shalador's Lady
Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen. For years the Shalador people suffered the cruelties of the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Queen of Shadows highest: Queen of Shadows 4.9 · Shalador's Lady 4.4.
- Shalador's Lady is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 12 for Queen of Shadows.
- Shalador's Lady has the widest readership — 12321 ratings behind its score.
- Shalador's Lady runs the darker storyline; Queen of Shadows stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Shalador's Lady
≈ 8h vs 12h for Queen of Shadows
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Queen of Shadows
4.9 vs 4.4 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Shalador's Lady
a darker storyline than Queen of Shadows
Want something lighter?
Queen of Shadows
an easier tone than Shalador's Lady
Scores by source
| Queen of Shadows | Shalador's Lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (12321) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (1265) | 3.9 (17) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (6660) | 4.5 (167) |
Reception
| Queen of Shadows | Shalador's Lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6660 | 12321 |
| Editions | 21 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 6002 |
| Reading it now | — | 182 |
| Written reviews | — | 368 |
| Wikipedia attention | 80229 | — |
| Pages | 672 | 476 |