Rainbow six vs The Elfstones of Shannara: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Rainbow six
“THE VC-208 FLIGHT WAS SOMEWHAT LACKING IN amenities-the food consisted of sandwiches and an undistinguished wine-but the seats were comfortable and the ride smooth enough that everyone slept until the wheels and flaps came down at RAF Northholt, a military airfield just west of London.”
Over the course of nine novels, Tom Clancy's genius for big, compelling plots and his natural narrative gift (The New York Times Magazine) have mesmerized hundreds of millions of readers and established him as one of…
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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 Rainbow six highest: Rainbow six 4.5 · The Elfstones of Shannara 4.1.
- The Elfstones of Shannara is the quickest read — about 11 hours vs 16 for Rainbow six.
- Rainbow six has the widest readership — 1864 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Rainbow six | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (9) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.8 (208) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (11) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1864) | 4.5 (181) |
Reception
| Rainbow six | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1864 | 208 |
| Editions | 25 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12191 | 1794 |
| Pages | 897 | 619 |