Kings rising vs Shadow Scale: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Kings rising Kings rising C. S. Pacat · 2016 ★★★★★ 4.8 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Light

"His identity now revealed, Damen must face his master Prince Laurent as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill...Forced into an uneasy alliance the two princes journey deep into Akielos, where they face…

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Cover of Shadow Scale Shadow Scale Rachel Hartman · 2015 ★★★★☆ 3.8 624 pages · ≈ 11 h 33 m · Light

Seraphina took the literary world by storm with 8 starred reviews and numerous “Best of” lists. At last, her eagerly awaited sequel has arrived—and with it comes an epic battle between humans and dragons.   The…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Kings risingShadow Scale
Hardcover 4.4 (237) 3.6 (62)
Apple Books 5.0 (760) 4.0 (70)

Reception

Kings risingShadow Scale
Ratings 760 70
Editions 4 8
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 112
Pages 368 624

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