Shadow Scale vs The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction
Shadow Scale
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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…
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
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It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm highest: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm 4.4 · Shadow Scale 3.8.
- The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Shadow Scale.
- The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm has the widest readership — 1043 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Shadow Scale | The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.6 (62) | 3.7 (153) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (70) | 4.5 (1043) |
Reception
| Shadow Scale | The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 70 | 1043 |
| Editions | 8 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 112 | 2465 |
| Pages | 624 | 304 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Shadow Scale or The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm?
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm 4.4/5, Shadow Scale 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Shadow Scale or The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm?
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m); Shadow Scale (624 pages, ≈ 11 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Shadow Scale or The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Shadow Scale: Light; The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Light.