Prince Prigio vs Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy
Prince Prigio
The plot of Prince Prigio begins with the introduction of a queen who does not believe in fairies. After many childless years, she and the king finally had a boy, Prigio. When the queen refused to invite the fairies to…
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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
K. J. Parker's new novel is the remarkable tale of the siege of a walled city, and the even more remarkable man who had to defend it.A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no…
The verdict
- Readers rate Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City highest: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City 4.2 · Prince Prigio 3.9.
- Prince Prigio is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City.
- Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City has the widest readership — 179 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Prince Prigio | Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (89) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.0 (179) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (151) |
Reception
| Prince Prigio | Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 89 | 179 |
| Editions | 80 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 151 | — |
| Reading it now | 5 | — |
| Written reviews | 11 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140 | — |
| Pages | 48 | 384 |