Sky Island vs The Wise Man’s Fear: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairies, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Cover of Sky Island

Sky Island L. Frank Baum · 1912 ★★★★☆ 4.0 164 pages · ≈ 3 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Wise Man’s Fear

The Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfuss · 2011 ★★★★★ 4.5 1004 pages · ≈ 18 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Wise Man’s Fear higher: 4.5 vs 4.0 from 638150 votes.
Sky Island is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 18 for The Wise Man’s Fear.

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