Eragon vs The Amulet of Samarkand: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Magic, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction
Eragon
One boy... One dragon... A world of adventure. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Amulet of Samarkand
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Amulet of Samarkand has the widest readership — 136472 ratings behind its score.
- The Amulet of Samarkand runs the darker storyline; Eragon stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Amulet of Samarkand
136472 ratings vs 34051 for Eragon
New to the genre?
The Amulet of Samarkand
Easy vs Light for Eragon
In the mood for something dark?
The Amulet of Samarkand
a darker storyline than Eragon
Want something lighter?
Eragon
an easier tone than The Amulet of Samarkand
Scores by source
| Eragon | The Amulet of Samarkand | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (34051) | 4.0 (136472) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (2538) | 4.0 (481) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | 4.5 (13) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2358) | 4.5 (58) |
Reception
| Eragon | The Amulet of Samarkand | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34051 | 136472 |
| Editions | 90 | 33 |
| Citations | — | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 685892 | 73965 |
| Reading it now | — | 3486 |
| Written reviews | 34051 | 6507 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18811 | 1636 |
| Pages | 518 | 463 |