The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge vs The Elfstones of Shannara: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Elves, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Uptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into goblin territory, deliver a priceless peace offering to their mysterious dark lord, and spy on the goblin…
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The Elfstones of Shannara
Ancient, ultimate evil threaterned the Elves and the Races of Man. For the Ellcrys, the tree created by long-lost elven magic, was dying, losing the spell of Forbidding that locked the hordes of ravening Demons away…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge has the widest readership — 4381 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (4381) | 4.1 (9) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (18) | 3.8 (208) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (181) |
Reception
| The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge | The Elfstones of Shannara | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4381 | 208 |
| Editions | 4 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1794 |
| Pages | 538 | 619 |