The Blade Itself vs The house of the Wolfings: Which Should You Read?

The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.3 531 pages · ≈ 9 h 50 m · Moderate

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of…

The house of the Wolfings William Morris · 1889 ★★★★☆ 3.8 233 pages · ≈ 4 h 19 m · Demanding

“The tale tells that in times long past there was a dwelling of men beside a great wood.”

The House of the Wolfings tells the tale of a band of German Goths living in a wood they call the Mark. Their lives are idyllic until the long shadow of the Roman Empire threatens the peace in their land. Thiodolf, the…