The Darkness That Comes Before vs The moon metal: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction

The Darkness That Comes Before

The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.0 589 pages · ≈ 10 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The moon metal Garrett Putman Serviss · 1900 ★★★☆☆ 3.1 58 pages · ≈ 1 h 04 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Darkness That Comes Before higher: 4.0 vs 3.1 from 149 votes.
The moon metal is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for The Darkness That Comes Before.
The Darkness That Comes Before is the easier read (Moderate), The moon metal more demanding (Challenging).