The Emperor’s Edge vs The Merman and The Moon Forgotten (Nikolas and Company: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Steampunk, Fantasy

Cover of The Emperor’s Edge

The Emperor’s Edge C j cherryh · 2010 ★★★★☆ 3.8 326 pages · ≈ 6 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Merman and The Moon Forgotten (Nikolas and Company

The Merman and The Moon Forgotten (Nikolas and Company Kevin McGill · 2012 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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