The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm vs The Ice Dragon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling…
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The Ice Dragon
Leaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets Adara, a winter child who looks to the creature to help save her world from destruction.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm highest: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm 4.4 · The Ice Dragon 3.7.
- The Ice Dragon is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm.
- The Ice Dragon has the widest readership — 27722 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm | The Ice Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (27722) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (153) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (5) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1043) | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm | The Ice Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1043 | 27722 |
| Editions | 16 | 25 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2465 | 3565 |
| Pages | 304 | 116 |