The Horse and His Boy vs The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Narnia, Allegory, Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction
The Horse and His Boy
“THIS IS THE STORY OF AN ADVENTURE that happened in Narnia and Calormen and the lands between, in the Golden Age when Peter was High King in Narnia and his brother and his two sisters were King and Queens under him.”
A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
“THERE WAS A BOY CALLED EUSTACE Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.”
Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin travel back to Narnia through a painting where they board a ship named "The Dawn Treader." They find King Caspian and a mouse on the ship and they find mystical creatures and go on a…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Horse and His Boy has the widest readership — 16472 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Horse and His Boy | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (16472) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (789) | 3.9 (921) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (24) | 4.0 (242) |
Reception
| The Horse and His Boy | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16472 | 921 |
| Editions | 185 | 100 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 104983 | — |
| Written reviews | 16472 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7566 | 7138 |
| Pages | 224 | 208 |