Abhorsen vs The Last Battle: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Good and evil, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Cover of Abhorsen

Abhorsen Garth Nix · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.3 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Last Battle

The Last Battle C. S. Lewis · 1956 ★★★★☆ 4.0 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Abhorsen higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 129552 votes.
The Last Battle is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Abhorsen.
Abhorsen is the easier read (Easy), The Last Battle more demanding (Light).

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