The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories] vs The Masque of the Red Death: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Plagues, Masquerade Balls, Hematidrosis, Daggers, Abbeys, Nobility

Cover of The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories]

The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories] Robert Silverberg · 1983 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe · 1922 ★★★★☆ 4.1 28 pages · ≈ 31 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Masque of the Red Death is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories].
The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories] is the easier read (Light), The Masque of the Red Death more demanding (Challenging).

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