The Darkness That Comes Before vs The Night Watch: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

The Darkness That Comes Before

The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.0 589 pages · ≈ 10 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Night Watch Sergeĭ Lukʹi͡anenko · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.7 475 pages · ≈ 8 h 48 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Darkness That Comes Before higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 149 votes.
The Night Watch is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 10 for The Darkness That Comes Before.