Der Kardinal im Kreml vs The Sum of All Fears: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Der Kardinal im Kreml

Der Kardinal im Kreml Tom Clancy · 1988 ★★★★☆ 3.8 626 pages · ≈ 11 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears Tom Clancy · 1991 ★★★★☆ 4.1 914 pages · ≈ 16 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Sum of All Fears higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 67817 votes.
Der Kardinal im Kreml is the quicker read — about 11 hours vs 16 for The Sum of All Fears.

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