The Hour Before Dark vs The Time Travel MEGAPACK ®: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Horror

The Hour Before Dark

The Hour Before Dark Douglas Clegg · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.8 370 pages · ≈ 6 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Time Travel MEGAPACK ®

The Time Travel MEGAPACK ® Edward M. Lerner, Richard A. Lupoff, Clifford D. Simak, Damien Broderick, Reginald Bretnor, William F. Nolan, John Gregory Betancourt, James H. Schmitz, C.J. Henderson & Darrell Schweitzer · 2013 ★★★★☆ 3.7 505 pages · ≈ 9 h 21 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Hour Before Dark is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The Time Travel MEGAPACK ®.

The verdict

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