The Magic Kingdom of Landover vs The Unicorn: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Magic Kingdom of Landover The Magic Kingdom of Landover Terry Brooks · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.2 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate

An acorn falls far from the treeFormer Chicago lawyer Ben Holiday was very proud and quite happy. And why shouldn't he be? The Magic Kingdom which he ruled as High Lord was finally at peace. He was free to lie back and…

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Cover of The Unicorn The Unicorn Iris Murdoch · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.7 345 pages · ≈ 6 h 23 m · Challenging

When Marian Taylor takes a post as governess at Gaze Castle, a remote house on a desolate coast, she finds herself confronted with a number of weird mysteries and involved in a drama she only partly understands.

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

The Magic Kingdom of LandoverThe Unicorn
Goodreads — 3.6 (3803)
Hardcover 4.1 (16) 3.3 (9)
Google Books 5.0 (3) —
Apple Books 4.5 (32) 3.5 (7)

Reception

The Magic Kingdom of LandoverThe Unicorn
Ratings 32 3803
Editions 23 43
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 5836
Reading it now — 152
Written reviews — 479
Wikipedia attention — 615
Pages 304 345

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