Toll the hounds vs Wrath of Empire: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Epic Fantasy, War, Magic, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
Toll the hounds
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The eighth book in Erikson's extraordinary, acclaimed and bestselling fantasy sequence.It is said that Hood waits at the end of every plot, every scheme, each grandiose ambition. But this time it is different: this time…
Wrath of Empire
“Orz stood at the bottom of a narrow flight of steps, head tilted toward the light streaming in from the open hatch above him.”
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As war rages, both sides are in a race to find the one thing that could turn the tides to their favor--a stone with the power to turn humans into gods--in the second book of Brian McClellan's epic fantasy tale of magic…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Wrath of Empire is the quickest read — about 12 hours vs 23 for Toll the hounds.
- Wrath of Empire has the widest readership — 362 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Toll the hounds | Wrath of Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.4 (267) | 4.5 (130) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (253) | 4.5 (362) |
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Reception
| Toll the hounds | Wrath of Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 267 | 362 |
| Editions | 11 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1148 | 197 |
| Pages | 1280 | 680 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Toll the hounds or Wrath of Empire?
Wrath of Empire has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Wrath of Empire 4.5/5, Toll the hounds 4.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Toll the hounds or Wrath of Empire?
Wrath of Empire is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Wrath of Empire (680 pages, ≈ 12 h 36 m); Toll the hounds (1280 pages, ≈ 23 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Toll the hounds or Wrath of Empire?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Toll the hounds: Moderate; Wrath of Empire: Moderate.