Seasons of Splendor vs Vikram and the Vampire: Which Should You Read?

Seasons of Splendor Madhur Jaffrey · 1985 ★★★★☆ 3.8 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Moderate

Collection of traditional tales about gods and heroes in Hindu mythology, arranged in sequence as they might be told at religious festivals during the course of a Hindu calendar year.

Vikram and the Vampire Richard Francis Burton · 1870 ★★★★☆ 3.9 210 pages · ≈ 3 h 53 m · Demanding

This story turns chiefly on a great king named Vikram, the King Arthur of the East, who in pursuance of his promise to a Jogi or Magician, brings to him the Baital (Vampire), who is hanging on a tree. The difficulties…