The Evening and the Morning vs War Lord: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Great Britain, English literature, Fiction

The Evening and the Morning

The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.4 876 pages · ≈ 16 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

War Lord

War Lord Bernard Cornwell · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.5 389 pages · ≈ 7 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.4 vs 4.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
War Lord is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 16 for The Evening and the Morning.