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
1 New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages"Just as transporting…
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War Lord
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.” –George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell’s…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- War Lord is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 16 for The Evening and the Morning.
- The Evening and the Morning has the widest readership — 9913 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Evening and the Morning | War Lord | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (9913) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (181) | 4.4 (48) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (4558) | 4.5 (963) |
Reception
| The Evening and the Morning | War Lord | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9913 | 963 |
| Editions | 10 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 124928 | — |
| Written reviews | 9913 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3850 | 228 |
| Pages | 876 | 389 |