A Memory of Light vs Winter's Heart: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Rand al'Thor, Prophecies, Good and evil, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy
A Memory of Light
Since 1990, when Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, readers have been anticipating the final scenes of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over forty…
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Winter's Heart
All I can say is this is yet another great chapter in the wheel of time. A must for the fans. A new people called The Kin are introduced. Mat might meet his other wife in this story!
The verdict
- Readers rate A Memory of Light highest: A Memory of Light 4.5 · Winter's Heart 4.0.
- Winter's Heart is the quickest read — about 12 hours vs 16 for A Memory of Light.
- Winter's Heart has the widest readership — 159933 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Memory of Light | Winter's Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (159933) |
| Hardcover | 4.6 (814) | 3.8 (833) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | 4.0 (60) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2797) | 4.5 (1275) |
Reception
| A Memory of Light | Winter's Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2797 | 159933 |
| Editions | 26 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 56074 |
| Reading it now | — | 5709 |
| Written reviews | — | 4997 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5067 | 1937 |
| Pages | 912 | 656 |