The Elfstones of Shannara vs Wizard's First Rule: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
The Elfstones of Shannara
Ancient, ultimate evil threaterned the Elves and the Races of Man. For the Ellcrys, the tree created by long-lost elven magic, was dying, losing the spell of Forbidding that locked the hordes of ravening Demons away…
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Wizard's First Rule
Richard Cypher's father was brutally murdered a month ago, in his home with his guts ripped out of his stomach. While coping with this sudden loss, Richard saves Kahlan Amnell from four mercenaries, and with the help of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Wizard's First Rule has the widest readership — 255360 ratings behind its score.
- Wizard's First Rule runs the darker storyline; The Elfstones of Shannara stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Elfstones of Shannara | Wizard's First Rule | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (9) | 4.1 (255360) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (208) | 3.8 (689) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (181) | 4.5 (319) |
Reception
| The Elfstones of Shannara | Wizard's First Rule | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 208 | 255360 |
| Editions | 23 | 52 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 108567 |
| Reading it now | — | 7750 |
| Written reviews | — | 8045 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1794 | 2837 |
| Pages | 619 | 576 |