Before They Are Hanged vs Words of Radiance: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Guerres et batailles imaginaires, Imaginary wars and battles, Romans, Fantasy fiction, Fiction

Before They Are Hanged

Before They Are Hanged Joe Abercrombie · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.4 592 pages · ≈ 10 h 58 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson · 2012 ★★★★★ 4.8 1088 pages · ≈ 20 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Words of Radiance higher: 4.8 vs 4.4 from 527911 votes.
Before They Are Hanged is the quicker read — about 10 hours vs 20 for Words of Radiance.