# Gathering Blue vs Messenger

Gathering Blue is longer: 11,266 more words, 1.3 times the length of Messenger.

- **[Gathering Blue](https://musael.com/books/gathering-blue.md):** 47,893 words, 224 pages, 3 h 12 min of reading
- **[Messenger](https://musael.com/books/messenger.md):** 36,627 words, 176 pages, 2 h 27 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, Gathering Blue or Messenger?** Gathering Blue is longer: 11,266 more words, 1.3 times the length of Messenger.

**How much longer does Gathering Blue take to read than Messenger?** About 45 min more at 250 words a minute: 3 h 12 min against 2 h 27 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/gathering-blue-vs-messenger