Underlord

#62 in Fantasy

Underlord

Will Wight

First published 2019Original language EN

8.78.7 / 10
Score out of 10415 ratingsConfidence 74%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#62 of 200 in Fantasy ahead of 69% of the category

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Our view

“Underlord” is a build-up volume that earns its place, readying Cradle’s young fighters for a worldwide tournament. The revelations that come with advancement give the characters a little more depth, which some readers find rare in this series. As the sixth of twelve books it leans on the five before it and is no place to begin.

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About the book

All around the world, great clans and sects prepare their disciples to fight against one another in a competition of young Underlords. Even the Blackflame Empire is drawn in, but their youth are not strong enough to compete. Yet.

Description: publisher’s blurb via Hardcover

Reading order · Cradle

Full order & progress →
Score per volume12 volumes on a timeline, 2016 to 2023 · Best-rated volume: Wintersteel
  1. Unsouled
    Unsouled2016 · 655 ratingsStart here
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. Soulsmith
    Soulsmith2016 · 516 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. Blackflame
    Blackflame2017 · 471 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  4. Skysworn
    Skysworn2017 · 446 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  5. Ghostwater
    Ghostwater2018 · 432 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  6. Underlord
    Underlord2019 · 415 ratingsThis book
    8.78.7 / 10
  7. Uncrowned
    Uncrowned2019 · 405 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  8. Wintersteel
    Wintersteel2020 · 414 ratings
    8.88.8 / 10
  9. Bloodline
    Bloodline2021 · 398 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  10. Reaper
    Reaper2021 · 386 ratings
    8.88.8 / 10
  11. Dreadgod
    Dreadgod2022 · 355 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  12. Waybound
    Waybound2023 · 335 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.9 across 415 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.7 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover8.9415 100%

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