Evil Monkey's Book Vs Book Contest: The Throw Down in Squid Town

(Contest-eligible...)Evil Monkey's decided to hijack the books received posts for awhile. And he's in a competitive mood. So, look at the match-ups below and give a rationale for which book will win in two or three of them--as well as which of them will ultimately Rule Them All. Contest ends Thursday night. Evil will send the person who provides his favorite reasons a couple of the books seen below (monkey's choice). All rights reserved, except Evil's right to kneecap anyone he likes...All books to foreign winners sent by aquatic mule.Without further ado, Evil presents Richard Morgan versus pirates, Shaun Tan versus Dean Koontz, and much more...