Top 10 Short Fantasy Books You Can Read In A Day Or Two.

Hi everyone! Today's video is about 10 amazing short fantasy books you can read in a day or two. Despite how much I love reading big fantasy books, short fantasy books are necessities as a palate cleanser and more. It is harder, for me, to find them. But they exist. Today, I will recommend 10 of them.
No novellas will be mentioned. All the books here are the first book of a series or a standalone novel. Let me know your recommendation on this topic! And your thoughts on these books!
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0:00 Intro & Rules
2:18 Demon and Deathless by Rob J. Hayes amzn.to/3RThWNK
4:43 Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler amzn.to/4cQDDG1
6:14 Priest of Bones by Peter McLean amzn.to/3ztOnvz
7:41 Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson amzn.to/4cQEDKa
9:05 Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson amzn.to/4eUc80k
11:19 The Dollmakers by Lynn Buchanan amzn.to/4bA9Dx2
13:15 The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan amzn.to/3zALZDC
14:54 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett amzn.to/3RVypkp
16:23 Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang amzn.to/3XVsL5w
17:39 Closing
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[@IanTerronesReads]

I really need to stop watching these videos, my tbr is too long already

[@PetrikLeo]

@@IanTerronesReads haha that's fair! My TBR is so out of control. I'm just bringing everyone to the same situation as me. 🤣

[@Tsukisakii]

Same. Every time I watch your video my TBR gets longer and never shorter. Thank you for the sun eater recommendation

[@ZOMGfantasy]

Awesome list Petrik. I have grown more and more fond of shorter books. I love epic chonkers, but if an author can tell a compelling and tightly plotted story in less than 180k words, that is a talent in and of itself. For myself, I would add Sabriel and the rest of the Abhorsen Trilogy to your list. I thought they were excellent.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I think a great and short fantasy book is precious. They rarely click with me, but as you said, if an author can tell a compelling story in a shorter frame, I'm all down for it! I haven't read Sabriel and the series, but I heard so many good things about it!

[@mariareadsssf]

Thank you Petrik. You always motivate me to read more. Of course I would also recommend "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke, and "Kindred" by Octavia E. Butler. Each can be read in one day. I read 8 of your 10 recs. I tried "Theft of Swords" by Michael J. Sulivan , but I don't think I am the target audience for the author. If not for Hoid, I would have read "Tress" long ago, but I had enough of him for a lifetime after "Yumi", such a lovely story, but everytime he interupted it I felt some violent impulses. 😂

[@PetrikLeo]

Oh yeah! Piranesi is a good recommendation I can't believe I forgot to mention that. 😅 I need to reread Kindred. I read that when I was a kid. Don't remember anything about it now.

[@williamgwynne]

I have not read any of these, apart from Priest of Bones! Very excited to pick up the new Rob J. Hayes works :).

[@PetrikLeo]

This means you have some great books waiting for you, Will! 😄

[@neondemon5137]

Under 500 pages is short for me. I don't know what that would be in word count, that's too intangible for me. 700/800 pages is perfect. Though many of my favourites are over 1000 pages.

[@PetrikLeo]

As you said, I think 500-800 pagss tend to be my favorite! I have some 1000+ pages favorites too, though, of course!

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video! Thank you Petrik!!!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Dino! 😁

[@knotslip8862]

Great list. I plan to read most of these. I was going to mention "The Emporer's Soul" then I saw that you said no novellas. I just finished it and thought it was great. Reading Dungeon Crawler Carl now for some fun easy reading. Thanks and Happy Reading!

[@PetrikLeo]

@@knotslip8862 Thank you so much! Aaaaa i need to try Dungeon Crawler Carl! 😍

[@SuperPuddingcat]

When working, looking after kids and managing a household finding time to read is not easy, and when you do find the time it’s hard not to fall asleep after reading 5 pages 😹I do love a chunky book but they can take months to finish and that does get daunting at times, so I really appreciate recommendations for shorter books. Thanks Petrik!

[@PetrikLeo]

You're welcome! Yeah, I get it. Lately, life has been super busy and reading massive books is taking me way longer than it used to. The existence of great shorter books are so needed at times like these! :)

[@aerialruin8568]

Thanks for this great list and your awesome channel. An obvious addition for me would be Susanna Clarke's wonderful Piranesi.

[@PetrikLeo]

Ah, thank you so much! I agree with Piranesi. Such a great and impactful short book! :)

[@ScottnCarol4JC]

Great recommendations!

[@PetrikLeo]

@@ScottnCarol4JC thank you!!!

[@liviajelliot]

I thought Yumi was longer, consider it's from Sanderson! I thought it was double that long, honestly. I really want to get to it, I have heard so many good things about it. I've seen Tainted Cup everywhere, and never investigated much on it, so thank you for sharing! Can you do something similar, but with novellas? Or with SF? Happy reading!

[@PetrikLeo]

I plan to do another list with novellas as soon as I can! There are some novellas I want to read first before I make another list. But yeah, Yumi is that short. And Tainted Cup is awesome!

[@esmayrosalyne]

Somehow I had no idea that Tress and Yumi are such short, bingeable reads!! And oooh I am so excited for The Dollmakers! Some of my favourite short(er) reads are Sistah Samurai by Tatiana Obey, A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe, Hell for Hire by Rachel Aaron, Hills of Heather and Bone by KE Andrews, Undead Samurai by Baptise Pinson Wu and Of Honey and Wildfires by Sarah Chorn! Thanks for the recs, friend ;)

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Esmay! I look forward to reading Sistah Samurai this month. Glad to hear you enjoyed Rachel Aaron's books! I will have to read morw od her books. Heartstrikers was amazingly fun!

[@pollys6192]

I need that ML Wang book but I have to wait for the traditional publisher edition because the indie one is impossible to find. I loved Sword of Kaigen and it was your recommendation

[@PetrikLeo]

Yeah! The indie edition is so rare now. Not too long from now though until official publication of Blood Over Bright Haven trad pub edition. It will be worth it! 😄

[@pollys6192]

@@PetrikLeo I know, Isa (funfantasy books) always talks to me about it! That’s why I’m hyped

[@Talking_Story]

Great list!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!

[@GentleGiantJason]

Can’t wait for the audiobook for Blood Over Bright Haven coming at the end of October! I’ve been waiting for an audio release since it was published.

[@PetrikLeo]

Not long from now! Hopefully the audiobook will be great! 😄

[@Azhydehack]

I really enjoy reading massive fantasy books too .but since you are recommending this books they definitely worth reading.😊

[@PetrikLeo]

Sometimes it's good to read shorter books, as long that they're good! 😄😄

[@harshgarg1448]

Wandering inn Book 13 , is now up for pre-order; The Empress of Beasts #SFF spotlight.

[@PetrikLeo]

Yeah! I saw the cover art. It's STUNNING.

[@cynthiafialka]

I really liked Parable of the Sower. I didn’t like Parable of the Talents quite as much. Also, I quite enjoyed Blood Over Bright Haven. Looking forward to reading The Tainted Cup!

[@PetrikLeo]

Glad you liked Parable of the Sower and Blood Over Bright Haven! Tainted Cup is another great one. I hope you'll have a great time with it!

[@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels]

Most classic fantasy novels fit this bill. One of my favorites of all time in particular, Hope Mirrlees' Lud-In-The-Mist is just a few hours of incredible reading.

[@PetrikLeo]

@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels they do? I seem to connect classic fantasy with chonky books. Except for Sword and Sorcery books 😂

[@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels]

@@PetrikLeo A lot of folks refer to pre-2000s stuff as classic which I'm not mentally prepared for having grown up in that period, lol. I'm thinking sword and sorcery and pre-Tolkien stuff mostly.

[@ammrshfz]

Petrik thank you!! im gonna include two of these into my TBR. Petrik you asked for short recommended series books . Okay. Petrik try out the "Seven swords" series by Anthony Ryan. Book 1 : a Pilgrimage of swords. Book 2 : the Kraken Tooth. Book three : City of Songs.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I have read A Pilgrimage of Swords when it came out. I never continued past it, though, somehow. I heard book 7 will be the last one. I might pick it up again after it's finished! :)

[@thecomicreadern4344]

For some reason,the indian printer associated with amazon has printed all three godeater paperbacks early,i confirmed this with Rob J Hayes,so i am getting them all next week

[@PetrikLeo]

Wow. That's fortunate of you. Enjoy! They're awesome. 😄

[@allthekingsbooks]

Do you mind me asking where you find the word count? I can't find it on goodreads, nor on my Kindle and google isn't much help either. I'd like to include such stats in my reading overview but unable to find a proper source. As for your list, enjoyed the War for the Rose Throne books but didn't like Priest of Bones too much. The similarities to Peaky Blinders were too glaring to overlook. Luckily the series comes into its own in the later books. Added Rob J Hayes to the TBR pile!

[@PetrikLeo]

You can check Kobo.com, they usually provide an accurate word count for every published ebook! 😄 I get what you mean about War for the Rose Throne! I tend to be okay with first book copying inspirations, but 2nd book and beyond has to become its own thing. War for the Rose Throne did that, thankfully!

[@brokenredflag]

🤤🤤🤤- oops! Sorry. Lol nice stand alones. I love rob hayes😮. Cant wait to sink my teeth on the october edition of blood over bright haven. Yumi is a masterpiace. Take care❤👍 grate vid.

[@PetrikLeo]

@@brokenredflag thank you so much! Yumi is such a beautiful book. I love it so much!

[@emroyka]

Here's to loving books even though you want to slap their main character(s)!

[@PetrikLeo]

@@emroyka absolutely! 🤣🤣

[@andreabknight]

For me the Tainted Cup took at least 4 days 😆 But admittedly, most people can read a lot more in a day than I can

[@PetrikLeo]

I think The Tainted Cup took me 2 days. It was either 2 or 3 days. So fun and hard to put down! I know many of my friends who actually read the book in 1 or 2 days. xD

[@the_mem9]

What’s the name of the mic you use.. ?

[@PetrikLeo]

@@the_mem9 boya!!!

[@therealPepeSilvia]

Priest of Bones underrated book

[@PetrikLeo]

@@therealPepeSilvia i think so, too!

[@Dohrann]

Wish Godeater was out :( Missed the kickstarter

[@PetrikLeo]

Herald will be out tomorrow!

[@shadowoflugia]

So the one that’s better than Babel? Guess I’ll have to read it lol.

[@PetrikLeo]

@@shadowoflugia Blood Over Bright Haven is so good! 😄

[@amy_harboredinpages8272]

📖😎📚

[@samuelbarber6585]

Oh I had a feeling it was Petrik time

[@PetrikLeo]

@@samuelbarber6585 Sun Eating time would be better tbh 😂

[@zenthepoet.]

Peeeetrik

[@PetrikLeo]

@@zenthepoet. zeeennnn

[@Liam-zn6pk]

Pretty much the majority of this list would not be considered short for a lot of people. These are average sized books. Very misleading list.

[@PetrikLeo]

This is my list. As I mentioned at the beginning of the video, 60-120k words are short to average-sized books. I do consider 120k words to be short, though. If you think that's misleading then I don't know what to say. 😅 Thanks for watching.

[@spilchsaysstuff1427]

What is it with Booktube and the insistence that "Dude, you can totally read these books in a day." The book I just finished took me a month, and it was one of my favourites on a re-re-read. Booktubers stress me out. I'm going to just browse bookshops once a week and read all the blurbs. Hell, seeing trailers these days counts as having watched the movie. I'm calling it.

[@PetrikLeo]

@@spilchsaysstuff1427 It's just recommendations for short books... No need to get so stressed about it. I totally recommend shutting off booktube if it stresses you out though. Do what you think is best. Happy reading! 😊

[@spilchsaysstuff1427]

​@PetrikLeo I've given up on giant tombs of Fantasy novels. I finished The Stone of Farewell and noticed the final book is so big it's split in two and just groaned. I may check it out on Audible some day. I've gone back to fiction and short stand alone science fiction. Will not stop watching your content though, Petrik. The passion is strong with you and I like supporting that.