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Fast-Paced Fantasy Books, Ranked by Readers · Fic Scout

Fast-Paced Fantasy Books

These books are for when you want a book you can’t put down. The action and tension don’t let up and you’ll wish you had time to read the whole thing in one sitting. Readers rated every one of these fast or very fast.

1
The Tethered God
Noah Brisk
Overall5.0
Pace: Fast–very fast
Dark tone · 5/5 characters · 5/5 plot
2
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
Overall5.0
Pace: Very fast
Dark tone · 5/5 characters · 5/5 plot

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3

Warbreaker

Brandon Sanderson

Overall5.0

Pace: Fast

5/5 plot · 5/5 ending · 5/5 twists

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo

Pace: Fast

Dark tone · 5/5 characters · 5/5 plot

Between two fires

Christopher Buehlman

Pace: Fast

Dark tone · 5/5 characters · 5/5 plot

The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan

Pace: Fast

5/5 characters · 5/5 plot · 5/5 writing

A Storm of Swords

George R. R. Martin

Pace: Fast

5/5 characters · 5/5 plot · 5/5 writing

The Shadow of What Was Lost

James Islington

Pace: Fast

Balanced tone · 5/5 mystery · 4.5/5 twists

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

Pace: Fast

5/5 main character · 5/5 originality · 4.5/5 plot

Golden Son

Pierce Brown

Pace: Very fast

5/5 characters · 5/5 plot · 5/5 setting

Dark Age

Pierce Brown

Pace: Fast

5/5 characters · 5/5 plot · 5/5 writing

Morning Star

Pierce Brown

Pace: Very fast

5/5 characters · 5/5 plot · 5/5 setting

Half a King

Joe Abercrombie

Pace: Fast

Balanced tone · 5/5 characters · 5/5 writing

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch

Pace: Fast

Dark tone · 4.7/5 main character · 4.7/5 action

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black

Pace: Fast

Dark tone · 5/5 characters · 5/5 main character

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Pace: Very fast

Dark tone · 5/5 plot · 5/5 main character

Eragon

Christopher Paolini

Pace: Fast

5/5 main character · 5/5 villain · 5/5 ending

Lion of Macedon

David Gemmell

Pace: Fast

Balanced tone · 5/5 characters · 5/5 writing

The Light of All That Falls

James Islington

Pace: Fast

Valor

John Gwynne

Pace: Very fast

5/5 characters · 5/5 setting · 5/5 main character

The Coming Storm

Regina M. Hansen

Pace: Fast

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis

Pace: Fast

Light tone · 5/5 setting · 5/5 villain

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

Pace: Very fast

Light tone · 5/5 main character · 5/5 humor

Tusk Love

Thea Guanzon, Cast of Critical Role

Pace: Fast

Light tone · Steamy spice

Light Bringer

Pierce Brown

Pace: Fast

5/5 characters · 5/5 writing · 5/5 setting

This Princess Kills Monsters

Ry Herman

Pace: Fast

Light tone · 5/5 writing · 5/5 main character

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

John Wiswell

Pace: Fast

Light tone

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

Pace: Fast

Balanced tone

Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros

Pace: Fast

Dark tone · Steamy spice · 5/5 twists