@watsondjj: Make Fantasy Short Again

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demonanddivision
SaintMaud :
Discworld 🖤
2026-05-02 03:18:33
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davidreturno
Jonas :
So Sanderson doesn’t have to write huge tomes
2026-05-01 20:51:11
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elmcinerney
El McInerney | Author | Editor :
Interesting. I’d say Conan is sword and sorcery rather than epic fantasy though. And nowadays it’s the opposite - most publishers won’t accept long books especially from new writers as they don’t work out economically with publishing and warehouses costs
2026-05-29 12:00:06
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renis825
mark johnson :
I've been enjoying warhammer fantasy novels lately and they're pretty reasonable, I think the longest I've had was 350 pages :)
2026-05-05 19:56:40
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peterbradburn
Peter Bradburn :
Elric books were ideal. Could finish the in a good Sunday afternoons read
2026-05-02 10:22:03
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kirovez
Kirovez :
Howard wrote more in a single sentence than many authors today do on a whole page.
2026-05-03 00:40:48
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qinghes
celeste🩷✨️ (they/them) :
i love a chunky fantasy book once in a while, i absolutely adore chinese fantasy which often amounts to thousands of pages, but i also really like when i can go on a shorter jaunt! like, the earthsea books have plenty of worldbuilding but le guin is so effective with her writing that each one is only around 200 pages and it's Perfect.
2026-05-02 11:45:17
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rafaeladastra
Rafael Bienia, Autor :
I write short Fantasy fiction and enjoy other authors publishing stuff that is slightly longer or shorter than the average short story.
2026-05-06 19:04:09
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ayzcypriot99
AyzCypriot99 :
wheel of time 👀
2026-05-25 18:16:56
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denzarki
Denz :
anything more than 600pages is too much.. and that's coming from a cosmere fan.. I'm reading sun eater now which i think (cos in read digitally) they come in at over 600pages, i can do them in 4-5 sittings but they don't half drag on sometimes.. and i love the stories but could they tell them in less words please lol
2026-05-02 13:32:19
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emil.og.sofies.far
Simon Mikkelsen :
This is also true for English study books. Very thick and takes ages to read but with as little contents as a thin book.
2026-05-02 05:51:08
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emmieshnd
emmie :
This is really interesting, thank you!
2026-05-01 18:46:02
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maia.autrice
Maïa | Autrice fantasy :
I like it long. I want to read long stories and write them as well.
2026-05-03 09:22:06
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peaghost
P-Ghost :
Elric of Melinbone isn’t the entire of the Elric Saga. There’s dozens of books in that series and the entire series itself is just a small part of a Moorcocks ‘Eternal Champion’ saga.
2026-05-03 11:25:58
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szabolcs_szabolcsbol
Szabolcs :
I've read GRRM's 'Song of ice and fire' saga once, but it's so long (~4300 pages) that I don't have the mood to start it all over.
2026-05-03 00:24:33
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amanda.coe
Amanda Coe🏳️‍🌈 :
apart from kindle separate one chunky novel into three short novels because you can't see it then charge for three books not parts
2026-05-02 18:46:06
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swedenallyearround
SwedenAllYear 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇦🇺🇬🇧 :
Super interesting 👏
2026-05-02 08:10:36
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pustekuchen974
Pustekuchen🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳 :
I hate the longer books. It‘s just more words, but not more story.
2026-05-02 18:23:08
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taslaboi
TASLABOI :
Man i read fanfics with 100.000+ words only
2026-05-03 21:37:41
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zlyznajek
Kasia :
That's why I love Black Company so much, such small books with so much happening there
2026-05-02 23:19:00
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jshollowayauthor
Neon Veil :
@Beard Reads Books 📚⚔️ it's like Tiktok is listening
2026-05-03 09:29:20
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