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52 Short and Sweet Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Looking for a brief taste of science fiction or fantasy? Here are 52 sci-fi and fantasy books under 300 pages that you could read in a day. A box of book-shaped chocolates, if you will.
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
1
Becky Chambers
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
2
Susanna Clarke
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
3
Amal El-Mohtar
Silver in the Wood (Emily Tesh)
Silver in the Wood
4
Emily Tesh
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
5
Madeleine L'engle
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
6
L. Frank Baum
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
7
Ursula K. Le Guin
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
8
Lewis Carroll
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
9
Neil Gaiman
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
10
Ray Bradbury
Siren Queen (Nghi Vo)
Siren Queen
11
Nghi Vo
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
12
Norton Juster
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
13
J. M. Barrie
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
14
Terry Pratchett
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
15
Patrick Ness
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
16
Matt Haig
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
17
C.S. Lewis
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
18
Travis Baldree
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
19
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer
20
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories (Susanna Clarke)
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
21
Susanna Clarke
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
22
Diana Wynne Jones
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
23
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
24
Douglas Adams
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
25
Iaac Asimov
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
26
Patricia A. McKillip
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
27
Jorge Luis Borges
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
28
Ray Bradbury
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
29
Seanan McGuire
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
30
Gail Carson Levine
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
31
Alan Lightman
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
32
Philip K Dick
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
33
Patricia C. Wrede
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
34
Naomi Novik
A Dead Djinn in Cairo (P. Djeli Clark)
A Dead Djinn in Cairo
35
P. Djeli Clark
The Color of Magic (Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
36
Pratchett
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
37
Aldous Huxley
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
38
Robin McKinley
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
39
Martha Wells
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
40
Lewis Carroll
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