8 Epic Fantasy Series That Have Less Than Four Books

In this world of fickle and cruel gods, sometimes you simply need a skilled veiga, aka godkiller. Kissen’s one of the best, slowly avenging her past one dead god at a time.

Elogast, a former knight and current baker, wants to keep his head down and finish the last quest his king charged him with. He doesn’t want to get caught up in the whims of the gods, who are officially forbidden.

Their kingdom of Middren feels on the brink of war, but the battle lines are unclear. Kissen and Elogast find their paths tangled up with Inara, a young noble, and Skediceth, the god of white lies, who is quite attached to her.

Told from multiple points of view, this was a quick and compelling adventure, which I found incredibly hard to put down. The conclusion to the series is releasing on April 1st, 2025, and I cannot wait.

Wren has spent her whole life preparing to be the best Valkyr she can be. When her qualifying trial goes incredibly wrong, she’s banished to the edge of the Dominions, to the worst post ever, serving at the Border Wall.

Nothing ever happens at the border wall, leaving Wren a bit desperate and eager to prove herself. In an attempt to prove herself, she throws herself into danger and starts to uncover secret upon secret.

This delightful duology gives you a great adventure with high stakes , fun characters, witty banter, and delightful world-building. Ready your blade!

In this incredibly harsh world, your blood color determines your future. Red-blooded persons, Embers, are allowed to enter the Aktibar Trials for a chance at becoming an Empire official.

Blue (Dusters) and clear (Ghostings) blooded persons are denied such luxuries and live very different lives. Ghostings are the lowest of the low, dismembered at a young age to keep them in line.

Sylah, a red-blooded Ember, has been raised by blue-blooded Dusters as their weapon to change the future. After an unexpected massacre, Sylah will have to decide just what kind of future she will forge.

There’s a competition, intriguing magic, and horrifying secret after secret, which I loved about this book. Aspects of the author’s heritage are wonderfully blended into a massive journey of the oppressed challenging their oppressors, resulting in a heavy but impactful tale worth giving a read.

Deka was raised as a good, pure daughter. She did everything right, but she can’t change the color of her blood when it bleeds a damming gold during her Ritual of Purity.

Her impure blood sets her on a path of brutal survival in a world where purity is wielded to keep women in their place. With each book, more and more secrets are revealed about Deka’s world, and she’ll have to decide what she’s willing to fight for and just how far she’ll go.

Full of delightful world-building and one of my favorite fictional creatures, Ixa, this series will forever hold a place in my heart. It’s powerful, brutal, and clever, and I can’t recommend it enough. 

When plotting murder, one should always be careful who is in on the deal.

This story weaves together 6 individuals who don’t have the best track record when it comes to trust, but they’re short on options. Their goals seem to align, but can they really manage to kill the God King Joon before they double-cross each other?

This mismatched crew combines a strongman, assassin, spymaster, noble, thief, and exiled prince. Amongst the 6 of them, they have a wide skill set at their disposal and plenty of entertaining descriptions and rather derailing mishaps.

Can they take down the crown together, or will their lies and own agendas get in the way? There’s only one way to find out, and the conclusion to this adventure is coming July 22, 2025.

This action-packed duology takes us on a seafaring adventure full of magicians, secrets, and ships.

When Selly’s father leaves her to spend the winter in port, she has no intention of staying. Leander needs a crew to take him across the sea to the Isles of the Gods, and Selly’s ship seems a good fit for his clandestine quest. Leander’s quest will determine the future of Alinor and could have disastrous repercussions should he fail.

Unfortunately, his quest is not as secret as he had hoped, and someone has a vested interest in his failure. Can Selly and Leander work together to succeed?

Told from five different points of view , this story is a delightful blend of myths, magic, gods, and the occasional crime lord. With entertaining banter and high stakes, this one is sure to keep you hooked as you rush to the end.

Inspired by Norse mythology, this world features a robust pantheon of gods in a brutal and epically crafted atmospheric world.

Hessa is an Eangi, a warrior priestess. She’s doing everything to earn her final resting place in the High Halls and keep the favor of her goddess, Eang. When she returns from praying over a tough decision, she finds her entire village has been destroyed, leaving her alone as the last of the Eangi.

Set on a dangerous path, she encounters new and old gods, zealots, demons, and something in between. The first two books follow Hessa, while the third and fourth books center on other female characters in this world.

The war between the gods, questions of religion, and general Viking-inspired goodness kept me captivated and eager to know what came next. While not for the faint of heart, this is a great story for fans of Norse mythology-inspired epics with lush world-building.