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I cant believe I went 30 years of my life not reading this book. Holy cow is it freaking good! This is a book they will be still be reading 200 years from now

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"Hyperion": Hyper Ion

Oh my!! The movie Coherence is along these lines.

Blade itself was a drag for me. So cartoony. Fantasy genre has been a laughing stock since tolkien. Not a good story almist anywhere

Im noticing a disturbing lack of Terry Pratchett books on your bookshelf😢

I love the world that Tim created, I can't wait for more from him.

What! You mention it, but no look at your Tattoo?

when i finished Hyperion i decided i will read it again when im older and cannot remember that much from the book , because i want to experience the same like the first time i read it.. a monster of a book

When you look deeper into both series, there aren't that many similarities BUT on the purely surface level, both Sun Eater and Red Rising are very similar. They both have extremely badass male protagonists narrating their tale in first person in an epic Greco-Roman inspired space setting. But other than that, they're pretty disimilar. But you have to keep in mind, that surface level comparison is what makes a lot of fans on one series pick up the other. I love both series but for completely different reasons. Red Rising is fun, cheesy and full of action while Sun Eater is a lot more introspective, philosophical and much deeper. It sucks that fans of one series tend to shit on the other so much. In terms of prose, Sun Eater is much stronger but I think Red Rising's prose is very underrated. It is so personal and visceral. I personally like the side characters in Red Rising a lot more than I did in Sun Eater and I think Pierce Brown is much better at epic grandscale action which I'm pretty sure I have heard Chris admit he is weak at. but I don't think I have read a protagonist in fiction quite as compelling as Hadrian Marlowe.

Totally agree about the poet’s tale.

either "i would have lived in peace, but my enemies brought me war." or the way of kings but some already mention that.

Anyone know if the book is a visual novel? My copy is coming Friday the 6th December 2024

“Ash fell from the Sky”- from Mistborn and “I heard the mailman approach my office door half an hour earlier than usual.”- from Storm Front the first book of The Dresden Files

the first sentence of the book I opened said "This book is dedicated to the memory of those who have made the world a better place by achieving the seemingly impossible."

This is gonna be random but I’m choosing between 2 books. Empire of Silence and The Way of Kings. Both have glowing reviews but not sure which one is the better read.

Really impressive accomplishment---congrats! I'll need to pick a copy up sometime.

The scholars tale got me so deep, that it too me two weeks to get over it.

Hyperion is a masterpiece but no one ever remembers that the storia DOES NOT END with Hyperion; The End of Hyperion is as good as the first chapter, for different reasons than the first chapter but every bit as fascinating

Both books hooked me right off the go but I can’t finish Iron Gold; Sun eater has only hooked me more

Please, please.. stop putting snow crash on cyberpunk lists. Snow Crash isn't cyberpunk, it's nonsensical satire that makes FUN of the whole concept. It's written by a man that looks down on cyberpunk and can't stand the idea that his most popular book is snow crash. I don't understand why so many people don't seem to get it.. it's so obvious from reading the book. I remember being super hyped for snow crash, almost buying that very beautiful hardcover/deluxe/anniversary edition. But deciding to try reading it on my ereader first. Boy was I glad that I did. It immediately became clear to me that this was a satire. It wasn't a serious cyberpunk book. It made fun of the genre and took something that's already pretty over the top and pushed it to 11. I also just really disliked it. Looked up the writer and some interviews and it was painful how much he seems to hate the whole idea of cyberpunk and how much he hates that snow crash is his most famous book. DNF'd it and I don't understand why it's on cyberpunk lists since you'd expect books on these lists to be actual cyberpunk books that appreciate the genre, not that satirize it. Like, it makes no sense to make a greatest fantasy books list then put a book on there that is clearly making fun of fantasy by a writer that looks down on it. P.s. I wish that easton press was available outside of the US. Their FAQ claims they've shipped to "collectors in 130 countries" but when you go to checkout the first thing they expect you to give is a US postal code. It's very disappointing since they seem to make some of the prettiest truly leatherbound books out there. EDIT: Do androids dream is also not cyberpunk. The movie is cyberpunk. Because that's what cyberpunk is, it's that late 70's to early 90's sci fi aesthetic, reaching it's height in the 80's. It's a corpo dystopia with a very particular punk aesthetic. Without it, it's not cyberpunk. There is modern cyberpunk, but there is very little. Takeshi Kovac is a a very successful example of modern cyberpunk for example. But there is really very little cyberpunk literature out there. That's why these lists are generally mostly non cyberpunk

Neuromancer was such a hard follow for me because i felt like so many times the author just expects you to connect the dots. There are parts especially following molly where i got super lost and had to go back over it time and time again to see where i messed up or what i could have missed. Fun story though and once i got the hang of it the later half of the book really came to play.

Where would Disquiet Gods go?

Don’t even get to see the time tombs open in the first book so the ending was bittersweet but the scene I had in my head when the consul was talking to Siri’s hologram was profound, the tomb is a spiritual place

"...wore white on the day he was to kill a King..." Haven't read Suneater yet, soon!

Love this list, especially because it's not filled with all the big names that we all know already! I completely agree on Blood & Steel and Hybrid Helix. And I can't wait to try The Dryad's Crown myself, hopefully before the end of the year. Cheers!

Love me a good update video! You've got me very eager to try out Timothy Wolff's novella, it souds very unique. And really nice to hear that you have been enjoying the urban fantasy fun. You should check out Hell For Hire by Rachel Aaron, I think that would be a refreshing addition to the batch ;))) Happy reading and writing!

Also so glad you’re going through the Middle Earth books. Tolkien writes with a depth that transcends the genre. It’s still my favorite fantasy novel.

YEEEESSSSSS! I’m also at Blood Rites in Dresden and I haven’t met another person who also thinks Storm Front is still the favorite in the series. I’m sure it’ll be replaced but I loved that first book and have been mixed on all the rest so far.

Very soothing voice

DNFed The First Law and not going to return to anything from Abercrombie. The worst thing about it is characters- no connection whatsoever with any of them.

🔥 The power of five is so good. Love that series and book 5 Obilvion is my only book I got signed in person. And I'm planning on picking your book up soon to read over Christmas. Not read any Cyberpunk but excited to try something new.😋 Half way through The Shining rn.

My favourite urban fantasy read is the Alexander Southerland, P.I. series (A Troll Walks into a Bar) by Douglas Lumsden. It's self-pub and the audiobook is awesome.

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I am lucky to have been completely vilified for some of my early work. I have one Amazon review, a one star hate review from a local who never even read the book. I was mad at first. I got over it, and I count myself lucky for those bad experiences giving me the thick skin I have now. The only reviews I don't want now are the three star ones. One star and five stars I will welcome both equally. But that's what you get when you write satire in 2024. Satire!

I love To Sleep in a Sea of Stars ❤💔💙 I'm listening to You Sexy Thing right now and the ship is great.

Now watching these for audio. I loooove Wistful Ascending on audio, so sad that the narrator is stepping off 🥺

You sold me on Scott Palmer! I just downloaded the novella!! Lost Souls was fantastic and that ending 😮Woah!!!

I’m so honoured to be among this amazing inde books and authors, thank you Aaron! 🤘 My TBR is suffering again haha

Aww, yay, so delighted you gave Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1 a chance... and loved it! I'll have to check out some of the other books on this list :)

OK the 'fun guy' joke was something I would say, and that's not a good sign. Quite a few of these are on my TBR as well (and I've read a couple - loved Mushroom Blues). I'm deeply honored to be on this list with so many great books!

Sir, right off the bat you are telling me you've only read 10 indie books lol. I appreciate being included on the list and I hope my next book only improves your view of my work (the next two novellas are being rolled into a single novel as well). The one after this series is going to be a cozy fantasy, so it's heartening to know I'm able to pull it off when I wasn't purposefully going that route when I set out writing it. I'm currently reading Sealed Empire (bought it due to your interview with him). It's such an interesting world and I can't wait to hit that transition from medieval to sci-fi. The medieval setting is done so well that I can't believe it's going to make that turn. I haven't gotten to the other books yet, but they have been purchased or are on the list! So many awesome covers and inticing worlds to dive into! I will be starting Wistful Ascending after I finish up Suneater, hopefully in the next couple of months. If I could offer up another indie Sci-fi to put in your TBR, Vermilion Flames by Adam Fernandez. It's another post Earth setting where humanity has colozined other planets in our solar system. I loved the characters, plot, and the prose is great. There are several times I had to stop and admire how well something was phrased. The audiobook was amazingly well done as well.

Vaughn Roycroft’s «The Severed Nation» Trilogy (Historical Fantasy inspired by the Historical Goths and the Rohirrim of «Lord of the Rings», with a pinch of «Dune»in its take on politics and destiny vs free will) and Professor Philip Chase’s «Edan» Trilogy (Epic Fantasy inspired by Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic history and mythology, mixed with South Asian) deserve all the praise they get! 🤩

Cover them all! They're all good.

My favorite series of books. Every single one of them is a masterpiece in my eyes; Simmons’ ideas and stories are mind-blowing, and RoE (the fourth) is still the only book that made me cry like a little child😅

The Shrike would macerate John Carpenters 'The Thing", degenerate a Xenomorphs hive, Conquer "Area X" AKA "The Shimmer, skin ALL of the Predators, and then impale Cthulhu on the suffering tree... In fact, they already did. 😉

Is that an old Atari system behind you??