Malta is what Sanza Starke wish she could be. But Wintrow has that like hes going to evolve moment and then without you realizing it it happens. It's like a slap in the face with a glove hand.
@@carys7417 Sansa never gets to make a choice shes just along for the ride. Malta at least makes her own decisions and suffers from the consequences of her own actions. I was nevet a fan of Malta while reading her but i respect the character arc.
for books to be floppy, they have to be printed 'long grain', i.e. the grain of the paper runs vertically down the book's page. 'short grain' books have horizontal grain and these are the ones that you tend to need to break the spine of, because the grain of the paper isn't in the same direction of the spine. typically, books printed conventionally (on a web press or similar) will be long grain and digitally printed books will be short grain. whether a book is printed convetionally or digitally can be determined by many factors such as paper type, print run and printer capacity. hope that helps!
@@Larissaltz13 Agora que os direitos estão com a Suma, tenho esperança de publicarem em edições legais🤞🏻 Até porque não tenho coragem de ler Robin Hobb em inglês kk
You aren't alone. Even his editor posted a diatribe about her lack of faith in this book ever being written. She doesn't think he's even working on it. :-/
@@jackie7668 you and so many other people. Patrick Rothfuss has really let a lot of eager readers down in these many years since Book 2 but he can't really help it if he can't do it. It's a tough situation! At this point I wish he'd give another writer any ideas he has and let them write an ending. Then if he ever gets motivated again be can write the version he wants, and we'll just have 2 possible endings. If you haven't, check out The Lightning Tree, it's a short story published in a really good anthology of stories edited by G.R.R. Martin. It's not a continuation of the plot but it's about Bast, and who doesn't need a good Bast fix! There's another short novella but I didn't care for it as much, still if you just really enjoy this world you'll probably like both.
If you like Brandon Sanderson, you should pick up the daddy of all fantasy series and that is the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. It’s a phenomenal 14 book series that Brandon finished because unfortunately Robert passed away in 2007. It’s so good
I mean, I'm a huge BS fan but WoT is definitely not up my lane. There are parts I like, surely. But the female characters, in general, make me want to quit the series. And the pacing is killing me. And I'm only in book 5!
Thanks for sharing some great books to check out! I’m a huge Sanderson fan and love Mistborn and Stormlight! I’ve also read the broken earth and name of the wind series. One lesser known series that I bet you’d really enjoy would be the Licanius Trilogy. The author wrote it after reading mistborn. It feels very similar to a Sanderson book, and I would rate it on similar levels to Mistborn! Good character development and interesting magic system!
So happy to see more love for the Liveship books. The Farseer novels are great, but the Liveship arc ties it alllll together. Will be adding the City of Stairs books, they sound really interesting--I love gods-based stories. The way gods interact with the mortal world is one of the main reasons the Malazan Book of the Fallen is my all-time favorite series of any genre. I'd love to know how you felt about the ending of the Green Bone saga. I think they absolutely nailed it. (this is the first video of yours I've watched, so if you've addressed it in a different video forgive me I haven't found it yet!)
RUclips has shown me this video as suggested and I’m so happy to have run into it! Thank you so much! I read fast and every time I finish another Saga there is a problem what to read next, and you’ve given me 2 authors I haven’t read! In my turn I want to mention the author that impressed me and made my top 10 fantasy writers - Guy Gavriel Kay. I loved his The Sarantine Mosaic Series and Under Heaven dilogy. Thanks again! Liked, subscribed, keep up the good work!
In every single top fantasy series video I mostly just nod and stew internally until I see the Gentleman Bastards books. Then I relax and love everything else they say.
this is a great list and I have already ordered several vol. 1's! One does wonder why Brian McClellan's books never seem to make these kinds of lists? His 'Powder Mage' and 'Gods of Blood and Powder' trilogies both have a ton of reviews and very high ratings everywhere I look.
As someone who has switched from reading books, to audiobooks, I find it amusing to listen to people pronounce characters names. In the Locke Lamora, I bought my friend the book so he could read it ( I listened to it ) and he said Jean to like, but the audio version is more like the French accent, you don't pronounce the E. Either way, the audio version of that book is AMAZING. Also, I'll match your top ten with mine Red Rising Gentleman Bastards Name of the wind Farseer The Land: Mistborn Stormlight The Blade itself Theft of Swords Game of Thrones It's hard to come up with 10 when there are so many great series out there.
My cousin passed from Covid-19, and after all his “friends” raided his apartment, one of the few items left behind was his copy of The Lies of Locke Lamora, and it’s very good.
So far The Poppy War, The Green Bone Saga and the Daevabad trilogy are in my top series of all time so I can't wait to check the rest!! I'm dying to start with the Fifth Season but I'm so intimidated by it ToT
Not heard of a few of those series, will be adding several to my reading list. Glad to see Liveship Traders up there, I actually started there and read Farseer later. Here's a few more series for you just in case you haven't already... Belgariad & Mallorean - David Eddings Saga of Recluse - L E Modesitt jr Riftwar - Raymond Feist Dragonlance Chronicles - M Weiss & T Hickman ...and I'd loose my membership to the UU Library if I didn't mention the whole of the Discworld series. Pratchett was a genius
Loved your list! Have read half of them, and excited to check out the other series you are recommending. A couple favorites of mine include Kevin Hearne’s Seven Kennings (2 Books so far, and a third coming out sometime in 2023), and The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
These are some great books, but the best series I have ever read definitely goes to the Legend of Drizzt series. R.A. Salvatore just writes such good books.
Have you read dragon keepers also from Robin Hobb, I love every single one of her books and Fitz I reread the 9 books and cried again. Thank you for your recommendations I'll check them out
Brandon Sanderson is my favorite author! It makes me excited to check out your other recommendations. Which ones have clean language and don't talk about sex that I can listen to around kids (like Sanderson's books)?
mistborn is 10 times better than the trilogy of Wax and Wayne (in my eyes) ... the second has very unlikable characters (most of it) though, the stormlight archive series is godlike. I love the depth and character building in them, breezing through the most hefty books i've ever read great list though, i've read only 3 series you mentioned. I'm not angry about that, It gives me hope for the fact that there is so much more to discover for me :)
As a kid, I've made such a long list of books that I wanna get. Hopefully sometime in the future. Christmas is in like 5 days so yh. Also I love writing my own books so I need some new motivation
I absolutely hated "The name of the wind", it felt incredibly pretentious to me and very staged (which all books are, I guess, but I didn't feel introduced into the world at all, more like i was a bystander that was excluded from what was actually going on).
Interesting point of view. I have read a lot. From classic fantasy to epic, medieval, modern, you name it. I personally really liked the book. Besides the beautiful prose, I found the story to be interesting even if the characters outside of the protagonist felt a little bit hollow
I personally love both the name of the wind and its sequal. I have noticed that people are very heavily divided on the series. You either love it or hate it.
Great video! BUT I do have a unique request, any suggestions for a book that is a faster read with fewer characters. I don’t read super fast, and I’m pretty busy, so the fantasy books I’ve started have always been a struggle.
Though I love everything Robin Hobb has ever written, it's very strange to me that you chose liveship over assasins apprentice. Either way, you have great taste and I found a couple series to read :)
I was literally just thinking "I wonder if she's read any BranSan" and the first one was Mistborn. I love this girl. Every book on her shelves that I've read I loved.
I would like to thank the algorithm for this one. I’ve only read The Lies of Locke Lamora from this list. I see a lot of Amazon orders incoming. I would have to say Joe Ambercromie’s First Law series is right at the top for me.
1000% agree with this - if you read Abercrombie's First Law series it will be added to this top 10 list immediately. Even the many spinoffs of that trilogy are great
The Daevabad Trilogy is my favorite series and favorite books of all time. Thank you for including it on this list and hyping it up all these years ❤️ I love seeing how many people are finally picking it up and giving it a try
I read The Poppy War trilogy in 4 days right at the beginning of the new year, and I didn’t speak for 2 days afterwards it was so traumatic lol. Be warned people!
pleeeaaaassseee read first law by joe Abercrombie....the character work in the series is exceptional..*chef's kiss*....there's hardly a character in all of fantasy I love as much as glokta...just read it please💛..it's great you'll love it
@@ZamWeazle yeah I've heard good things from Daniel...I haven't started the second trilogy though....just the first and best served cold. Hopefully soon **Spoilers for the third book** Btw is savine jezal's daughter? The one glokta adopted?
First, check out the King’s Dark Tidings saga… Next, I really like your list. Half are either in my library or sitting in my Audible wishlist. So now I get to look into at least another handful of books. Yeah! 😄
I'm very glad to see the Mistborn series up front! Definitely the easiest way to get into Brandon's worldbuilding and prose. But no doubt the Stormlight Archive is my favourite.
I haven't read several of those (now I have to buy more books) but the one glaring omission is Guy Gavriel Kay. Hes the only other author I've read whose character work is on par with Hobb. Tigana is a stand alone that might be a good starting off point for you. The Lions of Al-Rassan, The Sarantine Mosaic, and The Last Light of the Sun are my favorites but you really can't go wrong with damn near anything hes written.
Two series I have to pick up from the list. Thank you. The first law trilogy was amazing, imo. Abercrombie is great at writing characters and having them grow in an organic manner, and poking fun at tropes in a meta manner.
I just got back into reading so this video is definitely appreciated! The Poppy War series is sooooo good!!! I’m currently reading City if Brass and I’m really enjoying it so far! Random question: does anybody know where she got her bookshelves from?
Right now I'm reading some Sarah J Maas books. I flew through a Court of Thorns and Roses and just started reading her brand new Crescent City series. I love her writing!!
@@randomgirl5360 I just finished the first book of that series last month! Currently on the search for the next one since none of my local bookstores have it in stock -_-. Loved the first one :)
When I heard your 1st 2 authors were Robin Hobb and Brandon Sanderson- I relaxed and thought I can trust this person's opinion 😎! I adored the Robin hobb epic- probably the most amazing series I ever read. She is a genius
It's good to see a new generations take on favorite fantasy series. I would have started with The Sword of Shannara - Terry Brooks, Eye of the World - Robert Jordan, Lord Foul's Bane - Donaldson, Magician - Raymond E Feist. The Hobbit - Tolkien Those are the novels that got me interested (and still) in the genre, and who motivated me to write in that style.
She did seem to focus on modern books. I guess those are the ones she's read. I would've added the Belgariad by David Eddings in place of The Sword of Shannara (sorry, couldn't get into that one). The Xanth series got me really hooked into reading (though ironically I can't stand them now).
@@Sketteck LOVED the Eddings series. Piers Anthony series as well. I read (and still have) most of them. But I agree... probably couldn't read them again lol
That’s list is fantastic. Loved them all. Not surprising that someone her age hadn’t read all of these, but thanks for reminding me of them. I might go back and reread them myself … it’s been ages. And the Eddings’ series’ are great. For some reason, I loved his Sparhawk series’ the best. I reread them every couple years.
"The third book has a very mysterious release date." Indeed. 2 year's and 5 month's after this video, and still nothing. I gave up on Rothfuss all together.
@@finbar000 I know it was it good ending for the type of story we were reading but call me a sob I really wanted a happy ending for anyone(other than bayaz)
@@moses4203 I was sad to see major west go. Worked his way up through the ranks ! I enjoyed Glokta getting Ardee as well. Best served Cold is excellent from joe as well
@@finbar000 You know whats weird? That ending fit so well with the narration of the story. Anyone who opposes get butched down by bayaz jeez Logan ninefinger is one of the greatest characters ever
I love your Fantasy Recommendations because they're fab!! They're all diverse and extremely rich in everything from the world building to the plot. And honestly appreciate your consistency in creating content for us! Love from India ❤️
Yep, Robin Hobb's characters are incredibly well drawn - She is my all time favourite fantasy author along with Tolkien. Appreciate your views of the various series, thank you
If you want, I would recommend The Spellslinger series by Sebastien de Castell and the Renegade X series by Chelsea M. Campbell. They are both YA series where the main character learns something new about themselves, must leave home, and has to figure out who they are and what they want to do. Spellslinger follows a Jan'Tep initiate named Kellen whose magic is quickly fading. Those who don't have magic or whose magic has left them are relegated to servants, essentially slaves, within this community. Ferius Parfax, an Argosi wanderer, saves Kellen and begins to teach him the Argosi ways. They both have different wants out of this teaching. Kellen also develops a business partnership with Reichis the squirrel cat. The Jan'Tep and the squirrel cats have been at war for generations. Renegade X follows Damien who lives in a world of superheroes and supervillains. Generations ago hero scientists developed a serum that they dosed the population with so they could easily identify villains. The serum makes it so a V appears on one of their thumbs. Villains retaliated by making their own serum so an H would appear on heroes. These also affect anybody with hero/villain blood whether they're in the game or not. These letters appear on the persons 16th birthday. The mysterious third letter, letter X, will appear if a child has a hero and a villain for parents, but that doesn't happen because heroes and villains don't get together. Damien just got an X. Damien lives with his supervillain mother and wants to be like her when he graduates. When the X appears he goes out to find his father to prove that they are nothing alike, and to prove that he can be a real villain despite his superhero parent. This sets off a chain of events where Damien is forced to go live with his father and his father's family for six weeks. His father wants to prove that Damien is really a hero, and his mother just wants him out of her hair so she can spend more time with her new boyfriend. His mother also thinks that Damien may be "too good" to be a villain, and she doesn't want people to find out. He'll either come back a real villain or not come back at all. There is definitely more story to each of these stories. Family, friends, enemies, loves. These are characters who have to figure out who they are when their world and everybody in it is telling them who they're supposed to be. The Spellslinger series is complete. I believe Renegade X is as well, but it's always been a series that could be added to because of how the books normally wrap up. Edit: I agree with others. Nevermoor is also an amazing series. The third book just came out. You follow Morrigan Crow who was born on Eventide. All children born on Eventide are cursed; they are blamed for every bad thing that happens where they live, and are doomed to die when Eventide comes again. Morrigan is saved by Jupiter North who puts her up as his candidate for entrance in to the Wundrous Society. Only nine will be accepted, and Morrigan has to make it through the trials to not only enter the Society, but to stay in Nevermoor. If she fails she will be deported back to her home where the curse still waits to finish the job.
It made me so sad when Sophie and Fitz broke up... I hope they either get back together or continue to be friends/cognates( I haven't finished book 8 so idk what happens. Also,sorry if I spoiled it for some people)
I'm almost done with the first book in the Gentleman Bastards series, my first ever adult fantasy, and 1. I love it so much 2. At the beginning of the book I honestly didn't even care if we got a plot, I could just read about the gang's antics all day 3. I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS BOOK TO RIP MY HEART OUT
All great books (from the last 20 years purposefully leaving out all the old gods of fantasy writing). Surprised not to see Canavan, Mclellan, Islington or Brett just to mention a few, but I would be hard pressed to replace anyone on your 10 item list aswell. Should I mention just one author from the last 20 years, it would be Joe Abercrombie. I just love his way of writing characters. Their personality development is like molecular gastronomy, you expect one thing and get another.
This is a fantastic video! Fast paced, informative, detailed and charming. I've bookmarked it, because now I want to read all of these! I was waiting on pins and needles to see if Name of the Wind made it on the list, because it's my favorite, and had it not, I don't know if I could trust it haha. I was surprised to see Song of Ice and Fire not on there, but I can see maybe the goal was to shine the spotlight on series that aren't already world wide multi-media phenomenon haha. I loved the video, and I'll definitely be checking out the others
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Only 5 seconds in and I'm already chanting "please dont make me buy more books, please dont make me buy more books" 😂😂😂
Yeah I just added a few to my amazon cart lol.
Same lol
@@emilisse I have a way to get them for free ::
@@joshuajurado939 and whats that?
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100% agree on Robin Hobb writing the best characters, they're always complex and they evolve so subtly but dramatically (I mean, Malta...)
Malta’s character arc is literally unparalleled
Malta is what Sanza Starke wish she could be.
But Wintrow has that like hes going to evolve moment and then without you realizing it it happens. It's like a slap in the face with a glove hand.
Oh yes, Malta is one of the absolute best. And Wintrow too.
@@fbauzo024fb lol Sansa definitely has a better, more complex arc. Malta just matured.
@@carys7417 Sansa never gets to make a choice shes just along for the ride. Malta at least makes her own decisions and suffers from the consequences of her own actions.
I was nevet a fan of Malta while reading her but i respect the character arc.
I guessed a lot of them but it’s so much fun to see you talk about your favorite books!!
I am predictable lolol
It's been so long and I still can't get over Gentleman Bastards. It's surely in my top 5 fantasy series of all time
I'm reading the Lies of Locke Lamora right now and enjoying it a lot.
I just got the entire stormlight archive and I am both excited and terrified to start it
Make sure you got the novellas too!
Good luck @jay G it is definitely a ride!
I'm so excited for you!!! I loved the books.
It’s so good, you won’t even notice how big they are (except in the thumbs 😂) KALADIN! amazing character!
The Stormlight Archive is incredible.
just bought Jade City because of your vlogs, i am so hyped!
Just reading it. It’s starting slowly but it’s good, it’s so good 🤩
Every time I see those Robin Hobb paperbacks I just ask myself WHY couldn't they do it floppier
a fair question that deserves a response if you ask me
for books to be floppy, they have to be printed 'long grain', i.e. the grain of the paper runs vertically down the book's page. 'short grain' books have horizontal grain and these are the ones that you tend to need to break the spine of, because the grain of the paper isn't in the same direction of the spine. typically, books printed conventionally (on a web press or similar) will be long grain and digitally printed books will be short grain. whether a book is printed convetionally or digitally can be determined by many factors such as paper type, print run and printer capacity. hope that helps!
@@rebecca3762 that was information I didn't realize I wanted to know!
@@Larissaltz13 Agora que os direitos estão com a Suma, tenho esperança de publicarem em edições legais🤞🏻 Até porque não tenho coragem de ler Robin Hobb em inglês kk
Eu queria as edições britânicas, mas sai uns 150 conto cada...
I love Name of the Wind so much but if I have to wait any longer for Book 3 i'm going to lose my mind
Will we ever see it released? Loved the first 2
You aren't alone. Even his editor posted a diatribe about her lack of faith in this book ever being written. She doesn't think he's even working on it. :-/
I feel this deep in my soul. :(
@@LunarEleven this hurts to read bc I genuinely find the book/world fascinating
@@jackie7668 you and so many other people. Patrick Rothfuss has really let a lot of eager readers down in these many years since Book 2 but he can't really help it if he can't do it. It's a tough situation! At this point I wish he'd give another writer any ideas he has and let them write an ending. Then if he ever gets motivated again be can write the version he wants, and we'll just have 2 possible endings.
If you haven't, check out The Lightning Tree, it's a short story published in a really good anthology of stories edited by G.R.R. Martin. It's not a continuation of the plot but it's about Bast, and who doesn't need a good Bast fix!
There's another short novella but I didn't care for it as much, still if you just really enjoy this world you'll probably like both.
*yall know i'm absolutely gonna put all of regan's recommendations in my wishlist*
If you like Brandon Sanderson, you should pick up the daddy of all fantasy series and that is the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. It’s a phenomenal 14 book series that Brandon finished because unfortunately Robert passed away in 2007. It’s so good
How young are you? The daddy of fantasy is Tolkien!😉 I agree that Jordan's Wheel of Time is utterly FANTASTIC!!
@@KisekiGamer1 I disagree, Tolkien is the granddaddy of fantasy
I mean, I'm a huge BS fan but WoT is definitely not up my lane. There are parts I like, surely. But the female characters, in general, make me want to quit the series. And the pacing is killing me. And I'm only in book 5!
Thanks for the links! I couldn't read the titles of the books in the video, so very helpful !
Thanks for sharing some great books to check out! I’m a huge Sanderson fan and love Mistborn and Stormlight! I’ve also read the broken earth and name of the wind series.
One lesser known series that I bet you’d really enjoy would be the Licanius Trilogy. The author wrote it after reading mistborn. It feels very similar to a Sanderson book, and I would rate it on similar levels to Mistborn! Good character development and interesting magic system!
So happy to see more love for the Liveship books. The Farseer novels are great, but the Liveship arc ties it alllll together. Will be adding the City of Stairs books, they sound really interesting--I love gods-based stories. The way gods interact with the mortal world is one of the main reasons the Malazan Book of the Fallen is my all-time favorite series of any genre.
I'd love to know how you felt about the ending of the Green Bone saga. I think they absolutely nailed it. (this is the first video of yours I've watched, so if you've addressed it in a different video forgive me I haven't found it yet!)
now can't wait for the YA version :3
Joe Abercrombie, The First Law trilogy probably my favorite, with Sandersons Mistborn and storm light trilogies as second.
These are all so intimidating but also alluring! Is there any romance in them?! (particularly on the Brandon Sanderson ones!)
Mistborn has some romance! As do many of these actually (particularly the Daevabad Trilogy!)
Started reading Mistborn. Thanks for the recommendations.
Just finished THE FIFTH SEASON & am on a waiting list for the next one - can't wait!
RUclips has shown me this video as suggested and I’m so happy to have run into it! Thank you so much! I read fast and every time I finish another Saga there is a problem what to read next, and you’ve given me 2 authors I haven’t read! In my turn I want to mention the author that impressed me and made my top 10 fantasy writers - Guy Gavriel Kay. I loved his The Sarantine Mosaic Series and Under Heaven dilogy. Thanks again! Liked, subscribed, keep up the good work!
In every single top fantasy series video I mostly just nod and stew internally until I see the Gentleman Bastards books. Then I relax and love everything else they say.
this is a great list and I have already ordered several vol. 1's!
One does wonder why Brian McClellan's books never seem to make these kinds of lists? His 'Powder Mage' and 'Gods of Blood and Powder' trilogies both have a ton of reviews and very high ratings everywhere I look.
I agree. Great books.
I see Demon King on your shelf and I am so happy! I feel like no one ever talks about it
Every time I see the demon king on anyone's shelf it makes so happy
As someone who has switched from reading books, to audiobooks, I find it amusing to listen to people pronounce characters names. In the Locke Lamora, I bought my friend the book so he could read it ( I listened to it ) and he said Jean to like, but the audio version is more like the French accent, you don't pronounce the E. Either way, the audio version of that book is AMAZING.
Also, I'll match your top ten with mine
Red Rising
Gentleman Bastards
Name of the wind
Farseer
The Land:
Mistborn
Stormlight
The Blade itself
Theft of Swords
Game of Thrones
It's hard to come up with 10 when there are so many great series out there.
My cousin passed from Covid-19, and after all his “friends” raided his apartment, one of the few items left behind was his copy of The Lies of Locke Lamora, and it’s very good.
So far The Poppy War, The Green Bone Saga and the Daevabad trilogy are in my top series of all time so I can't wait to check the rest!! I'm dying to start with the Fifth Season but I'm so intimidated by it ToT
Not heard of a few of those series, will be adding several to my reading list. Glad to see Liveship Traders up there, I actually started there and read Farseer later.
Here's a few more series for you just in case you haven't already...
Belgariad & Mallorean - David Eddings
Saga of Recluse - L E Modesitt jr
Riftwar - Raymond Feist
Dragonlance Chronicles - M Weiss & T Hickman
...and I'd loose my membership to the UU Library if I didn't mention the whole of the Discworld series. Pratchett was a genius
Loved your list! Have read half of them, and excited to check out the other series you are recommending. A couple favorites of mine include Kevin Hearne’s Seven Kennings (2 Books so far, and a third coming out sometime in 2023), and The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
As soon as I saw the first books "throne of glass" series came too my mind they look so similer
These are some great books, but the best series I have ever read definitely goes to the Legend of Drizzt series. R.A. Salvatore just writes such good books.
I'm not sure, but I think most of Salvatore's works would be classed as YA which might explain their absence from this list.
I'm in the middle of the mistborn and deavabad trilogies. Also adding a bunch of these to my TBR.
Have you read dragon keepers also from Robin Hobb, I love every single one of her books and Fitz I reread the 9 books and cried again. Thank you for your recommendations I'll check them out
Brandon Sanderson is my favorite author! It makes me excited to check out your other recommendations. Which ones have clean language and don't talk about sex that I can listen to around kids (like Sanderson's books)?
Probably because I’m old but many series I didn’t know about. (Anything after 2000 is pretty new as far as I’m concerned.)
Try 'Centaurs of Kabecka: Mahika'. It is an incredible journey of two centauress sisters of a hidden tribe. Available worldwide on Amazon.
Your content is superb! If you're intrigued, a similar book is a great next step. "Stars Aligned" by Olivia Whitestone
mistborn is 10 times better than the trilogy of Wax and Wayne (in my eyes) ... the second has very unlikable characters (most of it)
though, the stormlight archive series is godlike. I love the depth and character building in them, breezing through the most hefty books i've ever read
great list though, i've read only 3 series you mentioned. I'm not angry about that, It gives me hope for the fact that there is so much more to discover for me :)
As a kid, I've made such a long list of books that I wanna get. Hopefully sometime in the future. Christmas is in like 5 days so yh. Also I love writing my own books so I need some new motivation
Don't expect Patrick Rothfuss to finish the third book
Oh I'm so excited for this one!☺️
i was kinda hoping she was going to mention the titles of the Mistborn series.
You lead a kingdom, I serve empires.
I absolutely hated "The name of the wind", it felt incredibly pretentious to me and very staged (which all books are, I guess, but I didn't feel introduced into the world at all, more like i was a bystander that was excluded from what was actually going on).
Interesting point of view. I have read a lot. From classic fantasy to epic, medieval, modern, you name it. I personally really liked the book. Besides the beautiful prose, I found the story to be interesting even if the characters outside of the protagonist felt a little bit hollow
I personally love both the name of the wind and its sequal. I have noticed that people are very heavily divided on the series. You either love it or hate it.
Great video! BUT I do have a unique request, any suggestions for a book that is a faster read with fewer characters. I don’t read super fast, and I’m pretty busy, so the fantasy books I’ve started have always been a struggle.
Though I love everything Robin Hobb has ever written, it's very strange to me that you chose liveship over assasins apprentice. Either way, you have great taste and I found a couple series to read :)
U should also try witcher and garden of the moon
I Highly recommend Wheel of time
Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorites too!
I just started the poppy war
The bookworm side of youtube is soooo underrated. I love your channel! I know you are a small creator but I love coming here to just chill
Its the best side of yt
Same .
Small channel?
I'm here and I love it lol
Underrated? It literally has half a million virws
I like that it was only adult. Cause I was looking for adult fantasy.
Brandon Sanderson’s writing is very easy to get through. I fly through his books. Lol
Indeed, just bought The Way of Kings two days ago and I've already finished it and ordered the next 3.
I have THE ARITHMATIST by Brandon Sanderson and I had totally forgotten I had it .
Thanks for reminding me .
@@coolmaddy90 Two day? Wtf? That’s not normal
@@mercharris5266 Well, I bought the first book as two parts, didn't finish the whole way of kings, just way of kings part 1.
@@coolmaddy90 ah, ok. That’s still pretty insane. Keep up the great work.
These are all so good! Too hard to pick a favorite!
YOOOOOO 😠
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I was literally just thinking "I wonder if she's read any BranSan" and the first one was Mistborn. I love this girl. Every book on her shelves that I've read I loved.
@@joshuajurado939 what's wrong 🌚
@@blankieten5384 deez😔
This is the first of your videos I've ever watched, and our top 10 fantasy lists are _so_ similar. How have I not come across your channel before?!
I would like to thank the algorithm for this one. I’ve only read The Lies of Locke Lamora from this list. I see a lot of Amazon orders incoming. I would have to say Joe Ambercromie’s First Law series is right at the top for me.
1000% agree with this - if you read Abercrombie's First Law series it will be added to this top 10 list immediately. Even the many spinoffs of that trilogy are great
Sanderson, Hobb, Rothfuss, Lynch, RR Martin and Joe Abercrombie - that's my fantasy Rushmore.
“You’ve got to be realistic about these things”
Can you please do a "10 books you must read before you die" video?
The Daevabad Trilogy is my favorite series and favorite books of all time. Thank you for including it on this list and hyping it up all these years ❤️ I love seeing how many people are finally picking it up and giving it a try
When did she mention that trilogy? I missed it
Never mind, found it hehehe it’s the last one
I read The Poppy War trilogy in 4 days right at the beginning of the new year, and I didn’t speak for 2 days afterwards it was so traumatic lol. Be warned people!
Omg really?! My goodness I have these books in my phone. I started the first book and stopped at page 200. I need to get back to it.
My TBR is growing rapidly and I'm loving it
pleeeaaaassseee read first law by joe Abercrombie....the character work in the series is exceptional..*chef's kiss*....there's hardly a character in all of fantasy I love as much as glokta...just read it please💛..it's great you'll love it
Glokta is the best!! 👍👍
I think People will love Savine as well! 😉
@@ZamWeazle yeah I've heard good things from Daniel...I haven't started the second trilogy though....just the first and best served cold. Hopefully soon
**Spoilers for the third book**
Btw is savine jezal's daughter? The one glokta adopted?
I second this! The audiobooks are perfection.
@@henrytortor2530 yikes! That’s a spoiler there Henry, but yes, Savine is she.
what about the Riftwar Cycle by Rayomnd E Feist
I love Kingkiller Chronicles. I really need more books similar to The Name of the wind💔💔💔
Robert Jordan writes with a similar lyricism, but WoT is a huge commitment
If you tried hard, Shakespeare's Hamlet, it seemed like I didn't need intelligence
You didn't read the second book? Wise man's fear?
@@coolmaddy90 is it good
I’ve read the entire Realm of the Elderlings, and thinking of young Malta still makes my eye twitch. Lol Love Robin Hobb!
I was nodding throughout the whole video. Great choice of series!!! I've read 9 out of 10, just need to read Daevabad trilogy!
The Poppy Wars trilogy is soooo GOOD💖💖💖
First, check out the King’s Dark Tidings saga… Next, I really like your list. Half are either in my library or sitting in my Audible wishlist. So now I get to look into at least another handful of books. Yeah! 😄
I can feel my wallet's pain but quarantine is telling me to read
I'm very glad to see the Mistborn series up front! Definitely the easiest way to get into Brandon's worldbuilding and prose. But no doubt the Stormlight Archive is my favourite.
"I don't know when it's coming out and I don't think anyone does." Least of all Patrick Rothfuss.
Ohhhh I don't know whether to laugh or cry....... Even his editor has lost faith 😭
I haven't read several of those (now I have to buy more books) but the one glaring omission is Guy Gavriel Kay. Hes the only other author I've read whose character work is on par with Hobb. Tigana is a stand alone that might be a good starting off point for you. The Lions of Al-Rassan, The Sarantine Mosaic, and The Last Light of the Sun are my favorites but you really can't go wrong with damn near anything hes written.
I love Brandon Sanderson's stormlight, but I couldn't get into mistborn. Maybe I'll try again...
Two series I have to pick up from the list. Thank you.
The first law trilogy was amazing, imo. Abercrombie is great at writing characters and having them grow in an organic manner, and poking fun at tropes in a meta manner.
I just got back into reading so this video is definitely appreciated! The Poppy War series is sooooo good!!! I’m currently reading City if Brass and I’m really enjoying it so far!
Random question: does anybody know where she got her bookshelves from?
Right now I'm reading some Sarah J Maas books. I flew through a Court of Thorns and Roses and just started reading her brand new Crescent City series. I love her writing!!
I personally think throne of glass os way better than a court of thorns and roses if you wanna Chek it
@@randomgirl5360 I just finished the first book of that series last month! Currently on the search for the next one since none of my local bookstores have it in stock -_-. Loved the first one :)
When I heard your 1st 2 authors were Robin Hobb and Brandon Sanderson- I relaxed and thought I can trust this person's opinion 😎!
I adored the Robin hobb epic- probably the most amazing series I ever read. She is a genius
What is the exakt edition of those stormlight archive books? i only find them with way smaller dimensions
I just got obsessed with reading. And now I'm here 😀 thanks for the recommendations!
It's good to see a new generations take on favorite fantasy series. I would have started with
The Sword of Shannara - Terry Brooks,
Eye of the World - Robert Jordan,
Lord Foul's Bane - Donaldson,
Magician - Raymond E Feist.
The Hobbit - Tolkien
Those are the novels that got me interested (and still) in the genre, and who motivated me to write in that style.
She did seem to focus on modern books. I guess those are the ones she's read. I would've added the Belgariad by David Eddings in place of The Sword of Shannara (sorry, couldn't get into that one). The Xanth series got me really hooked into reading (though ironically I can't stand them now).
@@Sketteck LOVED the Eddings series. Piers Anthony series as well. I read (and still have) most of them. But I agree... probably couldn't read them again lol
That’s list is fantastic. Loved them all. Not surprising that someone her age hadn’t read all of these, but thanks for reminding me of them. I might go back and reread them myself … it’s been ages. And the Eddings’ series’ are great. For some reason, I loved his Sparhawk series’ the best. I reread them every couple years.
My list would look more like this! Of course I'm older than the millennials.
Well said . It is good to see .
I need to read more of these books! I absolutely ADORED the Poppy War!😍
Have you read Diane Duvall. Immortal guardians????!!!!
If you like magic school type stuff I highly recommend, The Magicians Guild by Trudi Canavan. So underrated in my opinion.
OMG YESS I re read the books like 5 times-
"The third book has a very mysterious release date." Indeed. 2 year's and 5 month's after this video, and still nothing. I gave up on Rothfuss all together.
Regan pleaaaase consider reading the First Law by Joe Abercrombie! It may surpass Robin Hobb's (or, like, everyone's) character work in your eyes x)
the ending of the third book killed it for me
@@moses4203 in what way ?
@@finbar000 I know it was it good ending for the type of story we were reading but call me a sob I really wanted a happy ending for anyone(other than bayaz)
@@moses4203 I was sad to see major west go. Worked his way up through the ranks ! I enjoyed Glokta getting Ardee as well. Best served Cold is excellent from joe as well
@@finbar000 You know whats weird? That ending fit so well with the narration of the story. Anyone who opposes get butched down by bayaz jeez Logan ninefinger is one of the greatest characters ever
aaah happy to know “The Green Bone Saga” made it into your fav list 😭😍❤️
I love your Fantasy Recommendations because they're fab!! They're all diverse and extremely rich in everything from the world building to the plot. And honestly appreciate your consistency in creating content for us! Love from India ❤️
I literally paused this video to order the Lies of Locke Lamora. Regan’s recomendations never disappoint
Loved the lies of Locke Lamora. It’s a pity that Scott wasn’t able to do more in the series.
@@finbar000 There are 3 books and a 4th is supposed to be coming out.
@@zeusdeuce7438 sorry. I read the three, i meant it’s taking ages for thorn of emberlain to come out 😢
@@finbar000 Yea I thought it was supposed to be this past September but oh well 😔 let’s just hope he doesn’t pull a Rothfuss lol
@@zeusdeuce7438 such a pity. Love the both of them. I’m sure they’ll come good
Hard to choose! Brandon Sanderson, Diplomat of Uram, Tales of Dunk and Egg... So many good fantasy books out there!
Dunk and Egg is beautiful
Yep, Robin Hobb's characters are incredibly well drawn - She is my all time favourite fantasy author along with Tolkien. Appreciate your views of the various series, thank you
TNOTW reads like butter. My all time fave. 🥰😍
I can listen to talking about books for hours
I always get so happy whenever you post a new video :) thank you for all of your amazing content!
Please recommend some more books like "Keeper of the lost cities" Series💖
Uh, Nevermoor?
The School for Good and Evil series is another good one
If you want, I would recommend The Spellslinger series by Sebastien de Castell and the Renegade X series by Chelsea M. Campbell. They are both YA series where the main character learns something new about themselves, must leave home, and has to figure out who they are and what they want to do.
Spellslinger follows a Jan'Tep initiate named Kellen whose magic is quickly fading. Those who don't have magic or whose magic has left them are relegated to servants, essentially slaves, within this community. Ferius Parfax, an Argosi wanderer, saves Kellen and begins to teach him the Argosi ways. They both have different wants out of this teaching. Kellen also develops a business partnership with Reichis the squirrel cat. The Jan'Tep and the squirrel cats have been at war for generations.
Renegade X follows Damien who lives in a world of superheroes and supervillains. Generations ago hero scientists developed a serum that they dosed the population with so they could easily identify villains. The serum makes it so a V appears on one of their thumbs. Villains retaliated by making their own serum so an H would appear on heroes. These also affect anybody with hero/villain blood whether they're in the game or not. These letters appear on the persons 16th birthday. The mysterious third letter, letter X, will appear if a child has a hero and a villain for parents, but that doesn't happen because heroes and villains don't get together. Damien just got an X.
Damien lives with his supervillain mother and wants to be like her when he graduates. When the X appears he goes out to find his father to prove that they are nothing alike, and to prove that he can be a real villain despite his superhero parent. This sets off a chain of events where Damien is forced to go live with his father and his father's family for six weeks. His father wants to prove that Damien is really a hero, and his mother just wants him out of her hair so she can spend more time with her new boyfriend. His mother also thinks that Damien may be "too good" to be a villain, and she doesn't want people to find out. He'll either come back a real villain or not come back at all.
There is definitely more story to each of these stories. Family, friends, enemies, loves. These are characters who have to figure out who they are when their world and everybody in it is telling them who they're supposed to be.
The Spellslinger series is complete. I believe Renegade X is as well, but it's always been a series that could be added to because of how the books normally wrap up.
Edit: I agree with others. Nevermoor is also an amazing series. The third book just came out.
You follow Morrigan Crow who was born on Eventide. All children born on Eventide are cursed; they are blamed for every bad thing that happens where they live, and are doomed to die when Eventide comes again. Morrigan is saved by Jupiter North who puts her up as his candidate for entrance in to the Wundrous Society. Only nine will be accepted, and Morrigan has to make it through the trials to not only enter the Society, but to stay in Nevermoor. If she fails she will be deported back to her home where the curse still waits to finish the job.
It made me so sad when Sophie and Fitz broke up... I hope they either get back together or continue to be friends/cognates( I haven't finished book 8 so idk what happens. Also,sorry if I spoiled it for some people)
@@lauralott5303 Nah I'm team Keefe
I can't believe how much I loved the poppy wars trilogy. I'm getting a tattoo based on it lol
if only you ended with the poppy war trilogy cus now all i can think about is how sad and broken i am over it🥺
Rhythm of war Isa disappointing book.
I'm almost done with the first book in the Gentleman Bastards series, my first ever adult fantasy, and 1. I love it so much 2. At the beginning of the book I honestly didn't even care if we got a plot, I could just read about the gang's antics all day 3. I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS BOOK TO RIP MY HEART OUT
That book packs such a punch
Great Characters
All great books (from the last 20 years purposefully leaving out all the old gods of fantasy writing). Surprised not to see Canavan, Mclellan, Islington or Brett just to mention a few, but I would be hard pressed to replace anyone on your 10 item list aswell. Should I mention just one author from the last 20 years, it would be Joe Abercrombie. I just love his way of writing characters. Their personality development is like molecular gastronomy, you expect one thing and get another.
All good recommendations Fantasy is by far my fave genre of books. Both Fantasy and Sci-fi
It’s really the only genre there is lol
Brent Weeks - Light Bringer trilogy is good one too, more dark and brutal fantasy with a very interesting magic system
Agreed! The magic system is epic.
Can see some of the series on the shelf behind her.
This is a fantastic video! Fast paced, informative, detailed and charming. I've bookmarked it, because now I want to read all of these! I was waiting on pins and needles to see if Name of the Wind made it on the list, because it's my favorite, and had it not, I don't know if I could trust it haha. I was surprised to see Song of Ice and Fire not on there, but I can see maybe the goal was to shine the spotlight on series that aren't already world wide multi-media phenomenon haha. I loved the video, and I'll definitely be checking out the others
'The Wheel of Time'? Curious on your opinion?👀