My Top 5 Fantasy Books of All Time....so far (2024)
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- My Top 5 Fantasy Books of All time...that I am sure is going to change
If you are over here from Booktok hellloooo, let's have fun with this.
If you are stumbling on this from youtube itself follow my booktok @Vinopapi23
Also my first booktube video be gentleeeee but also feedback is welcome.
Leave in the comments what your top fantasy books are!
#fantasybooks #booktube #topbooks
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro- Me Yapping really
1:04 Housekeeping - More Yapping
1:41 Why Fantasy is my favorite genre - A lot more Yapping
2:41 5 - The Rage of Dragons
5:19 4 - The Sword of Kaigen
8:22 3 - The Hero of Ages
11:36 2 - The Prisoner of Azkaban
13:43 1 - Words of Radiance
17:06 Ending - More Yapping
I love seeing men reading and enjoying books
Helps that he is a hottie 😂
@@anjubala560 wtf you are on? I didnt like him because he is handsome since he is just a man to me and this is just a random book video, I watch book videos regularly and watch men’s videos as well not looking their looks but opinions of the books. You do not have to think its all about looking 🤠 and yes I would say that in real life too because my mind does not work like yours, its only about reading
@@ayys1340 ok, sorry that was a joke. No need to get angry
SAME!!!
Yeeeeeah! More blacc people on BookTube. It’s just dope to see more on RUclips. Hope it inspires more people to read and talk about it
@@patrickills22 I hope so too! Happy to be here
I’ve been following Smitty on booktok for months. great guy, great content, similar taste in books as me. now I see this vid on booktube and open it, excited for longer content, even if I already know what books will be on this list. at no point did I think “oh, he’s black”. like it didn’t even register he’s supposed to be “different” than other booktokers I follow. genuine question… why do americans have this hyper-fixation on color?
@@sanyag5838 haha it’s nothing to necessarily do with JUST color.
To try and make it easy for you as someone who seems to not be from America or related to blacc culture, it’s more about a representation because in our community we don’t have visible faces and voices that promote reading.
There’s a lot that goes into this but this isn’t really the place to hold such a conversation. So don’t wanna taint his wonderful page with a lesson on why it’s extremely important to see it the way I view it.
@@patrickills22 I got what you meant. 👍🏾
Sameeee😊
“Honor is dead sir, but I’ll see what I can do.”
Such a damn great quote
@@Smitty1423 Followed by one of the dopest fight scenes ever!
@@philipwalker9278 they followed by “AND FOR MY BOON” lmao such a roller coaster few chapters that was
@@Smitty1423 gonna make me have to read WoR again 😂 goated book. It’s my favorite too
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I love how you placed an HP book in your top 5 ❤❤❤
I’ve never had a TikTok, probably never will! So I’m glad you’re here, or I never would have found you. I’m halfway through my first read of Words of Radiance now! See you in the next video, I’m looking forward to it
You gotta let me know when you finish! And glad you found me too!
me too, i loathe tiktok and i've never been on it 😂 😂 lol
@@Smitty1423 just coming back to this but I finished about a week ago. Amazing! He literally can’t make a book too long! So many great moments!
@@michaelgionti9988 let’s goooo
I don't know if you did it intentionally but sitting down on the floor really added to the cozy feeling for me! It gave me a vibe of being at a friends place as kids sitting on the floor talking about our favorite things.
I was kinda going for that! Ha
Same. I sit on the floor with my friends and talk about stuff all the time and that's how this felt.
So glad you are posting. I was telling my best friend that I wanted to start posting booktube videos to be a part of the community but am nervous about. This inspires me. Keep it up young man.
Just do it!
A handsome man who loves to read and talks about books? Sign me up! Welcome to youtube! Loved your very first video on here! 🎉
Hero of ages absolutely killed me... I still think about the ending and I got so attached to all the characters.
Brandon really did us dirty.
That ending really had me stuckkkkk
This. I was running and had to stop to take in what happened at the end
Words of Radiance really is one of the GOATs, i read it during Covid and just balled my eyes out during the arena scene lol. Not even emotional, just pure appreciation for how much i loved it
“Honor is dead sir, but I’ll see what I can do”
Always nice to see a fellow black man who’s into fantasy ✊🏾
So dope!
i said i wanted to get more into reading fantasy and then this video shows up 😂😂😂 the algorithm doesn’t mess around haha welcome to booktube!!
@@enidreasworld leggoooo. Thanks for the welcome!
Welcome to the BookTube community! So glad to see more brothers here.
Happy to be here for sureeeee
Words of Radiance is so good, the last few chapters genuinely felt like a rollercoaster
@@iridescentshadow6334 that’s a fact!
RUclips keeps bringing this video up so finally decided to watch it.
Is this youtube premium? A black fine ass gentleman talking about books?? Omg. Immediate subscribe.
I’m so glad you started a RUclips channel man! Keep at it
@@mrmarty. ahh thanks so much happy to be here
Happy RUclips debut! Love your “prop books” and cozy fireplace 😊 very excited for more content on this platform. You’re going great friend.
Thank you so much!
Azkaban has always been my favorite Harry Potter book, it introduced me to one of my favorite fantasy characters, Sirius Black...
Yepp! One of my favorite characters too!
Ayyyy so excited to have you on BookTube!! You nailed the debut video by being you. 100% genuine and real. Looking forward to more - can’t wait for you to find Malazan
So happy to be here and yes heard a lot about Malazan it’s on my list for sure
Bro such a good list!!!! I love Rage of Dragons, Sword of Kaigen, Harry potter, and Brandon Sanderson in General
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BookTube! This is the format I didn't know I needed from you
ahh we are here!
Highly agree with Words of radiance!! It is the only book to literally have me pacing back and forth and had my heart panting 🫠 that duel scene……
So insane!
Welcome to RUclips 😊 totally agree with Words Of Radiance, I loved it so much! The pacing was insane .
@@BridgeburnerToni thanks for the Welcome! And yeah Words of Radiance was absolutely nuts
Awesome list! Mistborn is one of my favorite trilogies, Brandon Sanderson got me back into reading.
Mistborn was so amazing. Have you read Era 2?
@@Smitty1423 I've read 3 out of the 4, but I don't want it to end! Moved on to Archives and that'll keep me busy for a while.
The sword of kaigen tore me up. Great book! Love your content and your passion for the written word. 🖤
Appreciate that compliment and yeah sword of Kaigen was insane
Oh, don't worry, The Sword of Kaigen is one of THE most highly acclaimed self-published fantasy in the booktube community. I agree with everything you said about Words of Radiance; the 'arena' scene is one of the best in fantasy 😁
Peakkkkkkk
Happy to stumble across this video! Your enthusiasm is so grand. 4 out the 5 are on my tbr! I’m about to start Mistborn soon and now I’m stoked! Sword of Kaigan just got bumped up!
@@T-Flow79 you gotta let me know when you read it and what you think!
I can’t imagine you won’t love Mistborn. For me, The Well of Ascension is my favorite, but honestly, there’s something in them all for everyone.
Sword of Kaigen is great def read it soon
I totally understand that feeling of nostalgia that keeps Prisoner of Azkaban in your second spot. I’m like that with Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I first read it when I was 10, and although I’ve read some amazing fantasy novels since then Inkheart still holds a special place in my heart. It’s where it all started!
Like can never forget about the books that make you feelllll
Welcome, love seeing more people joining and sharing their love of reading. I’ve subscribed and following on TT too. I’m not a huge fantasy reader but the first two books sound very interesting to me. Thank you for the video and I’m so glad you are here. Best wishes to you! 🙌🏽
Ahh let’s goo! So exciting!
Really peaked my interest with your descriptions of these books! Added a few to my list particularly Sword of Kaigen
@@michelleferguson7212 you gotta let me know about sword of Kaigen when you read it
Nice to see someone make the jump from Booktok to Booktube! Your top four are also four of my favorite books of all time! Words of Radiance is my #2 after Storm of Swords, and the other three are very high as well! Haven't read Rage of Dragons yet, waiting for an announcement of book three. Sword of Kaigen is absolutely a masterpiece, always love to see it getting recognition.
@@readbykyle3082 soo great we have the same interests. And yeah love the jump for sure
So happy to see you on Booktube! Welcome my man. Excellent list.
Ed
@@thebrothersgwynne so glad to be here!
My MAN IS ON RUclips LETS GO
@@jonahevarts let’s goooo
I haven't been reading much fantasy lately, but I watched this from start to finish because of your enthusiasm! It makes me want to pick up a book right this second. Looking forward to more videos. And love the library.
@@booksinbed that compliment makes me feel so amazing! So dope
Aint nothing cooler than a black man reading fantasy books ❤🎉
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Love the video brother and happy to see you starting this!
@@shanecavanaugh4679 happy to be here!
I'm new to your channel, and I love its format. There is no fluff, just straight-up book talk, siimple, informative, and to the point. I also now have more to add to my TBR, and I look forward to more videos from you!!
@@stephaniesanders544 love that so much! Thank you!
@@Smitty1423 You're welcome! I added Sword of Kaigen to my TBR on my Kindle and it's free if you have Kindle Unlimited!
The Rage of Dragons is the best first book from an author I have ever read. It's wild how good it is
It goes soooo crazy
I’m sorry if this is super mainstream basic of me, but you gotta check out the Adventures of Dunk and Egg novellas by George RR Martin. Its perhaps the author’s best work in fantasy. Quick and satisfying reads.
Made it over from booktok to support you over here as well. Love what you do, bro. Happy Reading.
Appreciate that! Happy reading!
Great picks! Its so hard to rank my favorites, but i love seeing others do it. Watching the list evolve over time as new books are added is fun too!
Yes for sure!
YESSSSSSSS I trust the fantasy recs from you . I’m getting back into way more fantasy
Thats so amazing!
Making the crossover from your booktok to here! Extra content 🎉
Welcome Smitty! I have been following you on booktok for a while and honestly what a delight you are to the community! Your eloquence, your calm aura and personality, the love you have for the fantasy genre and the way you talk about books makes you and your content truly engaging and compelling to watch!
I have read Rage of Dragons because of you, currently reading Fire of Vengeance and what a banger and I guess this is what have a platform is all about - giving underrated books a platform ❤
This is only the beginning! Wishing you much success, happiness and many good reads on your journey 📚
Also I need to had Hero of Ages is one of the best reading experiences I have ever had, I can’t remember crying that much with a book. Mistborn trilogy is a journey, a thing hard to accomplish and to feel with books these days 🥺
This is so kind of you thank you for taking the time out of your day to write this. I appreciate you so much!
Seeing you here made my day! One of my favorites from TT now on YT.
That’s so fire
Been following you on TikTok for a while! You inspired me to start my book tube journey, I was so shocked to see you on RUclips!
Let’s gooo. Excited for this journey for sure
Hey man, came here from tiktok, just wanted to support you because you make amazing content. You are by far my favourite book content creator! Your authenticity and excitement is unmatched, don't change anything, you're incredible! My TBR is just your recommendations. All love, keep it up
This is such a fire compliment thank you!
Nice to see another brotha join Booktube! Welcome! You’ll love this community. Harry Potter also started my love of fantasy as a kid. Even though Goblet of Fire is my fav, I totally relate to your feelings about Prisoner of Azkaban. Brando Sando is definitely killing the fantasy genre right now. Enjoyed everything I’ve read by him. Great list and can’t wait to see more content from you!
@@KindlesandKicks goblet of fire was insane too. Thanks for the welcome man
I never hear any reviews on Rage of Dragons being about revenge. Moving this one up on the TBR list :)
You're doing great ^_^ love the sincere adoration of these books and the casual atmosphere
@@morleywritesbooks ahh lets goo!! Hope you enjoy it and thanks!
So pumped you're on youtube now! Welcome to the community really looking forward to your content! You've introduced me to all my 5 star reads of this year so far ^-^
Ahhh that’s so amazing I love that and thanks for the welcome!
Good picks. I'm partial to Japanese-inspired fantasy, so I'll try out The Sword of Kaigen.
@@jeffpowanda8821 one of my favorites. Let me know what you think!
Glad you started a booktube channel! Seem like a cool guy. You should show your bookshelves/collection, even if it’s not huge. You can start collecting and show the growth over time.
@@somerandomguy1217 I am thinking about doing that one pretty soon! Thank you!
Hi 👋
Love it! With you videos you’re definitely going to put me on fantasy in a bit. Also love your voice, so calming, keep it up!
Appreciate the compliment and dope fantasy is the best!
I’m late to the party, but I’m so happy to have found this! I loved listening to you express how much you loved these books. I can feel the inspiration you’re describing, which is something no other genre can do like fantasy can. Welcome to BookTube! ❤
So happy to be here!
I’m choosing Rage of Dragons to read with my bookclub. They usually choose psychological thrillers, so it’s going to be interesting to see how they like it. Wishing you much success on your channel! Welcome to RUclips 🎉
Let me know how it goes!
I was debating whether to start with Mistborn, or move right into The Stormlight Archive. You sold me on The Hero of Ages, so that made up my mind. Thanks! 😅
That’s dope hope you enjoy!
So happy to see you here Smitty!!! ❤
Happy to be here!
Welcome to Booktube! Wow, great book recommendations right off the bat! Looking forward to seeing more of your book discoveries and recommendations going forward. Subscribed 👍🏽
Let’s gooo thank you!
My top 5 (personally) Fantasy books:
5: The Hobbit
4. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
3. Ill Met in Lankhmar
2. Elric of Melniboné
1. The Broken Sword
I haven’t checked these out yet so you just added some to my list!
Where is asoinf😭😭
you gotta look into asoiaf brother, happy reading.
Huge Tolkien and Robert e Howard fan . I finished the Broken sword recently,one of my favorite books ever . And I have Elric and I’ll met in Lankhmar . Will be reading them soon . Great list good sir .
If you love fantasy, be sure not to burn yourself out on the epic stuff (I know I did). There's some shorter, pulpier fantasy that's just as good that also make great "in-between" reads. The Elric Saga, the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser series, and Chronicles of Prydain are all quick and crazy good.
Thanks for the heads up!
Somebody recommended Chronicles of Prydain as an introductory series for fantasy. I will check it out :)
Yay! Now you can do more in depth book reviews too, can’t wait for more videos! Welcome to RUclips Smitty 🎉
@@rainydays72 yepp!! Looking forward to it!
Pumped that you’re on YT, Let’s go! Now we got you on here and TikTok 👏
Let’s goooooo
Shelf tour please. Love your Tiktoks. Happy to see you on BookTube x
Might have to do it!
Love your vids, love your tiktoks! if you havent read the shadow of the gods, please do!
It’s on my list for sure!!
@@Smitty1423 Perfect, im sure you´ll love it. the third and final book comes out this October. Keep up the great work
Shadow of the Gods....soooooo good!
@@macgal74 it’s on my list!
Thanks for the suggestion on Evan Winter! It's a name I heard but never saw on a shelf, so going to try to order online.
You got to let me know what you think!
2 minutes in and just wanted to say that I love the ambience you've created here and the genuine love for books. Keep that energy 🌟
I appreciate that so much!
I love your tiktok vids and loved this first RUclips video. As a recommendation maybe you can try to center the video a bit more horizontally and vertically. Also, maybe you can try videos standing up! This was a great first video!!
@@sofiabonilla9569 got you thanks for the advice!
Rage of Dragons has some of the best fight scenes I’ve read.
It’s so insane
Adding the 4 new to me ones to my wishlist right now. You are really making me want to finally start the Sanderson books I've been putting off!
That’s fire and yes you def need to get into Sandersons work for sure
Great video. I’m not well acquainted with online book discourse, and hadn’t heard of your fifth, fourth, and second favorites but now I need to check them out. Look forward to seeing more from your channel and about your book opinions. (Although, all of the few booktubers I do watch love Brandon Sanderson whether they focus on speculative fiction or not, and I can’t seem to get invested in his work)
Hell yeah! Gods we need more men of color in the booktube space. Booktube is mostly dominated by women, which is fine. The ladies reviewing our books are lovely. But I’m a young Indian dude and it’s nice to see another man of color in the literature space. Really looking forward to seeing your channels growth bro.
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Awesome video. I can’t wait to see what other book vids you make
Got you!
Woohoo! Found you on TT and I didn’t even get through your video before I subscribed to you! Don’t worry about your videos, we just want to hear you talk books.
You weren’t in a book slump, you were in a book hangover. Sometimes they are so good you just can’t move on.
@@katieamarsh ahh thank you! And yepp a good book hangover
I could listen to you talk about anything, but I'm especially happy that it's about books! As a kid, HP & TPoA is also what captured my imagination and turned me into the person I am today. Welcome to RUclips and I can't wait to see more!
Thanks for the welcome and yes the prisoner of Azkaban turned me into the reader I am today as well!
So, SO happy to see you on booktube! Immediately pressed the video and subscribed, love your content on TikTok!
Ahh thank you so much!
I’m more bookstagram side of things but just came across your stuff here! Thanks for sharing, most of these are new to me tbh but I’m excited to check a couple of them out.
That’s incredible
welcome to book tube! I always like to recommend Malazan… it’s a series not for everyone, but for the people it is for it is almost always in their top 5 series. excited to see more videos!
I will look into it!
Smitty!! excited for your YT content & journey! This was a great video. U definitely put me on to the rage of dragons which I loved & sword of kaigen (to be read lol)
Appreciate you so much!
Came from tik tok to show some support saw your vids a while back and you’re really what got me into reading and I’ve been loving it. So nice to see another guy too just because it seems so few guys read.
That’s incredible glad you are here!
Welcome to BookTube, Smitty!
I love your booktok reviews so I’m really looking forward to this long form content!
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Thank you!
So cool to see you on RUclips now as well!
Happy to here for sure!
Good for you man! Fantastic list, keep up the great work. I love seeing other guys sharing their love for reading, it's far too rare in my experience.
Not sure if you are familiar with R.A. Salvatore, he created Drizzt the dark elf and his book series surrounding Drizzt and his party is unbelievable. Read it as a kid constantly and as a 35 year old man I recently listened to the entire series again. Just amazing.
Thank you for the video! I love reading fantasy but really don't have friends that share my interests. It's nice to see male readers as well as brothers that like to read! Because of you, my amazon cart is full again😊
Ahhh so dope. Fantasy readers unite!
New here! I really love the way you talk about books. I love chasing the magical feeling. Currently finishing the Hero of Ages and wowwwww. Looking forward to hearing more from you!
That magical feeling is everything!
Just getting into fantasy reading, and these were great reqs. Looking forward to more of your videos!
That’s dope! Hope you’re enjoying fantasy!
Love all these picks! The only one I haven’t read yet is Sword of Kaigen - keep hearing about that one!
You gotta check it out and let me know 👀
Thank you. I been looking for new fantasy worlds to dive into.
Hope this helps!!
I knew I recognized you from TikTok. Glad you expanded beyond that! This platform is the one for books if you want to expand.
Haha let’s gooo
Thank you for the suggestions!!
Got you!
Cool vidéo, thanks ! Keep going it's great seeing new people with good taste and expertise here !
Appreciate that!
Not a booktokker, but it's good to see a new face on booktube, so hey dude, good to have you here. Favourite fantasy story, though it is a horror story too, is Cabal by Clive Barker. The movie adaptation, Nightbreed, leans way more into the dark fantasy side of things which creates a kind of tonal dissonance between the two works (especially with the kind of goofy, early 90's movie feel that it has,) but both are incredible in their own right.
My favourite fantasy book, in terms of how it's written, is The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie. I love an anti-war war novel and that book, with the characters, and the sequence where the character perspective changes every times someone kills someone else, is genuinely stunning.
Appreciate that and yea I have Joe Abercrombie on my list this year for sure
Great list! I adored hero of ages, can't wait to start way of kings
Hero of Ages was so damn good!
Had me at the “mamba mentality” line! lol huge Lakers/Kobe fan. Easy subscribe, looking forward to more content!
Huge Kobe fan too! Hopefully Lakers pull it around this year and yepp more content soon!
I love The Sword of Kaigen! So happy to see it on your list.
That book is such a banger!
honor is dead... but I'll see what I can do!!!!!
Hell yeah, love that Mistborn trilogy love. I really want to see that adapted into a movie or TV series.
You and me both!
hii welcome to booktube 🥰 i finished hero of ages a couple months ago and and vin is one of my favorite characters ever. and im going to start way of kings this year and im so excited 🥹
@@StarLitLibrary good luck on your journey with way of kings and thankful for the welcome
Yessssss!!! Thanks for introducing me to Evan Winter!! Sword of Kaigen is next.
That’s fireeeee. You’re going to enjoy Sword of Kaigen
Came here from Tok. Wish you the best with the Tube.
Thank you so much!