I read the Farseer trilogy because of you. Can't thank you enough for introducing it to me. What a fantastic world. Can't wait to continue the rest of the books.
My Top fantasy books: 1.Lord of the Rings 2.Storm of Swords 3. Perdido Street Station 4. Piranesi 5. Words of Radiance 6. Jade Legacy 7. The Blade Itself 8. Going Postal 9. Starless Sea 10. Tombs of Atuan
It’s rare to see someone rate Tombs of Atuan as one of the top books from the Earthsea series but I’m in total agreement 🙌 love your taste, good to see Mieville mentioned too
The Spear Cuts Through Water is amazing. No matter how many times I read it-and I’ve read it four times already-I love it so much! I finished Realm of the Elderlings in January and already have re-read the Farseer and Fitz & the Fool trilogies: the series is absolutely breathtaking in every way.
The Young Wizards series by Diane Duane was one of my faves growing up, and I’m currently rereading it and it still holds up!! I think you would love it. It’s YA fantasy, 10 books long, and it also has a magic system that is centered around language & energy. The first few books focus primarily on our 2 main characters, but once you get further into the series, she really expands the cast SO well. Highly recommend! I also recommend the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne for a more urban fantasy feel! It’s been a while since I’ve read them, but I flew through them. Also, I absolutely love your channel! So many books have been added to my TBR because of you 😂
Hearing you talk about Jade City I really think you should keep an eye out for Earthflown it’s another urban fantasy with a crime family centered around the water crisis in England.
I love Robin Hobb's books. I absolute love fitz and the fool... love them so much i cant read the last book, i'm just not capable of saying goodbye to them 😅.
I've read and loved 10-6. I had not heard about the top 5 you have but given that like the other ones I am going to give them a go, starting with Foundryside!
I started Age of Myth right before the end of the year because of how much you loved it. I binged 1-4 in a week and now I'm on 'Age of Death' and I'm so excited to see what happens!
I just finished The Realm of the Elderlings after chipping away at it for about 3 or 4 years now. Liveship Traders is my favorite, followed very closely by Tawny Man. I'm actually not a massive Fitz fan though- but I LOVE The Fool!
I LOVED the Blood Gift / the Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport. It was SO GOOD and I'm so disappointed I haven't read more hype for it! I've also picked up The Assassin's Apprentice recently because of you...fingers crossed for a good time!
I think the two reactions to Fitz are "I love him so much and I would do anything to protect him" or "He is the most annoying character of all time", with no in between. Luckily I fall in the former category so the Realm of the Elderlings is my favourite series of all time, but I feel for the people who don't feel the way I do. I do think Fitz gets a little less annoying as he gets older, though, so if you manage to push through Assassin's Quest, hopefully it would only get better for you from there!
@@gbisch1010 I think I’ve seen him make some mistakes over and over …and constantly be impulsive despite his assassin training and it just works me up. I get the rationale as to why Hobb would write him this way, but I could use a break in POV. I’ve heard good things about Liveship so I just need to power through the back half of Assassins Quest to get there
@@PeruseProject He’s like the epitome of a high intelligence low wis DnD character. He is smart, but his emotional intelligence is just bottom tier. 😂
Read Robin Hobbs years back, great magical world building. Didn’t read all her books but what I read I enjoyed immensely. Fritz goes through hell in the second trilogy so Hobbs can be a little dark. I never worked out whether the Fool was male or female, the Fool’s character seemed like a morphing of both. The Fool was Amber in the first trilogy Live Ships where Amber was a master wisdom wood carver. Won’t give spoilers but it was a big part of the magic in Robin Hobb’s world.
I'm suprised that John Gwynne didn't make the cut with The Faithful and the Fallen with how much you gushed about it! One of my favorites. There are only two I havent read so Ill need to check them out!
I really, really, think you will love The Mask of Mirrors by MA Carrick!! (First in the Rook and Rose trilogy) - it’s in my top five favorite fantasy books (possibly number one - it runs so close to Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler). It’s complicated, political, has amazing characters and world building, along with interesting magic systems. It is SO right up your alley!!
Regan thank you so much! My tastes are so similar to yours that I found some new series alongside my current favorites. Would you share what the series is on your bookshelf that’s just to the right of your head (from the viewer’s perspective?)
I love the books by Siri Pettersen. Barely one knows about them. She is a norwegian author and writes nordic myths based fantasy. First three books are the Raven Ring books, followed by the Vardari books (first one out, second one releases in 2024). Another great series is the Amber Quartett by Sabah Tahir (An amber in the ashes being the fort one of the four).
I’m a little over halfway through Jade city and man am I having a hard time getting through it. I don’t really read things like this so maybe all the political intrigue is boring me, maybe I don’t like any of the characters so I can’t connect. But idk it’s been a struggle. I want to at least finish the first book and then however it ends maybe I’ll continue the series.
I enjoyed the first one but the second was so boring. I had to give up on it which I HATE doing. A lot of politics which I don’t normally mind but it felt like there was nothing else
If you've gotten to *that* moment in the first book (you'll know what I'm talking about if you have) and are still feeling meh about it, it might just not be for you. I was definitely iffy about it at first but it is now one of my favourite series
@@gbisch1010 yea I think I got to that point but I’m still ehh about it as you say. I’ll probably finish book one but not sure about the rest of the series.
Does Foundryside have any smut between the lesbian relationship? Cause I'm a Christian 14 year old that doesn't support( i dont hate) the lgbtq community and I wouldn't feel comfortable reading about smut between two lesbians personally. But the book plot synopsis makes me want to read it soooooo badly. If anyone can answer my questions please do.❤ have a wonderful day
I really was JUST at that point where I said „oh I don’t need another book right now, I’m feeling comfortable with not buying anything new“ and now I’ve got 4 books in my shopping cart …
Yes there is romance it those books but not in the forefront ofcourse. If I had to choose between them, I would choose robin hobb. But if you really like romance and fantasy, I would go for a romantasy book.
i really wanna be a ROTE fan and i do like fitz and the story, but the one thing preventing me from reading the rest of the farseer trilogy is fucking Regal. that man has no right to be alive past book 1 and yet???????????
@maria5988 yeah I understand. Being queer myself, I was hurt by her statements. But growing up absolutely loving Harry Potter, I couldn't prevent it from being a part of my life and I eventually learned to separate the art from the artist. So while I still resent the author's views, I am an outspoken and passionate and absolutely FANATIC potterhead 😄😃😃😃
I read the Farseer trilogy because of you. Can't thank you enough for introducing it to me. What a fantastic world. Can't wait to continue the rest of the books.
The Jade City series is definitely in my top Fantasy Books list! 💚
My Top fantasy books:
1.Lord of the Rings
2.Storm of Swords
3. Perdido Street Station
4. Piranesi
5. Words of Radiance
6. Jade Legacy
7. The Blade Itself
8. Going Postal
9. Starless Sea
10. Tombs of Atuan
perdido street station and piranesi mention!! (crowd cheers)
@@wei9270 I am trying to get people read Mieville since 2007 😭
Yeah anything Susanna Clarke touches is absolute masterpiece!
It’s rare to see someone rate Tombs of Atuan as one of the top books from the Earthsea series but I’m in total agreement 🙌 love your taste, good to see Mieville mentioned too
I just finished The Poppy War trilogy earlier this month and my god I am still thinking about that ending.
the spear cuts through water is so unique definitely one of my fave fantasies ever ❤
The Spear Cuts Through Water is amazing. No matter how many times I read it-and I’ve read it four times already-I love it so much!
I finished Realm of the Elderlings in January and already have re-read the Farseer and Fitz & the Fool trilogies: the series is absolutely breathtaking in every way.
The Young Wizards series by Diane Duane was one of my faves growing up, and I’m currently rereading it and it still holds up!! I think you would love it. It’s YA fantasy, 10 books long, and it also has a magic system that is centered around language & energy. The first few books focus primarily on our 2 main characters, but once you get further into the series, she really expands the cast SO well. Highly recommend!
I also recommend the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne for a more urban fantasy feel! It’s been a while since I’ve read them, but I flew through them.
Also, I absolutely love your channel! So many books have been added to my TBR because of you 😂
I read the Age of Legends Series on your recommendation! It is my all time favorite fantasy right now!!! I loved it so much!! Thank you!
I was surprised not to see the faithful and the fallen! It’s SOO hard to pick favorites though - so I totally understand. Great list! Happy reading
Hearing you talk about Jade City I really think you should keep an eye out for Earthflown it’s another urban fantasy with a crime family centered around the water crisis in England.
Robin Hobb, i love her ❤ twenty years since i read my first book of hers! Crazy!
I love Robin Hobb's books. I absolute love fitz and the fool... love them so much i cant read the last book, i'm just not capable of saying goodbye to them 😅.
I've read and loved 10-6. I had not heard about the top 5 you have but given that like the other ones I am going to give them a go, starting with Foundryside!
I have asked for a kindle for Christmas. Bookmarking this !
I started Age of Myth right before the end of the year because of how much you loved it. I binged 1-4 in a week and now I'm on 'Age of Death' and I'm so excited to see what happens!
You inspired me to read fantasy. I am so glad that I stumbled across your channel.
I just finished The Realm of the Elderlings after chipping away at it for about 3 or 4 years now. Liveship Traders is my favorite, followed very closely by Tawny Man. I'm actually not a massive Fitz fan though- but I LOVE The Fool!
I LOVED the Blood Gift / the Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport. It was SO GOOD and I'm so disappointed I haven't read more hype for it!
I've also picked up The Assassin's Apprentice recently because of you...fingers crossed for a good time!
I am currently reading Poppy Wars and it's so well written! I can't wait to continue it!
Man, Fitz frustrates me to no end! I haven’t made it through book three of Farseer yet because his POV is maddening.
Agreeeeed
I think the two reactions to Fitz are "I love him so much and I would do anything to protect him" or "He is the most annoying character of all time", with no in between. Luckily I fall in the former category so the Realm of the Elderlings is my favourite series of all time, but I feel for the people who don't feel the way I do. I do think Fitz gets a little less annoying as he gets older, though, so if you manage to push through Assassin's Quest, hopefully it would only get better for you from there!
He’s a flawed emotional boy!!!
@@gbisch1010 I think I’ve seen him make some mistakes over and over …and constantly be impulsive despite his assassin training and it just works me up. I get the rationale as to why Hobb would write him this way, but I could use a break in POV. I’ve heard good things about Liveship so I just need to power through the back half of Assassins Quest to get there
@@PeruseProject He’s like the epitome of a high intelligence low wis DnD character. He is smart, but his emotional intelligence is just bottom tier. 😂
I need to read inspiring stories that aren’t too too dark/violent due to doing work around my health. Which one of these would be appropriate? 🦋
Read Robin Hobbs years back, great magical world building. Didn’t read all her books but what I read I enjoyed immensely. Fritz goes through hell in the second trilogy so Hobbs can be a little dark. I never worked out whether the Fool was male or female, the Fool’s character seemed like a morphing of both. The Fool was Amber in the first trilogy Live Ships where Amber was a master wisdom wood carver. Won’t give spoilers but it was a big part of the magic in Robin Hobb’s world.
I could read Jade trilogy thanks to your recommendation and it became my favorite fantasy series. Thank!❤
I'm suprised that John Gwynne didn't make the cut with The Faithful and the Fallen with how much you gushed about it! One of my favorites. There are only two I havent read so Ill need to check them out!
I loved the first 3 but actually didn't love the final book!
I really, really, think you will love The Mask of Mirrors by MA Carrick!! (First in the Rook and Rose trilogy) - it’s in my top five favorite fantasy books (possibly number one - it runs so close to Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler). It’s complicated, political, has amazing characters and world building, along with interesting magic systems. It is SO right up your alley!!
I really need to read Foundryside, its sits on my tbr just looking at me 😅
Regan thank you so much! My tastes are so similar to yours that I found some new series alongside my current favorites. Would you share what the series is on your bookshelf that’s just to the right of your head (from the viewer’s perspective?)
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSSS!!!!
I love the books by Siri Pettersen. Barely one knows about them. She is a norwegian author and writes nordic myths based fantasy. First three books are the Raven Ring books, followed by the Vardari books (first one out, second one releases in 2024). Another great series is the Amber Quartett by Sabah Tahir (An amber in the ashes being the fort one of the four).
3 Series Recommendations for you if you haven’t read them yet:
The Dresden Files
The Mercy Thompson Series
The Lorien Legacies
Have fun!
Robin Hobbs Elderling series needs to be at least as famous as Game of Thrones in my opinion some of the best books ive ever read.
I need to read The Poppy War series 😤
I desperately need to read the Broken Earth trilogy and The Spear Cuts Through Water and I also added The Blade Itself to my StoryGraph too 😂
I think you would enjoy the Invisible library series by Genevieve Cogman
Can u pls do fantasy book recs for beginners
I have a couple!!!
The Green Bone Saga trilogy by Fonda Lee is my all time favorite fantasy series. ❤❤❤
noone talks about foundryside ITS SO GOOD.
you gotta read City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett!! (imo) the whole trilogy is stronger than the latter parts of foundryside.
I love that series! I waffled which to include in this list lololol
I am SEATED. I am SAT 🫡
My favorite recommendation videos! 😊
I’m a little over halfway through Jade city and man am I having a hard time getting through it. I don’t really read things like this so maybe all the political intrigue is boring me, maybe I don’t like any of the characters so I can’t connect. But idk it’s been a struggle. I want to at least finish the first book and then however it ends maybe I’ll continue the series.
I enjoyed the first one but the second was so boring. I had to give up on it which I HATE doing. A lot of politics which I don’t normally mind but it felt like there was nothing else
If you've gotten to *that* moment in the first book (you'll know what I'm talking about if you have) and are still feeling meh about it, it might just not be for you. I was definitely iffy about it at first but it is now one of my favourite series
@@vengeance523omg same!
@@gbisch1010 yea I think I got to that point but I’m still ehh about it as you say. I’ll probably finish book one but not sure about the rest of the series.
Can you do fave standalones please
Where is your lamp from? I love it!
is there a recommended reading order for the robin hobb books?
Does Foundryside have any smut between the lesbian relationship? Cause I'm a Christian 14 year old that doesn't support( i dont hate) the lgbtq community and I wouldn't feel comfortable reading about smut between two lesbians personally. But the book plot synopsis makes me want to read it soooooo badly. If anyone can answer my questions please do.❤ have a wonderful day
Oh shut up
I really was JUST at that point where I said „oh I don’t need another book right now, I’m feeling comfortable with not buying anything new“ and now I’ve got 4 books in my shopping cart …
Way of Kings was a BIG ol' dnf for me 😅 Sanderson books are hit or miss for me
What happen with the Mistborn Era 1? 😢😢😢😢
The podcast link doesn't work :(
“Some individuals can consume jade” haha bestie that’s mistborn. They wear jade not eat it 😂
LOL UR RIGHT
Does Robin Hobb and Stormlight Archives have a lil bit of Romance?
Yes there is romance it those books but not in the forefront ofcourse. If I had to choose between them, I would choose robin hobb. But if you really like romance and fantasy, I would go for a romantasy book.
Yes they do but it’s not the major theme.
Nice🔥
I really liked Age of Myth but unfortunately Age of Swords was terrible 😢 so i dnfed the series.
I stopped at Age of Death
FOUNDRYSIDE GETTING ITS DUES I KNOW THATS RIGHT
i really wanna be a ROTE fan and i do like fitz and the story, but the one thing preventing me from reading the rest of the farseer trilogy is fucking Regal. that man has no right to be alive past book 1 and yet???????????
Lol I feel this
san-ch-a, not sansia
come on, age myth is an average fantasy book
Nooooo not the poppy war, I hated this book so much 😭😭😭
So did I. Could not read any more, not just because of the extreme violence.
So no mention of Harry Potter? 🥹😭🤧
I feel like a lot of people love Harry Potter but don't want to platform the author because of her hurtful views and actions.
@maria5988 yeah I understand. Being queer myself, I was hurt by her statements. But growing up absolutely loving Harry Potter, I couldn't prevent it from being a part of my life and I eventually learned to separate the art from the artist. So while I still resent the author's views, I am an outspoken and passionate and absolutely FANATIC potterhead 😄😃😃😃
Nothing new then. All popular series.