Beginner Fantasy Reading Recommendations!
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- A beginners guide to fantasy reads!
The Books:
Carry On: bit.ly/2rVp4Md
The Warrior Heir: bit.ly/2snejop
Daughter of Smoke and Bone: bit.ly/2s6n31P
Fablehaven:bit.ly/2sMj7RN
The Kiss of Deception: bit.ly/2snjcxM
Six of Crows: bit.ly/2s6nv06
Falling Kingdoms: bit.ly/2scPsnV
The Name of the Wind: bit.ly/2r3O1E0
Other mentioned Books:
Harry Potter:bit.ly/2sMqysk
Percy Jackson: bit.ly/2rKhjdn
SJM Throne of Glass:bit.ly/2rfbJfF
SJM ACOTAR: bit.ly/2raEjE2
Mortal Instruments: bit.ly/2rVpTVj
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You should do a video suggesting books for long-time fantasy readers, like myself.
Yessss that would be awesome! I think many of us watch Regan's channel mainly because she reads a lot of fantasy like us
SIX OF CROWS
I am also intimidated by the Name of the Wind.....I am almost done with Mistborn (IT IS SOOOO AMAZING) but for some reason I can't start NotW, I read the first 30-40 pages and then put it down and it sits on my shelf for about 2 years now ;-;
shyyn33 ahhh love SoC! I'm going to start Mistborn next! So excited! :)
Yeah the actual story in Name of the Wind doesn't get started until around page 50, so I'd recommend just powering through until you get to that part.
I hope Leigh will write more about those characters, love them so much. Also, about Mistborn, pretty much all of Brandon Sanderson's books start slow, but their endings are always crazy, Mistborn isn't his best work by far, but a great place to start.
Primo S. S. oh good to know :) thanks!
This video is perfect! I'm trying to get into it but have had a couple of failed attempts... I have a few serious health things going on and struggle with memory etc., so this video is very welcome! I recently started my channel and its making me push my boundaries - which is amazing! I am quite socially isolated so books are my world. They engulf me, so I am excited to be taken to a fantasy world for a while. Thank you so so much xx
Hannah Hodgson xoxo feel better what books did u read and like
@@Victoriacgx stay strong girl
hope youre better now bbg❤❤❣
my favorite genre is crossworld fantasy. like harry potter, narnia, miss peregrines, etc. it starts with a main character in our world, and then they cross over into a fantasy world.
Those are called Urban Fantasies
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@@h.a.5279 theyre called crossworld fantasy too.
I think that Graceling, Uprooted and Poison Study are also really good books for people who are new to fantasy because they're all so fast paced and the fantasy worlds aren't too hard to get into 😀
Uproored might be bit hard to read if you never read fantasy I think, tho it is indeed extremely amazing, one of my fav books of all times :)
I also think Maria V Snyder is a great place to start with fantasy! Poison Study was one of my first YA fantasy series and I've read pretty much all of her books since then.
Amy R I'm halfway through reading Uprooted and it's really good 💜
Alexandra Meininger Its so good!
Amy R Yes! Poison Study is a great one!
I LOVE Fablehaven! Good to know some booktubers out there love it, I feel like it's so underrated.
I can not recommend Six of Crows enough, I loved that book! Name of the Wind is also a really good one as well!
i think the Grisha trilogy is a pretty good place to start as well, and i'd recommend reading that before the Six of Crows duology. Also, the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. I read that series when i was in primary school and i loved it back then! awesome video Regan, i'm so glad i can always refer to your channel whenever i need fantasy recs!
Maliemania Agreed, Ranger's Apprentice was so good. I read it back in primary school as well but I never continued on with the rest of it. I actually plan on re-reading the first one so that I can read the rest. I remember enjoying it so much as a kid!
same, it was one of my favourite series! i think i stopped reading after Erak's Ransom when i was 12. I tried reading the next one in the series last year, but for some reason i had trouble getting back into John Flanagan's writing :( it's probably because i've read loads of books since then so the writing felt more middle-grade-ish for me. but it was still a lot of fun to start off with, and i really miss all the characters :D
Personally I'd recommend reading Six of Crows first and treating the Grisha trilogy as a sort of prequel. I know chronologically SoC comes later, but I found it was more interesting to hear about the legacy of the characters like Alina and the Grisha in Six of Crows and then go back and read what actually happened in the trilogy afterwards. My personal opinion at least.
I read the first 2 books of the grischa triologie but I didn't like the second one, so I'm not going to read the last one :(
Imo SoC is easier to like than the trilogy cause the characters are better developted and the you can feel how she grew as an author, the duology is a must read on my list meanwhile the Grisha is one of the series that I recommend just when the person really likes YA.
Reagan I just finished shatter me and I loved it. I'm going to start the second book soon.
I still need to get to plenty of these! Fantasy is my favorite genre as well. It's so vast that it is a bit intimidating.
I love fantasy and I've already read all Sarah J. Maas's and Cassandra Clare's books plus the HP-series, but I also read many other fantasy books, but I'm seriously only about half way through The Name of the Wind, but it's amazing... nothing can compares! I highly recommend it 😍 oh, and I of course also recommend Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom - soooo goooood
I love how you mentioned more unknown books but also mentioned the bigger titles and not toss them aside.
Great video overal!
Name of the Wind is a great recommendation! It is one of my all-time favorite books. The story is very character-driven and you experience the world through his eyes. So there's not a lot of info dumping or too many characters to wrap your head around. It's long, but it's so so engaging. Once I started, I could NOT put it down. Highly recommend it to any reader.
I thought I was a fantasy beginner but I guess i'm not since I have read almost all of these! Great recommendations! So many of these books are definitely great places to start in fantasy
SIX OF CROWS I need to read that so bad!!!!
Emily Honish It's amazing!!!
Maia Motionless YOU NEED TO! It is amazing!!!
I started reading fantasy with The Kiss of Deception, very happy that you mentioned because it really made me fall in love with the genre.
lol can we get a fantasy expert recommendations too?
Emma L. She dint put ANY of the BIG names of Fantasy this is really strange
Not really, Name of the Wind is one of the biggest name in adult fantasy genre, I think Mistborn should've been included though! :)
Petrik Leo would you recommend the books you mentioned for beginners?
Fateha Razak excluding Harry Potter which I read around 10 years ago, definitely yes. Name of the Wind and Mistborn is a great choice imo for beginner
For experts:
- Lord of the rings
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Steven Eriksons series
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I'm scared to start reading Name of the Wind only because I've only heard so many freaking good things about it and I'm sure i'm gonna love it and then have to wait years for the 3rd book.....
Yeah the deal with third book is annoying! But you should still read it, it's really fast paced and super enjoyable :)
Waiting for book 3 is eating me alive. I've already reread this first two a few times. lol
Ana Maria i've been waiting for the third book for 7 years. Right now I all want is for him to take 5 more to publish it so I can say: "I did my waiting! 12 years of it!"
Ana Maria P.S. it's my favorite book, you really should read it!!
satisfying as that maybe I still hope he publishes it faster...cause omg 7 YEARS!!! i've only found out about it last year but I'm kinda glad i won't have to wait extra 7 years i;d die!
But i''ll be reading it this summer, I can't wait
Oh I'm so glad you made this video! Your reviews of books are already perfect so having this video as a guide is just so wonderful!! And now I finally know what urban fantasy is. :)
it's been 2 minutes since she uploaded.. and it's 11:35 here.. I am so....very keen
This is exactly what I have been looking for! Just started Six of Crows and now have a nice fat TBR! Thank you!
Fantasy is one of my favorite genres, too. Love that you put this together! Since I know you love fantasy, would you consider doing something like a "pro-level" fantasy recommendations video? Kind of like the reverse of this one for those of us who've been infected by the fantasy bug and just want more good fantasy.
I'm so glad Fablehaven is on here, I love that series so much
Great video. You spoke so eloquently about each book.
you and emma (emmmabooks) are probably one of the only booktubers i trust when it comes to fantasy...
AND I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE THE MAINSTREAM FANTASY BOOKS..
SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM are one of the best fantasy books i've ever read, it's also full of humor..
i bought the first 2 books of "the falling kingdom" because of you, hopefully i'll enjoy them as much as you did!
I really love the idea of this video! Even as someone who reads mainly fantasy, I found I hadn't read some of these stories, like the Warrior Heir. That's definitely one series I'm going to be checking out and buying right away.
Yaaaaaaaas! Name of the wind is one of my favourite books of all time👌🏼
I actually have a heavy adult high fantasy to read... I will power through it on my 2 24 hour flights I have this month. Wish me luck!
SpottyDog SevenOneFour 24 hour flights?? Wow! From where to where are you flying to? Good luck on your reading!
Isabel G.S UK to Australia... No break XD and thanks :)
Thank you! I am a so excited to start my fantasy journey! I have always loved fantasy but my genre is psychological thrillers.. i get overwhelmed when choosing fantasy. This is so exciting! I will be diving into these! 😍
I was waiting for The Name of the Wind!! It was my first fantasy book this year and it was FANTASTIC. I'm 1/4 through the second one. Love it.
The Skulduggery Pleasant series !! The first book is about a young girl whose uncle is murdered by sorcerers, so she teams up with her uncle's best friend (who is a reanimated skeleton) in order to track down the people who did it. Then as the series goes on you see her grow up as part of the world of magic. It's an amazing series and I highly recommend it !!!
100% agree with all, and i need to read most of those too. BUT THE NAME OF THE WIND IS SOOO GOOOODDDD!! I was super intimidated to read it, but it was WAY TOO GOOD!
Seriously, all my TBR books are all your recommendations! They are all sooo good!!!!
YA Fantasy and fairy tale retellings are my favorite genres!
I just read Kiss of Deception in May and I'm so excited to continue the series this month!
I'm glad you enjoyed The Name of the Wind so much. I just finished listening to it for the 3rd or 4th time. What I think is really interesting is that it's this legendary "hero" story that's mostly told in 1st person. Also, the magic in the story is told with such a scientific vibe to it is seems much more believable. Thanks for the video!
Every time I watch your videos I already know I'm going to leave with something in my Amazon cart and this video is NO exception! Love your recommendations!
Tamora Pierce is also a great beginner fantasy author! I would recommend starting with her series Song of the Lioness, it only has 4 books and they’re pretty short! She’s a fantastic author ❤️
I just love it when Raegan talks about fantasy books. She's like the queen of fantasy and it always adds to my TBR list to watch one of her videos. Oh well 😂
Yes The Name of the Wind got me into adult fantasy! It's an incredible book and I'm now on book #3 of A Song Of Ice and Fire as it's got me in the fantasy mood. I also LOVED the Six of Crows duology. Great recommendations!
I'm definitely not a beginner fantasy reader, and it's my favorite genre to read. But I love your fantasy recommendations and I love discussing the genre, so here I am. 😂
I really want to read The Name of the Wind soon. You've been raving about it for so long and I've heard amazing things about it... so I need to go get it asap!
“Six of Crows”
This book keeps popping up in pretty much every book recommendation video.Now I have to but it.
Hey, great video, some good recommendations here :-) Some more recommendations of adult fantasy would be great, maybe you could do a video for more seasoned fantasy readers? There is so much YA fantasy out there (not that this is a bad thing) but adult fantasy I feel gets swept under the rug and I am always looking to see more recommendations for adult fantasy on booktube.
I can't help but LOLing at the snoring in the back ground - which I'm assuming is your dog lolol but great recommendations!
I loved The Falling Kingdom books....awesome!!
Absolutely LOVED your video, Regan! I could feel how much you love fantasy and that motivation is great to see in recommendations ;)
I am in the middle of the Age of Legends trilogy by Kelley Armstrong and I came across it on a whim and LOVE IT. I'm definitely not new to fantasy, but this series is so well done in my opinion. You follow the perspectives of twin sisters in a fantastical asian inspired setting. There are politics, war, love, betrayal, and animal side kicks! I highky recommend it!!
I love your top! I totally agree with Carry On. It's a great gateway novel to fantasy.
Can you do an Epic/High Fantasy guide as well? I always see you RAVE about the Light Bringer and the King Killer Chronicles series and I actually bought them because I want to read them but I am so intimidated.
I so agree about Patrick Rothfuss - This is my favourite book of ALL TIME
Hi! Great video, as always! I think that Holly Black's urban fantasy trilogy (Tithe, Valiant and Ironside) is also a very good place to start. The books are very fast paced, the characters are very relatable (even the good guys are flawed) and the magical element to our world is "fairies" and it's really cool to see how the old tales and folklore regarding fairies get mixed with the modern world and all of its implications.. The novels also deal with various themes (romance, friendship, politics, social outcasts) so I feel like there's a little bit for every taste. Love from Italy, bye!
I've had my eye on The Name of the Wind for a while now. It's been sitting on my shelf but yes I do feel intimidated by it and sadden that it takes a while for the next book in the series to be released. But I will read this book soon! Your recommendations are awesome 😍😍😍
No Brandon Sanderson? Much shame. Sanderson is a great place to start, especially if you want to dip your toe into adult fantasy. Mistborn is a great series to start because it's very YA but it's adult (for honestly really silly reasons). If you're intimidated by a six book series then Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson is a (kind of) standalone and it's also a great place to start. If you're still worried about the adult label then Rithmatist is a great YA book by him and the second book should be coming out in a year or two.
Taylor Ramirez Regan is a huge fan of Sanderson, don't worry. I'd imagine she felt that it wasn't a very good place to start, as his novels (especially the Stormlight Archives), are incredibly long and complex. The most accessible is probably Mistborn, but even that may be a bit much for people new to the genre.
If she were making a general fantasy recommendations, or favorite fantasy reads, video, I'm sure it would be in it.
Agree! I loved Warbreaker and think it doesn't get enough love.
I got into fantasy with Mistborn and it wasn't too intimidating 😊I absolutely loved it so nothing I read now comes close to the awesomeness of Mistborn 😂😂😂😂
Taylor Ramirez i agree Mistborn is what got me into adult fantasy books too.
I kept being like, "Where's The Name of the Wind, where's The Name of the Wind, WHERE'S THE NAME OF THE WIND" and then there at the end... WHOOP THERE IT IS!!!
Possibly Literate save the best for last, homie
3 years layer
There is NO end to "The name of the wind"... So many years and we don't even have the 3rd book yet!!!
I'm currently reading empire of storms from tog series and it's better then the last book and I have to say most of those you mentioned I have but have yet to read. I don't have a lot of time but I can't wait to get into all of them. You explained things so well. 😊
I love Name of the Wind! I have the second book on my Nook to read this summer.
What a wonderful list! I loved the Fablehaven series when I was younger, we definitely have a very similar taste in books :)
kiss of deception is the book that got me on board with YA fantasy and now it's my favorite genre. I totally agree it's the perfect series to start with
Great job with this video! I started out reading Alanna by Tamora Pierce, and that kind of started my love for fantasy.
I've read all except Kiss of Deception and The Warrior Heir.
I'm not new to fantasy but I really need to read Six of Crows! It seems like a fantastic series! :D
Love all the things here!! Great recommends outside of the more popular fantasy reads.
1:56 - Speaking of Rainbow Rowell, it was interesting to hear that she will be writing a new Runaways on-going series for Marvel, having never read any of her books, and only hearing her name come up multiple times among BookTubers.
The only problem with The Kingkiller Chronicles is that it sets a pretty high standard for fantasy writing, so if it's used as a segue into adult fantasy books, you might find other fantasy books a bit disappointing in comparison. Also, the third book is taking a long time to get to us, unfortunately.
Also, PeruseProject, if you're reading this, I've noticed you mention the Mistborn series quite a bit, and how much you love it. My sister-in-law also loves that series, but she loves the Stormlight Archives even more. If you haven't read that series yet, you'll probably love it too.
I recently read Way of Kings and Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson and I was blown away by how good they were. I've never read high fantasy before and was afraid I'd get bored or confused by a new world but I found myself understanding it right from the start. Sanderson's writing is so well done. He shows things really well rather than just info-dumping on what something is and how it works. Only problem is it's going to be a 10 book series and each book is really long so you'll want to make sure you're up for the waiting and the long reads
Omg your top is so cute! Where is it from?
It's a dress I believe from anthropologie
ShineBrightStars sorry urban outfitters
I'm reading Falling Kingdoms right now. It is perfect for new fantasy readers.
This is a great video. I do already read fantasy but I'm kinda new to book tube and some fantasy is still intimidating. I own every one that you talk about but still haven't read them. 😂 I have read kiss if deception. I read the first raven boys. Im going to start throne of glass soon. I love the ember in the ashes series and I'm caught up in that one. I love this video because it helped me prioritize my fantasy series'.
I was just thinking about starting to pick up some fantasy and you made this video just in time !! :D
And I read The Name of the Wind a couple months ago, because you recommended it actually, and loved it, but waiting a little bit before I read A Wise Man's Fear.
I think it's very interesting how you didn't bother including the obvious ones, but still mentioned them. I gave them the attention they deserve, but it made it It stand out comparing to other similar videos I saw. It caught my attention and made me even more curious to watch. I was all ready to see Harry Potter be #1 lol And "Carry On" was a genius suggestion for being in between genres. Great job! I like Miss Peregrine Home for Peculiar Chidren, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Chronicles of Narnia, Insomnia, Beautiful Creatures, Vampirates, Goosebumps, peter Pan, The Thief Lord, Inkheart...
When you mentioned Fablehaven...I literally jumped!! OH MY CHILDHOOD
THE NAME OF THE WIND AND ITS SEQUEL WISE MANS FEAR ARE SO AMAZING
His Fair Assassin is a great series as well, especially if you love kick-ass heroines. It's easy to follow but kept me hooked.
For some reason, I'm incredibly intimidated by The Name of the Wind, which literally makes no sense to me because I've read adult fantasies. Like I've read all 5 GoT books and am currently reading Words of Radiance. I've read the Farseer Trilogy.. so really, at this point.. I don't know what it is preventing me from reading that one.
I'm actually about to start Falling Kingdoms tonight on audio while I clean :) So excited for that one!
Also, I am pretty sure I could hear your dog snoring in the background.. lol I kept looking around thinking it was my dog.. but she's nowhere to be seen.
Six of Crows has 5 perspectives, not 6 :) we don't get Wylan's pov until Crooked Kingdom!
This guide was awesome! Its very interesting and although I am a fantasy fan myself I discovered stuff too! Thanks:)
This is a pretty awesome video, definitely interested in the fablehaven ones. But would you consider The School For Good And Evil series a good place to start? Saw the whole series at a good price and am kinda tempted to get it. Lol
searched for this kind of recommendation from so long. loved ur pick ups.
If you like history and also love stories, the wrath & the dawn duology is SUPER good! It's a fantasy story set in the ancient Middle East and involves a cursed kingdom and a feisty girl and it's just super perfect. It's jam-packed, easy to follow, not too long and the characters are beautiful
I have not read any of these except Six of Crows. But The name of the Wind and Daughter of Smoke and Bone are on my TBR.
The Young Elites by Marie Lu and The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski are fast paced and super easy to read!
And since there CANNOT be no mention of Brandon Sanderson in a fantasy recommendation I also recommend The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson for starters and Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson if you want a taste of High fantasy as I feel it might be the easiest one to get into compared to his other high fantasy books.
Thank you for this video as it was very informative and it has helped me learn more about fantasy books besides Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. Also, I am between Fablehaven, The Warrior Heir and ACOTAR in choosing my next book. What category would you categorise The Immortal Life of Nicholas Flamel series?
I would recommend the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage. It's seven books and they follow Septimus and his family as he becomes a wizard apprentice. It's a fun series and one of my favorites.
Fab video reminding me what got me into fantasy. Have you read crown duel and summers at castle auburn. Loved them growing up and so beautifully written
So I love fantasy and have for a long time! I started out reading the Hobbit when i was 7 or 8 :P To me the shadowhunter-books and other YA-fantasy are just too juvenile, and i think i'm more into epic fantasy such as LOTR and GOT :D can you please do a video on fantasy for fantasy-lovers? :P what would you recommend to someone who loves Tolkien, Rothfuss and Martin? :P xoxo
Mathilde Skudem Have you checked out the Wheel of Time series? It's sooo good. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is a big ass fantasy book (like over a thousand pages) with rave reviews, & it's also part of a series if I'm not mistaken.
Mathilde Skudem Have you read Ursula Le Guins books... if not I really recommend the Earthsea series. It is about wizards, magic, dragons.It's just great!
+ I love Six of Crows so much 😍😍 I have yet to read Crooked Kingdom but the characters, the plot, the story are so well written and I feel like everyone should read this book 😏
My problem with fantasy is dedicating myself to really long stories with multiple books. It's so hard to wait a year or more for a second book in a fantasy series because I will not remember a single thing that happened in the last book lol. That being said I LOVE fantasy!
Im not much of a fantasy type reader, I can never get into the worlds these authors create but I just started A Game of Thrones and Im liking it so far, its been sitting on my shelf for about a year because I was intimidated but Im glad I finally picked it up!
Fantastic recommendations! LOVE Laini Taylor's books.
I was waiting for a video like this. This is very helpful
Some more recommendations:
-Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason. Set in late 19th century Victorian era London. It's the first in a series & the books are way shorter than most other fantasy books. Dual perspective books with two smart kickass female protagonists. Love!!
-Uprooted by Naomi Novik. A standalone novel with a folksy fairytale flavor. Fantastical without being hard to follow. The female main character is brave, loving, and snarky.
--The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. Standalone book. Under 400 pages so nothing scary to tackle. About a young boy whose mother dies & he ends up in a fairytale world with disturbing adult themes/elements. Coming of age tale. Poignant and moving, I cried a couple times.
an amazing urban fantasy series that sadly doesn't get enough recognition is the bartimaeus trilogy by jonathan stroud... it's about magicians who can summon these entities from another plane and it follows the perspective of a young magician, one of the spirits, and (in the 2nd and 3rd books) a revolutionary. honestly just read them there's no way i can do them justice with a summary
there was a bit of an emotional build up for me when you were leading up to your last rec for adult fantasy...I love Kvothe! I need to read Kiss of Deception and Fallen Kingdom soon!
I started in fantasy with a book called The Last Stormlord. It's a multiperspective trilogy about a kingdom that revolves around water. They have a "king" that brings them storms and therefore water. This is normally a job for six or seven people but they only have one left and he is dying. It follows many people but the two main characters are Shale/Jasper and Terelle. Shale has powers that could lead him to be the next Stormlord/"king" but there is a greedy prince who wants the throne for himself. Terelle is a girl who was sold to a whorehouse at a young age and wonders what her place in life is. Thier paths cross and they learn a lot from each other directly before a war breaks out.
This trilogy is by Glenda Larke and I'm so glad I started with this book. It's amazing!!!
So many of these are on my tbr! :) fantasy is the best!!
the spiderwick chronicles is also a great series for fantasy beginners!
Great recommendations! I would definitely recommend a lot of the books you mentioned in this video as well. :)
Fantasy is my favorite genre and I definately agree that the best way to start is with urban fantasy
yaaaassss my fave trilogy Kiss of Deception ❤️❤️❤️
Your top really suited you it's so nice!!