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Best Fantasy Books For Newcomer to Adult Fantasy!
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Hi, y'all! Out of all the books I've read, these are the top 20 books that I think would have a chance of working wonderfully as a gateway to adult fantasy. I worked so hard to create this video, and I hope you'll enjoy it or find it beneficial! 😄
Two additional things to note about this list:
1. All of the books mentioned takes place in a secondary/fictional world.
2. There are still other books that deserves to be on this list, but I personally analyze that some elements in them (like difficult vocabulary, dense prose/world-building, or more than five POV characters) could end up pushing a complete newcomer away from the genre, and I don't want that to happen. 😁
Also, if you hear some noise in the video, there was a storm when I recorded the video, and I'm too tired to re-record! 😅
Have a lovely day, and stay safe! :)
Books mentioned in the video:
-Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
-Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
-Age of Assassins by R.J. Barker
-The Shadow of What was Lost by James Islington
-Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
-Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
-The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
-Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst
-Never Die by Rob J. Hayes
-Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
-The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
-The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
-The Bard's Blade by Brian D. Anderson
-The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
-Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
-Jade City by Fonda Lee
-Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
-The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding
-Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler
-Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
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Which books would YOU recommend to newcomer to adult fantasy? 😊
Do you want the long list or the short one?!
@@misty306 up to you!!! 🤣
I will recommend the banished and the banned from James Clemens/Rollins and the codex alera by Jim Butcher.
I'm very new this fantasy genre. I read mostly historical fictions. Your reviews makes me explore this genre. Currently I'm reading the legend of first empire by Michael J. Sullivan. I'm just 1 book left to complete the series. After completing it I would like to read his the Riyria Revelations. Beside that I'm also planning to complete Of Blood and Bone series by John Gwyne. Last year after reading your review I picked up the 1st book A time of Dread and loved it very much. I hope next year there will be more fantasy books in my reading list.
I think I would add Legend by David Gemmell and Magician by Raymond E. Feist. Also maybe The Icewind Dale Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore.
*clicks play apprehensively, knowing Petrik will continue to expand my TBR*
Hahaha! Well, I think you've read some of these, at least! 😊
Haha so relatable!
Congrats on starting your own booktube channel!! This was a great list with a lot of variety, looking forward to more videos
Ah thank you so much, Jay! That means a lot coming from you!! I'll do my best! 😊
You’re one of the most wholesome and well read book tubers. I just got such a good vibe from your recommendations and I can tell you have a true joy for these books. I’ll be checking some of these out.
Awww, that's far too kind of you. But yes I do LOVE books! I hope you'll end up enjoying these recommendations! 😊
Subscribed automatically when I saw Theft of Swords
Thank you! It's a great series! 😊
I can see you being a top booktuber in a few years. Keep it up
That would be superb! 😁 I'll do my best!
I'd have to agree with this
that mistborn edition is so stunning!!!
My co-bloggers got that for me on my birthday, and now it's one of the most beautiful books I own! 😊
I'm sorry Petrik, not coming again. My TBR list has just grown by about 10 feet.
Only kidding, this was a great list and I enjoyed the vid.
Hahahah c'mon! We can suffer our long TBR pile together!!! xD
Thank you, btw!
YESSSS ROBIN HOBB QUEEN OF FANTASY
Of course!!! Glad you agreed!😁
RE: Kings of the Wyld making you cry - was it the rocks? Gabe carrying rocks? Cause that was what did it for me 😭
No, the part that almost made me cry was the end of chapter 3, where Tally told Clay to go follow Gabe and rescue Rose. It just tugged at my heartstring so much!! 🥲
"I've said so many things about Mistborn, that I don't even know what to say!".
The way you look at the Mistborn Final Empire book, with such love in your eyes was pretty funny!
It's a trilogy that means so MUCH to me! :)
The audio book for Ashes of the Sun has an amazing narrator! I actually read and listened to the book (sometimes I actually read along because I wanted to read, but loved the narrator so much).
Oh really? I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know!! :)
I think I will try Mistborn. I do not read adult fantasy, so I appreciated this video.
That's awesome! I really hope Mistborn will work out for you. That was my gateway into adult fantasy, and if it ends up being the same case for you, I'll be super happy. Let me know! 👌
Great video Petrik! I've read quite a few of these and have heard of nearly all of them. Great recommendations.
Thank you, Alex!! Hope you'll enjoy the ones you haven't read in the future!
So many books to add to my already lengthy TBR! Petrik, I've been following your reviews on Goodreads for years. So great that you have a YT channel now!
Thank you so much!! Yeah, I just started here, I totally appreciate your support!! It's great to see you here, too! :D
Ah, I’m so glad I stumbled across your RUclips channel, Petrik. I follow you on Goodreads and you have always been on point with your reviews - I often look to these to inform my decision as to whether I should read a book. I’m really hoping to get to The Name of The Wind this year 🙂 And I adored Black Sun!!
You're welcome, Lauren! And hey, thank you so much for letting me know. Hearing that my reviews are helpful never gets old to me. I'm glad I'm able to help your book buying decision! The Name of the Wind is soooo amazing, I'm already inching for a reread just from hearing you're going to read it! 🤣
Petrik, I loved the video! I have read a lot of these and there are some amazing ones on the list! I just finished my last series and I was looking for a new one to start. I think I’m going to pic up one of these!
Thank you, Dino! That's wonderful to hear. I hope you'll be able to pick some favorites from this list! :)
So many good choices here and even a few I haven’t checked out! I laughed out loud at the Malazan part! Keep up the awesome work Petrik!
Thank you so much, Jake!! I'll do my best!
Hahaha, Malazan Book of the Fallen is one of my favorite series of all time, but oh my god that series is not introductory level. At all. 😂
I found so many great series by following you on good reads. Great to see you with your own channel
That's great! I hope my channel will allow you to find even more interesting books! 😊
Yay thank you for showing me the link to this video! I had Warbreaker and Mistborn already so I’ll add them to my August TBR! Will also check out these other books you mentioned when book shopping! 📚
You're so welcome! Warbreaker and Mistborn are both so good, especially Mistborn! :)
Fantastic video! So comprehensive and with some unique selections that haven’t popped up on similar lists. Definitely quality content :)
Thank you very much, Saraubs! That's great to hear. I truly appreciate that! ☺
Petrik that’s a great list you have and you’re right Robin Hobb is the queen of fantasy and at least her saga is complete...
I miss her books. Definitely will reread her books one day! 😊
Found your channel through Elliot Brooks and I'm already loving your content! You are an amazing person! Keep it up.
Thank you so much! I hope you'll continue to enjoy watching my content! And yeah, Elliot Brooks is a super kind person! :)
Your edition of Name Of The Wind is so GORGEOUS!!
Thank you for the list, I learned several new titles and I'm gonna add them to my TBR.
It's one of the most beautiful books I own, and of course one of my favorites, too!! You're welcome, and thank you for watching! :)
Great list! Thank you so much for the recommendations!
You're welcome, Christina! Thank you so much for watching! 😄
I'm pretty new to your channel, just wanted to say this was an awesome list. I'm glad you have Theft of Swords on here, great example of what some self publishers can become. Also Warbreaker is one of my favorite books of all time. Great vid!
Thank you so much! Yeah, there are many superb self-published fantasy, tbh, I still need to read more of them but I have found some of my most favorite books in self-published fantasy, too! 😄
Please do your top grimdark books!! I can’t wait for that one! 😁
Fingerscrossed next month!! 😄
Totally lives up to our expectations. You're awesome Petrik. Keep it up. I definitely have to read Lies of Locke Lamorra and Kings of the Wyld. Can't wait for future content.
Thank you, Danny! Always super nice with your comments. Oh yes you do, those two are truly incredible and refreshing books to read! 😊
Great video! There were a lot of books i haven't heard of in here.
Thank you, Christine! Hopefully you found some interesting books here! 😊
Great video, thank yo for the recommendations! I was so excited when I saw this video, love your reviews!!
Awww thank you, Bells! That's super kind of you! 😊
I am an avid reader and I always look forward to reading another great book/series from your recommendations for the past 1.5 years. I am so happy you now have a channel. I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us fans! Keep up the good work, loved this video. I have more TBR now. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words, Tom! I'm super pleased to hear that my reviews have been helping you finding great books to read! I'll keep on doing my best, and hopefully I can make even better contents in days to come! :)
Congrats on over 1k subs, Petrik!! You're my most trusted go-to person when it comes to adult SF/F! You're the reason why I read Kings of the Wyld (which I love so much)
Thank you, Pam! That's super duper nice of you. I'm still happy that Kings of the Wyld worked that well for you! 😊
Excellent video mate. Never heard of Race the Sands and it's now on my list.
Thanks mate! I think it's a great and enjoyable standalone, hopefully you'll agree with me! 😄
Awesome review thank you I’m a new sub and you already told me about series I haven’t even heard of thank you again!
You're welcome, Fernando. Thanks for subscribing! I hope you'll get so many books to read from my recommendations! 😊
Brilliant list. Going to look into those I haven't read yet mainly never die which sounds great. Also about the bard thing. One of the main characters in Witcher is a bard. He mainly appears in the short story collections as far as I have read but he is a really amusing character called Jaskier
Thank you, Elizabethan!! Oh! I've read only The Last Wish, I'll continue with the series next year! I absolutely loved Witcher 3, though! 😊
Thank you for coming up with this video. I'm trying to get into fantasy but most recommendations of booktubers are young adult. There are titles that are new to me and will definitely add on my TBR.
You're welcome! I hope one or two or more of the books mentioned here will get you into loving adult fantasy! 😄
This was such a great video Petrik ! I am gonna read Jade city next month. So excited
Thank you! Oh really!? Yayyyy! I hope you'll enjoy it. I loved Jade City and Jade War very much! 😊
Downloaded 3 from this list now, thanks!
You're welcome! Enjoy them! 😊
Thanks for the recs! I was new to adult fantasy this year and these were some of the best and firsts I read 😂 Jade City, Foundryside, kings of the wyld, Warbreaker are some of my fav books now
You're welcome! I absolutely loved those four books you just mentioned, too! 😍 Guess these recs are spot-on for some readers then! 😁
Thanks so much for this. I've wanted to get into adult fantasy for a while and you make it hard to choose. I was also recently gifted Sword of Kaigen, but I don't know if it's a good place to start.
You're welcome, Justin! The Sword of Kaigen is one of my favorite books, the first 100 pages might be a bit difficult if you're not used to adult fantasy, though. You should give it a try, if you feel it's too difficult, get back to it again one day! :)
more books have now been added to the ever growing tbr! 😂I appreciated how you didn't give us too much information on the story of each book, but instead gave us just enough information to let us know if we would find it interesting, because personally, i like going into fantasy without knowing too much. thanks for this video! looking forward to more
Haha! I'm always happy to hear when someone's TBR increased because of me! 😂 As to story on books, I will always try my best to keep details of the story at minimum or even non-existent, because often times, a little plot and the reviewer's feelings on the book is all I need. Like you, I like going into a book knowing as little as possible!
You're welcome, and thank you for the support! I'll try to have a new video uploaded next week!
I have Kings of the Wyld & The Rage of Dragons on my kindle that I’m hoping to get to by the end of the year. Enjoyed this video as well! Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Tyler! Both books are amazing, and I think you will love them. Let me know what you think! 😁
Kinda video I was looking for, I agree with Warbreaker, it has great story and interesting magic system with interesting characters, I could complete it very fast as it was my first Adult fantasy and easy to understand, I'll be reading Mistborn next, great video!
Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed Warbreaker. Maybe you'll love Mistborn even more! 😊
As someone who still remembers getting Chriss Woodings Broken Sky books from the scholastic book fair in grade school, I was supremely happy to have something from him more adult. The Ember Blade is definitely worth checking out.
I've read The Ember Blade and his Ketty Jay series, I definitely have to try more of his books in the future. There's a chance the sequel to The Ember Blade will come out late next year, let's hope that's true! 😃
"Warbreaker" was one of my favourite books last year & now finally got the Mistborn series and "Elantris".
I definitely see myself getting a lot more into adult fantasy this year, so thank you for this list! :)
You're so welcome! Mistborn series is even better than Warbreaker, imo! Really hope you'll enjoy it. Let me know! 😊
Petrik this is a great list! I'm so glad you have joined booktube 😊.
Thank you, Janna! I'm still new at this. I appreciate your support! 😄
Your way of speaking is so soothing. I trust everything you said. 😁
Awww, thank you! 😇
Loved this video! I subscribed based on this one alone, and it was the first I watched of yours! Thanks for some of those recs!
Thank you, Michael! Yeah I'm still new on Booktube. I'll try to pour out more content as soon as I can! 😁
Well, you're doing a great job. I think you're English is great. If you get a chance someday, maybe you can give my book a try. Based on your tastes in this video, I think you might like it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0861L5G1J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_D9cAFb3XFX60N
Foundryside is one of my favorite 🥺 it’s so underrated and I’m glad you recommend it
I loved it so much, I can't wait to read the third and final book next year! ☺️
i like how you get straight to the point of whatever you're talking about, very direct and concise speaking style without a lot of fluff that makes me scrub through videos or a lot of flabby bluster. Keep up the good work
Haha, thank you so much! I don't know how to do long introduction anyway 😂 I'll keep on doing my best! 😁
Great list, with lots of variety, for newcomers to find authors they'll love.
Blood of Heirs was a fun page-turner.
The story flowed nicely between the 2 characters. Each character's chapter ends on a mini cliff-hanger that leaves you excited to read on when returning to their view-point again. Never hit the wall that even the best fantasy books have.
Thank you!
Well said and I agree with your observation on Blood of Heirs! As I said, great book, and very underrated. Hopefully more readers will give it a go! 👌
Thanks for this list, my tbr list will never end
You're welcome! Hahaha same here! 😄
Really good list, my TBR continues to grow!
I would have added Bloodsong... First book waa awesome... (Let's pretend the other two books didn't happen...)
All the best growing your channel Petrik!
Blood Song is AMAZING. One of my favorite debuts, I didn't include it here only because I think the vocabulary could be a bit difficult for those diving into adult fantasy for the first time, but mainly because of the next two books.... which were extraordinarily disappointing, imo.
Thank you, Vic!!! 😊
I'm currently about 300 pages deep into Kings of the Wyld, and so far it's fenomenal. I also got emotional 3 chapters in (and already a handful of other times), and I'm having such a fun time. The characters are amazing, and the humor is great! Awesome book, and awesome list as well!
Thank you, Mateo! Kings of the Wyld is one of my favorite books, it's good to hear that you're enjoying it that much! 😊
Awesome video. Good set of collections. Great explanations.
Thank you for the kind words! 😄
Awesome video, Petrik! Great picks here :) My first High Fantasy was a Game of Thrones 😂 I personally wouldn't recommend the Licanius trilogy altogether to newcomers because even old-time fantasy readers found it difficult sometimes to understand and struggled reading it. It's also one of my all-time faves but if anything, I recommend it to people who are very familiar with this genre. One of the few series with a level of complexity that increases with each book so the first one is simple enough but considering they should read them in close proximity to each other... yeah it wouldn't work, imo.
Thank you, Nicole. Yeah, I agree. That's why I said I recommend ONLY the first book to newcomers to the genre. The difficulty in the second book and third book improved significantly, and definitely not suitable for newcomers to adult fantasy! :)
Your videos are such a treat Petrik! I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again - you are a very calming influence and I love the way you review books. I have much to learn
Thank you, Daniel! That's great to hear. Keep on doing your best with your channel, too! :)
@@PetrikLeo will do 💪🏼 Dan from Australia
Thanks for so many recommendations!
You're so welcome! ☺️
Thank you, Petrik. Now I have more to add to my TBR. 🤣🤣🤣 Great job! There are a few of them that would make my list, too. Also, I see that Anthony Ryan ARC peeking into the frame 😊😊😊
You're welcome, Trin!! And thank you for the kind words!
Hahaha, good catch spotting that!! 😆
Really love your contents. Thank you so much its really help me
Ah thank you so muchhh, Molin! And I'm glad the videos helped you!
Thank you so much for putting this list together, I can't wait to check some of these out!
I can't think of any bard books, but if you haven't checked it out I do recommend The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. It uses sound in a really interesting way.
You're welcome, and thank you for watching! 😄
Oh I've heard of the series, but I haven't reas that one. I'll have to try reading his books! They've been on my radar for a while now.
Great choices, Petrik! Some of my favorites. I never made the connection between DS and Rage of Dragons, but now that you said it, of course! It's just that when I think Of DS it's despair and grimdark, not the kickass action TRoD is filled with. :D The Wounded Kingdom trilogy is indeed underrated. Maybe idea for the next video?
Thanks, Lila! Haha to be fair, narrative and tone-wise I definitely relate DS to Malazan more than anything else. But yeah, in this case of Rage of Dragons, the magic system reminded me of DS.
That's a great idea! Something I have to do for sure in future video! 😊
Thanks for the recommendations!
You're so welcome, Danielle! 😁
Great list! And, comparing the magic system in "Rage of Dragons" to the video game "Demon's Souls" is something I should have considered, but didn't! And, "Black Sun" was AMAZING!!! You and I already compared our reviews!!! Great job on your video!!!
Right!? It was the first thing that popped to my mind when I read it.
Black Sun was soooo good! Glad you enjoyed it, too! 😊
Really enjoyed the recommendations and loved the video!
Yayyy! Thank you, Validus!!! 😊
Great to see fellow Asian male BookTubers.
Hello here from the Philippines! 👋
Some of the books/authors that I am eyeing to read are from Evan Winters & Fonda Lee.
It's cool to see these videos because I believe the only adult fantasy books that I read was the Eye of the World and Night Circus.
I read a lot of middle grade fantasy and YA paranormal fantasy. I also read Rick Riordan's books. 📚
Hello fellow Asian BookTubers! Nice to meet you! The Rage of Dragons and Jade City are terrific books, I think you will love them even if you haven't read many adult fantasy yet! I hope so! 😊
Thank you for the warning regarding Name of the Wind. Whenever I see someone recommend this book, I wonder if they'll mention the fact that the third book will never be. And they never do. So thank you. A beautiful story with no end.
You're welcone! I don't mind the unfinished state of the series and it is one of my favorite books, but I think those who haven't started the series should know about the wait before diving into it! 😊 A beautiful story with no end is such a lovely and apt description of the series!
Great list, quite a few that I haven't read and it does contain a few of my favorites 😉
Subbed!
Thank you! 😄 I hope the one you'll love the one you haven't read here!
Great video Petrik! My favourite part was the Malazan "Don't. No matter what anyone says. Don't." Rage of Dragons and Kings of the Wyld just went even further up my TBR. Currently reading John Gwynne thanks to you and Mikesbookreviews and am loving the banished lands. I'm an experienced fantasy reader and would agree with a lot of these suggestions, particularly mistborn- even though it wasn't dark enough to be a favourite of mine there's no denying its quality and accessibility.
Thank you, Lloyd! Haha, even though it's one of my favorite series of all time, I just find it baffling that people recommend Malazan Book of the Fallen as a series to read for newcomer to fantasy; it's one of the most complex and dense series out there.
I hope you'll enjoy Rage of Dragons and Kings of the Wyld when you get to them, they're incredible. And yay for diving into Gwynne's books! I think practically everyone who knows me know ho much I love his books by now!
Yeah, I do believe that accessibility and gradual rise in learning curve is a crucial aspect for newcomer to adult fantasy, that's why I think that Mistborn (and many other books I mentioned) has a great possibility of working nicely. Plus, they're all superb books, too, imo! 😊
Great picks Petrik, have to agree with you, most of which I have read because of your reviews. Reading The Bard's Blade now because of your review and I have to say Brian D Andrerson writing is some of the best, it is just effortless and so accessible.
Thank you, John! Yessss! I'm glad to hear that. I think when you're in the mood for easy-to-read character driven fantasy, you can't go wrong with choosing Bard's Blade! Enjoy!😊
Thank you for the recommendation!!! Subscribed 🥺
You're so welcome! Thank you for subscribing. I hope my channel will be helpful to you! ☺️
definitely good quality. not the typical books i find on lists and this will expand my reading horizons ALOT lol
Thank you so much! Hearing this makes me happy! 😁
Great video! I love that you take into account that "best fantasy books for new fantasy readers" is a DIFFERENT list than "my favorite fantasy books of all time." Because too many people recommend books without thinking about who is going to read it. I still maintain that the best intro to fantasy books are ones that cross over into people's other reading interests, so my recommendations are different depending on who I'm talking to. But you covered so many books, I think most new readers would probably be able to find something in there. Excellent work!
Thank you, Virginia!! That's exactly what I wanted to do with this list, and I'm glad you caught that! 😊
Obviously, the books listed here might or might not work depending on who's reading, but I personally think these are all great books/series (whether they're favorite of all time for me or not) that has the potential of working well for newcomer to fantasy! 😄
Again, thank you, your comment made my day! 😇
More TBR books let’s go!
Yeahhhh! 🥳
Your personality really came through in this video...more than your current videos recently, hope you are still enjoying your reading journey. Thank you for the newbies recommendations 👍🏻
You're welcome. I definitely still enjoy my reading journey, otherwise I won't continue my channel. :D
Thank you! I'm new to reading books in general, lol. I started reading last year. Fantasy is definitely my favorite genre. I added a lot of these to my TBR :P
You're welcome! It's never too late! I hope the books that get added to your TBR will be something you enjoy reading! :)
@@PetrikLeo Thank you so much!!!!
I've rever heard anyone talk about The Shadow of What Was Lost, good to know it's worth the read! Totally agree with all your recommendations here, I personally think Name of the Wind is a bit long and daunting for beginners 😀 I would also recommend The City of Brass, it is a beautiful, rich Middle Eastern inspired fantasy, it might sound a bit silly in the beginning, but takes some brutal turns, the political complexities are fascinating and the characters have great development 😄 ( and it has a smidge of romance but it isn't the main focus)
I've tried City of Brass a long time ago but I got bored with it, or maybe I wasn't in the right mood for it. Maybe I should give it a try again! 😄
Great video! Foundryside is one of my favorite books this year. As far as bards as the main characters, you've read Greatcoats! What are they but quasi-bards! 😛
Thank you! Hahaha that's true! Great point you make there! 😊
Thank you for your list! I was thinking whether to start the Riyria chronicles, and in a way I found my answer here :D
Not gonna lie, I haven't read Riyria Chronicles! I definitely have to fix that ASAP! 😁
@@PetrikLeo I am really thankful for your reviews on novel notions, and I am happy you created a booktube chanel 😁 keep up the good work! 📚
@@lannister86ns will do! Keeping up with written reviews and booktubing are hard and time consuming, but I will attempt it! 😆
I love warbreaker!! It opened my eyes to Sanderson books.
Nice! A gate to MANY more awesome Sanderson books!
Great reviews!
Another bardic suggestion would be Magicians Law:Tales of the Bard by Michael Scott, an excellent book and the first in a trilogy.
Thank you! Oh I've never heard of that one! Gonna check it out now. 😊
Great list.
I would actually also recomend Promise of Blood (Powder mage trilogy) by Brian McClellan. It is fast paced which make it a good entry point.
And also the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne by Brian Stavely. The first book is light kind of YA-ish, but the style gets more adult by the next two books.
Thank you! I've read both series and enjoyed them both. Skullsworn by Brian Staveley is one of my favorite books! Looking forward to his return to the series with Empire's Ruin next year!! :)
All great recs. I find Sullivan especially good for new readers. I always like to recommend standalones for new readers. Something like Swordheart by T. Kingfisher or The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells.
Yeah! Sullivan's Riyria is often recommended for newcomer to adult fantasy by many people, and I think that one is a really sound choice.
Oh i still have to read T. Kingfisher, heard great things about Swordheart! And Martha Wells, too! 😄
Awesome stuff man! I know you said you were nervous about speaking on booktube with English being your (3rd?) language, but if anything your accent and voice make you sound very dignified LOL
Thank you soo much, man! Oh yeah, it's my 3rd language. And believe me, the cutting done towards this video was brutal! 🤣 I think that's the first time someone said that about my voice and accent, I'm gonna remmeber this day! 😄
Just discovered your channel and was immediately taken with not just your book knowledge but your passion and overall energy. Your enthusiasm pops off the screen and put me in a good mood. Subscribed.
Ah that's SUPER nice of you to say. And thank you so much for the subscription! 🙂
@@PetrikLeo also I wanted to thank you for your reviews of wheel of time. I was struggling through the first book and I didn't like it at all. But everyone was so positive and I didn't understand why. You not finishing the series made me feel okay to not force myself to like it. And now I can focus on finishing the series I love (Faithful and the fallen, licanius, etc)
@@JackLindenMusic ah you're welcome! There's really no need to force yourself through reading a series you don't enjoy. Plus, Wheel of Time supposedly gets so much worse at book 7-10. If the first books didn't click for us already, serms like we're going to have a bad time continuing. I might continue with it i the future, but definitely not a priority. 😅
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Yo bro! If you haven't read Talion Revenant yet that is an awesome standalone fantasy.
Still do happy to see you on screen don't this! You're awesome buddy!
I've never heard of that one, I'll check that one out!
And thank you, bro! Haha, I'm doing my best, and I appreciate all your support! 😄
Great video again! I can't get over how similar our taste tends to be. With the exception of Race the Sands, I've either read (and loved) all of these, or they were already on my TBR. Needless to say, Race the Sands is now on my TBR as well. Can't wait for that grimdark video you mentioned!
Race the Sands was great! Give it a try when you're in the mood for a satisfying standalone.
Yup! I have a lot of lists video like this I want to make. If only i can be a bit faster with them that would be nice... 🤣
Quality is more important than quantity! I look forward to your next video, whatever the subject matter.
@@0bscenity Words to live by! 😊
Hi, if you want a bard as main character you should try TIGANA.
Also an underrated great series is INDA
I've read Tigana! Loved it! I think I've heard of INDA... i think 🤔 I'll check it out!
Hi Petrik, love your reviews in goodreads, glad to see you in youtube.
One kind suggestion could you change your background to a little more spacious place. The closed, small set now kind of dims down the video a little.
Thank you for the kind suggestion! The next few video might use this background temporarily, but next month I'll try to change background and ask you and the viewer's opinion on which one looks better! I'm setting up some things at the moment! 😊
@@PetrikLeo love to hear that, looking forward to it.
Finally made it to booktube!! I’m so happy to see you Petrik!
The warmest welcome!🥰😍🙏
Looking forward to seeing you in my sub🥳
Thank you so much for the support! Also, Bridge Four! Your account name couldn't be more cooler! 😍
Petrik Leo haha they’re my ride or die crew😂
And you’re welcome. 😊
Bro..greeting from Srilanka..❤
Your reviews are really helpful..I am so interested in Epic fantasy and historical fictions..I am a beginner, so this video is of great help..I could see your love for books in your reviws..Keep posting reviews bro..I love it..🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much for the kind words! You're welcome, and I hope this will be helpful to you! 😁
I’m so excited I discovered your channel :)
Thank you, Alex! Hope you find many awesome books! 😃
great video dude! Lies of Locke Lamora has to be my favourite from the list. You read any David Gemmell?
Thank you! The Lies of Locke Lamora is an amazing book. I've only read Troy trilogy from Gemmell. So many people recommended Legend, I have to procure and read that as soon as I can! 😊
Great recommendations, Petrik!
Thank you! 😁
So many great recommendations here. I agree with Hobb and Michael J Sullivan, Brandon Sanderson. I have R.J. Barker and James Islington on my TBR, just haven't managed to fit them into my reading yet. I think Terry Pratchett's Discworld is a great author to start out. You don't have to read all the books in order, and they're all pretty short, so you won't be overwhelmed with 600+ pages.
I hope you'll enjoy R.J. barker and Islington's books. I think they're both wonderful. As for Discworld, I have tried Mort and Guards2 but somehow bounced off both of them. I may need to try them again one day! :)
damnit... you make me keep adding new books to my TBR! 😅
ps. i love your selections 😍 Jade City, Rage Of Dragons, Mistborn, Kings Of The Wyld, Warbreaker are some of my favoriteeeessss
Thank you so much, Brenda! Some of the books mentioned here are definitely your favorites, nd i hope the one you haven't tried will be, too! 😁
Thank you for sharing😊
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!! 😄
Thank you for this! Adding all to my TBR 😂😂
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!! I hope you'll enjoy them! 🙂
Great list. I've read a few from these and will now check out the others as well. I'm reading Theft of Swords right now in fact, on Avempartha currently. I think I would also recommend Legend by David Gemmell to newcomers. It's great as well.
Nice! The series gets better and better from there. I really need to read Legend, so many people told me to read that book! 😄
@@PetrikLeo read that just before I started Theft of Swords and it's so damn good. One of the best classic fantasy books I've read. So many great authors and the battle scenes are too good. You should really give it a try. It's pretty short as well. Around 300 pages.
@@sherlock_omes10 will do! Not anytime soon, but I loved Gemmel's Troy trilogy! 😁
Great video dude! While I'd say I'm more well versed in science fiction than fantasy, I do have some recommendations on fantasy to start with if you're curious to start out with reading it.
JRR Tolkien: Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit
Robert E. Howard: Conan The Barbarian, Solomon Kane
Neil Gaiman: American Gods, The Sandman, Coraline
Fritz Leiber: Fafhrd and The Grey Mouser
Michael Moorcock: Elric of Melnibone
George RR Martin: Game of Thrones
I did subscribe to your channel and follow you on Goodreads. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for subscribing and following me on Goodreads! I've read everything on the one you mentioned except Robert Howard and Fritz Leiber! I did read Elric of Melnibone graphic novel, and I'm waiting for the novels to be re released at the end of this year!