FANTASY & SCIFI TIER LIST 2022! 

What are your top reads so far this year? Edit: I flipped children of Dine and Dune messiah. UGH.

Time to watch my already held opinions either be confirmed, or rage at someone on the internet who disagrees with me

"You're gonna need to get into the Golden Ass." I've been tryin' for years. Daniel...believe me.

I am so glad you included Kushiel's Dart in this. I started the series years ago and actually stopped reading it because I got picked on so much for reading 'a smut trying to fantasy' novel. I am absolutely going to re-read this series and finish it now. I loved what I read of this series, and how strangely deep it was.

DANIEL I'm still waiting for your WOT read-along, started reading WOT when you started the read-along videos and I'm currently reading the last book, I'm on chapter 37 (the last battle) it's been amazing and the stakes are soo high. I would've loved seen your opinion as I progressed through the story. A pitty the videos stopped coming out.

I love these! Thanks for finally jumping on this Daniel! I also loved Legends and Lattes just a few days ago, and I read it all in one day. Instand classic comfort read

Ahhh love that berserk and manga is getting further into your repertoire in ranking fantasy. Love the lists and helps me get gifts for family!

So glad i found your channel i have lots of things to watch/read now :]

Please, never stop doing reviews!

Loving the Dresden Files, on book 5 now and started not long ago. Thanks for turning me on to it!

You should do a mythology and history video of Discworld. I recently found your channel by looking for Discworld books reviews, and I enjoy your content. Keep it up man

as someone who was around when the AOT manga ended, the only thing i can say is that dont listen to anyone else, come to your own conclusion and stand by it. There is so much going on with the ending that it felt like everyone and their mother loved it or hated it for a different reason and sometimes the reason why someone loved it and someone hated it was one in the same.

Nice! I got some more things to add to my TBR pile! :D

I haven't watched you for a while (I mustn't youtube. RU-vid is the time killer that brings a not finished novel, I will face my youtube, finish my novel, and when I am done, I will watch my reviews on youtube), but I'm really enjoying seeing how your taste has evolved and now I want to go back and watch and read many of the things you have mentioned.

OMG I WAS WONDERING WHEN YOU WERE GONNA DO THIS VIDEO! Your fantasy rankings are some of my favorite videos on your channel. Also, started Rebel's Creed and I am so excited to see more POVs from this certain character, you know who I'm talking about :)) Makes me really happy to see a fellow bisexual fantasy nerd be so successful! Well deserved tho, you're an amazing author and content creator! ✌️🏳️‍🌈❤️

Yesss Berserk S tier. The sum of your Berserk reviews up to this point relays well the experience of reading it. It starts good, then it gets better, then it's really good, then it's amazing, and then in hindsight you put all the pieces together and it's just a straight up masterpiece. Love Berserk, can't get enough.

I want more Dresden TV show reviews. The "this is corny and bad but it is fun" videos are great.

So glad that you loved The Hunger of the Gods! We need to read Legends & Lattes. Will

Hype! I was actually trolling through your videos looking for a new one of these yesterday as I just finished the demon cycle and in the 'ill never find a good book again' stage

Awesome seeing berserk made it so high up, genuinely was not expecting that haha

Gawt Dayum. Daniel’s Halo rant was on point.

I LOOOOOOOOVEEEEEE the way you say "GUNMETAL GODS" at 1:33 😂

Ok, so I need to read Dune, Messiah, skip Children, and go right to go emperor... Understood goblin lord

“Who has not even gotten the books, just read the games” 😂😂😂🤯

Daniel. You are a cool dude with a cool channel that introduces me to cool books. That's very cool of you.

I’m so happy we have Daniel. He’s the best fantasy goblin there was

Here are my current top reads this year. Not all of them were published this year but I finished them this year and really enjoyed them: 1. The Actual Star - Monica Byrne: One of the most unique books I have ever read. A mixture of historical fiction, contemporary and science fiction coupled with the best post apocalyptic society I have ever experienced. 2. Empress of Forever - Max Gladstone: A really great space opera with great characters, good banter but still really thought provoking and weird. 3. Bluebird - Ciel Pierlot: Something akin to Firefly with a budding friendship at the center. This is more focused on the characters and the action but the worldbuilding is good enough for me to feel immersed in this world. 4. Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree: What Daniel said in the video. Just fun and cosy. 5. Critical Role: Kith & Kin - Marieke Nijkamp: The best backstory book I have ever read. Critical Role is the DnD show and this tells the backstory of two characters from their first campaign. What works so well is that the plot and the new characters don't needlessly connect to the main show. The interactions between the twins is what is explored here. And I need to mention one thing that may not be a full book but is part of my favorite book series of all time: Nona the Ninth (Sneak Peek) - Tamsyn Muir: I love the Locked Tomb series. Harrow the Ninth may be my favorite book of all time. And even if each book seems disconnected from the others at first glance, each book builds on what came before. All the characters (even side characters) get their due and the main characters, the worldbuilding and the weird blend of science fiction, fantasy and memes create a book series that seems to be made for me specifically.

I’m all here for more TV Dresden reviews. That was hilarious;

This such a good video, but I wanted to point out that Maus isn't fantasy or scifi, it's actually creative nonfiction. All the things in the book did actually happen, its just told by animals. Art Spiegelman himself said that it's a historical memoir.

Thanks for reviewing Maus. I too am a Golden Ass lover…so to speak. I put Perdido Street Station in the S tier, but thanks for recommendations and ideas for future reads.

"It f*cks... It f*cks good Perfect description of Gunmetal Goad

8:28 "You need to get into the golden ass" -Daniel Greene 2022

I am so glad that you read more dune. I always thought you’d enjoy them more them the first.

I'm happy to see you are not burning yourself out from reading thousands of books per month, we wanna see your thoughts in other medias as well!!

Oh goodness! Best? The Greenbone Saga, The Hunger of The Gods, The Age of Madness trilogy, Cloud Cuckoo Land. All so different from each other, all amazing and many of them thanks to this channel!

Yessss! I need new books to read!

WoT Lord of Chaos, Project Hail Mary, and Ready Player One were my faves so far this year! Reading Assassins' Apprentice right now and loving it

Read maus for school a couple months ago. Reading it and discussing the book in class really changed my perspective.

Haha "I only read the [halo] games." A man after my own heart, I see, with subtitles on 😂

I would love a video with a dive into Toliken's universe. Everyone always talk about lord of the rings, but Silmarillion, Children of Húrin and Unfinished tales usually goes relatively unappreciated. Also, with the new second age book coming this November, and the dreaded rings of power show coming this September, seems relevant to take a look at Tolkien's stories as a whole.

Thank you and i loved the Halo Tv Series rant. Plus your critique of the Witcher season 2, 😘

Love your content as always Daniel! Thank you.

Your comments about the Golden Ass struck home. I'm currently reading the Mabinogion, another early collection of Welsh "fantasy" stories. I can't help it, but I'm stuck in (modern) fantasy mode, and the magic "systems" are all over the place, and superpowers suddenly appear when needed. Mostly, though, it's interesting to see how earlier storytellers worked, and I guess the same will apply to the Golden Ass.

You forgot Children of Dune, good list still.

Hahah, the way you cropped out "wight". "Oh cool, a story of wights. Undead that steal your life force just by mere touch. One of my favourites."

I think you should watch Utopia the UK version that came out in 2013 I think? Great tier list mate.

I really recommend trying more China Mieville books even though you were sorta lukewarm on Perdido Street. The other books in the Bas-An-Lag series are really good, The Scar goes so hard (if floating steam-/biopunk pirate republic doesn't sound appealing to you, you're not a fantasy fan!), and if you liked Mieville going all-in on politics, boy are you going to love Iron Council. Kraken is the most insane book I've ever read and Embassytown dragged me through an emotional hellscape, highly recommended!

watching your video during a writing break

I was avoiding this because my tbr is big enough, but here we go lol

I picked up the audiobook of Gunmetal gods on your recommendation but I bounced off of it within the prologue / first chapter. Not because of quality, I actually think it's definitely something I'll enjoy, I just wasn't in the right mood / mindset at the time. I'll definitely be giving it another go when the right mood strikes me.

i love the deep dives and seeing you go through berserk and trying to guess and even the criticisms i enjoy. the fantasy news must flow and i'm happy about that section too.

When you were talking about the direction of the channel, I imagined that one day you would become a money challenge channel like Mr. Beast. Also, I went to Vsauce's channel and looked back at his first videos. Quite the thumbnail selection... did not expect that. Just shows how a channel can change overtime and that's ok!

really missed these tier list videos

Ah! These lists are so amazingly useful for getting a lay of the (fantasy) land. With the amount of great stuff releasing so frequently it's hard to keep up - so thanks! Also nice to see you highlight the things that _you've_ come across this year, as it can be quite difficult to showcase older (but no less essential) releases otherwise.

I have just started reading sci-fi and fantasy thanks to this channel and a good friend of mine. Haven’t read books since high school. But I am ready to dive into the big ocean that is reading these books!

Read Will Wights House of Blades (Travelers Gate series) before starting on Cradle so may'be that helped getting through the first couple of Cradle books? Blazed through them after that :)

Really looking forward to the Malazan project.

I love that you've included things like games and shows this time. By the way, what about Children of Dune?

We definitely agree on Legends and Lattes

LOVE that you've gotten into Saga!! I think it's a staple in the comic book medium for sure! While I have comics I love a lot more, and I agree the hype is a little much, I think that Saga will stand the test of time and is one of the better sci-fi epics of the past decade👌🏻

As someone who hasn’t read the Witcher books, I actually really liked the Witcher show, and it was my fave fantasy show in live action in a long time. Maybe not a great adaptation, can’t tell that for sure, but it was a legitimately good show in its own right and while not flawless I’d give it a solid B+ to low A-. As someone who personally thought the WOT tv show was just like, not very good television, I was pleasantly surprised by how the Witcher turned out and that I actually enjoyed it

woooooo finally a tier list.

You gotta continue Mieville's Bas-Lag trilogy. The follow up to "Perdido Street Station" is "The Scar" and that's straight pirate fantasy (epic?) so there's guaranteed gobo enjoyment in there.

Hi, If ur branching out to manga highly recommend ‘Vagabond’ if not for the story at least for the artwork which is intricate and breathtaking.

Your previous top 10 list put me on to some great stuff. I'll definitely take a look at these.

I still didn’t ever hear you talk about Anthony Ryan‘s Raven Shadows. You should really give them a shot!!!

I've been watching you since 2019 and at no point did you come off as snobbery or prejudiced against manga/anime, I think it was more so a feeling of unfamiliarity that led to a kind of distanced feeling towards the medium. I do wanna say tho, that I am beyond happy that you're dipping your toes into this medium which has captivated millions across the world. As you said, it's not dependent on the medium but how it's told and I can't wait for you to discover more in the future

My TBR: sigh, here we go again

If you liked the Dresden Files adaptation, Paul Blackrhorne will be at a small convention called Station Unity over in Maryland this August

I had to pause and couldn't help but smile at the irony of your statement while you were talking about the Halo show. Intended or not. The phrase "taking a hard LEFT turn" could not be anymore accurate.

Hey Mr Greene, have you read Gregor the Overlander? It's a book for younger people but it's still really good. It was written by Suzanne Collins before she wrote Hunger Games.

Great video! Do you have a specific schedule by how you ingest all this media?

We the people demand more dresden episode reviews!!!

Considering you put Gunmetal Gods in S-Tier, do you intend to review Conqueror's Blood (the sequel) on the channel when/if you read it.

Before my top SFF list I need to mention that my favorite book of all times and the reason I even got into the genre is "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke. 1."The Dandelion Dynasty" Ken Liu 2. "Earthseed" Octavia E. Butler 3. "Rook & Rose" M. A. Carrick 4. "The Poppy War" R. F. Kuang 5. "The Broken Earth" N. K. Jemisin 6. "The Winnowing Flame" Jen Williams Honorable mention "The Green Bone Saga" - Fonda Lee

I’ve always (like many people) thought Halo would make a fantastic series or movie franchise. There is no excuse for what we got. Shouldn’t be surprised though, Hollywood has taken several swings at Resident Evil alone and can’t hit a T-Ball. Btw, I picked up your book today on Amazon, can’t wait to read it.

Just started shadow of the gods due to you're recommendations. Great setup so far.

What they did to the halo show was so sad!!! Also, I'd highly recommend you dip your toe into the novels. Eric Nylund a try. They really hit me hard when I was a kid, and I think The Fall of Reach holds up pretty well.

Love these! Picked up shadow of the gods on you recommendation and it truly is phenomenal

Check out The Shrouded King series. First book is The Tenth Reaver. I haven't see any reviews on it and it isn't on audible. I came across it on Amazon and bought all five books due to the reviews. It's got some flaws and mistakes when it comes to writing, but it's definitely been a hidden gem. I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Blew by the first book in less than two days just reading after work.

Hi hi Daniel, I started reading the book of the new sun and I’m curious if you’ve read it? I’m currently loving it with all of its depression and gore

Time for me to use this list as a recommendations list lol

You saved my bad day with this video, thank you so much. Just listening to you talking about books is so relaxing. Thanks, from another member of the bi council! ^^

to me, it always felt like Dune: Messiah was supposed to be the last section of the first book, but the publishers didn't like how it framed the "hero" so they published it as a separate novel. I agree, you NEED to read at least through Children of Dune to understand what Frank Herbert was trying to say

I just started Dresden files because of you and I would love to see some more videos about the Dresden world maybe something like a “Dresden files story so far”

“Without any further adieu let’s go ahead and tier rank the reviews of 2022.” That wordplay haha

Ok whoa didn't expect "Legends and Latte's" to be S Tier. Should probably get to reading it.

Daniel, which book would you recommend to someone who wants to play Elden Ring but cant? Thank you and keep up the great content

Yo Daniel, I’m currently reading Empire of the Vampire, thoughts? I think this may be right up your alley.

Daniel the words, " I'm such a slut for great creature design" straight up killed me, never have I been so eviscerated by words before. Great Job

Just finished Dune Messiah. A genuine improvement from the first book and completes what the author tried to do in the first installment. It is a must read if you read Dune

I LOVED the Dresden Files TV show! I watched it long before I ever read any of the books though. I was actually a little disappointed in the books when I started reading them over a decade later. This just proved that when adapting books to a new medium, you don't necessarily have to copy the material verbatim for it to be good!

As somebody who enjoyed reading Snow Crash, I thought your ranking was dead on. Not the best book, but I thought it was fun, I love calling people stuck on their phones Gargoyles.

Elden Ring was so good just because it made me *want* a book series like nothing else since Mass Effect, and may even outdo that one.

Letsss goooooo

Daniel, I gotta say: Regarding cyberpunk and Snow Crash. I think A case could be made the SC is actually post-cyberpunk. For actual cyberpunk, check out things and like William Gibson's Burning Chrome or Neuromancer, Bruce Sterling's Artificial Kid or Schismatrix, Walter John Williams Hardwired or Voice of the Whirlwind, Rudy Rucker's Software or Wetware, George A Effinger's When Gravity Fails, KW Jeter's Dr Adder or Glass Hammer, or Farewell Horizontal. Read some of those and compare and the difference will be stark. Cyberpunk was a attitude or movement that that started in the 80's, and very quickly was co-opted by the very things the authors railed against (which is so VERY cyberpunk). I guess what I'm trying to say is: By the time Snow Crash came around cyberpunk was already just a label to sell stuff. Snow Crash is a nostalgic spoof of the genre.

Not exactly "reads", but since is part of your channel now: Accession of a Bookworm Season 2 was great, hands down, but people defiantly would probably recommend for you to read the light novels because 1) It's farther along than the anime and manga and 2) You get more information from the Light Novels that they kind of skip over in the Anime, and the Manga is actually even more behind than even the Anime. Which I totally get. The only reason why I can't really say "reads" because I have "The Rowan" by Anne McCaffery, "Deerskin" by Robert McKinley, and "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (reread) to start and finish and they're in different states of finish and starting. However Now I'm curious for two things: 1) For you to Watch Outlaw Star but also watch it's prequal series Angel Links (follows a different character all together from the Outlaw Series). And kinda do a deep dive on that because the world of that is actually really interesting and makes you question how you perceive the original Outlaw Star Universe. Also comparing it to Cowboy Bebop as they are always seen as the peak of their time of anime series (Not Angel Links, but Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop). 2) Watch the OVA and anime Series of Vampire Princess Miyu vs the Manga of Vampire Princess Miyu. Kinda do a three way deep dive thoughts of the differences between the three versions. While the Series KINDA continues on from the OVA, it feels different as you watch it. the Manga is like more like Short stories but also have a similar vibe to the OVA in a way of story telling.

Legends and Lattes was amazing!

I honestly didn't really expect that much out of Hunger of the Gods, a predictable saga story was what I expected, but what we got was really solid.

I love these videos where I can cheat and take the shortcut to get my recommendations for the TBR. Thanks, Gob