My Top 10 Fantasy Series of All Time (As Of 2024) 

I'm a simple man. I see a top ten by Mike, I click on it at the speed of light.

Totaly agree with your opinion on Harry Potter. I read it last year, as a 19 year old, and absolutely loved it. My grandma of 72 is reading it right now and is loving it!

My top 5 because I just got back into fantasy 2 years ago 1. Malazan 2. A song of ice and fire 3. First Law 4. Mistborn 5. Ranger’s Apprentice (went unbelievably hard when I was 11)

I totally agree. People are starting to lose interest in Asoiaf because it has been a long time since the last release, the books aren't getting finished and the show finale sucked, but these five books are still incredibly good!

can you do a top 10 tv shows of all time?

Love your take on Harry Potter. I’ll never get tired of re reading those books

Thank you for talking about Harry Potter... A lot of youtubers gloss over it or there's zero mention of it in top fantasy lists for whatever reason but I tell people like you were saying that there will never be another time when masses of people camp out at book stores until mid-night. Kids don't even like to read these days. As a kid in high school who didn't like reading I stayed up until 4 in the morning opening night reading and that feeling of wonder and magic is something I've never found again. The casual reader was captured into this world. The emotions of this book if you were waiting for the next one to come out and were reading them before the movies came out just hit different.

I can't make a top 10 list in order. But my favorite series include: The Expanse, Outlander, Dresden Files, RotE, Stormlight, Malazan, Dark Tower, the Empire trilogy by Janny Wurtz and Raymond Feist, WoT, and...I guess I can throw in First Law. I used to love ASoIaF. I'm just burned out from that world. I couldn't even finish HotD.

I think my Top 10 is probably: 1. Harry Potter 2. The Faithful and the Fallen 3. The Wheel of Time 4. The Lord of the Rings 5. Riyria Revelations 6. The Chronicles of Conan 7. The Dresden Files 8. Mistborn Era 1 9. The Legends of Drizzt 10. The Chronicles of Narnia I think it’ll change a lot over time, but that’s it for now.

Thank you for standing up for Harry Potter. Most of us 30-35 year olds owe our love of reading to JK Rowling but now we…aren’t allowed to acknowledge that? Also shout out to Joe and Stephen Pacey ❤

My top 10 1. ASOIAF 2. First law 3. Wheel of time 4. Faithful and the Fallen 5. Storm light Archive 6. Malazan (Only on book 4 will probably be top 3 when I’m done) 7. The Dark Tower 8. Empire of the vampire (will probably move up when it’s completed) 9. Bloodsworn saga 10. Riyeria Revelations

I love this list! My top 10 in no order is Stormlight archive, WoT, Divine Cities, the winternight trilogy, roots of chaos, first law, broken earth, kingkiller, the bound and the broken, and the Nevermoor series. I can’t wait to read malazan and more of Dresden!

I never get sick of these videos

I'd like to see more people who missed out on the Harry Potter craze read the books. If you like fantasy, they are worth a look.

Found you through your Dresden reviews and I've been here since. Glad it made the list.

What I love the most about ASOIAF is use of the magic. It would’ve been so easy to flood Westeros with a tonne of magic and fantastical things everywhere. Instead, George uses magic sparingly but so powerfully. Almost makes me feel like Westeros could’ve actually been real place! Such a shame that the story will probably never be finished.

ASOIAF will always be my favorite. It was my first love. I thought that it would lessen my enjoyment of other books since it was my first time reading fantasy but no. And it still stands the test of time with me now that I’m 200+ deep in to SF&F. Best dialogue, best characters.

Dude it feels pretty great to have found your channel years ago when you first started your wheel of time read and to see it in your top ten. I've read it six times and there's still so much to unpack in that series that I pick up on rereads. I just wish you continued Berserk without taking a break for so long, it's easy to forget everything that happens if you put it down partway through but I'm happy that you at least got through a good chunk of it. I'm about one third of the way through book 3 of the First Law trilogy and I like the series a lot but for some reason it didn't feel like it grabbed me as much as I thought it would from what I've heard about it. Book two honestly was kind of "meh" for the most part, sure there were some very cool moments but it wasn't as great as I was hoping. I will say though that the characters are amazing, I don't think I've ever related to a character more than I have with Glokta and not in the good ways haha. I'm 40 now and I've had a lot of major physical issues and surgeries throughout my life that left me with many physical scars and missing body parts. At 19 I had cancer which required a major jaw surgery including removing an entire 14 inch section of leg bone from my left tibia, which had me limping with a cane for nine months and I still have to be careful with how much weight I put on my leg. The right side of my jaw from the center to my right ear was removed, teeth and all (I had a large malignant tumor in my jaw so the tibia I mentioned was grafted as a replacement jaw and is held with a titanium chain, the x-rays of it look crazy). Five years later i was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and that caused many many issues including erosion of tooth enamel, so I had to have nine teeth pulled and now i have dentures up top. This is along with missing teeth on the entire lower right side of my mouth from the cancer surgery, so I truly understand Glokta when he's talking about missing teeth🤣 Throw in a ruptured intestine last year that almost killed me so there's another major surgery with months of recovery and the list goes on. I should stop rambling now about my problems but the point stands that I truly sympathize with my man Glokta, I just don't share his proclivity for "enhanced interrogation" techniques😅 Anyway sorry for the T.M.I., just wanted to throw in a comment to not only show my appreciation for what you've done with this channel but to explain a bit on why the character of Glokta really resonates with me. Thanks for all you do here Mike I'm a big fan, much love🙏

Was glad to hear about you continuing Malazan, I'm looking to start it this year and wondered your thoughts since you haven't talked about it in a while. Absolutely agree with Song of Ice and Fire, I reread the whole series last year and it's just so good! I think your praising Storm of Swords is actually what got me into your channel since that book is just amazing. I recommend Jemisen's Broken Earth trilogy if you haven't read it yet, we read it for my book club and I enjoyed the world building.

I used to judge people that had Harry Potter in their favorites...reread it this year and finally finished the last book... the series is definitely in my top 5 lol

There’s a lot from the last 20 years that I haven’t read due to life getting in the way, but my top 5 FAVORITE (not necessarily best): 1 - Wheel Of Time - Robert Jordan 2 - Otherland - Tad Williams (many may call it SF but it think it straddles both worlds) 3 - SOIAF - George RR Martin 4 - LOTR - Tolkien 5 - Chronicles Of Prydain - Lloyd Alexander

Mike!!!! Your channel is a treasure chest. So much insight. Thank you. Currently reading Lonesome Dove (loving it so far), and I’ll be reading Blackwater next. From Miami with massive props. Big up, champion. 💪🏼🍻

1: Manifest Delusions 2: The Second Apocalypse 3: Berserk 4: The Dark Tower 5: The Eternal Champion 6: Conan 7: Song of Ice and Fire 8: First Law 9: Black Company 10: (The Belgariad & Harry Potter, I have a soft spot for these two lol)

My top ten: 1. Farseer books - Robin Hobb 2. Lord of the Rings 3. ASOIAF 4. Name of the Wind 5. Malazan 6. Blood Song - Ravens Shadow Trilogy 7. First Law 8. Narnia 9. Mistborn 10. Gentlemen Bastards

Always interesting to see how people's lists change over time. And always a delight to watch your videos and heard your insights!

Great list, Mike! I’m a bit of a newbie when it comes to my fantasy journey but I’ve absolutely loved the Dark Tower, First Law, and FaTF… planning on reading the Bloodsworn Trilogy next in anticipation of the final book later this year! Keep up the great content 👍

I love your shirt! I'm so jealous of your Red Rising paraphernalia. Where are you getting all of it? Great video. Never get tired of these lists.

Having been a fantasy reader for decades, and a role player, I can't say enough about Harry Potter. Books or films, love them all. Keep up the good work.

Great call on HP. I grew up with them and then reread last year again in my 30s with kids and I was wrecked by some parts. Hit different as an adult

I read Harry Potter when I was in my 30s and loved it. I was reading it at the same time as my god daughter, and we talked about it as we read each book. It will always have a place in my heart, for that reason.

Nice list Mike- I’d say my Top 5 are 1. Five Warrior Angels 2. Bloodsworn 3. DiscWorld 4. Malazan 5. Immortal Technique- I can’t decide on the last 5 for a top 10

Your comments on Wheel of Time was perfect! 😘 Thank you so much!!!! WOT needs booktube love at the moment! So many haters out there who put it down and they have not even read it!!

Dune, Enders, and Red Rising have really started an obsession

I would include Robert E. Howard's fantasy universe, including Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane, & Bran Mak Morn. One of the greatest writers who ever lived.

I haven't done a top 10 fantasy-specific list, but ours are so similar! I think 7 of these were on my top 10 series, albeit in a different order. But 3 of our top 5 are the same: LOTR, First Law and Dark Tower.

10.King Killer Chronicles 9.Lord of The Rings 8.Mistborn Era 1 7.Drenai Saga (Druss novels only) 6.Bloodsworn Saga (Potentially in top 5 after I read the Fury of the Gods) 5.Asoiaf 4.Wheel of Time 3.Stormlight Archive 2.The Faithful and The fallen + Of Blood and Bone 1.The First Law World 0.The whole cosmere > anything in fantasy ... too many awesome books :D

I love book 4 and 5 of ASOIAF. I got to be honest, I love" Fire &blood" and "A knight of the seven kingdoms". I want ASOIAF book 6,7 and...8 , A Knight of the seven kingdoms book 2 and fire and blood book 2. 😂 Too bad GRR Martin is not 50 years old lol

Mike - I'm not a fantasy reader (or a reader in general) but I stumbled upon your 3 years ago and you brought to the First Law and I can't thank you enough. Keep up the good work.

Great vid Mike, I just completed a reread of the HP books, just adore the series!

0. Lord of the Rings 1. Malazan (All Erikson and Esslemont books) 2. A song of Ice and Fire 3. First Law 4. Earthsea books 5. Black Company series 6. Wheel of time 7. Book of the New Sun 8. Witcher 9. Kingkiller Chronicle

Just browsing the comments and there are some great lists. One thing that i observe is a large recency bias. No mention of Elric of Melnibone, Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser, Robert E. Howard, Guy Gavriel Kay, Raymond E Feist, etc. For the younger or new to fantasy i would say these are all so worth reading. Even just to appreciate the journey the genre has taken.

1. Malazan 2. Book of the New Sun (honestly felt like a total clash between fantasy and sci/fi, so it's hard to distinguish) 3. Discworld 4. A Song of Ice and Fire 5. First Law

When it comes to the Dark Tower I block out book 5,6 & 7. In my mind it ends at Wizard & Glass!!

Have read most of this list, and might have a bit of a different order, but I cannot disagree too much. Top ten lists and discussing differences are always fun. I have three glaring holes in my fantasy read reptoire, and am planning to fill them in late 24 or early 25 after I complete my Sanderson run and devour Stormlight 5 :) Great Video as always!

I’ve mostly read thrillers and mysteries and am just getting into Sci Fi Fantasy and haven’t read most of these. You’ve basically set me up for a few years of reading! Thank you! Love your channel.

10. Age of Madness 9. Lord of the Rings 8. Six of Crows 7. King Killer Chronicles 6. Gentleman Bastards 5. Mistborn 1 4. Dark Tower 3. Realm of the Elderlings 2. Harry Potter 1. Stormlight Archives

I've never heard Dresden explained this way. Absolutely makes me want to finally start it. Buffy crossed with Constantine, dang.

I can’t argue with the top 2, tough to put them in an order as they are so different. It will be interesting to see where you put Malazan. I’ve read the first 2 books and it’s so different to anything else I’ve read, it’s hard to make a comparison..

Logan Ninefingers in the First Law is the most interesting thing about the story, and it left me craving to know more and more about him and his powers to my disappointment. Dark tower should be on top of First Law. Don't get me wrong though, the trilogy was great.

Very interesting list. I can do a top 7 series maybe and then it gets all murky. The GOATs 1. LoTR by JRR Tolkien 2. Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake The contemporary greats (because as you said legacy takes time) 3. Harry Potter by J K Rowling 4. Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss (Eyeroll amirite 🤣 but hey we love what we love) The really good 5. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams 6. A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin 7. Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin Some good series which are very well-written and/or have good ideas but something makes it not quite a favourite (not ranked): - The Winnowing Flame trilogy by Jen Williams - The Books of Babel by Josiah Bancroft (this would have been in my top 5 but the finale...) - The Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu - The Lyonesse trilogy by Jack Vance - The Magicians by Lev Grossman - The Five Warrior Angels by Brian Lee Durfee What would I recommend hmm...if you want a bit more literary aligned fantasy, then Lyonesse, Jack Vance is GRRM's favourite writer besides Tolkien. If ASOIAF is your #1, I think The Last King of Osten Ard by Tad Williams is worth a try as is Shadowmarch. He is an excellent writer imo. Happy reading!

Can I include incomplete series? 5. Harry Potter 4. Empire of the Vampire 3. Stormlight Archive 2. ASOIAF 1. Red Rising

Mike’s list is great. I would like to add a few that I haven’t seen mentioned One of my favorites: The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind - falls somewhere between PG-13 and R The Shannara series by Terry Brooks The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson

What a great list of favorites. Realm of the Elderlings, Stormlight Archives, The Dark Tower, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and A Song of Ice and Fire are all on my list as well.

Pretty solid list. Haven't read all of them, as I've just recently gotten back into reading. But I have so many goals! Thanks for sharing!

I vow to make it onto your list one day soon. I just completed my manuscript and I'm preparing for the next steps now.

My top 1) The first law 2) Discworld 3) Dresden files 4) Stormlight archives 5) Harry Potter

Awesome top 10, Mike! Thanks 😊

I’m currently up to book 5 in The Dark Tower so I’m looking forward to seeing where it ends up on my list!

I've read through Wolves of the Calla and digestible works well with the Dark Tower :)

A Storm of Swords is perfection

There is something about HP. I was an adult already when they were coming out and as addicted. AND I actually went to Waterstones on Piccadilly and queued overnight for the last book. It was magical. So many people, of all ages, from all around the world, all there for the same thing. The atmosphere was unreal, and I got my book at 2 am. Still remember fondly 😊

Nothing beats a good top 10 list! Hope to see Bound and the Broken break into the official list someday, it deserves the love! And can't blame you for putting ASOIAF on number one, I read that for the first time last year and it is just as good as I had been led to believe. Great picks!

Yeahhhhh! We now share a number 1!! Awesome list Mike.

I was gonna say that was a Shyamalan esque twist at the end there, but it actually made sense.

Not exactly series, but at the moment my favorite fantasy sagas/universes would be: 1. Tolkien Legendarium 2. The Cosmere (Mistborn era 1 has a special place in my heart, but Stormlight is objectively better) 3. A Song of Ice and Fire (including Tales of Dunk and Egg and Fire & Blood) 4. The First Law 5. Robert E. Howard's fantasy works 6. The Dark Tower 7. Harry Potter 8. The Black Company 9. Nessantico Cycle 10. Riyeria Revelations I always see people wanting to count The Lord of the Rings as something isolated, while on the same list they put the entire Cosmere and Malazan books combined taking a spot. It seems very unfair to me. And I'm going to consider Robert E Howard works, whether it's Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn and etc as part of the same "cosmere" or series. Older authors like Tolkien, Lovecraft and Robert didn't have all the luxuries that modern authors have, and I see some people treating them with a certain contempt, sometimes bordering on a lack of empathy and honestly I'm tired of it. I haven't had the chance to read The Wheel of Time yet and neither Realm of the Elderlings. I only read Gardens of the Moon and Deadhouse Gates of Malazan.

Hi, Mike! I highly recommend you the Manifest Delusions series. It feels to me very similar in tone with The First Law, but with a unique world. I think of it as worthy of breaking your TBR and it would definitely have a place on this list. (Just read it 😁 )

Love these check ins on your top top series. I’ve read most of them. But some new bookmarked ones. Thanks, sir!

ASOIAF is #1 for me, and there is no close second. The plot, characters and world building are all amazing. I don’t expect to ever read other books as good as those. I think the only way it gets finished is if another author completes it after GRRM’s death, similar to Sanderson with WoT.

Got to love everybody on social media eh! How dare you not add the series you've never read, and has been a favorite of mine for decades😂😂😂! I'm just finishing the Harry Potter series now. I'm almost 40, it's pretty good. I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more when it first came out. but It's still worth the read.

I'm really interested in what you will think when you finish your Dark Tower reread. I just finished a reread at the end of last year and I was surprised that I did not dislike book 6 as much as I expected. And the series has grown for me to the point that it is my favorite ending.

Hey Mike, would you say that Folio Society edition of ASOIAF is worth having? Also, did you order the Grim Oak Press of Malice yesterday? Super excited for that one! I can’t remember whether you’ve done a video of your special editions, but would like to see one if not!

I've read nearly all of these and wholeheartedly agree. I think The Bound and the Broken will stand the test of time for sure. Dresden Files are fun, funny fantasy stories with a flair and I love them. I always said I couldn't do grim dark, but when you recommended The First Law trilogy it was a game changer. Powered through every book like a maniac! The Faithful and the Fallen was another fantastic series. Thanks for all the great recommendations, keep them coming!

awesome list and great rationale for the placements!

1 - The Dark Tower (King) 2 - Harry Potter (Rowling) 3 - The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) 4 - The Wheel of Time (Jordan) 5 - A Song of Ice and Fire (Martin) 6 - The War for the Rose Throne (McLean) 7 - The Last War (Shackle) 8 - The Five Warrior Angels (Durfee) 9 - Red Rising (Brown) - I know it's SciFI, but I don't have a top 10 SciFi list. Gotta put it somewhere. 10 - Nevernight (Kristoff) I still have a lot of ongoing series, so this list will probably change in the next 2 years.

I think I'd wait the rest of my life for the next A Song of Ice and Fire book. I've been obsessed since I read it. I've since read everything Martin has written save one, which I may start next. I just absolutely love how the man writes. If you've never read his second novel, Fevre Dream, you should if you like Vampires, abolition and steamboats.

Amazing video Mike! Can't argue with your picks at all! Sadly, I have a lot of fantasy series I have not finished, only read one book or two in the series, or the series is not quite complete. But I KNOW once I do, they will easily supplant other series on my top 10 list, but it would be unfair to place them there (series like the Prince of Nothing, Dune, Bloodsworn Saga to name a few). Also, like you, I feel COMPELLED to cheat on ASOIF - it's not finished, but it has to have a place on my list, it is so iconic to me. If it was finished, it would be at least number two. My current top 10 fantasy series (completed except for ASOIF, & I have read all the books in each of these series) are: 1.Wars of Light and Shadow 2.The Traitor Son Cycle 3.A Song of Ice And Fire 4.The Warlord Chronicles 5.The Faithful and the Fallen 6.Of Blood and Bone 7.The First Law 8.Lord of the Rings 9.The Dandelion Dynasty 10.The Green Bone Saga Thanks for making this incredible list...these videos for me, as for many, are always some of my favs! Happy reading!

finishing Wheel of Time is graduating from fantasy school - very nicely put, sir... right now I am on book 4 re-reading spree, enjoying it as I did the first time around...

I love your list. Lots of great works in there. Not really sure I can do a top 10, but my top FIVE fantasy series are, in order: 01: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson (whole series: First, Second, and Last) 02: The Belgariad/Mallorean by David & Leigh Eddings 03: The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher 04: The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien 05: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling For honorable mentions I have The Nightside series by Simon R. Greene. Hmm, I might need to read more fantasy series to make it to ten.... lol

I’m curious if you have any opinions on or heard of The Wandering Inn? That was the series that really made me a reader. I just got caught up after a year of reading, and now I am looking for more fantasy series to read. The dark tower or the storm light archive look really interesting!

Great list Mike! I am with you on most of them.

Brilliant video! I have a question, I'm very new to reading books, I've read LOTR and the hobbit and Harry Potter! I've just started wheel of time this year and I'm 3 books in and loving it......however I want to read some other books can I take a break or should I finish WoT?

Great list! I just bookmarked two series you mentioned that I have not read. Have you read George RR Martin's Fevre Dream? It's also a fantastic read.

Love it man. Song of Ice and Fire was my first big fantasy series. I have been reading others for years (and enjoying mostly all) but still searching for the feeling I got reading about Jon, Dany, Arya, Ned, and the rest of the crew. I do think we will see Winds Of Winter, but Dream Of Spring may be out of the cards.

Reasonable list! Ironically, I'm also rereading one of the best fantasy series I know that's also unfinished - the Sword of Shadows series. It's never really caught on i think, but I honestly never understood why- it is outstanding.That said, you have to respect the writers.

No.1 Well deserved for ASOIAF, it’s just on another levels imo.

1: LotR 2: Conan 3: Literally everything else...

Apart from the brandon sanderson stuff, are there any good novels with such creative magic systems? Kinda wanna read some of those.

I just read the Silmarillion for the first time in my 40s. Definitely worth the wait as I thoroughly enjoyed it. I almost want to re-read it with a family tree next to me as there ate so many names mentioned and they are mostly linked through blood relationships.

Brandon did a great job finishing wot but i think if robert jorden had finished the series wot would be in pair with asoiaf

I don't understand the comments I hear a lot about people putting The Lord of the Rings high on these lists because "you have to". True, I am a bit older. I grew up in the 70's/80's. I have not read all the new offerings but I have read all the classics and am digesting a lot of new ones as well. Still, NOTHING touched Tolkien in my opinion. Whether it is his writing style, his prose, his poetry, his imagination, his influences, his influence, his characters, his history, etc. It is all there - in spades. Nothing comes close. Now, I have not read Malazan (I will at some point I hope) and I have heard a lot of good about it as well. That being said, I am not a fan of the whole "deconstruction", "subversion", "morally gray characters", etc. I get enough of that in the real world.

Malazan needs to be 1, 2 or 3 on everyone’s list. You must finish it. It’s GOATED.

Harry Potter is such an amazing story. It's just Divine piece of writing, and for me it's no. 1. As for Wheel of Time, I read the first 4, and quite enjoyed first 3. Mentioning this only because I read The Dragon Reborn twice, and I do believe there's merit in rereading WoT. Maybe you could do so in the future. 🙂👍 Great video.

Similar to how Brandon Sanderson finished the Wheel of Time for Robert Jordan. Do you think that Joe Abercrombie would be a great choice to finish A Song of Ice and Fire?

I completely agree with ASoIaF, I cannot find any flaws with the series - except for the fact that it is not finished. There is no other series that has a combination of this level of world building AND amazing character writing. I also somewhat soured on it for a while due to the later seasons of the show and waiting for ages for the next book (started reading it somewhere around 2006-ish?), but my re-read last year has fully restored my love for these books. Here is my current Top 10: 1. A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM 2. The First Law by Joe Abercrombie 3. Manifest Delusions by Michael R. Fletcher 4. Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee 5. Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien 6. Dresden Files by Jim Butcher 7. Ash and Sand Trilogy by Richard Nell 8. Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb 9. Raven's Mark Trilogy by Ed McDonald 10. Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett Honourable mentions: Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Harry Potter by JK Rowling, Lot Lands Saga by Jonathan French, The Dark Elf Trilogy by RA Salvatore, Kingkiller Chronicles by Pat Rothfuss, Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock

I have not read enough fantasy series to make a top ten list 😁However, I very much enjoy these videos so I can receive recommendations. I will say the Under Heaven duololgy is absolutely fantastic. I also read Long Price Quartet last year and was so glad I did. What an underrated series. My absolute favorite series still is the Witcher which may be an unpopular opinion I don’t know. I have never connected to another series like the world of the Witcher. It’s not perfect and I would never expect lots of people to love it but Blood of Elves remains my favorite fantasy book of all time. Happy Reading!

Funny thing about Dark Tower, i have that in my top 10 science fiction series. Odd that you didnt include Malazan cos not finished it, but did include Stormlight which isn't finished either (is it?). I haven't read any Malazan but did get stuck into Stormlight, but DNFd book 4, just lost interest. Lot of love for Harry Potter in our house, our kids have all grown up with it, books and movies both. Great list Mike, thumbs up. 👍

Malazan will always be my number one and will never be topped it sucks because now I end up always comparing everything to Malazan and nothing for me scratches the itch Malazan gave me and still does.

Solid picks, solid thoughts. Interesting to see I'm not the only one putting Robin Hobb at 10 on these kinds of lists. Awesome list!

Binging first law for the first time and just started Age of Madness. Glokta is the best, but dang Red Country had me jumping up and down. Haven’t read them since middle school, and apparently they don’t hold up, but if I were to live in a fantasy world.. call me the man from Mundania, going to Xanth.

Dresden will always be a refreshing read. Glad to see it on your list.