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@libraryofaviking Год назад

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@mtverv Год назад

Man really sad that the best Urban Fantasy Series of All Time in The Dresden Files didn’t make your list. Far too much of a focus on Epic Fantasy not near enough on Urban Fantasy…

@randomlokalvideos2750 Год назад

Hello ..i wanna Ask A Book About Sisterhood Relationship.. I mean Love and Hate relation like Jinx And Vi in Arcane IM Okay If ITS Going to be Bad ending , IM also okay If Good ending but pls don't make them United and loving each other in just One Book Like SUPERNATURAL ACADEMY Heck They like wanna Kill Each other in beginning But they Became united in just 40 Pages? the animation is still good Because it still took 6 episode before they united but still bad though and the animation really show how the Little sister really have hard time adapating in her new life while in the Book she was like Mastering everything in her new world in just 50 page in Book 1 😂 And Please I Don't want The Female Character Like a Slut , All Plot Changes whenever Male Character Appear..ITS like She is forgett what is her purpose and Focus to get his cock...

@robrodriguez2876 11 месяцев назад

Hey there, big fantasy fan here too! Have you read anything from Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory? I recommend The Obsidian Trilogy and The Pheonix Unchained Trilogy.

@rounakandsounak9251 7 месяцев назад

Can you please give the book list here in this reply I cannot pay for the list in patreon. Love your content

@thebookpotato310 9 месяцев назад

So glad Wheel of time made it to spot 3. I just finished it and as soon as I was done, despite it's many issues,I found myself wanting to immediately reread it. I've waited a few months and I'm back doing a reread. Lovely series

@tripleO16 4 месяца назад

Wheel of time is so weird. It has many flaws but somehow works really well

@Kirok2005 Год назад

I'm 57 years old and Name of the Wind is still one of the most mesmerizing, captivating books I have ever read in my life. I stumbled across it in an airport bookstore, was not (and am not) an active fantasy reader, yet for some reason I was compelled to pick it up. (I have read a few of books or series from the list, as well as more of the books mentioned below.) When I read Name of the Wind, the first two books were already published, so I quickly picked up the second book. I had to know what happens to Kvothe! Alas, upon completing the second book, I then discovered the third book wasn't (and still isn't) available. I'm still heartbroken after the gradual realization that Rothfuss will never finish the series, and I will never know what happens to Kvothe.

@Daniel-vi8ox Год назад

How do you know he won’t finish it? I had no idea and Ive been hoping for the last book for a long time

@ScrubLordJenkins Год назад

@@Daniel-vi8ox he'll finish it, he just has alot of pressure to make sure it's perfect. He's talking about it a bit in stream, so I wouldn't give up quite yet

@Kirok2005 Год назад

@@Daniel-vi8ox That's just the prevailing opinion. He claims he has it completely written and just needs to edit it, but few believe it.

@routex1 11 месяцев назад

The first novel was amazing. The second novel was really good... but hoping there's not a downward trend in quality. I'd much rather see Rothfuss take his time and do it right. I waited years for successive ASOIAF and WoT books, I can do the same with the KingKiller Chronicle.

@visiblehuman3705 11 месяцев назад

I just read it yesterday and this morning and it is truly amazing! Easily in my top 10 books (: Could I ask what some of your other favorites are?

@ignacioniveiro5471 Год назад

I remember the Dragonlance saga fondly... But it seems forgotten by everyone else.

@Misrec87 Год назад

My first intro to fantasy. Loved it. Raistlin was the OG.

@curtissblackwelder339 Год назад

Raistlin Majere is one of the best characters...ever.

@shaunthom Год назад

Dragonlance should have at least been in the top 5.

@Leroy510 Год назад

That's why I take these lists with a grain of salt. While better than his first video, the recency bias is understandably still there. Dragonlance when we were kids is what Stormlight is today.

@nazimelmardi Год назад

I remember. Typical D&D book. Read all. It just shouts that “I’m a game” so it’s not high end quality, it was good to read back then but not top of all time for sure.

@OverlyAverageBen Год назад

These lists are always so fantastic! Great job Daniel!

@jeremygunkel Год назад

Absolutely loved the Black Company series. Just finished up the three Gentleman Bastard books and they were fantastic. The conclusion of The Hero of Ages was everything I ever wanted in a story.

@libraryofaviking Год назад

I should maybe add it to my tbr! I look forward to continuin The Gentleman Bastard series! Happy reading!

@johns1625 Год назад

The Hyperion series by Dan Simmons is the greatest Sci-Fantasy series I have ever read. By a lot too. After I was finished with book four, I was heartbroken it was done, and I remember actually feeling like I wished I could forget about it so I could read it again all the sooner lmao. It might not qualify as Fantasy alone, but if you're a person who also has interest in future technology, AI, human nature, unlikely heroes and the most horrific creature of ANY written universe you would LOVE these books!

@soniaalmeidadias5794 Год назад

I second this opinion! I loved this series, and still think about it often.

@tonykirk8295 Год назад

Hyperion was the series that got me back into reading during covid. I got a kindle for Christmas of 2020 and I devoured the entire series in January and February of 2021

@siriactuallysara Год назад

Hyperion was the only book that ever made me weep openly as a father of a young daughter.

@zephyr2002 Год назад

I agree. My next two favorites would be Night's Dawn by Peter F. Hamilton, and for fantasy, the Malazan series.

@nxsardella Год назад

The first two books indeed are incredible. Endymion is great too as a fun adventure story. The Rise of Endymion kind of sucked though imo.

@VeganCheeseburger Год назад

Fantastic resource; thank you!

@ecthelionofthefountain8267 Год назад

So glad to see Tolkien at number one. Thank you for compiling this list.

@prakashsahoo4415 Год назад

Can anyone ever beat him? You know George RR Martin said in an interview that "After Tolkien there are only two types of fantasy writers... Writers who were influenced by him and writers who desperately tried not to be influenced by him. "

@madarasoun3018 Год назад

In my opinion, Tolkien is number 1 in Fantasy World building, but GRRM is number 1 in story plot, twist, and turn. It's just what I think.

@fetchyryu 8 месяцев назад

@@prakashsahoo4415eiichiro oda has the potential if he sticks the landing

@cookieraider2182 2 месяца назад

@@fetchyryuCompletely different medium. Oda should be compared to other mangaka, not fantasy authors. It’s apples and oranges.

@ASilverSkyline Год назад

I have never been an avid reader and have only read required reading and a little over half of the harry potter series in my adult life. I started reading the mistborn trilogy this year because of the book-tube fantasy series video you made. I'm about 200 pages from the end of Well of Ascension and Hero of Ages came in the mail today lol I would love suggestions from anyone.

@seanwald526 Год назад

Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive) is great as well (it was #4 I think).

@dyl5895 Год назад

I also started reading mistborn this year to get into reading again. Glad to know I’m not the only one lol.

@jadewolf1024 Год назад

Gemmell all the way! Waylander, Legend, White Wolf, Jon Shannow series, Troy series, take your pick they're all great

@PurpleH4z3 Год назад

jump straight in to "the Way of Kings" (Stormlight Archive) same author but this is his magnum opus

@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels 4 месяца назад

Interesting - I like the fact that you created a meta list of lists you came across and didn't just do something arbitrary, kudos for that! Only one of these I haven't read is Ken Liu, which I plan to fix this year.

@eriolduterion8855 8 месяцев назад

I found the list interesting, in that Tolkein, LeGuin, and Cook were the oldest of the series - which doesn't list many I consider essential classics. I also noticed that these are all series, with no stand alone or duo books. Also note, the Pern series is NOT fantasy, but actually HARD Science Fiction -as the Dragons are bioengineered by the colonist specifically to deal with the problem they encountered. May I suggest you check out: The Eternal Champion series by Michael Moorcock, The Amber-Chaos Series, Dilvish duo, and Madwand duo by Roger Zelazny, Duel of Sorcery by Jo Clayton, Dragaeran series by Steven Brust, Riftkind series by Lynn Abbey, Lord Darcy by Randall Garett, Initiate Brother duo by Sean Russell, the Merlin/Arthur tetralogy by Mary Stewart, Mabinogeon tetralogy by Evangeline Walton, The Lost Swords series by Fred Saberhagen, Incarnations of series & the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, Arafel duo by CJ Cherryh , Tros of Samothrace by Talbot Mundy and probably one of the greatest of all, The Witch World series by Andre Norton. Another SF-F cross is the Morgaine series by CJ Cherryh. Some solo novels: Darker Than You Think -Jack Williamson, Dwellers in the Mirage -A.Merrit, Jack of Shadows - Roger Zelazny, Glory Road-Robert A. Heinlein, Jirel of Joiry-CL Moore, Sacred Ground - Mercedes Lackey, Moonheart-Charles deLint. Whatever happened to Conan, Kull, Grey Mouser, Saint-Germain, Maelin the Moonsinger, (and Rod Galloglass although that could be considered SF) in your list?

@secretweapon7764 29 дней назад

Zelazny was my favorite all time author.

@satricv Год назад

Surprised to see Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion Series not mentioned. Its so iconic, Chaosium did a roleplaying game based on it, and even Rock bands of the 70's based songs on his works, from such bands as Blue Oyster Cult, and Hawkwind.

@michaelmcguirk8370 Год назад

Moorcock never gets the appreciation he should. His new book is also great. Elric most famous but my favorite is The War Hound and the World's Pain

@LegCramps1 6 месяцев назад

Big in the UK I think but doesn't get enough love overseas.

@JimmyDaKoik 4 месяца назад

@satricv I'm not. Most 20 somethings doing "all time greatest fantasy lists" don't know jack shit about the fantasy genre. They think classic fantasy starts in the 90's as well as slotting the Narnia books in with the grown up stuff because they saw some movies when they were kids and are too lazy to do even a modicum of research into the history of the genre. Any "all time greatest" list fails without ERB, Lord Dunsany, Howard and Moorcock. The first three made the fantasy genre possible and the fourth re-defined it for a new age. These lists are more accurately called "I like the same shit all the other 20 something fantasy readers on RU-vid" do.

@haydennoble9253 9 месяцев назад

Well you unintentionally tricked me into watching by putting a red X on the Dresden Files. I’m kind of attached to Dresden Files because it really stuck with me at a difficult time (especially the quote about pain) Your list was really good by the way.

@keykopintz962 Год назад

i see it now! thank you for sharing

@raswartz Год назад

I think your point system should be slightly less linear - give more points to the top rankings like 15 to #1, 12 to #2, then 10 to #3, 8 to #4, etc. It would reward series like Malazan that not a lot of people have read but nearly everyone puts as their #1 after they've read it.

@ws8766 11 месяцев назад

Just finished all 36 of The Legend of Drizzt series. I absolutely loved it, especially the lady few. I enjoyed the friendship, fighting, and character arcs. Any suggestion on where to go next? Sanderson is s cool guy, but I am missing Salvatore, Drizzt, Jarlaxle, and even Kimmuriel. I find them more enjoyable than Mistborn.

@eriolduterion8855 8 месяцев назад

I recommend Andre Norton's Witch World, Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar, Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd & Grey Mouser

@framar601 Год назад

Malazan book of the fallen is my favorites series of books ever, its amazing.

@gerrade71278 5 месяцев назад

I am almost finished book 1 of RA Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy, after a bit of a long hiatus from reading. I started out reading with Asterix comics, Roald Dahl, Game books, Narnia, and Lord of the Rings. As an adult I happily tackled all kinds of Novels and classics alike. But this Homeland book has been a real page turner. Which I have not experienced since maybe Ender's Game. For me this is the way I like Fantasy. I don't want it to be chore in the way a much loved Oscar Wilde novel would be. Does anyone have a good page turning recommendation to follow up the Dark Elf Trilogy? I have never really tackled any adult themed Fantasy but would be keen to give it a go. Cheers.

@FunFantasyBooks Год назад

You really went above and beyond with this list! Love it!!

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Thank you Isa!

@OptimusGPrime 8 месяцев назад

Yeah. Recommending a bunch of books you've never read before from random, top-book lists is tough work! 😅

@movgam5060 Год назад

Thanks for your time and effort 💝

@libraryofaviking Год назад

My pleasure 😊 thank you for watching!

@delphy2478 7 месяцев назад

i wonder how much being incomplete hurt the Dresden Files, because i'd imagine some websites top 'of all time' lists might require the series to be finished to be considered. i know other series up there were also unfinished, but Dresden Files gets knocked for it a lot more than most other series i see. I'm also glad to see dragonriders of pern on the list which is one of my favorite series.

@EmpressNoriko Год назад

I am so excited to see Dragonriders of Pern make the list! While it is not the first fantasy I read, it is the series that made me a lifelong fantasy and sci-fi reader. You find out later in the series it qualifies as sci-fi too. When I was 12 my Mom let me join the Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club, a type of mail service that used to be popular. You’d choose 4 or 5 books for a dollar then had to buy a certain amount in a year. I made sure to choose 3-in-1’s or more to make my dollar go as far as possible. One was the first 3 books of Pern, Dragonflight, Dragonquest & The White Dragon. I was enchanted. I daydreamed about being a dragonrider. I even met Anne McCaffrey many years later. I’ve seen a few BookTubers review it and there are a few issues that bother modern/younger readers though honestly it went over my naive 12 year old head. And if you know Anne’s life story you can see where her real life was creeping in. I feel that later in the series she moves past and makes up for these areas. One note about Shannara. Much like The Eye of the World the first book is pretty much a Lord of the Rings clone. While I haven’t read all of them, I did read the first 3-4 a long time ago and Brooks does move on to make it his own.

@sx200n1 7 месяцев назад

My mission for the rest of the year is to get the wheel of time read fully. I have read the first 6 books a number of time and they are immense. But if often started to struggle through the 7th book. But i AM going to get them done this year and finally get to the ending of Sandersons books at the end. I am reading them again mainly due to my dispair of who amazon have ruined the story by changing it too much.

@chrono8233 4 месяца назад

I just read a book called "Four Wings of the Dragon Goddess" By Theodora Quinn. It had Dragons and time travel which for me is my two favorite things. I highly recommend it.

@ShacharGivon Год назад

Every time I see one of your videos I find myself adding another series to my TBR :) And yes, Harry Potter definitely passes the test of time.

@libraryofaviking Год назад

I feel honoured! Thank you for watching and for the support!

@transjoyous Год назад

I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. I'm also very trans. It's really hard for me to enjoy it now... after the author made it clear that trans people can't attend Hogwarts.

@ShacharGivon Год назад

@@transjoyous I get you. What an awful thing of her to say and think. For myself - I separate the work from the creator. The books are full of such positive messages about inclusion and to not discriminate, so to me they are still relevant and still hold a place in my heart even if JKR doesn't anymore.

@braedenneale845 Год назад

I mean it does seem that the books teach to discriminate against races that are predisposed to slavery cause they’re better as slaves…or the goblins who are too evil to be given rights apparently…or the fact that you can’t be a wizard in poverty because you have to purchase everything. Harry Potter does not reach acceptance or tolerance. I have fond memories of reading it as a child but there are some truly backwards messages in the books.

@ShacharGivon Год назад

@@braedenneale845 Then we had two very different experiences reading the books. I saw an imperfect world being called out. Werewolves should not be marginalized just for their affliction. House elves should not be enslaved... And more.

@suzannemoore404 Год назад

I think the Shannara series is worth reading - even though I haven't read all of it. Also, I truly love The Pern books. They are compulsively readable. Just know they are definitely written awhile ago. Plus, there is so much more nuance to His Dark Materials that a reread as an adult is well worth it.

@joehntr3 11 месяцев назад

I became aware of The Dragonriders of Pern in the summer of 1973 and from the start hated that I always had to wait for the next book to come out I wanted the whole story. This series of books would take up many many hours of my time due to the fact that they were something that seemed to connect with me. Looking for something to fill the gap between books I ran across Terry Brooks and the Shanara books. There are others Like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, S. Kings Gunslinger series, Saberhagen's Book of Swords series and never forget the incredible Xanth series by Piers Anthony. These books have taken me to places in my lifetime that I really do wish I could have seen in other places than my mind. Peter Jackson did a good job with Tolkien's series bringing it to life. I just wish some of the others could get the same treatment. As a last note to this long comment the SHIP books also by the author that I started this with Anne McCaffrey are amazingly written. At 72yrs old I do a lot of reading now and just last year stepped once more into the world of Tolkien, MacCaffery and Anthony and they were as much a pleasure to read as they were the first time around.

@plsfckoff Год назад

Just finished Dance of Dragons of A Song Of Ice And Fire today. I think all in all, the whole series is about 5500 pages, but it's definitely worth it! I used to be a lazy reader (and it took me 6 months to read the whole series), but it was such a phenomenal read. Would recommend to anyone who is maybe a bit hesitant on fantasy. The political plotting, the character development and the female representation(!) is impeccable. It combines so many good plot lines and the world building is incredible. And the new book may be coming out this decade already!

@devoringdemonsoulq9086 10 месяцев назад

agree

@jammydodger5838 2 месяца назад

This decade 💀 keep dreaming

@RamblinPhoenix Год назад

I am a bit sad David Eddings' Belgariad seems to have fallen off people's radar. When I think of 100% vanilla fantasy that fully and joyously embraces all the conventional, it's the Belgariad: Orphan boy on a farm- check. Mysterious grandfather figure- check. Stuck up, plucky princess- check. Evil god bent on taking over and bending the world to his whims- check. I recently reread the seris (and the follow up seris The Malorian) and they were still very fun adventures.

@nightmarishcompositions4536 8 месяцев назад

Belgariad might be shamelessly cliche, but it handles its tropes and characters better than most others of its kind in my opinion. It has some of the most genuinely hilarious comedy, sassy romance and witty dialogue I’ve ever seen in fantasy.

@Paulfroe 8 месяцев назад

its the series that got me into fantasy, more years ago than id care to mention. still love it.

@davidfortuin4146 7 месяцев назад

I voraciously devoured the Belgariad,Mallorean, Tamuli, and The Elenuim. Eddings style won me over, and I found myself delving deeper by reading Belgarath the sorcerer, Polgara the sorceress, and the Rivan Codex.😂

@TeddyCrafter84 Год назад

This is a fantastic list! There's some I need to read, some to add to my TBR & even a few that I need to attempt to re-read after not enjoying them first time around

@daveschmidt3467 Год назад

Could you do a video of top fantasy series with 1st person narration/perspective.

@philwilson4221 Год назад

Thank you for all your hard work compiling this list, another great video! Your videos are filling up my tbr 😅

@lululala4658 Год назад

Thanks a lot for your work ! I am getting back to reading and this help with choices as to how to prioritize and/or expand my TBR list :)

@Death_Metal_Head Год назад

1:10 That's truly absolutely wild, as The Riftwar Saga is an outstanding series.

@linjicakonikon7666 Год назад

Riftwar is fantastic.👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🏆

@TheSwedeMcCoy 11 месяцев назад

Yes, it's by far the best series out there!

@viewergreg Год назад

I'm always surprised that no one ever mentions the works of Stephen Donaldson - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (3 series totaling 10 books) and the 2-book series Mordant's Need. I've heard some criticisms of those series (Thomas Covenant especially), and I do agree with some of them, but they were bestsellers in their day.

@johnny6128 Год назад

When your protagonist sucks it’s hard to cheer them on

@viewergreg Год назад

@@johnny6128 I agree that Thomas Covenant can be a very irritating character -- but the story makes it very clear WHY he is that way. He's a very broken man who has had everything good in his life ripped away from him. Yes, he's a jerk sometimes, but he does actually have a character arc and slowly grows throughout the series.

@nightmarishcompositions4536 8 месяцев назад

Fascinating character with a fascinating story, but probably a bit too dark and existential for a lot of modern fantasy readers.

@darkwitnesslxx 6 месяцев назад

It's my favorite fantasy series. Thomas Covenant is a very unpleasant protagonist, but I think the other characters, and the world building make up for it. I think the biggest issue for younger, newer readers is getting past the rape in book one.

@sarahdiana8934 7 месяцев назад

I wonder if because it is from RU-vid the list reflects the tastes of younger readers who might not be familiar with older works. Mising from the list are The Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolf, the Nine Princes in Amber series by Rodger Zelazny and perhaps some others.

@MrsJessCombs Год назад

Thank you for taking the time and doing your absolute best to take ALL of the work out of finding new books to read! I appreciate you so much! I have been wasting so much time watching book tube lists that end up being identical or reading reviews that may or may not be legitimate, only to find out that I can't find anything new. These lists that you've compiled will keep me busy for a while! Thanks and cheers!! Keep up the good work!!!!

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Thank you Jessica! I am glad you found it helpful!

@mr-vet 8 месяцев назад

The Death Gate Cycle by Weis & Hickman should be on the list and be in the top 10. It’s a 7-book series, published 1990-1994.

@StorytellerTreehouse Год назад

This was a fascinating list! Definitely some surprises on there, and I appreciated your perspective on them. There are several I'd never heard of that I want to try now!

@alexandermuller8587 2 месяца назад

You are from the Faroe islands? Thats cool. I visited a couple of years ago. A beautiful place.

@chaphammersmith9540 6 месяцев назад

One of the difficulties of this list is that some The Malazan books suffer from their complexity of writing and plot (also one of their strength). Much harder to get into the majority of the books in the series. I would argue that if they were more widely read and completed they would surpass the wheel of time series.

@barrybailey9991 16 дней назад

Nice list. I also like Terry Goodkind's series.

@asdisskagen6487 Год назад

I was shocked to hear that the Shannara series was ranked so low, but I guess it is understandable considering how long it has been out; many people who read fantasy tend to voraciously devour new offerings, and there is now so much stuff coming out that it's difficult to find time to add in some of the older classics. I, for one, have everything ever written by Terry Brooks as well as Terry Pratchett; I practically grew up with their writings. I also have the entire Pern series, and all the various Dragonlance books. I really feel like the 80's/90's was the Golden Age of fantasy writers and I really think that was helped by the Dungeons and Dragons game. As an aside, tabletop games are making a niche but quality comeback as a new generation discovers the game can be a really good way for socially awkward people to meet and socialize. I was thrilled to see a series I hadn't heard of before "The Light Bringer" and now I have some additions for my next haul! Thanks for your videos!

@JohnCena9393 Год назад

Im currently reading the Riftwar Saga and cant wait to start some Series you mentioned here on this List.

@stevetennispro Год назад

I recommend continuing on with the Daughter of Empire trilogy by Feist/Wurst. It's very intense.

@dannyrowlett6023 Год назад

Appreciate the time you put into this. Thank you!

@philliph.p.1985 10 месяцев назад

How does #20 out rank the legends of drizzt, maybe I'm biased but I haven't even heard of half of these books

@esmayrosalyne Год назад

Thanks again for putting in the time and effort to make these lists/videos, I love it!! So excited for you to try Dandelion, it's SO good. And I just read A Game of Thrones for the first time and already totally get the hype, it deserves to be this high on the list for sure. Great video!! 🤩

@PowerRangerfan 11 месяцев назад

Keep going. A Storm of Swords is well worth the read. Easily the best of the first four of the series (haven't read any of A Dance with Dragons.)

@esmayrosalyne 11 месяцев назад

@@PowerRangerfan I am about to read book 5 this month hahah, definitely kept going strong!

@PowerRangerfan 11 месяцев назад

@@esmayrosalyne Do you by chance know what that book yellow book on the middle shelf on the right is called? It looks like it would be a good one but I can't read the title.

@esmayrosalyne 11 месяцев назад

@@PowerRangerfan I believe that is The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. One of my faves, highly recommend!

@DJ_CJ_NL 3 месяца назад

you should re-read potter, i did (well over 15 years later) and it was amazing and i really enjoyed it a lot!

@thatguy4015 8 месяцев назад

I never see the Belgariad and/or Malorean by David Eddings included in these lists. It's one of the few fantasy series that I re-read every five years or so. The Cold Fire trilogy by C. S. Friedman is another that's on my list.

@Steve_Blackwood 8 месяцев назад

Yep. Belgariad and Mallorean are my comfort reads. I go through them maybe every coupla years. 😂 Also like Eddings’ Sparhawk series.

@siriactuallysara Год назад

Woot you put my favorite highschool and college years books. Terry brooks shanara. I have read the first dozen of those

@keykopintz962 Год назад

I would love to try the app Common Place Share Quotes but I don't see link below? Can you please share it?

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Link is in the description!

@Ru-Is Год назад

Thank you very much. I appreciate the effort you have put to help me and many others. Sacrificing part of your life to help is very kind of kind of you. I watch RU-vid videos but generally I don't put thumbs up to videos even if I love them. I appreciate what you have done so I decided to put a thumbs up. Thank you.

@joychick7 Год назад

Percy Jackson isn't just Middle Grade! It's one of the best series I've read and I've probably read the series 5-10 times. I highly recommend reading them!!!!

@VaJoRo 4 месяца назад

Same

@loganc4233 Год назад

Thanks!

@MyParedrus Год назад

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to compile this :)

@anastasialobella6140 5 месяцев назад

Just a little constructive criticism the music in this video is louder than your voice so really struggled with this video but other than that, you were great

@ryanbartlett672 Год назад

Finally a top fantasy list thqt tesonqted with me. I am far from an expert, but it seems your wider net has caught the real list. Book tubers are definitely biased to recent.

@siriactuallysara Год назад

Where does Tad Williams Memory, sorrow and thorn series rank. That was a very good epic fantasy series.

@cameronreed1411 Месяц назад

Have to put in a word for the Inheritance Cycle. My favorite.

@KeytarArgonian Год назад

This just makes me feel so old, last time I read fantasy there was no Sanderson hype.

@jeremiahtree-dweller7370 Год назад

I was fortunate enough that my introduction to fantasy was reading the Lords of the Rings as a child. I was around 10 so I got hooked earlier than most. The Shannara series was next, though I believe I only read the first four or five books. Books two (Elfstones) and three (Wishsong) are among some of the best fantasy I've read. The Riftwar Saga as well (Pug/Milamber!). My nascent addiction to these stories has certainly done a great deal to shape my lifelong journey. They spurned me toward many great adventures and friendships. Thank you for the video. I wish you well.

@sorboom Год назад

I literally followed the same reading progression as you! Started at the same age as well....

@jeremiahtree-dweller7370 Год назад

@@sorboom nice! Read any good ones lately? I'll give you a fun one that I bet no one here has ever heard of. It's called Crispan Magicker by Mark Lowenthal. He's not the greatest wordsmith, but you'll dig the magic system. I think it's also the only novel he ever wrote.

@JadeDragonSilkPhoenix Год назад

I get a lot of new reading ideas from the bookshelves of content creators. Many have the series on their shelves that only print "I" "II" "III" and "IV". You can see it here just on the middle shelf. Can someone tell me what this series is? Thank you

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Hiya! It is The Stormlight Archive with dustjackets from Kraken Book!

@PowerRangerfan 11 месяцев назад

Redwall and Wings of Fire should've made this list too. Both of those are great fantasy series. And on the topic of A Song of Ice and Fire, you stopped reading that series at the worst possible spot. A Storm of Swords is hands down the best book I've read in that series so far. I'm currently on A Feast For Crows and I can say that the whole series is definitely worth the read.

@vrushalikhodaskar564 14 дней назад

Can anyone suggest me a good book. I am starting to read. Pls

@andrewbleiler5464 29 дней назад

To be clear, I don't think this series deserves top 20 realistically, but it always will be in my heart. The inheritance cycle is what got me into reading fantasy and was one of the first books that kept me up late reading, one of my favorites and I highly reccomend.

@needmorecowbell6895 Год назад

I'm always looking at the used book store for the Thieves' World series. A good representation of what fantasy literature was at the time of ttrpg development in the late 70s and early 80s.

@EQ2snorkle Год назад

I've tried reading the wheel of time 3 times and stopped half way through book 6 every time, yes I've read the first 5 three times! haha. There are so many issues with the Aes sedai. also hair tugging and dress smoothing is endless. Just done with it.

@funvidman Год назад

Nynaeve would tug her braid upon hearing this!! I find the interaction between the women and men to be annoying. Love the world building though, so I struggled through. But, damn, every time the men thought they shouldn't share stuff with the women, and vice versa, I had to put the book down for a bit.

@EQ2snorkle Год назад

@@funvidman haha

@darkwitnesslxx 6 месяцев назад

Completely over-rated series. I too have never got book 5, and in fact never finished book 5.

@user-eu7db1cc5x Год назад

It is great to see the breadth of fantasy series available now. I grew up in the time of Katherine Kerr's Dagger Spell series, Raymond E Feist's Magician (Riftwar Saga) and David Eddings Belgariad series. Its odd not seeing any of these listed here, but if you are looking for some timeless classics that are unique in there own way after devouring this creator's list give these a try. I am grateful to for this list, because it gives me a chance to dip back into the genre to catch up on all that I have missed in the last decade.

@Peter24601 Год назад

I agree regarding David Eddings... how he's not included is criminal!

@nightmarishcompositions4536 8 месяцев назад

The Belgariad is a magical experience. I read it last year and it helped lift me out of a depression. The characters are whimsical and hilarious. It has some of the best comedy, witty dialogue and heartfelt tender moments I’ve ever seen in fantasy. Really need to get around to Riftwar. I’ll check out Daggerspell as well.

@tprocan0867 Год назад

I completely agree with the Song of Ice And Fıre, Tolkien, Harry Poter, and Peter Jackson.

@XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXXxXxxccx 6 месяцев назад

You should really look into the Raymond Feist books

@stevendriver661 2 месяца назад

Yes. And David gemmell. If you love either author you should love both

@notfrankie4987 Год назад

You just got yourself a new subscriber 😄

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Thank you Frankie! I appreciate it!

@murgel2006 6 месяцев назад

Fascinating, while there are things that can simply not be disputed such as LotR, many other series I would personally not even have considered feasible for a best-of list. In my eyes, nothing that was started after 2000 would or should be even considered a "Best of" and surely not in any "Best of All Time". There simply is so much from the 20th century that outclasses anything of the 21st so far by a margin that any comparison is ridiculous. Personally, I think that many of the classics need to be reprinted and should have a permanent place on the shelf in bookstores.

@ericgollings3760 Год назад

The original Shannara trilogy is definitely worth reading: Sword, Elfstones and Wishsong. I have read a couple others and they are good but not as great as the first three.

@chaphammersmith9540 6 месяцев назад

The trouble with shannara is that it’s considered as a poor mans LOTR. It’s definitely more accessible though and personally I enjoyed it but I see the similarities.

@cylelle376 13 дней назад

@@chaphammersmith9540 The echoes of LOTR are definitely there in the beginning of the first book, The Sword of Shannara, but about two thirds of the way through, Brooks finds his own unique voice and he never really looks back after that. As someone else in these comments said, the second and third books (Elfstones and Wishsong) are two of the best fantasy novels I've read outside of Tolkien. And many of the later books are equally good. I also want to put in a word for David Gemmell, nice to see him mentioned even if he didn't make the list, because he has some fantastic output starting with the first of the Drenai novels, Legend. A couple of other authors not mentioned who take up a serious portion of my shelf space are Jack L. Chalker and Mercedes Lackey. And of course my earliest introduction to SF/Fantasy even before Alice, Narnia and Rings was Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. To this day, John Carter is still one of my all-time favourite characters.

@Maximus0623 Год назад

Great list! Interesting that this list has a more even mix of classic and newer series than the Booktube list.

@caewing85 Год назад

You can start just about anywhere with the Pern books. It’s amazing. I love the stories of Pern.

@eriolduterion8855 8 месяцев назад

Actually, no, you can't. there are specific groupings thhat need to be read in order.

@TheJayman760 Год назад

What, no Chronicles of Amber? A must read for lovers of fantasy. Also big thumbs up for Black Company and everything by Joe Abercrombie. Rothfuss and Martin should both hire Sanderson to finish their work.

@routex1 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! I was scanning the comments to see if anyone mentioned the Amber novels. They're my all-time favorites, but maybe showing my age. There are a few sluggish parts when Corwin or Merlin are moving through Shadow, but otherwise they're S tier for me. I've read recent Fantasy, and a lot of the hyped series (some on this video) are a bit generic. Don't get me wrong, it's not all vanilla. I have been impressed with some recent fantasy series, like the KingKiller Chronicle and the Green Bone Saga.

@urizen7613 11 месяцев назад

I suspect Zelazny's works are all largely unknown to people ages under 30-40.

@nightmarishcompositions4536 8 месяцев назад

That series is so crazy and creative. I really enjoyed it.

@strawberryorange3755 2 месяца назад

I am sorry but sanderson sucks, better both Martin and rothfuss never finish their books than sanderson writing them.

@jasonkonas Год назад

14:34 "Taking the fantasy community by storm" Pun intended?

@charlababs 8 месяцев назад

This was a much better and well-rounded list than the Booktube list. When I saw Poppy War in the top 10 and especially the Faithful and the Fallen in top 3 it immediately just negated the entire list for me. Don't get me wrong, they're not bad books but a lot of other books with more character could've easily replaced them on the list. Booktube just gets too caught up in hype a lot of the time to better cater to the algorithm I feel like.

@stever7732 6 месяцев назад

I could have done without the “sad finish” spoiler to the Wheel of Time series, being halfway through the 14th and final book as I am at the moment.

@federicogiana7430 6 месяцев назад

It seems like a spoller, but it really isn't: why the finish is sad? Because you reached the end of a journey that took you so much time and focus? Because the main character dies? Because the main character lives but dies another character who you loved even more? Because ultimate victory came at the cost of a stagging sacrifice you didn't see come? You'll know only at the end of the last book. For now, all you know is that it's been written by Brandon Sanderson (following the notes of Jordan), so it'll be truly an emotional and heart-wrenching experience.

@cecilialeitet2794 Год назад

To not see David Eddings or Ra Salvatore on this list is mildly surprising. But they are older series, and most on the list are not. Except for the very top ofc, but we all knew what the top 3 would be :)

@nightmarishcompositions4536 8 месяцев назад

Belgariad and Drizzt are wonderful. They deserve more love.

@SL2797 Год назад

Thank you for this video! If I may give a suggestion for your next video-lists, each time you introduce an entry in your video ("for spot # 5 we have..."), please consider editing/placing on the video text that includes: - The name of the series you are showing - The author of the series - And maybe the first book (or first few books) in the series That would make it way easier for us to look up the series that look interesting to us! Additionally, you could also add in the video description a link to a post on your website, where said post has Amazon affiliate links to all the books in the video-list.

@thegreatballplayer1 Год назад

You should try some guy Gavriel Kay fantasy if you haven’t already. He helped Christopher Tolkien on the silmarillion. The Fionavar tapestry is really good

@nickmelkata3950 Год назад

Yep, those are amazing and should get more recognition

@RamblinPhoenix Год назад

His stuff is awesome!

@ReapTheWhirlwind 5 месяцев назад

One thing that makes me sad as a reader is that there are books that are classics only to me. 😂 I'm 40 and spent much of my life just randomly picking books up off the shelf at Waldenbooks, Walmart, or Talking Leaves Bookstore(RIP). My faves tend to be very specific, as in the theme is concentrated on one or two things and it just expands as the series goes on. Barb & JC Hendee's Noble Dead series is at it's core about half-bloods and found family beneath a greater story about social debt, living in a society, the "reality" of the whole "sword to plowshares" idea in fantasy, and the legacy of parents to their kids. I would have never have read it except that in those days there was no BookTube or BookTok so I just had to read the back and hope for the best.

@leewahlquist6919 11 месяцев назад

Definitely read Pern.

@waqasmuhammad4398 2 месяца назад

Anyone ever read conan the compelete cnhronicles (if you have do leave a review

@Bloomgirl_books Год назад

As an almost 44 year old who reads Harry Potter every couple of years I can definitively state that it definitely holds up. It’s stop as magical as it was the first time I read it almost 20 years ago.

@libraryofaviking Год назад

That sounds wonderful!

@thedeadd.c.207 Год назад

Dude Harry Potter never held up at the time of each books release. JK Rowling did nothing new and wrote a dog shit predictable, pedestrian, by the numbers story. Stop fooling yourself, and get over it take the nostalgia goggles off, and read something better.

@goatseatchili1817 Год назад

I feel the same about Percy Jackson. I started reading them when I was in elementary school and re read them a number of times since. Plan on owning them and sharing them with my kids.

@VisiblyJacked Год назад

You do you, I guess...

@Bloomgirl_books Год назад

@@VisiblyJacked oh I will 😁

@eviebernal2913 Год назад

Do you do book reviews?

@MiamiSammy 11 месяцев назад

Name of the wind is #1

@MatthewBousumonline Год назад

Feist, Eddings, Salvatore, Brooks and Moon. My Mnt Rushmore

@Horizon99100 Год назад

This is such a good list!

@MatildaTheBookDragon Год назад

Awesome list! I was wondering how high up Wheel of Time and HP would get.🙂🙂 Percy Jackson is great, but I enjoy reading Magnus Chase even more with the Nordic Myths you sbd I come from. Another thing maybe you can help sharing the word Bookdragon instead of Bookworm? Its so much nicer and fits js fantasy loves do much better. My favorite fantasy dragon is Arzozah from Katherine Kerrs Deverry saga....she is the best, most clever, funny and mysterious 🥰🥰

@skwervin1 Год назад

Katherine Kerr is also one of my favourites, I have the entire Deverry series plus her stand alone book, Palace.

@MatildaTheBookDragon Год назад

@@skwervin1 I haven't read Palace! Haven't to check that out. I ordered her new Deverry story a year ago, Sword of Fire, which apparently will be q trilogy. Haven't read it yet

@EarhirX Год назад

It would be cool to see what you think about adaptations of these series, like his dark materials, lotr movies and such

@libraryofaviking Год назад

Oh that is a great idea! I might do that someday. Thank you for the suggestion!

@caprisbookisland Год назад

Ooo I’m excited to see the list fantasy is my favorite genre and I’m trying to pick more up this year

@Jens_Heika 6 месяцев назад

I personally prefer contemporary fantasy, and more recent books a lot of the time. Not to say there aren't good classics, but most of them are nostalgic for me as I used to listen to them when I was very young. In fact I grew up listening to Lord of the Rings, Narina (all the books), Percy Jackson, His Dark Materials and Harry Potter. At some point I also got into ASoInF, and Brandon's Cosmere books (I have read all now). Think that's all the series from this list that I have listen to. Think I also listened to Shannara in my youth, but didn't remember the name. All the other series have movie or television series...

@federicogiana7430 6 месяцев назад

A point can be made that the old classics laid the ground rules, and then the new authors proceeded to break them and build on the ruins... Those who did, I mean.

@Jens_Heika 6 месяцев назад

@@federicogiana7430 The influence of certain series, like Lord of the Rings is simply put insane. Also showed us the trap of endless world building.

@federicogiana7430 6 месяцев назад

@@Jens_Heika The impact of "The Lord of the Rings" is so profound that not just one but two of the most cherished fantasy series, "Shannara" and "The Wheel of Time," both evidently started as fan imitations. It's also rare to encounter a fantasy author who doesn't acknowledge Tolkien as a significant source of inspiration. Tolkien's influence is so far-reaching that his works are even included in the curriculum of English and Medieval literature courses. And, yes "hard worldbuilding" at Tolkien's level is a deadly trap that engulfed so many aspiring authors. Strangely, what could very well be the second most influential series, Michael Moorcock's "Elric," is now seldom mentioned, if at all. Anyway, I like authors who, knowing well the classics, use them to forge new paths rather than adhering to their established formulas. Do you have any recommendations for contemporary fantasy works that are not covered in this video?

@Jens_Heika 6 месяцев назад

@@federicogiana7430 On second thought I think I have actually read Shannara in my youth. So, I remember it with nostalgia. And yeah, quite similar to Tolkien, at least the first few books. Tolkien also defined a number of fantasy tropes, not to mention races. Elric seems interesting. I have many recommendations as I listen to a lot of audiobooks, with fantasy being one of my main genres (sci-fi being the other). Gonna try to categorize my recommendations a bit. Some favorites: The Godking's Legacy and the Blue Mage Raised by Dragons series by Virlyce Note:Genre might be considered some form of gameLit in addition to fantasy, although, its more gamesLight. Everybody Loves Large Chests Series: Morningwood by Neven Iliev Note: Actual gameLit, and I would say r rated. I also have to point out that the title is somewhat misleading, but can't say more. Awaken Online Series: Catharsis by Travis Bagwell Note: Focused on a fantasy VR game. General Fantasy: Unconvertional Hero Series: Two Necromancers, a bureaucrat, and an elf by L. G. Estrella The Pillars of Reality Series: Dragons of Dorcastle Jack Campbell Note: Also Steampunk, I think. Spells, Swords, & Stealth series: NPCs by Drew Hayes The Greatcoats Series: Traitor's Blade by Sebastien De Castell Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne Series: The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley Ascendant Series by Craig Alanson The one series I know is High Fantasy: Codex Alera Series: Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher Dungeon Core/GameLit: Elemental Dungeon Series: Bone Dungeon by Jonathan Smidt Harem/Spicy: The Valens Legacy Series: Black Friday by Jan Stryvant Note: Urban Fantasy. Sovereign-Verse Series by William D. Arand Note: GamesLit, different sub-series features multiple genres. Author uses a diffrent pen name for exploit series/books.

@jennifer55 6 месяцев назад

Okay. I put down Lies of Locke Lamora because of how elementary and high school level the prose was. So warn your viewers of your own level of reading is. It informs us the context of your opinion.

@cfosburg 3 месяца назад

2:25 - You are so right! Gen Z doesn’t appreciate this series. This WAS fantasy for me! This was everything I wanted in a fantasy novel. Just goes to show you how much things change each decade. I would love to see a Booktuber cover the top 10 books of each decade for the last 100 years.

@kirtmanwaring3629 7 месяцев назад

I had to step back and realize this list is all about influence, not my personal tastes. From that standpoint it feels spot on, I’d rank a personal enjoyment list very different but that's alright.

@peghines Год назад

Yay! I’m glad to see Anne McCaffery RIP finally get some praise. I’m looking for my next series to read and so I’ve been watching a lot of RU-vidrs share their top fantasy series lists and not one has mentioned my beloved Anne McCaffery. I have read every one of her books and recommend each of them, including those she co-wrote with other authors. I am 71 and Anne first published Dragonriders of Pern in 1967. It may be that today’s readers and RU-vidrs want the “latest and greatest”. If this is true they are missing an important era of fantasy. Remember, today’s popular writers fell in love with fantasy when they were growing up through reading Anne and her contemporaries such as Mercedes Lackey whose Valdemar series is fantastic.

@JamesAnderson-fn1lo Год назад

Great list, I'll have to check some of them out that I haven't read yet. I think not have Steven Erikson on the list at all is an oversight - if you have not ready his works yet you are in for a treat.