Just started reading fantasy lol. Read prince of thorns and hated it, now reading lies of locke lamora and it's so much better. Btw are you a writer? Asking because most people who read a lot also want to write
1. Steven Erikson- Malazan Tales of the Fallen 2. Robin Hobb - Realm of the Elderlings 3. Robert Jordan - The Wheel of Time 4. Michael J. Sullivan - Riyira 5. George R.R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire 6. Scott Lynch - Gentleman Bastards 7. Brandon Sanderson - Stormlight Archive 8. Andrzej Sapkowski - The Witcher 9. J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings 10. Glen Cook - Black Company (original trilogy)
10. Malazan 9. Gentlemen Bastards 8. First Law 7. Lord of the Rings 6. Light Bringer 5. Dark Tower 4. Mistborn 3. Memory, Sorrow, Thorn 2. Storm Light Archive 1. Wheel of Time
1. Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 2. Gentleman Bastards - Scott Lynch 3. Mistborn Era 1 - Brandon Sanderson 4. The Broken Earth - N.K. Jemisin 5. A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin 6. Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 7. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien 8. The Riyria Revelations - Michael J. Sullivan 9. The Broken Empire - Mark Lawrence 10. The Witcher - Andrzej Sapkowski
1. WOT by Robert Jordan 2. MALAZAN book of the fallen by Steven Erikson and collab with Ian C. Esslemont 3. RIFTWAR SAGA by Raymond Feist 4. STORMLIGHT by Brandon Sanderson 5. The darkness that comes before by R. Scott Bakker 6.First Law by Joe Abercrombie 7.LIGHTBRINGER and the night angel trilogy by Brent Weeks 8. Forgotten realms Story oy Drizzt and war of the spider queen by R. A. Salvatorre and friends.. 😂😂 9.BLOOD SONG series by Anthony Ryan 10. TORN bet. KKC by Patrick Rothfuss and GB by Scott Lynch... 😁✌️😁
1:25 First Law 2:35 Stormlight Archive 3:47 Lightbringer 4:50 Dark Tower 6:00 Mistborn 7:05 Gentleman Bastard 8:40 Lord of the Rings 10:35 A song of Ice and Fire 12:36 Witcher 14:18 duh
@@coban0699 As a first Time read of the WOT and a relatively new Daniel Greene subscriber, I too, support duh and hopefully, when I'm done with the series, will fully support it.
@@Error403HRD I had to start somewhere between 3-5 times before it finally clicked with me. The initial hardest part was the first 100 or so pages of The Eye of the World. If you can get past that it will probably draw you in. And now is the time since it's finished and you don't have to wait for the next book in the series. I gave up on book 5 and now I intend to start again from the beginning.
Gerg C what’s the meaning of your comment? Are you under the impression that he only wrote books 1-4 of the WoT series? Or do you feel that since he’s dead, his 5th through 11th books of the series are “not great” ?? Or are you just an internet trolloc? Cheeto finger, basement dwellin, Neverborn?
By the way, Sapkowski's Hussite Trilogy is like ASOIAF, but better. When it is finally discovered by the English-speaking audience, it will be such a major hit.
@@DanielGreeneReviews alas, the first book will be released in English on May 14, 2020, but I promise, if the translation is good, it will blow your mind.
Love that the Witcher is #2 for you. I recently finished the books and wow, they're all so good in their own way and they've really gotten up there with my favorite fantasy books.
It's nice to see so much Malazan on these comment lists, would love to see a booktuber that puts out Malazan content to the extent Daniel does with his love of the Wheel of time series
The problem with talking about this series is that so much about these books is about discovering how everything ties together in this massive world. Who they are, what motivates people, what the alliances are about and seeing events unfold. Talking about it pales in comparison to just rereading it and seeing those little secrets on the pages hidden in plain sight all along, and finding joy in being in on a these connections and then gasping a massive oh shit.
Main point of this list is basically to show opinions change. If you ask me a week from now, the list will be different. Everything is ballpark of course!
@@JLoja88 I never understood the appeal of Hobb. I only read the original Farseer trilogy, so maybe that's the issue, but there were just too many poor character decisions and illogical plot choices, specifically in the third book, that it quickly became a frustrating read.
Have you discovered the Dandelion Dynasty Trilogy by Ken Liu yet? 1. The Grace of Kings 2. The Wall of Storms 3. Untitled - Release date hopefully this year It stands apart from most contemporary Western Fantasy by doing a whole number of things. These include: switching between 3rd Person POV and borderline omniscient narrator; frequent flashback scenes; being Silkpunk etc.
1. The Hobbit/lotr 2. A song of Ice and fire 3. Stormlight archive 4. Chronicles of Narnia 5. His dark materials 6. Discworld 7. Wheel of Time 8. The dark tower 9. Harry Potter 10. Alice in Wonderland
@@duncan3707 Over rated? For me, together with the silmarilion they are the best fantasy books ever writen. The quality of the writing, the compelling and fleshed out world is frankly above any other fantasy books. I read lotr when I was 15, it took me 2 weeks to read all the books, it's all just so real, it reads like an old epic, not like a modern made up world. When I read the silmarilion a couple of years later I was entirely blown away.
@@ladyhatake3730 Says the guy screaming at a few binary digits in a piece of metal. PS. Im in no mood to talk to Rabids so I've blocked you , have fun shouting at the brick wall I've built between us.
1. Lord of the Rings 2. A Song of Ice and Fire 3. Malazan 4. Dark Tower 5. The Witcher 6. Broken Empire 7. Stormlight Archive 8. Kingkiller Chronicles 9. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn 10. Realm of the Elderlings
1. The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit 2. Harry Potter There, that’s all I’ve ever read. I’m very excited to get deeper into this genre, and this channel has helped me a lot! I’m listening to “The Eye of the World” and am starting “Mistborn” next week.
@@isakdahl7054 I recommend beginners start with The Wheel of Time, so you're on the right track already. And you can't go wrong with anything Brandon Sanderson, and his YA stuff is just as good, like I would definitely check out Skyward if I were you. Anything on Daniel's list is good. And for something not on this list, check out Thief of Time, it's the best entry book for Discworld. Assasin's Quest by Robin Hobb is the start of a great series as well that I'm sure you'd like. You're lucky you're starting to read and there are so many great books today. When I started reading I had no money could only read what they had at the library, and it was mostly just OK.
Caleb Mauer Thank you so much for the recommendations and encouraging words! And especially for Thief of Time. I’ve been curious on Discworld for a while, and now I know how to get started!
My top 10 would be: 1. Stormlight Archive 2. Wheel of Time 3. Berserk (The manga) 4. Malazan 5. ASoIaF 6. Kingkiller 7. Lightbringer 8. Mistborn era I 9. Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion 10. Discworld
A pleasant surprise to see Berserk in someone's list. I was just re-reading some of my favorite bits fom the Falcon of the Millennium arc yesterday. Every panel still blows me away. And I also agree with your first choice.
Is berserk really that fucking good? I love dark souls and I'm looking for more inspiration for my story so ima have to give it a try today! Then I'll give wheel of time a try since its first on the video. I havent read any of these books only one lotr book and saw the lore on it.
1: Malazan 2: ASOIF 3: Stormlight Archive 4: Wheel of Time 5: Lord of the Rings 6: The First Law 7: Mistborn 8: Harry Potter That’s all that I’ve completed. Read the first Witcher book and wasn’t crazy about it. I’ve also read about 15 Stephen King novels which I’ve loved, but haven’t gotten around to the Dark Tower yet.
@@danagray9709 I have to disagree there. I thought Ralph Lister nailed individual character voices( minus a couple odd choices). Michael Page wasnt quite as good at differentiating voices but his tone and inflection worked very well for me. To each their own though!
I like you have Warbreaker on your list. I often get stuck in 12+ books fantasy series (sorry WoT), Warbreaker is a 1 book story which has all the dept I expect of a series in just one book. Plus my ebook version has a commentary about the process of writing at the and of each chapter by the writer which I really like.
@@praetorxyn I agree with this sentiment, but I'll probably read at least a few before he finishes. He has a LOT planned so he's not gonna stop anytime soon, but sometimes his books seem to write things that aren't related. What you should know is that everything he has written so far (including Elantris, I think) is somehow part of his milieu the Cosmere. And he writes, seemingly, incredibly fast. Maybe not as fast as some, but fast enough compared to Robert Jordan.
@@jchinckley He writes fast and consistently. Largely this is because he's an outline writer. Discovery writers like Jordan and Martin on the other hand have to spend huge amounts of time in revisions, perhaps rewriting the books almost entirely several times. I won't recommend listening to it since it might spoil the books, but Brendan has a series of videos of the writing course he taught at BYU up on youtube where he goes into this. Martin in particular looks to have written himself into a corner he can't get out of in a satisfying way.
Here's mine: 1. The Full Tolkien Legendarium 2. A Wheel of Time 3. Malazan Book of the Fallen 4. A Song of Ice and Fire (might go up or down depending on how it ends) 5. Narnia (would place Lord of the Rings tied here if it's just the trilogy) 6. Mistborn and Stormlight 7. Earthsea 8. Discworld and Prydain tied 9. Shannara 10. Witcher (I hate the author but the books are growing on me)
The witcher is one of those occasions where you have to separate the author from his work. Yeah the dude's pretty salty and a bit of an asshole (putting it lightly) but the books are pretty good
Don't be so rude to past Daniel. He hadn't ascended to Greene Daniel level yet. George RR Martin's ambitions to create stories outside of ASOIAF are great. I love that he's getting into the world of video games. If it's as good as Witcher 3, then I know I'll play the heck out of it.
I can’t explain enough how the wheel of time shaped my child hood and has changed my view of the world. At some times I feel as the Wheel of time is the thing I hold most dear to my heart and love the most (to the exception/tied with family members). Words cannot express how much I love each and every one of these books. If you are reading this comment and have not read it, R E A D I T. Even if you don’t have money. Get money. Read it. If you don’t find the first three books the most amazing (Which you will definitely like the first two at least) once you get to the fourth you will never be able to stop reading. I use to stay up all night reading and hid the book in my textbooks at school. I can’t express how much these books mean to me.
1. Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson 2. The Realm of Elderlings by Robin Hobb 3. The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan 4. Woldbreaker Saga by Kameron Hurley 5. Broken Earth Series by N. K. Jemisin
Are the latter two ongoing or done I haven't heard of them. I have Malazan but haven't read it, still need to read Fitz and the Fool but have read the rest of Realm and enjoyed it. Wheel of Time is probably my favorite.
Just based purely on how much I enjoyed reading them, and how much each has hooked me, here's my top for anyone who cares. 10.) The Mortal Instruments 9.) The reckoners 8.) LotR 7.) Inheritance Cycle 6.)Stormlight 5.) Malazan 4.)Riftwar Saga 3.)mistborn era 1 2.)ASoIaF 1.) WoT
Hope it's not weird to reply to this 2 years later, but we have very similar book interests so thought I'd recommend you try "The Belgariad" or "The black magician trilogy"!
i'm gonna read the wheel of time because of you. i actually read the eye of the world's prologue yesterday i can't wait to read some more after i'm done with my finals lol
I'm shocked and disappointed that four slots weren't reserved for The Belgariad, The Mallorean, The Elenium, and The Tamuli! What's up with that? A story so good it was worth telling four times! Four true epics of visiting all the map locations! Ok, I confess that I'm not all that shocked or disappointed.
Daniel's early vids imply he has never heard of the Eddings, but later he read the Belgariad but didn't enjoy it a lot. Shame he didn't start with the Elenium...
1. Stormlight Archive 2. Legend of Drizzt 3. Legends of the First Empire 4. Mistborn Era 1 5. Demon Wars Saga List will change eventually. I havent finished Wheel of Time. Havent read Lightbringer or Gentleman Bastards. Want to try Licanius Trilogy.
My top 10 in no particular order: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Death Gate Cycle The Dark Elf Trilogy A Man of His Word Mistborn The Wheel of Time As Song of Ice and Fire Memory, Sorrow and Thorn The Farseer Trilogy Lord of the Rings
I think it is a perfect entry to the genre. it’s biggest fans won’t fight the point that is not very original which is the reason I’m of the opinion the earlier on you read it the more you like it so it should really be an entry series.
1: stormlight 2: kingkiller 3: gentleman bastards 4: wheel of time 5: mistborn 6: a song of ice and fire 7: realm of the elderlings (haven't finished) 8: first law 9: Lord of the rings 10: harry potter Rated based on enjoyment only, not influence on the genre. Didn't enjoy #9 & 10 as much because I already saw the movies before reading.
Kerbals I like your list. Haven’t read Realm of the Elderlings & I’d put the First Law Trilogy up a few places, but that’s a good list overall. I’d also add a secondary ‘pulp’ list for Conan, Elric, Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser, Corum, Elric of Melnibone, Kane & those other early fantasy novels that I still love & definitely influenced what we read today, but isn’t necessarily in the same league as LotR or The Kingkiller Chronicles.
@@calebmauer1751 I have the opposite reaction, since the book is usually better than the movie. Seeing the movie can be something I like, and then the book can turn that into a love as it's taking something I already liked and improving on it. It also helps me visualise everything after seeing it in live action. Plus, seeing the movie and then reading the book can help you notice more connections since you've seen the movie and are actively looking for links to the conclusion. Similar to a reread in some respects, only faster with visual aids.
@@calebmauer1751 I think most people hold a bias for the first one they experience to be fair, book or movie. If I just like the movie and feel like it has potential to be better, then I'll probably enjoy the overall work better after reading the book. If it's a great movie and I love it, reading the book may be a let down in the respect of experiencing plot twists. You'll also hold the second work you experience to higher standards due to how much you enjoyed the first work (book or movie). Just depends I suppose, and it also depends on the genres you like.
1. Narnia (Lewis) 2. Raven Son (Kotar) 3. Winternight (Arden) 4. LOTR (Tolkien) 5. Harry Potter (Rowling) 6. His Dark Materials (Pullman) 7. ASOIAF (Martin) 8. Oz (Baum) 9. Percy Jackson (Riordan) 10. Wheel of Time (Jordan) I like a lot of variety. I find a limit of the worldbuilding too similar to Tolkien, and appreciate it when something different comes a lot (for example, Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy).
1) Lord of the Rings 2) The First Law 3) ASOIAF 4) Harry Potter 5) Stormlight Archive 6) Chronicles of Narnia 7) Wheel of Time (only through 6 books at the moment) 8) The Dark Tower 9) Mistborn 10) Dune (sequels bring it down) Still need to read: Witcher, Broken Empire, Gentleman Bastards, Malazan, Riyira, Dresden Files
Real quick: 1) The Chronicles Of Amber - Roger Zelazny (Re-read every year) 2) A Song Of Ice And Fire - George R.R. Martin (the 1st 3 books) 3 ) All books of the Malazan world - Erikson & Esslemont 4) All books of The First Law world - Joe Abercrombie 5) The Sword Of Shadows - J.V. Jones 6) The Powder Mage Trilogy - Brian Mcclellan 7) The Adept series- Piers Anthony 8) Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson (The original trilogy) 9) The Belgariad and Mallorean - David Eddings 10) Garrett, P.I. - Glen Cook
In no particular order really: 1. Berserk 2. Kingkiller Chronicle 3. One Piece 4. Hunter X Hunter 5. Stormlight Archive 6. The Lord Of The Rings 7. The First Law Trilogy 8. The Witcher(only 2 books in, but so far the series is nearly perfect for me! Closest thing to Berserk, but still unique, love it SO much, not to mention the narrator is amazing too) 9. Wheel of Time(only 5 books in, but it is simply stunning, it is going slow and considered dropping it a few times, but I always get back to it and love it more and more and moree each time I am back; dont worry, im ready to slog through 7-10 without judging the series too much) 10. Fullmetal Alchemist I think Japanese manga are highly underrated/underknown in the fantasy community. Everyone will only mention book series, which makes no sense to me. One Piece alone for example stands head and shoulder next to The Lord of The Rings as one of the most important works in fantasy and fiction, as does Berserk.
1. Farseer's Trilogy Trilogy (Realm of the Elderlings?) by Robin Hobb 2. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling 3. Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson 4. Dresden Files by Jim Butcher 5. LOTR by J. R. R. Tolkien 6. Discworld by Terry Pratchett 7. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan 8. Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch 9. Riyria Revelations by Micheal J. Sullivan 10. Aborsen by Garth Nix
1. Realm of the Elderlings 2. Wheel of Time 3. Kingkiller Chronicle 4. ASOIAF 5. The First Law 6. LOTR 7. Deverry Cycle 8. The Belgariad 9. Dragonlance Chronicles 10. The Riftwar Cycle X. (haven't read yet but on 'high hopes' list) Gentlemen Bastards, Mistborn and Malazan
1. A song of ice and fire (up to date) 2. The stormlight Archive (up to date) 3. The Lord of the Rings (completed) 4. Mistborn (up to date) 5. The First Law (completed) 6. Harry Potter (completed) 7. The Dark Tower (completed) 8. Realm of the Elderlings ( in progress) 9. The Wheel of Time (in progress) 10. Kingkiller Chronicles (up to date) My current list and personal completion status.
My personal list: 1. Simon R. Green: Hawk and Fisher series 2. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman: Dragonlance Legends 3 R. A. Salvatore: The Dark Elf Trilogy 4. Michael Moorcock: The Corum series 5. Guy Gavriel Kay: The Fionavar Tapestry 6. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman: Dragonlance Chronicles 7. Troy Denning: Dark Sun Pentaprism series 8. Roger Zelazny: The Chronicles of Amber 9. R.A. Salvatore: Crimson Shadow series 10. Dan Parkinson: Dwarven Nations Series 11. David Niall Wilson: The Grails Covenant Trilogy 12. Terry Brooks: The Shannara Chronicles
Love Hawk and Fisher. Read those first and then realized that Blue Moon Rising was their "origin" story. It really changed how I saw the characters and enriched the stories for me.
I just read Jim Butcher's 'Furies of Calderon' series, and was very impressed by it! If you like the other series on this list, i highly recommend it as well. In addition his 'The Aeronaut's Windlass' is a magnificent gleaming steampunk/fantasy gem as well.
Yaaah. I was looking for someone namedropping codex alera. It is on my list for sure. I LOVE that series so much and it's strange to me it's not even a mention.
@@Arlo4511 It was popular back in the 80s. Then there was a time gap for the second set to the series which I never got around to finishing =( But yeah, the first set would be on about everybody's list if it was more recent I think. I'd also add some of Michael Moorcock's books - The Eternal Champion saga in all forms, which is again too old to be of notice to the younger gens. Edgar Riceboroughs many different series, the Tarnsman of Gor series. Lot of oldies.
Great list! Here's mine. We only had a couple in common, but I haven't read everything on yours yet. 10. Discworld (Pratchett) 9. The Fionavar Tapestry (Kay) 8. The Empire trilogy (Feist) 7. Lord of the rings (Tolkien) 6. The chronicles of Narnia (Lewis) 5. His dark materials (Pullman) 4. A song of ice and fire (Martin) 3. The dark is rising (Cooper) 2. The wheel of time (Jordan/Sanderson) 1. The magicians (Grossman)
1. The wheel of time 2. Stormlight archive 3. Mistborn 4. Lightbringer 5. The Lord of the Rings 6. Song of ice and fire 7. Harry Potter 8. Kingkiller 9. The black magician 10. Son of seven ( 9 and 10 are not very good, but I'm 14 and have not read many books...)
While they may not be good to others, some of the books we read when we are younger are priceless, especially if they fuel your desire to read and for that alone would make them worth being in your personal top 10, I am a good deal older but that is why my top ten is very different from the others I have seen here, and those are the books that got me reading and why they deserve to be in my list.
Your list is actually pretty good. When my son was about your age he picked a book off my shelf and asked to read it. Ringworld, which is worldbuilding at it's best. I suggested that he wait a decade, and that he would appreciate it more. Instead, I offered Stainless Steel Rat and Deathworld, which are more action packed, if lighter on the world building. He recently said he appropriated my guidance, as Ringworld was too detailed of a book for him when he was younger. At his wedding he said to his bride, "I would kill 10 trillion people for you," which is about as insane a proclamation of love as can be made, and I'm sure no one in the audience but me and his woman knew to what he was referencing. The Hugo and Nebula awards are given each year for science fiction. It's a fairly good list to select titles and authors from. There are a lot of books out there, so starting at the top of the list is a reasonable way to go. That, and the recommendation of friends. The first harry potter book was rejected by over twenty publishers... go figure.
@@geraldfrost4710 My dad gave me Stainless Steel Rat when I was about that age, and I LOVED them. Thank you for reminding me about them, I may need to see if I can find a copy or if it is on Kindle and revisit :)
Just stumbled on your channel today, and really enjoy your take on the genre. I started reading WoT back in 1992 with a group of college buddies, and have re-read it multiple times. I agree that it is the top of its class. Also became a fan of Sanderson as a result of his involvement in that project. Love having the audiobooks playing in the background while I work. I have a couple of young teenage sons, and that's about when I started reading fantasy. Once I started, I never looked back. It's not the only genre I read, but it is my favorite. My first venture into fantasy was Lloyd Alexander's 'The Chronicles of Prydain'. Loved that as a kid, and was a great, accessible intro to the genre for a 12 year old. Which is why my current 12 year old is loving it so much. A couple other very simple, very easy reads early on were The Belgariad and the Riftwar Saga. Loved those two, and my 15 year old is engrossed in Magician Master right now. Love to see them embracing the genre as much as I did when I was young. While it's not exactly mainstream, I do also enjoy re-reading Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams. And I also hated Wizard's First Rule. Tried the second book to give things a chance, but it was equally disappointing.
Is Robin Hobb that good? I didn’t even finish the first book of the Assassin’s Apprentice series. And that’s coming from a pretty avid reader. (As I’m sure most people watching this video are)
1. Stormlight Archive. 2. Harry Potter. 3. Malazan Book of the Fallen. 4. A Song of Ice and Fire. 5. Mistborn 6. Lord of the Rings. 7. One Piece (Why not?) 8. Kingkiller. 9. Discworld. 10. The Broken Earth. (Currently reading The Wheel of Time and planning to read The First Law, so this list is going to change a lot in the near future).
Here goes just my list: 1. The Chronicles of Narnia 2. Dark Tower series 3. Realm of the Elderlings/Farseer/Assassin's Apprentice 4. The Witcher 5. Harry Potter (before jk started retroactivity screwing things over) Seems I haven't read many full series in fantasy, I'm more of a horror reader I guess though I do say my favourite genre is fantasy... Currently reading the Wheel of Time because of that video mentioned at the start of this video and because it was in most commenters top 5. Sadly at book 2 I'm finding it not completely my taste but I'm pushing on nonetheless, don't exactly know what it is I want from it. Edit: book 2 ends well and book 3 is lit as all heck! I realised that if I could get through book 3 of the Farseers I can read anything.
If book 2 of WoT is a struggle, you are in for quite the journey through the next 12 books. I was struggling through 4 and 5 but then finished the series on audiobook since I bike a lot. Also Michael Kramer is the greatest narrator ever.
Oh no @@M0ntezuma300 don't tell me that! Tell me that it totally picks up and I'll get super sucked into it all! I can't do audio books because I get distracted by my more interesting thoughts even while reading then I have to reread paragraphs, you can't do that in audio books! I wanted a series to hold me a long time so I wouldn't have to say goodbye to characters so soon but if I'm not gonna enjoy the trip why then go along? Oh no. Thankee for the tipoff though
Thank you, I agree with all of yours....except Dark Tower. Loved many parts of the series, but the end....wow, no thank you :-). Maybe I was just SO exhausted by the time I got to the end because King clearly just threw a bunch of drug-crazed stuff in the last 3 books, but I was so let down by the ending. :-). Glad you enjoyed it.
@@kylegantert4568 I think the Discworld would rank higher for many if it was just one story. But it really is 5+ stories set in the one world. Still Terry Pratchett is and always will be my favorite author.
@@WilfSteptonice choice, i love the death series. Personally a hat full of sky is my fav. I love the deep charicters and the overall message of the book.
Sk in the las 3 books rough the story. A pity. The fourth book was one of the best books i've ever read in my life. PS: the last 3 pages OMFG. This series could be one of the greatest
devbang I thought that was the whole point. Roland’s obsession never ends, he keeps going even though it’s all in vain. All the sacrifice, obsession for nothing.
The pure depth is what makes asoiaf my favorite of all time. The world is just so amazingly thoughtout and complex. I also looooove the mysterious elements of its magic and gods, where we see the magic through the eyes of unknowing humans and are therefore not getting all the i formation we would like. It just pulls you in soooo much
10) Mistborn 9) Shin Angyo Onshi 8) Lightbringer 7) Codex Alera 6) The Demon Cycle 5) The Dresden Files 4) The Wheel of Time 3) Lord of the Rings 2) Berserk 1) The Chronicles of Narnia
@@Carolina-rd3gh They read best in publication order, with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first. My favorites would have to be The Horse and His Boy, The Silver Chair, and Prince Caspian, but they're all great reads. Enjoy!
1. Malazan (both Erikson and Esselmont) 2. Wheel of Time 3. A Song of Ice and Fire 4. Wars of Light and Shadow 5. Black Company/Lord of the Rings (varies based on the day)
I love these lists, I've always loved fantasy, but I decided to read this genre exclusively this year. Lists like these have been very helpful in finding the gems within the the genre. I've read enough that I'm considering reading The Wheel of Time. The length of the series is intimidating, but you've made it sound well worth the time it takes to read them. I completely understand why the Witcher series is so high on the list. The books definitely couldn't stand up to some of the modern fantasy series, but the world it's set in is so well done. The characters and their relationships are executed well, and the plot itself is so satisfying throughout the series. I knew it would be one of my favorites when I finished Baptism of Fire.
1) Redwall 2) Wheel of Time 3) L Frank Baum's and Ruth Plumby Thompson OZ BOOKS 4) Orson Scott Card's Homecoming series 5) Lord of The Rings 6) MYST novels 7) The Seven Sleepers 8) Magic The Gathering novels
I have a weird position on 'Mistborn' Era 01. Basically, each individual novel has flaws, but as one big story its flawless, particularly in the execution of the plot threads and foreshadowing.
To be honest that sounds pretty much like any fantasy series ever written. I remember struggling through the fellowship of the ring and almost gave up on many occaisons. But i stuck with it lol
I’m excited to check out some of these! I used to read a lot of fantasy but due to lack of time I haven’t read nearly as much in the last decade. Now, I mostly consume through audio books which is really helping satisfy that urge to experience truly great stories! I’m currently loving Brandon Sanderson, my favorite is the original Mistborn trilogy. But loving the others as well
10. Spook's apprentice by Joseph Delaney 9. Ranger's apprentice by John Flanagan 8. Black Magician by Trudi Canavan 7. Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan 6. Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne 5. Old Kingdom by Garth Nix 4. Skammerens Datter by Lene Kaaberbøl 3. Alex Verus by Benedict Jacka 2. Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix 1. Lightbringer by Brent Weeks
Not in any particular order: Elric Saga, Thieve's World, Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Lord of the Rings, Myth Adventures, Xanth Series, Incarnations of Immortality, Dragonriders of Pern, Dragonlance Series, Shannara
1. ASOIAF 2. The Dark Tower 3. His Dark Materials 4. Berserk (manga) 5. Dark Star Trilogy (only one book but it’s my favorite of the year so far) 6. Mists of Avalon 7. LOTR 8. Kingkiller chronicles 9. Discworld 10. Earthsea
So I’m a bit old school and mostly I am putting this up to write about MacDonald He deserves a place on any all time fantasy list. 1. the Princess and the Goblin and the Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald George MacDonald is the true Great Grandfather of fantasy. He is the bridge from classic fairytales to modern fantasy. Both CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were inspired by MacDonald. Without MacDonald , there would be no Hobbit, Lord of the Rings or Narnia. (These are very light and totally appropriate to read to children. As an adult, I still love revisiting My collection of MacDonalds books) 2. The hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. Tolkien 3. Narnia. CS Lewis 4. The Earthsea trilogy Ursula leGuin 5.Wheel of Time. Jordan 6. Dresden files, Jim Butcher 7. Temaraire by Naomi Novak. (Historic fiction, The napoleonic wars with dragons.) 8. Codex Alegra, Jim Butcher 9. Brandon Sanderson Stormlight Archive 10. Elizabeth Moon the Deed of Paksanarion.
And so, here is my top 10, of the moment: 1) Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien 2) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R Donaldson 3) The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan 4) Otherland - Tad Williams 5) The Dark Tower - Stephen King 6) Shannara - Terry Brooks 7) The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny 8) Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Claire 9) The Belgariad - David Eddings 10) Harry Potter - J K Rowling.
@@nickieb2636 Bad things are made all the time. My level of enjoyment, or lack thereof, will be decided when it comes out. I'm not fan enough to quote the Silmarillion, but I aware of the material enough to appreciate some of the changes the movies made while disapproving of others.
@@KosherCookery Then I shall amend my statement to say "the forging of the rings & the fall of Numeanor." Hopefully the producers of the show have better researchers than my slapdash memory.
10. Shadow books by Anne Logston 9. Rhapsody Trilogy by Elizabeth Haydon 8. Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey (Last Herald Trilogy) 7. Mistborn 6. Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisen 5. Garrett PI by Glen Cook 4. Hollows by Kim Harrison (urban fantasy) 3. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan 2. Taltos books by Steven Brust 1. Storm Light Archive by Brandon Sanderson
My Top 10 (so far): 1. ASOIAF 2. Kingkiller Chronicle 3. LOTR + The Hobbit 4. The Witcher 5. Stormlight Archive 6. The Dark Tower 7. Mistborn 8. The Prince Of Nothing 9. Harry Potter 10. The Inheritance Cycle
I was kinda disappointed with Inheritance. The last book was extremely long and I felt like nothing that happened in it had much relevance to the plot, yet there were tons of loose plot threads from previous books that were just ignored. The main villain of the whole series was defeated in a single chapter, and the ending felt like fanfiction. It still has a special play in my heart, because I was 5 when the first book came out and I loved the series as a kid.
1-Wheel of Time 2-Malazan: book of the fallen by Stephen Erickson and Ian Esslemont 3-Lightbringer 4-Gentlemen Bastards 5-A song of ice and fire 6-The Elenium by David Eddings 7-The First law trilogy 8-Dresden Files by Jim Butcher 9-The traitor son cycle by Miles Cameron 10-Powder mage trilogy by Brian McClellen
1. Shannara Series 2. Wheel of Time 3. Dresden Files 4. Mistborn 5. Harry Potter 6. Valdemar 7. First Law 8. Song of Ice and Fire 9. Iron Druid 10. Lord of the Rings
I totally agree with your opinion on the Witcher. Never a series made me so connected with the characters and feel so many different emotions. That was even more impressive for me because 1) The books were originally written in Polish. English is not my first language and I have read multiple books on it’s translated then on its original form and I can confirm that makes a HUGE difference. 2) I’m also a huge fan of the games, and even thought Witcher 2 spoils the end of the series and Witcher 3 spoils the big plot twist of the whole thing, that not detracted an inch from my overall enjoyment. Quick question, which book on the series was your favorite?
This is my top 10 from a Dutch fan. 10. "De Meestermagiër" from W.J Maryson (this is a Dutch Fantasy writer how pas away on 2011 his books where never translated to english) 9. "The Death Gate Cycle" from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 8. "Lords of the Ring" and "The Hobbit" from J.R.R. Tolkien 7. "Riftwar Saga" from Raymond E Fiest 6. "The Farseer Trilogy" and "Tawny Man Trilogy" from Robin Hobb 5. "Planet of Adventure" Jack Vance (i know it's more SF but it reads more like Fantasy like only Jack Vance can) 4. "Sovereign Stone" from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 3. "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" From Tad Williams 2. "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" Stephen R Donaldson 1. "Wheel of Time" Robert Jordan (in Dutch the title is "Rad des Tijds"
Let me try: 1. Tad Williams- Memory, Sorrow And Thorn 2. Robin Hobb- The Realm Of The Elderlings 3. J.K. Rowling- Harry Potter series 4. J.V. Jones- The Book Of Words 5. J.R.R. Tolkien- The Hobbit/The Lord Of The Rings 6. Tad Williams- Shadowmarch Quartet 7. Phillip Pullman- His Dark Materials 8. Sarah J. Maas- Throne Of Glass series 9. Graham Austin-King- The Riven Wyrd Saga (self published) 10. Ursula K. LeGuin- A Wizard Of Earthsea
Lovin those shocking blue eyes you got there! 😉 picking a top 10 is alot harder than I thought! 10. Game of thrones 9. Darker shade of magic. 8. Mistborn trilogy 7. Lord of the rings 6. Warbreaker 5. First law trilogy 4. The faithful and the fallen saga 3. Pure series 2. Interview with the vampire trilogy (I'm not into vampire stories but this became one of my favorite series) 1. Stormlight archives Btw I'm starting the wheel of time after this book I'm reading currently.
1. Wheel of Time 2. Stormlight Archive 3. Mistborn Era 1 4. Lord of the Rings 5. Malazan Book of the Fallen 6. Harry Potter 7. The Powder Mage Trilogy 8. Mistborn Era 2 9. Gods of Blood and Powder 10. A Song of Ice and Fire
I need to read Brian Mclellan. Both series. I've heard really good things. Do you know if its necessary to start with Powder Mage before Gods of Blood and Powder?
David Shaffer yeah. Gods of Blood and Powder follows some of the same characters 10ish years later. They are great books I highly suggest you read them, but Powder Mage first.
@@derekdurst9216 Thank you! I'm glad I asked because I had started to read Sins of Empire and I was really really confused because the author I believe assumes that you have read powder mage trilogy and doesn't Go over a lot of things because of that
When you’ve finished the Dark Tower series, there’s another book “the wind through the keyhole” written after the main series that takes place between books 4-5
I'm kind of new to fantasy, so here is my list with my semi sarcastic tone for your enjoyment. 1: The Vampire Chronicles (yes, it's technically Gothic horror, but you have vampires and witches. Close enough for me). 2: The Dark Tower (I don't even want to start on how influential this series has been on me this past year) 3: The Kingkiller Chronicles (Hey, pretty boy: look up Tuomas Holopanien and you'll understand how I not only learned of this series, but also damn good music) 4: Lord of the Rings (would rank higher, but I have two gripes with the series) 5: A Song of Ice and Fire (I'm in love with the prose and how fluid it is).
Crap. Forgot about His Dark Materials. But with Rice, besides being an outstanding writer, her novels have a way of altering your sense of the world we live in. I think that's what draws people into her work: you start being influenced by the characters in some way. Or maybe that's just my über fan boy coming out.
Have not read 10 series yet xD But i’ll give you top 5. 5. Harry Potter. 4. Asoiaf. 3. The witcher series/stories. 2. The Lord of the rings. Number one. The malazan series.
My Favorites 1. Stormlight 2. Riyria Revelations 3. King Killer Chronicles 4. Lightbringer 5. The Realm of the Elderlings (Farseer Trilogy) 6. Broken Earth 7. LOTR 8. Harry Potter 9. Furies of Calderon 10. Kings Dark Tidings Honorable Mentions 1. GOT 2. WOT 3. Mistborn 4. Bartimaeus 5. Powder Mage 6. Gentleman Bastards Good Books I Didnt Like 1. Malazan Book of the Fallen 2. First Law 3. The Magicians 4. The Dark Tower
I love ASOIAF just finished reading the last book, what would you recommend me reading based on something similar to ASOIAF (apart from LOTR and Harry potter)
I’m reading The Blade Itself right now. I’m not into it. Sure, it’s great writing. I’m just not connecting. I probably won’t continue with the series, unless something in last 100 pages changes my mind.
Just discovered this channel. Really glad I did. I'm probably quite a bit older than most commenters here and that along with me having not read any new fantasy in a LONG time (something this video and the comments below is helping me correct!) my list will reflect that. In a way though hopefully I mention something from the past that you young'uns will discover for the first time. :o) 10.Belgarion by David Eddings: Admittedly pretty light fare when compared to the other titles but well written and characters who you come to care deeply about. The villains could use quite a bit of work and some of the world is formulaic but it doesn't stop you from being drawn in with an interesting concept of powerful mages and character driven relationships. In the end its just a fun read. 9. Dark Glory War (and other books) by Michael Stackpole: Interesting cultural concepts in the building of this world. Some very good characters and well written action. Could use more development of some reoccurring characters and other parts of the world but overall a very enjoyable world to read about. 8. Guardians of the Flame by Joel Rosenberg: Take modern day D&D players and transport them as their character into an actual fantasy wold of magic and dragons. Bit of a trope but done with finesse and skill by the writer. Characters with flaws and a well thought out (if not especially deep) world. 7. Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen: The world building could use a lot of work but the scope of the story (when considering the Empire of the East "prequel" interwoven with the "present" stories works well. The concept of the Swords and how they came into being sucks you in. The Swords is such a fantastically well done concept I ran a 5 year D&D campaign based on them. lol Another fun read that unfortunately starts to run out of steam towards the end. 6. Deryni books by Katherine Kurtz: The Deryni are essential the persecuted Marvel mutants in a fantasy world. Stories that span decades and centuries, written by a super talented author who develops fantastic characters, a magic system and a rich deep, thought provoking world. 5. Wheel of Time: Can't really add to whats been said here a hundred times. It has some flaws I have trouble getting past but its overall scope and epicness (I insist thats a word) mean it has to be on the list. 4. Videssos Cycle (and other books in that world) by Harry Turtledove: A Roman legion transported to a world with magic written by an expert in Byzantine history? Yes please. Excellent world building, deep, flawed characters an interesting magic system and a really great villain who you only discover the truth of very slowly as little layers of his story are peeled away. Great stuff. 3. Riftwar Saga (and the continuing books) by Raymond Feist: If you love world and culture building then you have no choice but to enjoy this series. Throw in the fantastic writing of Feist and you have a can't miss series. 2. LotR: I personally enjoy other series more but this was a big building block (as it was for most folks) in my love of fantasy. Its importance is without dispute and though I love other series more it deserves its place near the top of any top 10 list. 1. Conan: I know, not technically a series. Most short stories put together in a series of 12 books edited by De Camp and Carter. These books are what started me on the path of loving fantasy even more than Lord of the Rings. Pulp style sword and sorcery with possibly the greatest and probably most well protagonist of all time. These book helped me love to read and certainly formed my love of the genre.
I love top 10 lists but I realised I can't make my own because I haven't read as much fantasy as I would like to xD So top 5 I guess? 1. The Wheel of Time 2. The Stormlight Archive 3. The Witcher 4. The First Law 5. Mistborn I didn't love The Lies of Locke Lamora so I'm not planning on continuing the series any time soon. I can't wait to start Lightbringer though! And yes, LotR is not on the list because I haven't read the books. (same with ASOIAF)
1-stormlight archive 2-kingkiller cronicle 3-skulduggery pleasant 4-mistborn(both eras, but mainly the second) 5-lightbringer 6-the sword of truth 7-beautiful creatures 8-las memorias de idhun 9-eragon 10-el ejercito negro
Daniel Greene have you read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series by Tad Williams? It is very underrated and also was very influential back in the 80s. I would love to hear your review.
Some of my fantasy favorites in no particular order: The Black Company. The Dresden Files. Discworld. The Wildcat Wizard. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Conan the Barbarian. Borderland. Wheel of Time. A Song of Ice and Fire. Codex Alera. The Ascendants of Estorea. The First Law. There are probably a lot more that I'm not thinking of right now. These are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Also, there are some on this list that I haven't finished yet or might only have read a small part of yet(I read several books at the same time, and sometimes take long breaks in the middle of books). In that case they are on the list because I like them so far.
What’s your top ten??
Just started reading fantasy lol. Read prince of thorns and hated it, now reading lies of locke lamora and it's so much better.
Btw are you a writer? Asking because most people who read a lot also want to write
1. Steven Erikson- Malazan Tales of the Fallen
2. Robin Hobb - Realm of the Elderlings
3. Robert Jordan - The Wheel of Time
4. Michael J. Sullivan - Riyira
5. George R.R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire
6. Scott Lynch - Gentleman Bastards
7. Brandon Sanderson - Stormlight Archive
8. Andrzej Sapkowski - The Witcher
9. J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings
10. Glen Cook - Black Company (original trilogy)
10. Malazan
9. Gentlemen Bastards
8. First Law
7. Lord of the Rings
6. Light Bringer
5. Dark Tower
4. Mistborn
3. Memory, Sorrow, Thorn
2. Storm Light Archive
1. Wheel of Time
1. Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
2. Gentleman Bastards - Scott Lynch
3. Mistborn Era 1 - Brandon Sanderson
4. The Broken Earth - N.K. Jemisin
5. A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
6. Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
7. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
8. The Riyria Revelations - Michael J. Sullivan
9. The Broken Empire - Mark Lawrence
10. The Witcher - Andrzej Sapkowski
1. WOT by Robert Jordan
2. MALAZAN book of the fallen by Steven Erikson and collab with Ian C. Esslemont
3. RIFTWAR SAGA by Raymond Feist
4. STORMLIGHT by Brandon Sanderson
5. The darkness that comes before by R. Scott Bakker
6.First Law by Joe Abercrombie
7.LIGHTBRINGER and the night angel trilogy by Brent Weeks
8. Forgotten realms Story oy Drizzt and war of the spider queen by R. A. Salvatorre and friends.. 😂😂
9.BLOOD SONG series by Anthony Ryan
10. TORN bet. KKC by Patrick Rothfuss and GB by Scott Lynch... 😁✌️😁
1:25 First Law
2:35 Stormlight Archive
3:47 Lightbringer
4:50 Dark Tower
6:00 Mistborn
7:05 Gentleman Bastard
8:40 Lord of the Rings
10:35 A song of Ice and Fire
12:36 Witcher
14:18 duh
I fully understand and support duh
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I just love how you didn't have to say who was #1, and we all knew who is Daniel's #1
no Malazan?
@@coban0699 As a first Time read of the WOT and a relatively new Daniel Greene subscriber, I too, support duh and hopefully, when I'm done with the series, will fully support it.
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1. Wheel of Time
Jackson, I agree with you totally! I'm going to try to change that though.
1,000,000,000,000. Sword of Truth
3. Gentleman Bastards
2./1. LOTR & WOT
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Amen
@@Error403HRD I had to start somewhere between 3-5 times before it finally clicked with me. The initial hardest part was the first 100 or so pages of The Eye of the World. If you can get past that it will probably draw you in. And now is the time since it's finished and you don't have to wait for the next book in the series. I gave up on book 5 and now I intend to start again from the beginning.
That is what I sense from all of his videos, also maybe some misogyny
Absolutely no one:
Daniel Greene: Did someone say Wheel of Time?
I am becoming like this and I'm only on 3rd book :D
Licanius trilogy. Give it a read. It's amazing.
Me too!
Robert Jordan is dead.
Sooo.....his first 4 books were great?
Gerg C what’s the meaning of your comment? Are you under the impression that he only wrote books 1-4 of the WoT series? Or do you feel that since he’s dead, his 5th through 11th books of the series are “not great” ?? Or are you just an internet trolloc? Cheeto finger, basement dwellin, Neverborn?
By the way, Sapkowski's Hussite Trilogy is like ASOIAF, but better. When it is finally discovered by the English-speaking audience, it will be such a major hit.
Sounds like I need to jump on it quick before it explodes!
@@DanielGreeneReviews alas, the first book will be released in English on May 14, 2020, but I promise, if the translation is good, it will blow your mind.
Oh...my other favourite channel.😃
@@KingsandGenerals Didn't know you were such a book reader👍
@@KingsandGenerals love your channel! Cream of the crop
Love that the Witcher is #2 for you. I recently finished the books and wow, they're all so good in their own way and they've really gotten up there with my favorite fantasy books.
It's nice to see so much Malazan on these comment lists, would love to see a booktuber that puts out Malazan content to the extent Daniel does with his love of the Wheel of time series
Me too. I feel like it's a widely loved, but not so widely discussed series.
I feel like people are either Wheel of Time people or Malazan people, it's like Beatles vs Stones.
To be fair, i felt the same way about wheel of time till i read the Malazan series.
The problem with talking about this series is that so much about these books is about discovering how everything ties together in this massive world. Who they are, what motivates people, what the alliances are about and seeing events unfold. Talking about it pales in comparison to just rereading it and seeing those little secrets on the pages hidden in plain sight all along, and finding joy in being in on a these connections and then gasping a massive oh shit.
Main point of this list is basically to show opinions change. If you ask me a week from now, the list will be different. Everything is ballpark of course!
Thoughts on John Gwynne’s The Faithful and the Fallen series?
Can't wait for you to read Robin Hobb's Farseer so it can destroy your list :3
@@JLoja88 I never understood the appeal of Hobb. I only read the original Farseer trilogy, so maybe that's the issue, but there were just too many poor character decisions and illogical plot choices, specifically in the third book, that it quickly became a frustrating read.
Have you discovered the Dandelion Dynasty Trilogy by Ken Liu yet?
1. The Grace of Kings
2. The Wall of Storms
3. Untitled - Release date hopefully this year
It stands apart from most contemporary Western Fantasy by doing a whole number of things. These include: switching between 3rd Person POV and borderline omniscient narrator; frequent flashback scenes; being Silkpunk etc.
Literally me with my opinions on everything, I can never make up my mind
1. The Hobbit/lotr
2. A song of Ice and fire
3. Stormlight archive
4. Chronicles of Narnia
5. His dark materials
6. Discworld
7. Wheel of Time
8. The dark tower
9. Harry Potter
10. Alice in Wonderland
Lotr is over rated IMO.
The movies are not the books.
@@duncan3707 Over rated? For me, together with the silmarilion they are the best fantasy books ever writen. The quality of the writing, the compelling and fleshed out world is frankly above any other fantasy books. I read lotr when I was 15, it took me 2 weeks to read all the books, it's all just so real, it reads like an old epic, not like a modern made up world. When I read the silmarilion a couple of years later I was entirely blown away.
@Anay K.B are you saying that as if the movies are overrated and not the books or the books aren't as good as the movies?
Anay K.B Your existence isn’t even rated because nobody gives a fuck about you.
@@ladyhatake3730 Says the guy screaming at a few binary digits in a piece of metal.
PS. Im in no mood to talk to Rabids so I've blocked you , have fun shouting at the brick wall I've built between us.
1. Lord of the Rings
2. A Song of Ice and Fire
3. Malazan
4. Dark Tower
5. The Witcher
6. Broken Empire
7. Stormlight Archive
8. Kingkiller Chronicles
9. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
10. Realm of the Elderlings
Birdguy Johnson shout out to having MST on there!
Bro I haven't even read 10 fantasy series
1. The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit
2. Harry Potter
There, that’s all I’ve ever read. I’m very excited to get deeper into this genre, and this channel has helped me a lot! I’m listening to “The Eye of the World” and am starting “Mistborn” next week.
Welcome friend.
Caleb Mauer Thank you! Do you perhaps have any recommendations?
@@isakdahl7054 I recommend beginners start with The Wheel of Time, so you're on the right track already. And you can't go wrong with anything Brandon Sanderson, and his YA stuff is just as good, like I would definitely check out Skyward if I were you. Anything on Daniel's list is good. And for something not on this list, check out Thief of Time, it's the best entry book for Discworld. Assasin's Quest by Robin Hobb is the start of a great series as well that I'm sure you'd like.
You're lucky you're starting to read and there are so many great books today. When I started reading I had no money could only read what they had at the library, and it was mostly just OK.
Caleb Mauer Thank you so much for the recommendations and encouraging words! And especially for Thief of Time. I’ve been curious on Discworld for a while, and now I know how to get started!
My top 10 would be:
1. Stormlight Archive
2. Wheel of Time
3. Berserk (The manga)
4. Malazan
5. ASoIaF
6. Kingkiller
7. Lightbringer
8. Mistborn era I
9. Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion
10. Discworld
if only berserk would end :(
A pleasant surprise to see Berserk in someone's list. I was just re-reading some of my favorite bits fom the Falcon of the Millennium arc yesterday. Every panel still blows me away. And I also agree with your first choice.
this is a great list! all of these are either among my favorites, or on my reading list
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Is berserk really that fucking good? I love dark souls and I'm looking for more inspiration for my story so ima have to give it a try today! Then I'll give wheel of time a try since its first on the video. I havent read any of these books only one lotr book and saw the lore on it.
1: Malazan
2: ASOIF
3: Stormlight Archive
4: Wheel of Time
5: Lord of the Rings
6: The First Law
7: Mistborn
8: Harry Potter
That’s all that I’ve completed. Read the first Witcher book and wasn’t crazy about it. I’ve also read about 15 Stephen King novels which I’ve loved, but haven’t gotten around to the Dark Tower yet.
What's ASOIF mean?
@@zedspoint4614 A song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
1. Malazan
2. Stormlight Archives
3. WOT
4. ASOIAF
5. Dark Tower
6. Gentlemen Bastards
7. LOTR
8. Mistborn era 1
9. Kingkiller
10. Warbreaker
Malazan for the win!
An important note: read Malazan, don't listen. The narrator for the audible version is terrible.
@@danagray9709 I have to disagree there. I thought Ralph Lister nailed individual character voices( minus a couple odd choices). Michael Page wasnt quite as good at differentiating voices but his tone and inflection worked very well for me.
To each their own though!
I like you have Warbreaker on your list. I often get stuck in 12+ books fantasy series (sorry WoT), Warbreaker is a 1 book story which has all the dept I expect of a series in just one book. Plus my ebook version has a commentary about the process of writing at the and of each chapter by the writer which I really like.
What is 'warbreaker'?
The Belgariad/Malorean - David Eddings
Shanara series - Terry Brooks
Death Gate Cycle
Dragonlance
I'm glad someone mentioned Death Gate Cycle. Really like that one as well.
Ooh! Death Gate!
I was actually shocked that Stormlight Archive was so LOW.
Its not yet finished
It's not finished. I haven't even started it because I don't want to go nuts waiting years for each book.
@@praetorxyn I know. I just thought with what was already writteb, he would have it higher.
@@praetorxyn I agree with this sentiment, but I'll probably read at least a few before he finishes. He has a LOT planned so he's not gonna stop anytime soon, but sometimes his books seem to write things that aren't related. What you should know is that everything he has written so far (including Elantris, I think) is somehow part of his milieu the Cosmere. And he writes, seemingly, incredibly fast. Maybe not as fast as some, but fast enough compared to Robert Jordan.
@@jchinckley He writes fast and consistently. Largely this is because he's an outline writer. Discovery writers like Jordan and Martin on the other hand have to spend huge amounts of time in revisions, perhaps rewriting the books almost entirely several times. I won't recommend listening to it since it might spoil the books, but Brendan has a series of videos of the writing course he taught at BYU up on youtube where he goes into this. Martin in particular looks to have written himself into a corner he can't get out of in a satisfying way.
Here's mine:
1. The Full Tolkien Legendarium
2. A Wheel of Time
3. Malazan Book of the Fallen
4. A Song of Ice and Fire (might go up or down depending on how it ends)
5. Narnia (would place Lord of the Rings tied here if it's just the trilogy)
6. Mistborn and Stormlight
7. Earthsea
8. Discworld and Prydain tied
9. Shannara
10. Witcher (I hate the author but the books are growing on me)
ssej llenrad mine pretty similar
The witcher is one of those occasions where you have to separate the author from his work.
Yeah the dude's pretty salty and a bit of an asshole (putting it lightly) but the books are pretty good
First place on Tolkien u smurf then, you judged the author, Narnia land of fucking flowers 3st, only A Wheel of Time has a good position
I agree except I didn't like A Song of Ice and Fire. Everyone said it was amazing but I gave up after the third book.
Totally agree, especially Tolkien, his books are just amazing
Don't be so rude to past Daniel. He hadn't ascended to Greene Daniel level yet. George RR Martin's ambitions to create stories outside of ASOIAF are great. I love that he's getting into the world of video games. If it's as good as Witcher 3, then I know I'll play the heck out of it.
It's going to be a from software game. So it'll probably be like a soulsborne difficulty level game.
I can’t explain enough how the wheel of time shaped my child hood and has changed my view of the world. At some times I feel as the Wheel of time is the thing I hold most dear to my heart and love the most (to the exception/tied with family members). Words cannot express how much I love each and every one of these books. If you are reading this comment and have not read it, R E A D I T. Even if you don’t have money. Get money. Read it. If you don’t find the first three books the most amazing (Which you will definitely like the first two at least) once you get to the fourth you will never be able to stop reading. I use to stay up all night reading and hid the book in my textbooks at school. I can’t express how much these books mean to me.
1. Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
2. The Realm of Elderlings by Robin Hobb
3. The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
4. Woldbreaker Saga by Kameron Hurley
5. Broken Earth Series by N. K. Jemisin
Are the latter two ongoing or done I haven't heard of them. I have Malazan but haven't read it, still need to read Fitz and the Fool but have read the rest of Realm and enjoyed it. Wheel of Time is probably my favorite.
@@praetorxyn The last trilogy with Fitz and the Fool is amazing, and the last book, just... WOW if you haven't read them yet.
@@TaliaJohnson I did read it eventually and I agree. One of the best endings I've ever read period.
You’re the first person I’ve seen in the comments that mentions The Broken Earth, amazing series!
Just based purely on how much I enjoyed reading them, and how much each has hooked me, here's my top for anyone who cares.
10.) The Mortal Instruments
9.) The reckoners
8.) LotR
7.) Inheritance Cycle
6.)Stormlight
5.) Malazan
4.)Riftwar Saga
3.)mistborn era 1
2.)ASoIaF
1.) WoT
Hope it's not weird to reply to this 2 years later, but we have very similar book interests so thought I'd recommend you try "The Belgariad" or "The black magician trilogy"!
@@docdude110 not weird at all mate, appreciate the suggestions I’ll check those out Forsure!
i'm gonna read the wheel of time because of you. i actually read the eye of the world's prologue yesterday i can't wait to read some more after i'm done with my finals lol
I'm shocked and disappointed that four slots weren't reserved for The Belgariad, The Mallorean, The Elenium, and The Tamuli! What's up with that? A story so good it was worth telling four times! Four true epics of visiting all the map locations!
Ok, I confess that I'm not all that shocked or disappointed.
Daniel's early vids imply he has never heard of the Eddings, but later he read the Belgariad but didn't enjoy it a lot. Shame he didn't start with the Elenium...
1. Stormlight Archive
2. Legend of Drizzt
3. Legends of the First Empire
4. Mistborn Era 1
5. Demon Wars Saga
List will change eventually. I havent finished Wheel of Time. Havent read Lightbringer or Gentleman Bastards. Want to try Licanius Trilogy.
Nathan Guindon Peter v Brett demon cycle or is demon wars different?
@@MD66426 demon wars is different by author RA Salvatore
Love that you added Drizzt. His series is so long and fleashed out but no one seems to talk about him.
1. Malazan
2. First Law
3. ASOIAF
4. Crimson Empire
5. Gentlemen Bastards
6. Stormlight Archives
7. Lightbringer
8. Ryria Revelations/Chronicles
9. Second Apocalypse
10. Farseer Trilogy
My top 10 in no particular order:
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
The Death Gate Cycle
The Dark Elf Trilogy
A Man of His Word
Mistborn
The Wheel of Time
As Song of Ice and Fire
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
The Farseer Trilogy
Lord of the Rings
Loves me some Robin Hobb as well. What an ending, eh?
Nice to see Thomas Covenant mentioned
The inheritance cycle does not get enough love. Such a great entry into the fantasy genre
Agreed! The inheritance cycle, Eyes of the dragon, and The Transall saga were my first fantasy books that pushed me into the genre.
I think it is a perfect entry to the genre. it’s biggest fans won’t fight the point that is not very original which is the reason I’m of the opinion the earlier on you read it the more you like it so it should really be an entry series.
1: stormlight
2: kingkiller
3: gentleman bastards
4: wheel of time
5: mistborn
6: a song of ice and fire
7: realm of the elderlings (haven't finished)
8: first law
9: Lord of the rings
10: harry potter
Rated based on enjoyment only, not influence on the genre. Didn't enjoy #9 & 10 as much because I already saw the movies before reading.
Kerbals I like your list. Haven’t read Realm of the Elderlings & I’d put the First Law Trilogy up a few places, but that’s a good list overall. I’d also add a secondary ‘pulp’ list for Conan, Elric, Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser, Corum, Elric of Melnibone, Kane & those other early fantasy novels that I still love & definitely influenced what we read today, but isn’t necessarily in the same league as LotR or The Kingkiller Chronicles.
@@calebmauer1751 I have the opposite reaction, since the book is usually better than the movie. Seeing the movie can be something I like, and then the book can turn that into a love as it's taking something I already liked and improving on it. It also helps me visualise everything after seeing it in live action. Plus, seeing the movie and then reading the book can help you notice more connections since you've seen the movie and are actively looking for links to the conclusion. Similar to a reread in some respects, only faster with visual aids.
@@calebmauer1751 I think most people hold a bias for the first one they experience to be fair, book or movie. If I just like the movie and feel like it has potential to be better, then I'll probably enjoy the overall work better after reading the book. If it's a great movie and I love it, reading the book may be a let down in the respect of experiencing plot twists. You'll also hold the second work you experience to higher standards due to how much you enjoyed the first work (book or movie). Just depends I suppose, and it also depends on the genres you like.
1. Narnia (Lewis)
2. Raven Son (Kotar)
3. Winternight (Arden)
4. LOTR (Tolkien)
5. Harry Potter (Rowling)
6. His Dark Materials (Pullman)
7. ASOIAF (Martin)
8. Oz (Baum)
9. Percy Jackson (Riordan)
10. Wheel of Time (Jordan)
I like a lot of variety. I find a limit of the worldbuilding too similar to Tolkien, and appreciate it when something different comes a lot (for example, Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy).
I hear few people about “Earthsea”..!
That's one of my favs
1) Lord of the Rings
2) The First Law
3) ASOIAF
4) Harry Potter
5) Stormlight Archive
6) Chronicles of Narnia
7) Wheel of Time (only through 6 books at the moment)
8) The Dark Tower
9) Mistborn
10) Dune (sequels bring it down)
Still need to read: Witcher, Broken Empire, Gentleman Bastards, Malazan, Riyira, Dresden Files
Fuck I forgot dune!
#1: Tolkien
ah yes my favourite series tolkien
Agreed
Real quick:
1) The Chronicles Of Amber - Roger Zelazny (Re-read every year)
2) A Song Of Ice And Fire - George R.R. Martin (the 1st 3 books)
3 ) All books of the Malazan world - Erikson & Esslemont
4) All books of The First Law world - Joe Abercrombie
5) The Sword Of Shadows - J.V. Jones
6) The Powder Mage Trilogy - Brian Mcclellan
7) The Adept series- Piers Anthony
8) Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson (The original trilogy)
9) The Belgariad and Mallorean - David Eddings
10) Garrett, P.I. - Glen Cook
In no particular order really:
1. Berserk
2. Kingkiller Chronicle
3. One Piece
4. Hunter X Hunter
5. Stormlight Archive
6. The Lord Of The Rings
7. The First Law Trilogy
8. The Witcher(only 2 books in, but so far the series is nearly perfect for me! Closest thing to Berserk, but still unique, love it SO much, not to mention the narrator is amazing too)
9. Wheel of Time(only 5 books in, but it is simply stunning, it is going slow and considered dropping it a few times, but I always get back to it and love it more and more and moree each time I am back; dont worry, im ready to slog through 7-10 without judging the series too much)
10. Fullmetal Alchemist
I think Japanese manga are highly underrated/underknown in the fantasy community. Everyone will only mention book series, which makes no sense to me. One Piece alone for example stands head and shoulder next to The Lord of The Rings as one of the most important works in fantasy and fiction, as does Berserk.
1. Farseer's Trilogy Trilogy (Realm of the Elderlings?) by Robin Hobb
2. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
3. Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
4. Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
5. LOTR by J. R. R. Tolkien
6. Discworld by Terry Pratchett
7. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
8. Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch
9. Riyria Revelations by Micheal J. Sullivan
10. Aborsen by Garth Nix
1. Realm of the Elderlings
2. Wheel of Time
3. Kingkiller Chronicle
4. ASOIAF
5. The First Law
6. LOTR
7. Deverry Cycle
8. The Belgariad
9. Dragonlance Chronicles
10. The Riftwar Cycle
X. (haven't read yet but on 'high hopes' list) Gentlemen Bastards, Mistborn and Malazan
1. A song of ice and fire (up to date)
2. The stormlight Archive (up to date)
3. The Lord of the Rings (completed)
4. Mistborn (up to date)
5. The First Law (completed)
6. Harry Potter (completed)
7. The Dark Tower (completed)
8. Realm of the Elderlings ( in progress)
9. The Wheel of Time (in progress)
10. Kingkiller Chronicles (up to date)
My current list and personal completion status.
I love ASOIAF just finished reading DoD - out of your list what would you recommend me reading (other than LOTR)
1.Berserk
2.The Dark Tower
3.Stormlight
4. Kingkiller
5.LOTR
berserk!!!!
If I allowed manga on my list Berserk would probably be #1 or 2 (Nausicaa would also be high up there)
I'd love to see Daniel's opinion on the Berserk manga.
If you put manga..nothing can beat One piece
Why in the undieing fuck-nuggets is LOTR so low?
My personal list:
1. Simon R. Green: Hawk and Fisher series
2. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman: Dragonlance Legends
3 R. A. Salvatore: The Dark Elf Trilogy
4. Michael Moorcock: The Corum series
5. Guy Gavriel Kay: The Fionavar Tapestry
6. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman: Dragonlance Chronicles
7. Troy Denning: Dark Sun Pentaprism series
8. Roger Zelazny: The Chronicles of Amber
9. R.A. Salvatore: Crimson Shadow series
10. Dan Parkinson: Dwarven Nations Series
11. David Niall Wilson: The Grails Covenant Trilogy
12. Terry Brooks: The Shannara Chronicles
Love Hawk and Fisher. Read those first and then realized that Blue Moon Rising was their "origin" story. It really changed how I saw the characters and enriched the stories for me.
I just read Jim Butcher's 'Furies of Calderon' series, and was very impressed by it! If you like the other series on this list, i highly recommend it as well.
In addition his 'The Aeronaut's Windlass' is a magnificent gleaming steampunk/fantasy gem as well.
Yaaah. I was looking for someone namedropping codex alera. It is on my list for sure. I LOVE that series so much and it's strange to me it's not even a mention.
No Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever?
This list is very suspect without Donaldson’s “The Land” books.
Couldn't agree with you more. Thomas Covenant series is one of my favorites. Highly underrated.
@@Arlo4511 It was popular back in the 80s. Then there was a time gap for the second set to the series which I never got around to finishing =( But yeah, the first set would be on about everybody's list if it was more recent I think. I'd also add some of Michael Moorcock's books - The Eternal Champion saga in all forms, which is again too old to be of notice to the younger gens. Edgar Riceboroughs many different series, the Tarnsman of Gor series. Lot of oldies.
John Brown It’s not on his list because it’s not in his Top 10...
It’s shit
@@wombatstew9152 reluctant hero ugh
If Malazan isn't at least somewhere on the list I can't get behind it.
Great list!
Here's mine. We only had a couple in common, but I haven't read everything on yours yet.
10. Discworld (Pratchett)
9. The Fionavar Tapestry (Kay)
8. The Empire trilogy (Feist)
7. Lord of the rings (Tolkien)
6. The chronicles of Narnia (Lewis)
5. His dark materials (Pullman)
4. A song of ice and fire (Martin)
3. The dark is rising (Cooper)
2. The wheel of time (Jordan/Sanderson)
1. The magicians (Grossman)
My favorite fantasy series is the one I am currently writing
@Ed Neward what?
Good luck on writing it!
All the best writing it
I want to read it
@@user-un2dh7sp3k well it will be a while. Writers block and no idea of how I'll get it published once it's finished.
Dude just thank you so much for expanding this realm for me.
1. The wheel of time
2. Stormlight archive
3. Mistborn
4. Lightbringer
5. The Lord of the Rings
6. Song of ice and fire
7. Harry Potter
8. Kingkiller
9. The black magician
10. Son of seven
( 9 and 10 are not very good, but I'm 14 and have not read many books...)
While they may not be good to others, some of the books we read when we are younger are priceless, especially if they fuel your desire to read and for that alone would make them worth being in your personal top 10, I am a good deal older but that is why my top ten is very different from the others I have seen here, and those are the books that got me reading and why they deserve to be in my list.
Your list is actually pretty good.
When my son was about your age he picked a book off my shelf and asked to read it. Ringworld, which is worldbuilding at it's best. I suggested that he wait a decade, and that he would appreciate it more. Instead, I offered Stainless Steel Rat and Deathworld, which are more action packed, if lighter on the world building. He recently said he appropriated my guidance, as Ringworld was too detailed of a book for him when he was younger. At his wedding he said to his bride, "I would kill 10 trillion people for you," which is about as insane a proclamation of love as can be made, and I'm sure no one in the audience but me and his woman knew to what he was referencing.
The Hugo and Nebula awards are given each year for science fiction. It's a fairly good list to select titles and authors from. There are a lot of books out there, so starting at the top of the list is a reasonable way to go. That, and the recommendation of friends.
The first harry potter book was rejected by over twenty publishers... go figure.
@@geraldfrost4710 My dad gave me Stainless Steel Rat when I was about that age, and I LOVED them. Thank you for reminding me about them, I may need to see if I can find a copy or if it is on Kindle and revisit :)
I liked the black magician series
2/10
Just stumbled on your channel today, and really enjoy your take on the genre. I started reading WoT back in 1992 with a group of college buddies, and have re-read it multiple times. I agree that it is the top of its class. Also became a fan of Sanderson as a result of his involvement in that project. Love having the audiobooks playing in the background while I work.
I have a couple of young teenage sons, and that's about when I started reading fantasy. Once I started, I never looked back. It's not the only genre I read, but it is my favorite. My first venture into fantasy was Lloyd Alexander's 'The Chronicles of Prydain'. Loved that as a kid, and was a great, accessible intro to the genre for a 12 year old. Which is why my current 12 year old is loving it so much. A couple other very simple, very easy reads early on were The Belgariad and the Riftwar Saga. Loved those two, and my 15 year old is engrossed in Magician Master right now. Love to see them embracing the genre as much as I did when I was young.
While it's not exactly mainstream, I do also enjoy re-reading Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams. And I also hated Wizard's First Rule. Tried the second book to give things a chance, but it was equally disappointing.
Anything by robin hobb
Mistborn
Wheel of time
LotR
Stormloght
Gentlemen bastards
Harry potter
His dark materials
The assassins apprentice was awful
Robin Hobb!!!
You liked the Soldier Son trilogy? How???
neriumsuitedher good point....
Is Robin Hobb that good? I didn’t even finish the first book of the Assassin’s Apprentice series. And that’s coming from a pretty avid reader. (As I’m sure most people watching this video are)
1. Stormlight Archive.
2. Harry Potter.
3. Malazan Book of the Fallen.
4. A Song of Ice and Fire.
5. Mistborn
6. Lord of the Rings.
7. One Piece (Why not?)
8. Kingkiller.
9. Discworld.
10. The Broken Earth.
(Currently reading The Wheel of Time and planning to read The First Law, so this list is going to change a lot in the near future).
Yes, One Piece!
Some others I really like:
First’s Riftwar
Edgings’ Belgariad
Saberhagen Book of Swords
Dragons of Pern
Narnia
Thoughts on “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn” by Tad Williams?
Here goes just my list:
1. The Chronicles of Narnia
2. Dark Tower series
3. Realm of the Elderlings/Farseer/Assassin's Apprentice
4. The Witcher
5. Harry Potter (before jk started retroactivity screwing things over)
Seems I haven't read many full series in fantasy, I'm more of a horror reader I guess though I do say my favourite genre is fantasy...
Currently reading the Wheel of Time because of that video mentioned at the start of this video and because it was in most commenters top 5. Sadly at book 2 I'm finding it not completely my taste but I'm pushing on nonetheless, don't exactly know what it is I want from it.
Edit: book 2 ends well and book 3 is lit as all heck! I realised that if I could get through book 3 of the Farseers I can read anything.
If book 2 of WoT is a struggle, you are in for quite the journey through the next 12 books. I was struggling through 4 and 5 but then finished the series on audiobook since I bike a lot. Also Michael Kramer is the greatest narrator ever.
Oh no @@M0ntezuma300 don't tell me that! Tell me that it totally picks up and I'll get super sucked into it all! I can't do audio books because I get distracted by my more interesting thoughts even while reading then I have to reread paragraphs, you can't do that in audio books! I wanted a series to hold me a long time so I wouldn't have to say goodbye to characters so soon but if I'm not gonna enjoy the trip why then go along? Oh no. Thankee for the tipoff though
1. the Death Gate Cycle
2. The Sword of Truth
3. the Way of Shadows
1. Wheel of time
2. Malazan
3. ASOIAF
4. Mistborn
5. Stormlight
6.LOTR
7. Witcher
Mistborn above Stormlight? Heresy!
Why in the undieing fuck-nuggets is LOTR so low?
1. Malazan
2.Cosmere
3.Hellboy
4.Gaiman (cheating I know)
5. The Golem and the Jinni
6.Skulduggery Pleasant
7.Ratcatchers
8.The sword trilogy (michael Moorcock)
9.Bone
10. Earthsea cycle
You know it’s going to stay consistent! With three books it’s already put it self up to at least top five (talking about storm light)
1. Storm light
2. First law
3. WoT
4. Lightbringer
5. Dark tower
6. Black Company
7. ASOIF
8. Witcher
9. Magician
10. Steelheart/calamity
Thank you, I agree with all of yours....except Dark Tower. Loved many parts of the series, but the end....wow, no thank you :-). Maybe I was just SO exhausted by the time I got to the end because King clearly just threw a bunch of drug-crazed stuff in the last 3 books, but I was so let down by the ending. :-). Glad you enjoyed it.
I read the first book in the day and I adore it, with each subsequent part becoming more and more disappointed and disliking King
@@MickeyGameing well said.
reckoners was dope! but what sanderson isnt
My top 10:
10.Hobbit
9.and
8.the
7.Lord
6.of
5.the
4.Rings
3.mine
2. My own
1.my precious, gollum gollum!!
@Sandrine Lacasse It felt so good to find a fellow men of middle earth😂
hahaha same
Same 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️
1 LOTR
2 Berserk
3 Wheel of time
4 Stormlight
5 GOT
6 HunterxHunter
7 Death Note
8 The Dark Tower
9 Warcraft
10 Warhammer
+berserk!@
How can You put Wannabehammer over Warhammer, it dosent even have proper literature.
1. Discworld
2. The Dandelion Dynasty
3. The Stormlight Archive
4. A Song of Ice and Fire
5. Mistborn Era 1
6. Wheel of Time
7. Lord of the Rings
I thought i was the only one here who loved terry pratchett. Whats your favorite discworld book?
@@kylegantert4568 Reaper Man. Yours?
@@kylegantert4568 I think the Discworld would rank higher for many if it was just one story. But it really is 5+ stories set in the one world. Still Terry Pratchett is and always will be my favorite author.
@@WilfSteptonice choice, i love the death series. Personally a hat full of sky is my fav. I love the deep charicters and the overall message of the book.
When you finish the last book of the dark tower I need a reaction video for you. That book changed the way i felt about the whole series.
Sk in the las 3 books rough the story. A pity. The fourth book was one of the best books i've ever read in my life. PS: the last 3 pages OMFG. This series could be one of the greatest
I agree, after I finished the last book, I just felt cheated. Like the epic revelations I was promised over the past year is reading was all betrayed.
devbang I thought that was the whole point. Roland’s obsession never ends, he keeps going even though it’s all in vain. All the sacrifice, obsession for nothing.
The pure depth is what makes asoiaf my favorite of all time. The world is just so amazingly thoughtout and complex. I also looooove the mysterious elements of its magic and gods, where we see the magic through the eyes of unknowing humans and are therefore not getting all the i formation we would like. It just pulls you in soooo much
10) Mistborn
9) Shin Angyo Onshi
8) Lightbringer
7) Codex Alera
6) The Demon Cycle
5) The Dresden Files
4) The Wheel of Time
3) Lord of the Rings
2) Berserk
1) The Chronicles of Narnia
I want to read Chronicles of Narnia. Which were your favourite books?
@@Carolina-rd3gh They read best in publication order, with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first. My favorites would have to be The Horse and His Boy, The Silver Chair, and Prince Caspian, but they're all great reads. Enjoy!
1. Malazan (both Erikson and Esselmont)
2. Wheel of Time
3. A Song of Ice and Fire
4. Wars of Light and Shadow
5. Black Company/Lord of the Rings (varies based on the day)
I have just started the first Mistborn Book as my first ever Audio Book, finished the Prologue.
Good so far
Nick podehl does an awesome job with the name of the wind. I preferred the audio over the writing
I love these lists, I've always loved fantasy, but I decided to read this genre exclusively this year. Lists like these have been very helpful in finding the gems within the the genre.
I've read enough that I'm considering reading The Wheel of Time. The length of the series is intimidating, but you've made it sound well worth the time it takes to read them.
I completely understand why the Witcher series is so high on the list. The books definitely couldn't stand up to some of the modern fantasy series, but the world it's set in is so well done. The characters and their relationships are executed well, and the plot itself is so satisfying throughout the series. I knew it would be one of my favorites when I finished Baptism of Fire.
In no particular order:
Mistborn
Stormlight Archive
Wheel of Time
Lord of the Rings
Memory, Sorrow And Thorn
A Song of Ice and Fire
His Dark Materials
jshikari927 love seeing MST on there!
1) Redwall
2) Wheel of Time
3) L Frank Baum's and Ruth Plumby Thompson OZ BOOKS
4) Orson Scott Card's Homecoming series
5) Lord of The Rings
6) MYST novels
7) The Seven Sleepers
8) Magic The Gathering novels
I have a weird position on 'Mistborn' Era 01. Basically, each individual novel has flaws, but as one big story its flawless, particularly in the execution of the plot threads and foreshadowing.
To be honest that sounds pretty much like any fantasy series ever written. I remember struggling through the fellowship of the ring and almost gave up on many occaisons. But i stuck with it lol
I’m excited to check out some of these! I used to read a lot of fantasy but due to lack of time I haven’t read nearly as much in the last decade. Now, I mostly consume through audio books which is really helping satisfy that urge to experience truly great stories!
I’m currently loving Brandon Sanderson, my favorite is the original Mistborn trilogy. But loving the others as well
My List
5-Harry Potter
4-The Silmerillions
3-ASOIAF
2-Stormlight Archive
1-Lord of the Rings
10. Spook's apprentice by Joseph Delaney
9. Ranger's apprentice by John Flanagan
8. Black Magician by Trudi Canavan
7. Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
6. Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne
5. Old Kingdom by Garth Nix
4. Skammerens Datter by Lene Kaaberbøl
3. Alex Verus by Benedict Jacka
2. Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
1. Lightbringer by Brent Weeks
Not in any particular order: Elric Saga, Thieve's World, Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Lord of the Rings, Myth Adventures, Xanth Series, Incarnations of Immortality, Dragonriders of Pern, Dragonlance Series, Shannara
Yeah, you'd like the Spellmonger series.
1. ASOIAF
2. The Dark Tower
3. His Dark Materials
4. Berserk (manga)
5. Dark Star Trilogy (only one book but it’s my favorite of the year so far)
6. Mists of Avalon
7. LOTR
8. Kingkiller chronicles
9. Discworld
10. Earthsea
So I’m a bit old school and mostly I am putting this up to write about MacDonald He deserves a place on any all time fantasy list.
1. the Princess and the Goblin and the Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald
George MacDonald is the true Great Grandfather of fantasy. He is the bridge from classic fairytales to modern fantasy. Both CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were inspired by MacDonald. Without MacDonald , there would be no Hobbit, Lord of the Rings or Narnia. (These are very light and totally appropriate to read to children. As an adult, I still love revisiting My collection of MacDonalds books)
2. The hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. Tolkien
3. Narnia. CS Lewis
4. The Earthsea trilogy Ursula leGuin
5.Wheel of Time. Jordan
6. Dresden files, Jim Butcher
7. Temaraire by Naomi Novak. (Historic fiction, The napoleonic wars with dragons.)
8. Codex Alegra, Jim Butcher
9. Brandon Sanderson Stormlight Archive
10. Elizabeth Moon the Deed of Paksanarion.
And so, here is my top 10, of the moment:
1) Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien
2) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R Donaldson
3) The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
4) Otherland - Tad Williams
5) The Dark Tower - Stephen King
6) Shannara - Terry Brooks
7) The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
8) Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Claire
9) The Belgariad - David Eddings
10) Harry Potter - J K Rowling.
Finally, someone mentions Terry Brooks. Agreed about Shannara series. Awesome
Mate! I highly recommend you read the Expanse books... you need to talk about more Sci-fi!!
Ps awesome videos mate keep up the good work
I'm told the Amazon series will feature the forging of the rings in Numeanor. If true, I'm giving it a chance.
As a big fan of the Lord of the Rings, I'm really afraid at how the Amazon series is going to be... Aren't you?
@@nickieb2636 Bad things are made all the time. My level of enjoyment, or lack thereof, will be decided when it comes out. I'm not fan enough to quote the Silmarillion, but I aware of the material enough to appreciate some of the changes the movies made while disapproving of others.
@@IamMeHere2See I like how you think! I guess I'll wait excitedly before I judge it, instead of already being afraid
*ahem* The rings weren’t forged in Numenor. They were forged in Eregion and Sammath Naur.
@@KosherCookery Then I shall amend my statement to say "the forging of the rings & the fall of Numeanor." Hopefully the producers of the show have better researchers than my slapdash memory.
10. Shadow books by Anne Logston
9. Rhapsody Trilogy by Elizabeth Haydon
8. Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey (Last Herald Trilogy)
7. Mistborn
6. Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisen
5. Garrett PI by Glen Cook
4. Hollows by Kim Harrison (urban fantasy)
3. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
2. Taltos books by Steven Brust
1. Storm Light Archive by Brandon Sanderson
My Top 10 (so far):
1. ASOIAF
2. Kingkiller Chronicle
3. LOTR + The Hobbit
4. The Witcher
5. Stormlight Archive
6. The Dark Tower
7. Mistborn
8. The Prince Of Nothing
9. Harry Potter
10. The Inheritance Cycle
The Witcher series doesn’t get enough attention!
I was kinda disappointed with Inheritance. The last book was extremely long and I felt like nothing that happened in it had much relevance to the plot, yet there were tons of loose plot threads from previous books that were just ignored. The main villain of the whole series was defeated in a single chapter, and the ending felt like fanfiction. It still has a special play in my heart, because I was 5 when the first book came out and I loved the series as a kid.
1-Wheel of Time
2-Malazan: book of the fallen by Stephen Erickson and Ian Esslemont
3-Lightbringer
4-Gentlemen Bastards
5-A song of ice and fire
6-The Elenium by David Eddings
7-The First law trilogy
8-Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
9-The traitor son cycle by Miles Cameron
10-Powder mage trilogy by Brian McClellen
1. Shannara Series
2. Wheel of Time
3. Dresden Files
4. Mistborn
5. Harry Potter
6. Valdemar
7. First Law
8. Song of Ice and Fire
9. Iron Druid
10. Lord of the Rings
I totally agree with your opinion on the Witcher. Never a series made me so connected with the characters and feel so many different emotions. That was even more impressive for me because 1) The books were originally written in Polish. English is not my first language and I have read multiple books on it’s translated then on its original form and I can confirm that makes a HUGE difference. 2) I’m also a huge fan of the games, and even thought Witcher 2 spoils the end of the series and Witcher 3 spoils the big plot twist of the whole thing, that not detracted an inch from my overall enjoyment. Quick question, which book on the series was your favorite?
This is my top 10 from a Dutch fan.
10. "De Meestermagiër" from W.J Maryson (this is a Dutch Fantasy writer how pas away on 2011 his books where never translated to english)
9. "The Death Gate Cycle" from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
8. "Lords of the Ring" and "The Hobbit" from J.R.R. Tolkien
7. "Riftwar Saga" from Raymond E Fiest
6. "The Farseer Trilogy" and "Tawny Man Trilogy" from Robin Hobb
5. "Planet of Adventure" Jack Vance (i know it's more SF but it reads more like Fantasy like only Jack Vance can)
4. "Sovereign Stone" from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
3. "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" From Tad Williams
2. "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" Stephen R Donaldson
1. "Wheel of Time" Robert Jordan (in Dutch the title is "Rad des Tijds"
Let me try:
1. Tad Williams- Memory, Sorrow And Thorn
2. Robin Hobb- The Realm Of The Elderlings
3. J.K. Rowling- Harry Potter series
4. J.V. Jones- The Book Of Words
5. J.R.R. Tolkien- The Hobbit/The Lord Of The Rings
6. Tad Williams- Shadowmarch Quartet
7. Phillip Pullman- His Dark Materials
8. Sarah J. Maas- Throne Of Glass series
9. Graham Austin-King- The Riven Wyrd Saga (self published)
10. Ursula K. LeGuin- A Wizard Of Earthsea
Thank you for reminding me of J.V. Jones!!!
Thankyou first one to mention the Throne of glass series ! I loved it !
Lovin those shocking blue eyes you got there! 😉 picking a top 10 is alot harder than I thought! 10. Game of thrones
9. Darker shade of magic.
8. Mistborn trilogy
7. Lord of the rings
6. Warbreaker
5. First law trilogy
4. The faithful and the fallen saga
3. Pure series
2. Interview with the vampire trilogy (I'm not into vampire stories but this became one of my favorite series)
1. Stormlight archives
Btw I'm starting the wheel of time after this book I'm reading currently.
1. Wheel of Time
2. Stormlight Archive
3. Mistborn Era 1
4. Lord of the Rings
5. Malazan Book of the Fallen
6. Harry Potter
7. The Powder Mage Trilogy
8. Mistborn Era 2
9. Gods of Blood and Powder
10. A Song of Ice and Fire
I need to read Brian Mclellan. Both series. I've heard really good things. Do you know if its necessary to start with Powder Mage before Gods of Blood and Powder?
David Shaffer yeah. Gods of Blood and Powder follows some of the same characters 10ish years later. They are great books I highly suggest you read them, but Powder Mage first.
@@derekdurst9216 Thank you! I'm glad I asked because I had started to read Sins of Empire and I was really really confused because the author I believe assumes that you have read powder mage trilogy and doesn't Go over a lot of things because of that
David Shaffer yeah and you’ll be confused about some plot points and the magic system if you don’t
My Favorite Fantasy Series, by Author
1. Stormlight (so far), Sanderson
2. Lightbringer, Weeks
3. Dragonlance, Weis & Hickman
4. Riftwar, Feist
5. Alanna, Pierce
6. Gentleman Bastards (so far), Lynch
7. Pern, McCaffery
8. LoTR, Tolkien
When you’ve finished the Dark Tower series, there’s another book “the wind through the keyhole” written after the main series that takes place between books 4-5
I'm kind of new to fantasy, so here is my list with my semi sarcastic tone for your enjoyment.
1: The Vampire Chronicles (yes, it's technically Gothic horror, but you have vampires and witches. Close enough for me).
2: The Dark Tower (I don't even want to start on how influential this series has been on me this past year)
3: The Kingkiller Chronicles (Hey, pretty boy: look up Tuomas Holopanien and you'll understand how I not only learned of this series, but also damn good music)
4: Lord of the Rings (would rank higher, but I have two gripes with the series)
5: A Song of Ice and Fire (I'm in love with the prose and how fluid it is).
I agree vampire chronicles is an accepted answer. love those books
Crap. Forgot about His Dark Materials. But with Rice, besides being an outstanding writer, her novels have a way of altering your sense of the world we live in. I think that's what draws people into her work: you start being influenced by the characters in some way. Or maybe that's just my über fan boy coming out.
Have not read 10 series yet xD But i’ll give you top 5.
5. Harry Potter. 4. Asoiaf. 3. The witcher series/stories. 2. The Lord of the rings. Number one. The malazan series.
My Favorites
1. Stormlight
2. Riyria Revelations
3. King Killer Chronicles
4. Lightbringer
5. The Realm of the Elderlings (Farseer Trilogy)
6. Broken Earth
7. LOTR
8. Harry Potter
9. Furies of Calderon
10. Kings Dark Tidings
Honorable Mentions
1. GOT
2. WOT
3. Mistborn
4. Bartimaeus
5. Powder Mage
6. Gentleman Bastards
Good Books I Didnt Like
1. Malazan Book of the Fallen
2. First Law
3. The Magicians
4. The Dark Tower
I love ASOIAF just finished reading the last book, what would you recommend me reading based on something similar to ASOIAF (apart from LOTR and Harry potter)
Chris If you havent read stormlight archive do it. Its similar to ASOIAF but with less pov’s. Its just the best series.
@@InnerMedium Thanks I'll give it a try
Is the setting kind of a medieval setting?
@@gaveriocrimefamily6669 Yes though there are a few magical technologies.
I’m reading The Blade Itself right now. I’m not into it. Sure, it’s great writing. I’m just not connecting. I probably won’t continue with the series, unless something in last 100 pages changes my mind.
1. Dresden Files
2. Dresden Files
3. Dresden Files
4. Stormlight
5. Wheel of Time
6. Mistborn
7. Lightbringer
8. Dresden Files
9. Dresden Files
10. Dresden Files
Just discovered this channel. Really glad I did.
I'm probably quite a bit older than most commenters here and that along with me having not read any new fantasy in a LONG time (something this video and the comments below is helping me correct!) my list will reflect that. In a way though hopefully I mention something from the past that you young'uns will discover for the first time. :o)
10.Belgarion by David Eddings: Admittedly pretty light fare when compared to the other titles but well written and characters who you come to care deeply about. The villains could use quite a bit of work and some of the world is formulaic but it doesn't stop you from being drawn in with an interesting concept of powerful mages and character driven relationships. In the end its just a fun read.
9. Dark Glory War (and other books) by Michael Stackpole: Interesting cultural concepts in the building of this world. Some very good characters and well written action. Could use more development of some reoccurring characters and other parts of the world but overall a very enjoyable world to read about.
8. Guardians of the Flame by Joel Rosenberg: Take modern day D&D players and transport them as their character into an actual fantasy wold of magic and dragons. Bit of a trope but done with finesse and skill by the writer. Characters with flaws and a well thought out (if not especially deep) world.
7. Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen: The world building could use a lot of work but the scope of the story (when considering the Empire of the East "prequel" interwoven with the "present" stories works well. The concept of the Swords and how they came into being sucks you in. The Swords is such a fantastically well done concept I ran a 5 year D&D campaign based on them. lol Another fun read that unfortunately starts to run out of steam towards the end.
6. Deryni books by Katherine Kurtz: The Deryni are essential the persecuted Marvel mutants in a fantasy world. Stories that span decades and centuries, written by a super talented author who develops fantastic characters, a magic system and a rich deep, thought provoking world.
5. Wheel of Time: Can't really add to whats been said here a hundred times. It has some flaws I have trouble getting past but its overall scope and epicness (I insist thats a word) mean it has to be on the list.
4. Videssos Cycle (and other books in that world) by Harry Turtledove: A Roman legion transported to a world with magic written by an expert in Byzantine history? Yes please. Excellent world building, deep, flawed characters an interesting magic system and a really great villain who you only discover the truth of very slowly as little layers of his story are peeled away. Great stuff.
3. Riftwar Saga (and the continuing books) by Raymond Feist: If you love world and culture building then you have no choice but to enjoy this series. Throw in the fantastic writing of Feist and you have a can't miss series.
2. LotR: I personally enjoy other series more but this was a big building block (as it was for most folks) in my love of fantasy. Its importance is without dispute and though I love other series more it deserves its place near the top of any top 10 list.
1. Conan: I know, not technically a series. Most short stories put together in a series of 12 books edited by De Camp and Carter. These books are what started me on the path of loving fantasy even more than Lord of the Rings. Pulp style sword and sorcery with possibly the greatest and probably most well protagonist of all time. These book helped me love to read and certainly formed my love of the genre.
I love top 10 lists but I realised I can't make my own because I haven't read as much fantasy as I would like to xD So top 5 I guess?
1. The Wheel of Time
2. The Stormlight Archive
3. The Witcher
4. The First Law
5. Mistborn
I didn't love The Lies of Locke Lamora so I'm not planning on continuing the series any time soon. I can't wait to start Lightbringer though! And yes, LotR is not on the list because I haven't read the books. (same with ASOIAF)
1-stormlight archive
2-kingkiller cronicle
3-skulduggery pleasant
4-mistborn(both eras, but mainly the second)
5-lightbringer
6-the sword of truth
7-beautiful creatures
8-las memorias de idhun
9-eragon
10-el ejercito negro
Daniel Greene have you read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series by Tad Williams? It is very underrated and also was very influential back in the 80s. I would love to hear your review.
Green angle was my name on elder scrolls 3 lol
Throne of glass
A court of thorns and roses
A darker shade of magic
Every heart a doorway
Mistborn
Spinning silver
Heartless by Marissa meyer
Some of my fantasy favorites in no particular order:
The Black Company.
The Dresden Files.
Discworld.
The Wildcat Wizard.
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Conan the Barbarian.
Borderland.
Wheel of Time.
A Song of Ice and Fire.
Codex Alera.
The Ascendants of Estorea.
The First Law.
There are probably a lot more that I'm not thinking of right now. These are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Also, there are some on this list that I haven't finished yet or might only have read a small part of yet(I read several books at the same time, and sometimes take long breaks in the middle of books). In that case they are on the list because I like them so far.