I was already planning to start The Dandelion Dynasty this fall, but even if I hadn’t been, you two would have convinced me to! Also, I fully agree with your praise of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, which I plan to reread next year. I’m also excited to read the sequel to Dreams of the Dying, also having read it with Petrik’s recommendation. Great video!
@@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy thank you, Philip! Oh you will love and learn a lot from Ken Liu's Dandelion Dynasty. That series is a treasure trove for beautiful writing. 😄
Someone here said the series is popular and I'm confused. The series literally doesn't have a hardback edition (except Broken Binding) because the sales are not considered selling enough. 😅
@@PetrikLeo Exactly, you would have expected it to get the hardback treatment again by now. Maybe its time is still coming. I thankfully have the BB versions and adore them, but would love another run to encourage new folks to jump in. If that encourages folks to jump in (it would for me bc I'm a sucker for nice HBs).
I just wanted to add, I’ve seen a lot of booktube collaboration videos. The two videos you gentlemen have posted are the absolute best. The simplicity, the setting and the conversation is very relatable. You two come off as lifelong friends and reminds me of how I talk with mine. I really enjoyed seeing more of your personality come out when speaking Johan. Great stuff guys!
Ah thank you so much! It means a lot to hear that. Honestly, this is one of the best things about Worldcon. After interacting with many people online, the actual experience of meeting and talking to them in person is even better. It feels like talking to friends. I'm glad that came across in the video. :)
My favorite fantasy trilogy of recent times is the “Under The Northern Sky” trilogy by Leo Carew consisting of the books The Wolf, The Spider, The Cuckoo. Why this trilogy isn’t in more top ten lists I will never understand.
I finished The Tide Child trilogy a few weeks ago. You need to trust the author and immerse yourself in this unique and intriguing world. You will be rewarded. I did and I was. I will definitely be rereading this again sometime next year.
It's so cool that the two of you were able to get together at Worldcon! I'll be leading a read along of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn on the Fireside discord starting in January and can't wait to get to it! Now I need to go see your other video on Johan's channel - thanks!
Interesting picks, I've only read 2 of these! Absolutely about Dandelion Dynasty being one of the greatest of the genre. I don't think I've read another epic fantasy that achieves that level of intricacy in so low a page count.
Hello Petrik. I have all of the traditionally published books on this list in my library and plan to read them sooner or later. However, in case of Echoes Saga, Illborn and Dreams of the Dying, I can't read them soon simply because they're not available. That's the problem with all self-published books in India. They're simply either not avaliable without import fees, or highly overpriced (each self-pub book being the price of 3-4 traditionally published books). So even though I do want very much to read all of the self-pub books you regularly mention, it's difficult to get a physical copy of the prohibitively priced books themselves, and thus they keep getting pushed back in the TBR since I keep buying more traditionally published books and feel like I should read them first since I already paid money for them. I'm glad the authors are able to get better profits going the self-pub route, but this grossly limits their exposure in a majority of countries of the world. Not everyone can spare the money to import a grossly overpriced copy of a self-published book at the price they can buy 3-4 traditionally published books in.
@DashWatson - thanks for bringing up the issue about overpriced self-pub PRINT books in India. This long-standing problem exists because retailers like Amazon do not allow self-pub authors to set the price of print books on Amazon India (although allowed in UK, US, EU, CA, AU, JP). Hence, the price of print books (on Amazon India) gets set to the INR equivalent of the USD price - making them prohibitively expensive. In contrast, Amazon does allow trad publishing companies to set the price of print books, in India, that is acceptable to Indian readers. Secondly, unlike trad publishing companies, self-pub authors have limited distribution channels (where books are sold) outside Amazon India. Flipkart may be an option for you, but there are too many "links in the chain" to get print books onto Flipkart - which results in them being overpriced. Good news - There is a new print-on-demand company that operates mainly in the UK and US. They are planning to extend their printing operations to India soon. Once that happens self-pub authors will have the ability to price print books appropriately for Indian readers, in the near future. On a different note: consider reading self-pub EBOOKS from authors whom you like. Self-pub authors do have the ability to set the price on Amazon India (usually 50-75% of the USD price) - so you'll find that acceptable. Cheers!😃
It's not only in India. I'm in Indonesia, and self-published books are super expensive to buy. IF they're available. But you can still access them using ebooks. That's what I do.
I would have loooved to be there at Worldcon! I forgot all about the Ember Blade! It's been on my tbr for years and you guys definitely re-hyped it for me 😊 This is a good list guys, thanks.
Strangely enough I just read the first 10 pages of the Grace of Kings before I opened this video! Fingers crossed I love it :) I read Dreams of the Dying earlier this month and really enjoyed it. I wish there were more of the dream scenes though! They reminded me of An Altar on the Village Green. Not sure if you’ve read that one?
I haven't read Altar of the Village Green yet. But yeah, several readers have recommended that to me. I hope you'll love The Dandelion Dynasty series! :)
So glad to hear you guys mention The Winnowing Flames trilogy. I read book 1 this month after seeing it randomly mentioned and have already got the rest of the series. Loved The Ember Blade but not read the second book yet and I still need to read the last book of The Dandelion Dynasty which I started earlier this year. ❤
Great video brother, and I’m so jealous you got to travel to beautiful Scotland and meet so many book and author friends! I have so many of these on my priority tbr and can’t wait to dig into them like Dreams of the Dying, Last War, Memory Sorrow Thorn, and Winnowing Flame (I do love animal companions!!)
Thank you so much, brother! If I go to Dragonsteel Nexus, maybe we can meet!? I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Dreams of the Dying, Last War, The Winnowing Flame, and Memory Sorrow and Thorn! :)
All of those besides The Councillor were already on my TBR as high priority reads (The Councillor there too now) and I am going to read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn very soon!
I would throw Sun Eater on there. I know its gained a ton of popularity this year, but it is still criminally underrated. It might have taken the top spot as my favorite series of all time.
Mike shackle, Ken liu, RJ barker-man oh man. Every time I see these types of videos my TBR gets these mental votes that bumps each up a tad😂 the echo saga is a must for me. I think after I catch of war and ruin, I’m going into it by side of Michael R. millers series. Next month is a big indie month for me (Cahill, Chase, Ahmer) and I think after I’m caught up with Dr. Chase’s series and Zammar Ahmer’s duology, it’s time to add echo saga and Ascendant to November/December reads. Same with winnowing flames. Man you guys absolutely crushed this list for my radar and TBR 😂
Thank you very much! Hahaha. I need to get around to Zammar Ahmer's duology, too. I'm waiting for the books to arrive. You can't go wrong with reading Mike Shackle, Ken Liu, or R.J. Barker's books! :)
@@PetrikLeo based on having only read book one, it is so worth it. I will be finishing it up here next month. I’d be stoked to hear your thoughts on it
There are alot of under rated authors out there maybe for starters, you could create a submission media for self publishers out there. Try out new flavours, my writing dream died immediately after knowing that English wasn't my best language and how would I get money for translation let alone editors so hope this will be a good platform for me. 😢
Glad to see you are enjoying Scotland, Petrik! «Dandelion Dynasty» & «Memory, Sorrow & Thorn»: ❤🤩! Also have «The Last War» Trilogy on my Winter TBR and «Dreams of the Dying» on my longterm TBR! Cheers chaps!
I had my whole year of reading planned out but I finally got my subscription to Broken Binding and that has quickly changed things. Read Of Blood & Bone series by John Gwynne before I got the special editions and I started The Dragonbone chair today with the upcoming subscription series. So far so good.
Love this video, getting to sit with other book tubers. All great series. I read Quaintrell after your recommendation. Loved the entire series. I have either read or have everything here on my TBR. Only, EJ Beaton, that one I never heard of.
I've never heard of half of this lost, and i consider myself a fantasy book guy Definitely got a long list of books to tuck into now. Hopefully I can get a bit of inspiration from these with trying to write my own trilogy
Thank you for this video! I'll definitely check these books out. My two underrated series are The queen's thief, by Megan Whallen Turner, and the Rai Kira trilogy by Carol Berg. The first is a fun political fantasy with great characters and awesome banter, the second has an interesting world building and culture, and great dynamics of the main protagonists that reminds me of the dynamics between Merlin and prince Arthur in bbc's Merlin.
You're welcome! And thank you for your recommendation. The two series you mentioned... I heard many great things about them. The Rai-kirah trilogy seems vastly underrated. From what I heard anyway. But can't be fault, too. The cover art is so outdated now. :')
@PetrikLeo haha! I think the Rai Kirah series is cursed by bad covers, not only in english but in any language its translated into 😅 I absolutely judge books by their covers, but I'm glad I tried this one, it's one of my favorites, and its the reason I chose to learn scriptwriting, hoping to one day be able to turn it into a movie. Though that didn't happen, I owe it my love for writing
I'm new to fantasy, I've just read The Green Bone Saga (bcs of you and Regan from PeruseProject) and I love it so much. Do you have recommendations that's similar to it? I'm also looking forward on reading The First Law Trilogy, Mistborn, The Broken Earth Trilogy... and I have added Dandelion Dynasty and The Ember Blade on my TBR. Thank you for this!
You're welcome! The closest one I can think of is only War for the Rose Throne by Peter McLean because that is a gangster family story, too. But as far as aesthetics and tone goes, the series is very different to Green Bone Saga. :)
The best under hyped series I've read is The West Of West trilogy by Angus Watson, You Die When You Die being the first book. Also, you mention the Ember Blade but the Ketty Jay series by the same author is excellent. Neither has been mentioned by any reviewer that I've seen but they certainly deserve more attention.
This is an awesome list. I have 8 of these series. I definitely hope more people read all these series. The only reason I have not read illborn yet is because there is no audio. I also need to read dreams of the dying.
I recently read Rise of the Ranger and I liked it, but I didn’t really like the writing style. Hoping it improves as the books go on, but it was still really good.
I watch too much booktube :D I tend to forget that many of the authors that I'm very familiar with (thanks to all of y'all ;) ) don't get the same amount of love in the mainstream. :P
Dandelion Dynasty 🔥🔥🔥🔥got it as a birthday gift from a friend... It was amazing.... I was in that world for a long time even after months finishing it 🥹🔥
Maybe some day in the distant future I will have finished the cosmere marathon and will be allowed to read something else... but today is not that day ;p So far you have not led me astray Petrik, so I keep stacking books in my shelves, dreaming of the day I will be able to read books that are not 1300 pages long ;p
Tide Child is such a great trilogy. To anyone considering it, Im not sure id consider it as difficult to read as most epic fantasy. I'd pose this as a series to get people into nautical fantasy. And if the idea of nautical fantasy puts you off.. Consider what you'd think about a nautical fantasy set in a matriarchical society. Definitely turns things on their head.
The only thing jarring about the Dandelion Dynasty is the long explanations of how some mechanisms work. Like I'm no visual reader anyway so it's just a word salad for me😂
I have the dragon bone chair e book on hold from the library which I hope to receive in September. The library has the original trilogy and the first two of the Kings of Ostend Aard which should hopefully keep me occupied.
Both you guys are fun to watch. Love your channels, best book recommendations. Books have taken over from movies and video games, there's just so much good content
@@dorgeousmac9478 thank you so much! Haha, books are still far less popular compared to movies and video games. But it is certainly one of my favorite forms of escapism. 😁
I read the dragon bone chair serie from like 15 to 19 and I fucking loved it. I tried to read it once more at 24 and I’m hating it the first books, like I can’t
I have one huge problem with last war and that includes sth about the last book but I can't say cuz it's a big part of the book and would be a spoiler but I think most know what I mean
I probably have an idea, too. I think the last book is the weakest of the trilogy. It's still a great book, though! But I'm not a fan of how the main villain is defeated.
Definitely give the second book a try first. I think it's a big step up. If you still don't like it, feel free to drop the series. It's basically a series of 3 trilogies. :)
@@syedtalha1892 that is not too underhyped now, i think. The sales for the series is immense, and people are talking about it a lot on bookish social media. 😂
I’m sorry but I very strongly disagree here, @petrikleo. None of these series are under hyped. Everyone on the book tube, booktok, Reddit or fantasy community knows about them. Well, if a series sells 2 million books then it’s not really underhyped, is it? I’d say Fire Sacrament by Robert VS reddick, Runelords, Vlad taltos, Shadows of the apt, the divine cities, dagger and the coin - these are the real underrated but technically amazing fantasy series.
All of them are popular? 😅 I mean, fair on Memory Sorrow and Thorn and Echoes Saga, but The Ember Blade? Who on booktube talks about the book other than a few people. Fewer people talks about it on booktok and Reddit. You mentioned The Dagger and the Coin, but most of the series are about the same in poularity as Dagger and the Coin. I, Matt, and Jimmy talks about the series a lot. By your definition, it's no longer underhyped then? 🙂 The Councillor is even on the verge of cancellation because too few people reads it. Guess we do have to disagree. 🙂 But I do agree Dagger and the Coin and Fire Sacraments are underhyped series. Divine Cities is an amazing series, and I think it's underhyped too, but it's more popular and the sales are still better than Ember Blade, Councillor, and The Last War trilogy. To mention a few. 🙂
The Councilor was the most disappointing book I read last year. Had it not been recommended I would have abandoned it entirely, but I forced myself to the end. I love political and day in the life fantasies but it did not work for me.
The best accent crossover on BookTube!!! We’re not worthy!!
Best accent crossover!!! I shall commemorate this hahaha! xD
Haha love this comment
So good to meet you in person!
Likewise, Johan! Miss the UK already!
I was already planning to start The Dandelion Dynasty this fall, but even if I hadn’t been, you two would have convinced me to! Also, I fully agree with your praise of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, which I plan to reread next year. I’m also excited to read the sequel to Dreams of the Dying, also having read it with Petrik’s recommendation. Great video!
@@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy thank you, Philip! Oh you will love and learn a lot from Ken Liu's Dandelion Dynasty. That series is a treasure trove for beautiful writing. 😄
Dandelion Dynasty is a masterpiece! My favorite series of all time, no doubt
My favorite booktubers doing a collab! 😍
Thank you so much!
Winnowing Flame is hell of a vibe. ❤ Looooved the experience and am honestly floored that this doesn't come up in the booktube space more.
Someone here said the series is popular and I'm confused. The series literally doesn't have a hardback edition (except Broken Binding) because the sales are not considered selling enough. 😅
@@PetrikLeo Exactly, you would have expected it to get the hardback treatment again by now. Maybe its time is still coming.
I thankfully have the BB versions and adore them, but would love another run to encourage new folks to jump in. If that encourages folks to jump in (it would for me bc I'm a sucker for nice HBs).
Bound and Broken deserves more attention .... So good
It has become popular now. But absolutely. A great series!
I just wanted to add, I’ve seen a lot of booktube collaboration videos.
The two videos you gentlemen have posted are the absolute best. The simplicity, the setting and the conversation is very relatable. You two come off as lifelong friends and reminds me of how I talk with mine. I really enjoyed seeing more of your personality come out when speaking Johan. Great stuff guys!
Ah thank you so much! It means a lot to hear that. Honestly, this is one of the best things about Worldcon. After interacting with many people online, the actual experience of meeting and talking to them in person is even better. It feels like talking to friends. I'm glad that came across in the video. :)
I absolutely agree with The Winnowing Flame and The Ember Blade being on this list. I loved them both so much!
Me too! They're incredible. And are always in need of more readership! :)
Lovely to see you two having fun together!! Couldn't agree more with Dandelion and Tide Child. And I desperately need to read The Councillor!!
Thank you so much, Esmay! Maybe we can meet too one day. 😄
@@PetrikLeo We'll make it happen somehow!
My favorite fantasy trilogy of recent times is the “Under The Northern Sky” trilogy by Leo Carew consisting of the books The Wolf, The Spider, The Cuckoo. Why this trilogy isn’t in more top ten lists I will never understand.
@@SynthesizerPlanet argh, that's another one I have to try! I have the first two books somewhere in my bookshelves!
I finished The Tide Child trilogy a few weeks ago. You need to trust the author and immerse yourself in this unique and intriguing world. You will be rewarded. I did and I was. I will definitely be rereading this again sometime next year.
Hear hear. The ending is so satisfying! Barker knows how to write great ending. Both of his series so far reflected that! 😄
Great video. Thanks to you both for including The Illborn Saga on this fantastic list.
Thank you so much, Dan! Illborn Saga deserves it. 🙂
It's so cool that the two of you were able to get together at Worldcon! I'll be leading a read along of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn on the Fireside discord starting in January and can't wait to get to it! Now I need to go see your other video on Johan's channel - thanks!
@@RedFuryBooks Thank you! That's a great undertaking, Josh! I hope you and everyone will like the series
Interesting picks, I've only read 2 of these! Absolutely about Dandelion Dynasty being one of the greatest of the genre. I don't think I've read another epic fantasy that achieves that level of intricacy in so low a page count.
@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels Thank you so much! I know right? It honestly felt like many books long events have happened in four books. 😄
Love that you guys got to meet up and do these crossovers. My two favorite BookTubers right here. And now I have more books I need to catch up on... 😶
Thank you so much, my friend! :D
Love seeing The Ember Blade get more love. I haven't read The Shadow Casket yet, but I plan on doing a full read (re-read?) when Book 3 comes out.
Yeah, The Ember Blade is criminally underrated! Shadow Casket is not as good but still great! :)
Hello Petrik. I have all of the traditionally published books on this list in my library and plan to read them sooner or later.
However, in case of Echoes Saga, Illborn and Dreams of the Dying, I can't read them soon simply because they're not available.
That's the problem with all self-published books in India. They're simply either not avaliable without import fees, or highly overpriced (each self-pub book being the price of 3-4 traditionally published books). So even though I do want very much to read all of the self-pub books you regularly mention, it's difficult to get a physical copy of the prohibitively priced books themselves, and thus they keep getting pushed back in the TBR since I keep buying more traditionally published books and feel like I should read them first since I already paid money for them.
I'm glad the authors are able to get better profits going the self-pub route, but this grossly limits their exposure in a majority of countries of the world. Not everyone can spare the money to import a grossly overpriced copy of a self-published book at the price they can buy 3-4 traditionally published books in.
@DashWatson - thanks for bringing up the issue about overpriced self-pub PRINT books in India. This long-standing problem exists because retailers like Amazon do not allow self-pub authors to set the price of print books on Amazon India (although allowed in UK, US, EU, CA, AU, JP).
Hence, the price of print books (on Amazon India) gets set to the INR equivalent of the USD price - making them prohibitively expensive.
In contrast, Amazon does allow trad publishing companies to set the price of print books, in India, that is acceptable to Indian readers.
Secondly, unlike trad publishing companies, self-pub authors have limited distribution channels (where books are sold) outside Amazon India. Flipkart may be an option for you, but there are too many "links in the chain" to get print books onto Flipkart - which results in them being overpriced.
Good news - There is a new print-on-demand company that operates mainly in the UK and US. They are planning to extend their printing operations to India soon. Once that happens self-pub authors will have the ability to price print books appropriately for Indian readers, in the near future.
On a different note: consider reading self-pub EBOOKS from authors whom you like. Self-pub authors do have the ability to set the price on Amazon India (usually 50-75% of the USD price) - so you'll find that acceptable. Cheers!😃
It's not only in India. I'm in Indonesia, and self-published books are super expensive to buy. IF they're available. But you can still access them using ebooks. That's what I do.
War arts saga by Wesley Chu would definitely fit in this list! :D Smack in the middle of book 2.
Argkkk I really want to read this series. I'm waiting for the announcement of the third book! :)
Another fantastic video! thank you Petrik and LoaV!
Thank you, Dino!!!
I would have loooved to be there at Worldcon! I forgot all about the Ember Blade! It's been on my tbr for years and you guys definitely re-hyped it for me 😊 This is a good list guys, thanks.
Thank you so much! It would've been great to see you, too, there. And yes, please give The Ember Blade a read! :)
@@PetrikLeo It would have been like a dream to meet you guys 🌸 It WILL be a dream come true WHEN I finally do 😅📚
Strangely enough I just read the first 10 pages of the Grace of Kings before I opened this video! Fingers crossed I love it :)
I read Dreams of the Dying earlier this month and really enjoyed it. I wish there were more of the dream scenes though! They reminded me of An Altar on the Village Green. Not sure if you’ve read that one?
I haven't read Altar of the Village Green yet. But yeah, several readers have recommended that to me. I hope you'll love The Dandelion Dynasty series! :)
Just finished Dandelion Dynasty last month. So impressive and moving!
Yeahhh!! Truly epic and unforgettable!
So glad to hear you guys mention The Winnowing Flames trilogy. I read book 1 this month after seeing it randomly mentioned and have already got the rest of the series.
Loved The Ember Blade but not read the second book yet and I still need to read the last book of The Dandelion Dynasty which I started earlier this year. ❤
You have many great books waiting for you! Especially Speaking Bones! 😄
Great video brother, and I’m so jealous you got to travel to beautiful Scotland and meet so many book and author friends!
I have so many of these on my priority tbr and can’t wait to dig into them like Dreams of the Dying, Last War, Memory Sorrow Thorn, and Winnowing Flame (I do love animal companions!!)
Thank you so much, brother! If I go to Dragonsteel Nexus, maybe we can meet!? I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Dreams of the Dying, Last War, The Winnowing Flame, and Memory Sorrow and Thorn! :)
@@PetrikLeo I’ll be there! That would be awesome to finally meet in person!
All of those besides The Councillor were already on my TBR as high priority reads (The Councillor there too now) and I am going to read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn very soon!
Memory Sorrow and Thorn trilogy is a MUST! :D
I would throw Sun Eater on there. I know its gained a ton of popularity this year, but it is still criminally underrated. It might have taken the top spot as my favorite series of all time.
@@hunterramey8180 it's one of my favorite series of all time! But its popularity now is incredible. I can't put it in underhyped anymore. 😂
Petrik, you forgot the ash and sand trilogy! i think you best underhyped recommendation that was unknown and outstanding
@@rtd1859 arghhh dammit. You're totally right. I should've mentioned that as well!
Mike shackle, Ken liu, RJ barker-man oh man. Every time I see these types of videos my TBR gets these mental votes that bumps each up a tad😂 the echo saga is a must for me. I think after I catch of war and ruin, I’m going into it by side of Michael R. millers series. Next month is a big indie month for me
(Cahill, Chase, Ahmer) and I think after I’m caught up with Dr. Chase’s series and Zammar Ahmer’s duology, it’s time to add echo saga and Ascendant to November/December reads. Same with winnowing flames.
Man you guys absolutely crushed this list for my radar and TBR 😂
Thank you very much! Hahaha. I need to get around to Zammar Ahmer's duology, too. I'm waiting for the books to arrive. You can't go wrong with reading Mike Shackle, Ken Liu, or R.J. Barker's books! :)
@@PetrikLeo based on having only read book one, it is so worth it. I will be finishing it up here next month. I’d be stoked to hear your thoughts on it
There are alot of under rated authors out there maybe for starters, you could create a submission media for self publishers out there. Try out new flavours, my writing dream died immediately after knowing that English wasn't my best language and how would I get money for translation let alone editors so hope this will be a good platform for me. 😢
That's true. There are so many self-published series that aren't hyped enough. :)
Ryan Cahill better be on this list! Its the 2nd best fantasy out right now!
@@ashleyholbird4287 Bound and the Broken is amazing. I just don't think it's underhyped now. 😄
Well done guys,a terrific video.
Thank you so much!
Glad to see you are enjoying Scotland, Petrik!
«Dandelion Dynasty» & «Memory, Sorrow & Thorn»: ❤🤩!
Also have «The Last War» Trilogy on my Winter TBR and «Dreams of the Dying» on my longterm TBR! Cheers chaps!
Thank you so much! I will post my vlog next week. That's the plan anyway... I think you'll love The Last War and Dreams of the Dying, too! :)
Hope you enjoyed Scotland! It's a lovely country to live in!
I had my whole year of reading planned out but I finally got my subscription to Broken Binding and that has quickly changed things. Read Of Blood & Bone series by John Gwynne before I got the special editions and I started The Dragonbone chair today with the upcoming subscription series. So far so good.
If you love the trope and characters of John Gwynne's books, I have a feeling you'll love Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn as well. Enjoy! :)
Love this video, getting to sit with other book tubers. All great series.
I read Quaintrell after your recommendation. Loved the entire series. I have either read or have everything here on my TBR. Only, EJ Beaton, that one I never heard of.
Thank you so much, Frank! I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed The Echoes Saga and all the other books mentioned in this video! :)
I've never heard of half of this lost, and i consider myself a fantasy book guy
Definitely got a long list of books to tuck into now.
Hopefully I can get a bit of inspiration from these with trying to write my own trilogy
Good luck. You can do it! But yeah, there are many underrated and underhyped series!! 😆
This was so much fun! Love the collab 😁
Thank you so much!! :D
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn!!! Tad Williams is way too underrated for my liking
That's the thing. I feel like he needs to be more popular in the current fantasy readers community!
I love the way the cover for the Illborn book is just a straight copy of Anduril from the Return of the King film 🤣
You got it. 😂😂
I’ve only read book 1 n dandelion dynasty and already I know it’s going to be one of the top series I’ll ever read
Ahh it only gets better. Wall of Storms and Speaking Bones are masterpieces!
@@PetrikLeo I’ve heard! I can’t wait to get to them (but there’s no audio for them in UK so I’ll get to them slower annoyingly)
Legendary collab. I really need to pick up Dandelion Dynasty 😅
@@valliyarnl yes you do!! 😄
Some great recommendations, and great to see you two together!
Thank you so much, Calum!! 😁
Thanks for all these great recommendations! If you haven’t read it yet, Tad Williams’ Otherland series is great.
Yeah! I haven't read that one yet. But I will eventually. After I'm done with Osten Ard Saga! :)
@@PetrikLeo 🙌
Thank you for this video! I'll definitely check these books out.
My two underrated series are The queen's thief, by Megan Whallen Turner, and the Rai Kira trilogy by Carol Berg. The first is a fun political fantasy with great characters and awesome banter, the second has an interesting world building and culture, and great dynamics of the main protagonists that reminds me of the dynamics between Merlin and prince Arthur in bbc's Merlin.
You're welcome! And thank you for your recommendation. The two series you mentioned... I heard many great things about them. The Rai-kirah trilogy seems vastly underrated. From what I heard anyway. But can't be fault, too. The cover art is so outdated now. :')
@PetrikLeo haha! I think the Rai Kirah series is cursed by bad covers, not only in english but in any language its translated into 😅 I absolutely judge books by their covers, but I'm glad I tried this one, it's one of my favorites, and its the reason I chose to learn scriptwriting, hoping to one day be able to turn it into a movie. Though that didn't happen, I owe it my love for writing
I'm new to fantasy, I've just read The Green Bone Saga (bcs of you and Regan from PeruseProject) and I love it so much. Do you have recommendations that's similar to it? I'm also looking forward on reading The First Law Trilogy, Mistborn, The Broken Earth Trilogy... and I have added Dandelion Dynasty and The Ember Blade on my TBR. Thank you for this!
You're welcome! The closest one I can think of is only War for the Rose Throne by Peter McLean because that is a gangster family story, too. But as far as aesthetics and tone goes, the series is very different to Green Bone Saga. :)
The best under hyped series I've read is The West Of West trilogy by Angus Watson, You Die When You Die being the first book. Also, you mention the Ember Blade but the Ketty Jay series by the same author is excellent. Neither has been mentioned by any reviewer that I've seen but they certainly deserve more attention.
I haven't read anything by Angus Watson yet! I did read Ketty Jay, though. Great series!
The Ember Blade and The Shadow Casket are both so good.
@@neondemon5137 i completely agree! Wish more readers read them. 🥲
Nice crossover!! I started dandelion dynasty and loved it!!
Aaaaa enjoy! Masterpiece of a series! 😄
What a crossover
@@Jed_Herne cheers, Jed!!
Awesome crossover and great recommendations!!
@@RaiBowyn thank you very much! 😄
Great video and recs !
Glad you like them! :)
This is an awesome list. I have 8 of these series. I definitely hope more people read all these series. The only reason I have not read illborn yet is because there is no audio. I also need to read dreams of the dying.
Dreams of the Dying sequel will be out in a few months. It's the right time to read it. I think you'll love it!
@PetrikLeo ya I will probably read it at the beginning of next year.
Happy reading to you both!! 😊nice video!! 🎥🎥
Thank you so much! 😄
I recently read Rise of the Ranger and I liked it, but I didn’t really like the writing style. Hoping it improves as the books go on, but it was still really good.
@@misternegative4918 the writing does improve as the series goes! 😁
I watch too much booktube :D I tend to forget that many of the authors that I'm very familiar with (thanks to all of y'all ;) ) don't get the same amount of love in the mainstream. :P
Yeahhh. It's easy to forget that. Booktube is relatively a small section of the entire market. 😂
Bless you Petrik ! Great recommendations !
Thank you so much! :)
Dandelion Dynasty 🔥🔥🔥🔥got it as a birthday gift from a friend... It was amazing.... I was in that world for a long time even after months finishing it 🥹🔥
Yeahh! I cannot move on from it. I wish more people would give it a read!
Maybe some day in the distant future I will have finished the cosmere marathon and will be allowed to read something else... but today is not that day ;p
So far you have not led me astray Petrik, so I keep stacking books in my shelves, dreaming of the day I will be able to read books that are not 1300 pages long ;p
Thank you so much! Haha, I'm really behind on my reading, too. And yet, I keep wanting to read all these tome that takes longer to read. xD
All time amazing team up! So Cool!
@@Talking_Story thank you! Maybe we can make one too someday!
@@PetrikLeo Maybe if you make it Dragonsteel?
Or just with the power of the internet would be amazing to actually talk with you someday!
I am on the first chapter of the Echoes Saga,so I am thrilled to see it being recommended
@@davidblandin8139 it keeps getting better! Enjoy! 😁
@@PetrikLeo Thanks Petrik,I can't wait
Tide Child is such a great trilogy. To anyone considering it, Im not sure id consider it as difficult to read as most epic fantasy. I'd pose this as a series to get people into nautical fantasy. And if the idea of nautical fantasy puts you off.. Consider what you'd think about a nautical fantasy set in a matriarchical society. Definitely turns things on their head.
For me, it's probably because I'm not a fan nautical fantasy in general. That's most likely why it was more difficult for me 😆
The only thing jarring about the Dandelion Dynasty is the long explanations of how some mechanisms work. Like I'm no visual reader anyway so it's just a word salad for me😂
@@aysseralwan hahaha that's fair! I love the explanations of the mechanism. But I can see how that put people off. 😂
Like 5 of these are on my TBR smh 🤦♂😂haha. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is an incredible book!!!
I TOTALLY AGREE! 😁😁
I love the Echoes Saga. I thought it got better with each book. I was worried I wouldn’t enjoy the second trilogy as much. However it was great!
Second trilogy is even better than the first imo. Alijah is a fascinating character!
Hey is the series worth continuing after the first book? I want to love the series but idk if I should keep going
I have the dragon bone chair e book on hold from the library which I hope to receive in September. The library has the original trilogy and the first two of the Kings of Ostend Aard which should hopefully keep me occupied.
Ah that's good. I truly hope you'll love The Dragonbone Chair and the series as much as I did! :)
Both you guys are fun to watch. Love your channels, best book recommendations. Books have taken over from movies and video games, there's just so much good content
@@dorgeousmac9478 thank you so much! Haha, books are still far less popular compared to movies and video games. But it is certainly one of my favorite forms of escapism. 😁
I would highly recommend The Price of Power by Michael Michel. And books 2 and 3 of the series will be coming out early next year!
I recently read The Price of Power! It's good. I have a feeling the sequels will be better!
I read the dragon bone chair serie from like 15 to 19 and I fucking loved it. I tried to read it once more at 24 and I’m hating it the first books, like I can’t
That's odd! Most readers I know seem to enjoy it more on reread. 😂
I love The Bone Ships trilogy!
Great trilogy!!
No one talks about the Crimson Empire series by Alex Marshall…seriously…it’s very good!
@@markdoucette6828 I need to buy the books and then read it first. 😅
Peeeetrik
Zeeeennn!!
A great collab ❤
Thank you very much! 😄
What about Shadowmarch Series by Tad Williams? Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is already pretty famous, but nobody talks about Shadowmarch.
I need to read it first! After Osten Ard Saga!
I have one huge problem with last war and that includes sth about the last book but I can't say cuz it's a big part of the book and would be a spoiler but I think most know what I mean
I probably have an idea, too. I think the last book is the weakest of the trilogy. It's still a great book, though! But I'm not a fan of how the main villain is defeated.
Can anyone tell me if the echoes saga is worth continuing? I read the first book and it was okay but I really want to love it
Definitely give the second book a try first. I think it's a big step up. If you still don't like it, feel free to drop the series. It's basically a series of 3 trilogies. :)
@@PetrikLeo thank you! I got the book on kindle and I am liking it quite a lot so far 👍
You forgot the bound and the broken
@@syedtalha1892 that is not too underhyped now, i think. The sales for the series is immense, and people are talking about it a lot on bookish social media. 😂
Dandellion is amazing
@@alexpresser132 true that!
WHERE IS THE FIVE WARRIOR ANGELS BY BRIAN LEE DURFEE
@@doubleyou8589 too many underrated series unmentioned tbh. We only chose 10. 😅
@@PetrikLeo thank you for taking time to respond to me 🥹
So many books to read, but do little time.
@@jadapandy i feel the pain everyday. 🥲
@@PetrikLeo Only read first 3 Echoes books and loved them! Have next book, but have so many others to get to, it sometimes drives me nuts. Lol!
The problem with Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is it's really slow to start.
I actually really love the slow moments of the series! 😄
I’m sorry but I very strongly disagree here, @petrikleo. None of these series are under hyped. Everyone on the book tube, booktok, Reddit or fantasy community knows about them. Well, if a series sells 2 million books then it’s not really underhyped, is it?
I’d say Fire Sacrament by Robert VS reddick, Runelords, Vlad taltos, Shadows of the apt, the divine cities, dagger and the coin - these are the real underrated but technically amazing fantasy series.
All of them are popular? 😅 I mean, fair on Memory Sorrow and Thorn and Echoes Saga, but The Ember Blade? Who on booktube talks about the book other than a few people. Fewer people talks about it on booktok and Reddit. You mentioned The Dagger and the Coin, but most of the series are about the same in poularity as Dagger and the Coin. I, Matt, and Jimmy talks about the series a lot. By your definition, it's no longer underhyped then? 🙂 The Councillor is even on the verge of cancellation because too few people reads it. Guess we do have to disagree. 🙂 But I do agree Dagger and the Coin and Fire Sacraments are underhyped series. Divine Cities is an amazing series, and I think it's underhyped too, but it's more popular and the sales are still better than Ember Blade, Councillor, and The Last War trilogy. To mention a few. 🙂
The Councilor was the most disappointing book I read last year. Had it not been recommended I would have abandoned it entirely, but I forced myself to the end. I love political and day in the life fantasies but it did not work for me.
I think the Councilor came to me at the exact right time. I'm not sure I'd enjoy it as much on reread! :)
And of course, everything by Janny Wurts
@@user-nr1py1xe9o Riftwar Empire trilogy is my pick!
@@PetrikLeo mine would definitely be Wars of Light and Shadow (:
I loved Memory, Sorrow & Thorn and the Illborn Saga and disliked The Last War and The Ember Blade.
At least some of the rec click with you! 😁