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Hoping to start this series this year, it seems like something I’m likely to enjoy.

Me existing in my personal Warren waiting for Malazan content.

I am just starting my Sanderson journey with Elantris. To be honest it is just ok so far but I appreciate that it is his first book and probably not the best. Wonder if I will continue with the rest. I think in case of Gaiman, I would probably buy second hand books. It is sometimes very difficult to separate art from the author but I was in love with his books for a long time and I do not think I will stop reading him. I will definitely try to not buy his new books now but I still want to enjoy his works. A person can be evil but still produce great works. American Gods is my favourite by him

I love your take with NG. Lots of people raise the topic of certain authors in a very preachy way but to say "this is what im going to do for myself and not for content" is the best way. I genuinely do want to read his books but there will be no digital footprint of my thoughts/reviews and will be getting anything 2nd hand. I wont be someone who then shouts from the rooftops "im a better person than you for doing this" its for my own personal reading experience and thats it.

Definitely keep going! I’m caught up with the web series after listening to the audiobooks and I’m left wanting more after every chapter. For people hesitant about reading such a long series I have to say- every detail is remembered by pirateaba. There are mysterious things in the early books and volumes that leave you wondering and with a sense of intrigue. With a little patience you find out everything and it’s just so satisfying. The world building is immersive and massive, but it gives the reader a sense of inclusion, as there are tales told from all different perspectives! I love the wandering inn and I recommend to anyone who loves fantasy.

Great summary of the strengths in each of those books! Toll The Hound is definetly top tier. What other fantasy book can weave such long and intricate plot lines, involving characters so well built and lived through with a conclusion as satisfying? With Midnight Tides, the one I look forward to the most on every reread.

Great review. I’m on book 38 I found the series first on Audible and when I ran out of books which was after book 11 I continued on the web. You have some of best books ahead of you in volumes 6 and 7. You mentioned about prose and this definitely does get stronger with more depth and world building as you go. I look forward to more thoughts and reviews from you

You've got another new subscriber here. :) I started One Piece last year because I really enjoyed the live action adaptation, but its on the backburner because I felt I enjoyed the adaptation more than the manga. 😬

I agree I first got into Malazan around 2004 and I couldn’t find anyone who had even heard of it, never mind that was a fan. So glad it’s getting more love lately

Great tier list! I'm only on book 5 and it's finally starting to pick up but I can tell it's going to be as good as everyone says. I have to say that so far in my time with this series, book I in House of Chains are some of the most enjoyable chapters for me. (at least on my first read through). I get really immersed in a book when the pov's do not change so often, but overall so glad to be riding the Malazan train!

90 subscribers! Best wishes with your reading and to your channel. Condolences for the loss of your grandmother.

Subscribed. Very helpful and informative. Now at 22% on Toll the Hounds.

A great video as usual!!!! I am really sorry about your grandmother! But I hope you have plenty of beautiful memories so you can always keep her in your heart. Thank you the shout out! I feel the praise is not deserved but I am extremely excited about the upcoming read along. I also have The Fairy Tale by King but haven't read it. I think I have read about 10 of his m=books so far and Carry and Green Mile are my favourite so far. And Holly gave a new phobia of older people asking for help 😅 Let me know if Fairy Tale is good because I have a nice edition.

10. Dusts of Dreams 9. House of Chains minus Book 1 which would be number 1 if not for book 2 to 4 8. Bonehunters 7. Gardens of the Moon 6. The Crippled God 5. Reapers Gale 4. Deadhouse Gates 3. Toll the Hounds 2. Memories of Ice 1. Midnight Tides

Hello there fellow Malazan fan

My condolences for the loss of your grandmother. It’s a testament to the importance of stories that they can be helpful at such times. Given the big overlaps in our reading tastes, your enthusiasm for Dungeon Crawler Carl is nudging me toward giving it a try. Tawny Man is peak Hobb, so I would endorse that one. And thank you so much for including The Way of Edan in your reading plans!

Thanks for the video! I thoroughly enjoyed your enthusiasm. As for which books I would recommend because you love Malazan, try Black Company by Glen Cook (if you haven't already) :)

Of the main 10 I rank them like this: 1. The Bonehunters (5 out of 5 stars) 2. House of Chains (5) 3. Toll the Hounds (4.5) 4. Deadhouse Gates (4.5) 5. Memories of Ice (4.5) 6. The Crippled God (4) 7. Reaper's Gale (4) 8. Dust of Dreams (4) 9. Gardens of the Moon (3.5) 10. Midnight Tides (3) Did not like the change of pace in MT. I acknowledge it's well written but I just didn't like it nearly as well as any of the rest. I've actually only recently upgraded it to a 3 star; originally I just gave it 2 stars; I was salty about it for a long time, lol.

Good luck with your channel. Looks like you are on your way!!

Welcome to BookTube! Like you, I also enjoy reading SciFi & Fantasy books. I read "Lonesome Dove" last year and it was my only five-star book. Best of luck with your channel. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍

My friend got me into Malazan about nine years ago. We then pressured two other friends to read it, and they love it. One of those friends was in the military and that was my biggest sell to him. He loved the military feel of the book and said that it really helped him connect to it. I've since convinced about five other people to start, three of them have made it past HoC. I've given maybe six copies of GotM out, not sure if everyone I've given a copy to has started it.

I also started my booktube channel several weeks ago and share your struggles. Having a library scattered across several countries is hard, speaking from an immigrant perspective. Hopefully you can manage "assembling" all your books under one roof soon!

Welcome to book tube, from a fellow tuber and rambler. Keep at it, it's all worth the effort. Subbed for support, and I look forward to seeing more. Best, Mark [from New Zealand].

I still need to read this one :)

another series I have not read yet 😅

Great tielisr! I have not read the book yet! Im hoping to start the series this yer!

I look forward to discussing books you like and read. You have a nice relaxed style. Keep up the good work. Have fun setting up your background and all,but don’t worry too much about the audio and video updates for now. What you have now is fine to get started.

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Loved your tier ranking video. Waiting to watch other Malazan content in your channel.

Hello and welcome! New subscriber here and I’m excited to see more from you!

Im completely caught up to it and it only gets better, the latest volumes have been absolutely phenomenal and the characters get even more depth. The prose has also been steadily getting better but i won't say much more for fear of spoilers

There's alot of great books on the tbr. I want to read perdido street station. Swan song is a very good book but i like his other books better. Pillars of the Earth is masterpiece in historical fiction. Wheel of time is great! I think it's worth wrapping up and just read or watch some summaries. I want to read the culture series. Robin hobb is great. I love tawny man. I love faithful and the fallen it's my favorite completed series. Dandelion dynasty is truly an epic fantasy masterpiece love the series. I would love if you readboth these series. It's ok to take a break from sanderson. I love his books!

Hey david, Great video! Welcome to booktube just found your channel!

Found this video from the subreddit, I’m currently on my first read of the series and just started TTH! While I don’t think your channel will blow up solely off of Malazan content, people like me appreciate them and I’m excited for your future videos!

nice video, i'm starting reapers gale right now

Malazan is another series I want to read but it terrifies me 😅

been reading it for years. being up to date is terrible. i got so used to twi being there for me whenever i needed it - now i have to wait for new chapters. noooo

Welcome to booktube! I know you're trying to pare down your TBR, and this would distinctly unhelpful in that regard, but whenever I hear a reviewer speak positively on us self-published folk, I instinctively want to offer them a free copy of my own work. If you're interested, let me know a PO box or something, or reach out to me through my website (google my name), and I'll send a print of "To Castle Kingside" your way

I really appreciated your thoughts on the series. I think you really captured what makes The Wandering Inn such a wonderful story to fall into. As somebody who is up to date as of writing, I love seeing characters that we meet grow and change over several million words. Characters introduced or mentioned in the first few volumes go through countless character arcs and it's a joy to follow them on their personal journeys. On the subject of the prose, it's actually one of the things I love most about it. The "chattiness" makes it so easy to read. Some other stories have much more clever writing that you have to slow down and focus on; picking apart each sentence for hidden meanings and profound meaning. But TWI? It's smooth to consume. It feels good. It's a friend excitedly telling you a story about their day or some DnD adventure they have.

Welcome from a fellow (non-feral) Booktube newbie! Very connected to your approach with booktubing, particularly using it as a way to improve public speaking (which you already seem great at!). Also working on releasing anxiety-fueled perfectionism to just opt for continuous improvement instead 😁 Would’ve been a power move to ask your interviewer to see their bookshelf. Maybe next time 💪 Looking forward to seeing your future videos!

I wish I could read.

Happy belated birthday! Saw the Golden Fool in your thumbnail and clicked so fast. It's so fun to find other people who love Robin Hobb and the Realm of the Elderlings! Did you read the Mad Ship trilogy as well? Lots of people skip it, but imo it is essential. Dunno if you're open for manga recs but I think maybe you'd like Goodnight PunPun? Thanks also for your little talk on Sanderson. I've tried to get into him so many times but I keep on stopping up. Maybe with this rec I'll finally get it. Anyway, welcome to booktube! I hope you'll enjoy your journey onwards.

Book one is just like Season 1 of the Office (us) it is very hard to get through, even the audiobook is a drag. However as you reach the 3/4 point of the book the story changes and starts ramping interest quickly and after that point it’s hard to put down.

I'm into volume 7, which is maybe halfway through, word count wise, and I'm amazed by the depth of the experiences in it now. Silly comedic fantasy, epic battles, lovecraftian horror, and death scenes that have made me straight up sob. Also it's clear the author is a big Terry Pratchett fan, and that is always a plus.

The Wandering Inn has a problem because of the size, it's hard to tell people to read because it has a habit of not having a specific point that hooks everyone. There is no singular chapter or volume to point too, it could be volume 1 or even 9, but the bigger problem is, when it gets you, you're done. It was the end of Volime 5 for me, the Siege of Liscor. I'd been enjoying it well enough before that, but it was then that I sort of clicked fully and realised "oh...Oh this is actually fantastic", not just another enjoyable romp with lovable characters, no, something you actually care about. The Dangers, the fights matter because Pirate makes you care about the people. Side characters with barely a few chapters of information MATTER and when they are hurt or in danger you worry, you cheer when they win, weep when they lose. This is the only book that has made me worry about the well being of random guards because you've learned about them, their personalities and ticks. It's a book not afraid to take the normal, quiet Inn life and suddenly rug pull it with chaos and blood. Wonder and Heartbreak.

I completely agree with you. I have just finished getting caught up on The Wandering Inn series and I absolutely could not pull myself away from it. I love the way that pirateaba writes. You mention that pirateaba puts in these little things about characters that don't seem significant, but I see it as a subtle development of a character that opens your eyes to why they are the way they are. It is so subtle that you don't even know that it's really happening until it all comes together later and you have this epiphany that pirateaba brings you to and it makes you like that character even more, regardless of whether or not you wanted to. The character development is absolutely stellar and I can't wait for book 15. I could ramble on and on about all the reasons that I love this series so much but I don't really want to write a 20 page lecture on why it's so great lol. I'm glad to hear from someone that is really enjoying as well. Thank you for your review, I really enjoyed listening to it.

I read half of the first book but found the writing quite basic and characters not very well written as well. I have heard that it's getting better though. I am not sure yet if I am willing to give it another chance hoping for it to be better considering the length of the books 😅

Great review! Been loving TWI so much and I almost dropped the series in the first book lol. I started with the audiobooks but I couldn't wait for more so I switched to the web serial and just started Volume 8 (the equivalent to what will be around book 17-18 ish) it just keeps getting better and I'm only 50% done with what's out. There is something special about this series, in some ways the clashing cultures reminds me of Wheel of Time which I've heard the author PirateAba is a fan of. It's becoming one of my all time favorites.

This is great encouragement for me to try this out, since I have a good feeling that it could be a big hit with me. Buuuuuuut closure is also important for me and I’m afraid I’ll have no hope of ever catching up. Love your exploration of what’s been working with you with the scale, conversational tone, and themes. Great vid!!!

The Grace of Kings 💯 and yes Ken Liu translated book 1 and 3 of the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy! Also recommend Children of Ruin and Children of Memory!