Wall of Storm was my book of the year also. I just, last night, finished Speaking Bone (book 4 and the last one of the Dandelion Dynasty) and it brought me, a dude in his mid 20s who rarely is affected so much by books, to tears several time. It was gut wrenching but fantastic.
I really like the Tide Child Trilogy! Book three was my favorite. I keep seeing Ken Liu on everyone's favorite lists, but not necessarily the same book. I think this is a series I will have to pick up this year.
Great list! So excited for "Trials of Empire". Here is my top 10: 🥇"Speaking Bones" - Ken Liu 🥈"Blood Over Bright Haven" - M. L. Wang 🥉"The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi" - Shannon Chakraborty "The Book That Wouldn't Burn" - Mark Lawrence "Spinning Silver" - Naomi Novik "Perdido Street Station" - China Mieville "Bloodchild and Other Stories" - Octavia E. Butler "Lone Women" - Victor LaValle "Talonsister" - Jen Williams "Godkiller" - Hannah Kaner
Hello Johan, I encountered your channel this year and have loved every one of your videos. Thank you so much for the hours of entertainment and also adding so much to my TBR when it comes to fantasy novels. Here are my Top Ten Prose books I read in 2023: 1) Things my Son Needs to Know about the World by Backman 2) The Book Thief by Zusak 3) The Poison Song by Williams 4) The Emperor's Soul by Sanderson 5) Legends & Lattes by Baldree 6) Dark Matter by Crouch 7) The Bitter Twins by Williams 8) The Ninth Rain by Williams 9) The Hammer of Thor by Riordan 10) The Sword of Summer by Riordan Keep up the great work and Happy Reading in 2024!
I'm loving the Dragonbone Chair and I'm so happy someone else loved Promise of Blood. My book club hated it back in April. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but then I grew up with war movies and westerns, so a flintlock fantasy wasn't too much of a stretch. Tamas reminded me of my dad.
@@libraryofaviking Very, John Gwynne, Abercrombie, and Jordan are some of my favorite authors. lol. I've recently started my Hobb journey too. And don't even get me started on my problems with Mark Lawrence's books.
Yeeess, OWAR was just so so so good. One of the most bingeable doorstoppers I have ever come across, haha. And The Wall of Storms will forever be one of my favourite sequels, I can't wait for you to read the finale! Also, with all your gushing about The Empire of the Wolf, I am more and more tempted to give it a second chance. Amazing list, hope you find many more faves in 2024!!
I really hope to get to the «Dragonbone Chair» this year!😄 My Top Favorite (Fantasy) Read of 2023, is a tie between «Under Heaven» by Guy Gavriel Kay & «The Veiled Throne» («Dandelion Dynasty #3) by Ken Liu: «Under Heaven» should be teached next to «War & Peace» and «Le Miserables» for GGK’s prose and Ken Liu’s Character Work has few if any rivals! A character that has only one scene in «TVT» (though a series veteran in «The Dandelion Dynasty»), earned with that scene alone my favorite character of 2023: Cogo Yelu! The next are unsorted: «The Way of Edan» by Philip Chase «Bold Ascension» by Vaughn Roycroft «The Winter Road» by Adrian Selby «The Farthest Shore» & «Tehanu» by Ursula K. Le Guin «The Name of the Wind» by Patrick Rothfuss «The Black Gods Kiss» (Jirel of Joiry) by CL Moore «Speaking Bones» by Ken Liu «River of Stars» by Guy Gavriel Kay
Have you covered “The Wandering Inn” yet? If not I highly recommend it! I suffer to see my favourite booktubers for fantasy books never have this gem in their top 10
Most booktubers have an very active dislike for LitRPGs (which for most of those books is kinda justified). But that bias is really making them miss out on one of if not the best fantasy series of our time. I hope the physical release and rerecording of the rewrite Book 1 gets at least some of them to give this a go.
I dont know if anyone here have seen Grimm tv series or not But i want a book in a world like that humans turning into wolves or goblins and other strange creatures... And they all have their own names and even languages...
I read the first 250 pages of the dragon bone chair and it completely put me to sleep. I thought it was unbelievably boring. That was until the middle part where the two characters stumble on another 2 characters, the story completely turned around here and I ended up loving the rest, especially the bit in Naglimund which was incredibly interesting and was just politics done right
Cool list - which features quite a few book I haven't read! As a Dane (and fellow member Rigsfællesskabet!) I always look forward to your videos. Are there any faroese fantasy books you can recommend?
How does book1 of powder mage compare to book 2. I liked the powder mage but not enough that I want to read on but if the following books are better then ill read the next one
I really wish you would give the Wandering Inn a try. Yes it's a LitRPG Webserial and you dislike that but it's used very tastefully here as part and reality of the World as opposed to the crutch it is in most other LitRPGs out there. Book 1 recently got a rewrite to bring it more in line of the rest of the story quality wise and the Audiobook rerecording should release early next year. Perfect time to give this a shot. (Andrea Parsneau is an amazing if not THE best Narrator out there) You're missing out on one of the best Fantasy Series of our Time because of a bias. The World and huge cast of well written Characters wormed it's way to be my favorite Book Series of all time, above even LotR, Wheel of time and the Cosmere. (For me). I implore you don't let your dislike for LitRPG miss this gem.
@@libraryofaviking Oh yes! TWI's length is definitely intimidating but no one expects you to go on a hardcore reading binge, just give it a fair shot and go at your own pace. At the rate pirateaba is releasing chapters it's almost impossible to catch up anyways. The kindle/audible releases with their release schedule are probably the best way not to get consumed by the giant undertaking that is TWI. (People call Sanderson inhuman for his writing speed but compared to that Aba is an godlike writing demon.) I can't deny that there were a lot of sleeping hours I've lost early this year when I read to catch up with it. But that in itself is a mark of quality I think. A story that is this long and can keep it's readers this engaged and passionate just has something special.
I stopped reading on book 3… the main character, Jason was just insufferable for me 😢. Can’t get how a normal or even lonely person somehow immediately is able to handle complicated political, aristocratic situations and understanding all the strategic nuisances, in every topic from training to trade and fighting…
You keep mentioning modern and classic fantasy. You're not alone in that because other book tubers do it as well. What is the difference between the two? I honestly have no clue... help!
Classic is more LoTR with tropes like the chosen one, the dark lord, a soft magic system, usually the setting medieval and the people are generally white (not hating, just how it is) and good triumphs over evil. Modern fantasy spends its time basically trying to subvert these tropes
Thanks for the help getting started, Johan! And welcome to our new customers. 🙏
My pleasure!
Yo, European here, this sounds amazing!
I've been looking for a new Internet bookstore since the book depository closed down.
Come pay us a visit! We're glad to have you 😉@@neondemon5137
Looks interesting😊
Thanks Johan. I am very grateful for your support for The Illborn Saga, and am honoured to see Aiduel's Sin on your top 10 list.
Please give us an audiobook!
I received Illborn for Christmas and can’t wait to start it. Heard about it first through this channel.
I have read Promise of Blood and its sequels really enjoyed it. Plus all those little short stories set in the same world. He has written quite a few
Glad you enjoyed it! I can't wait to continue!
Wall of Storm was my book of the year also. I just, last night, finished Speaking Bone (book 4 and the last one of the Dandelion Dynasty) and it brought me, a dude in his mid 20s who rarely is affected so much by books, to tears several time. It was gut wrenching but fantastic.
Wow! I am hoping to start Speaking Bones in January!
I really like the Tide Child Trilogy! Book three was my favorite. I keep seeing Ken Liu on everyone's favorite lists, but not necessarily the same book. I think this is a series I will have to pick up this year.
Just found your channel, this is perfect for fiction books recommendations, love it ! Keep up the good work 📚🫡
Thanks for loading up my TBR!!
Farseer is my favorite trilogy and yes Fitz!
Of War and Ruin was an amazing read. I want to pick up Combat Codes, glad you liked that one.
Great list! So excited for "Trials of Empire".
Here is my top 10:
🥇"Speaking Bones" - Ken Liu
🥈"Blood Over Bright Haven" - M. L. Wang
🥉"The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi" - Shannon Chakraborty
"The Book That Wouldn't Burn" - Mark Lawrence
"Spinning Silver" - Naomi Novik
"Perdido Street Station" - China Mieville
"Bloodchild and Other Stories" - Octavia E. Butler
"Lone Women" - Victor LaValle
"Talonsister" - Jen Williams
"Godkiller" - Hannah Kaner
Hello Johan,
I encountered your channel this year and have loved every one of your videos. Thank you so much for the hours of entertainment and also adding so much to my TBR when it comes to fantasy novels.
Here are my Top Ten Prose books I read in 2023:
1) Things my Son Needs to Know about the World by Backman
2) The Book Thief by Zusak
3) The Poison Song by Williams
4) The Emperor's Soul by Sanderson
5) Legends & Lattes by Baldree
6) Dark Matter by Crouch
7) The Bitter Twins by Williams
8) The Ninth Rain by Williams
9) The Hammer of Thor by Riordan
10) The Sword of Summer by Riordan
Keep up the great work and Happy Reading in 2024!
I'm jealous of your covers of Dandelion Dynasty 😂 I got it from libary and am excited to read it!
12:31 Yass Dark Matter was amazing! Probably one of my favorite SCI of all time 💯Crouch’s Pine’s series is also amazing !! Great list!
So glad you loved Dragonbone chair sm!!! Book 2 might be slower but book 3 is sooo epic!!! Also the novellas are as incredible
I can't wait 🤩
I'm loving the Dragonbone Chair and I'm so happy someone else loved Promise of Blood. My book club hated it back in April. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but then I grew up with war movies and westerns, so a flintlock fantasy wasn't too much of a stretch. Tamas reminded me of my dad.
Sounds like we have similar reading taste! Happy reading!
@@libraryofaviking Very, John Gwynne, Abercrombie, and Jordan are some of my favorite authors. lol. I've recently started my Hobb journey too. And don't even get me started on my problems with Mark Lawrence's books.
Yeeess, OWAR was just so so so good. One of the most bingeable doorstoppers I have ever come across, haha. And The Wall of Storms will forever be one of my favourite sequels, I can't wait for you to read the finale!
Also, with all your gushing about The Empire of the Wolf, I am more and more tempted to give it a second chance. Amazing list, hope you find many more faves in 2024!!
Great picks, must read a wall of storms soon, plus also interested in a promise of blood, seems like a cool premise…
Thank you! Happy reading, mate!
I really hope to get to the «Dragonbone Chair» this year!😄
My Top Favorite (Fantasy) Read of 2023, is a tie between «Under Heaven» by Guy Gavriel Kay & «The Veiled Throne» («Dandelion Dynasty #3) by Ken Liu: «Under Heaven» should be teached next to «War & Peace» and «Le Miserables» for GGK’s prose and Ken Liu’s Character Work has few if any rivals! A character that has only one scene in «TVT» (though a series veteran in «The Dandelion Dynasty»), earned with that scene alone my favorite character of 2023: Cogo Yelu!
The next are unsorted:
«The Way of Edan» by Philip Chase
«Bold Ascension» by Vaughn Roycroft
«The Winter Road» by Adrian Selby
«The Farthest Shore» & «Tehanu» by Ursula K. Le Guin
«The Name of the Wind» by Patrick Rothfuss
«The Black Gods Kiss» (Jirel of Joiry) by CL Moore
«Speaking Bones» by Ken Liu
«River of Stars» by Guy Gavriel Kay
Hope u had great Christmas with ur wife 🎉🎉🎉 happy reading to you!! 😊
Thank you!
More books to add on my TBR :))
My favourite books of the year gotta be most Abercrombie books but John Gwynne is growing on me right now ! :D
Love powder mage it landed for me
I’m gonna check out the combat codes it sounds cool
Have you covered “The Wandering Inn” yet? If not I highly recommend it! I suffer to see my favourite booktubers for fantasy books never have this gem in their top 10
Most booktubers have an very active dislike for LitRPGs (which for most of those books is kinda justified). But that bias is really making them miss out on one of if not the best fantasy series of our time. I hope the physical release and rerecording of the rewrite Book 1 gets at least some of them to give this a go.
I keep hearing about it but it's SO LONG!
Brian, u must never edit out anything, it's all wonderful! Surprised about Outlander, I have been going back and forth about starting those...
Nice list, The Sun Eater Series is a Must for Ya…
This Top 10 is great⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Promise of Blood was such a good trilogy! Read it a few years ago. Was such a great ride.
I can't wait to read the third book!
Children of Time and Dandelion Dynasty hyyyype!! I'm only about 100 pages into Wall of Storms and it is just so so good!!
Great video, thank you
I didn't realize Blake crouch wrote wayward pines! Loved the series. Bet his books are so so much better
Since you liked some sci-fi thrillers I'd suggest the passangers by john marrs
Todd here. Nice video Happy Holidays!
Love the videos!
Thank you:)
Best wishes with your reading choices in 2024. Good luck.
Thank you! You too!
The Powder Mage definitely sticks the landing. His sequel trilogy, Gods of Powder and Blood, is just as good if not better.
I read "The Dragonbone Chair" before you were born, Johan 😉 - guess I'm gettin old!
🤭
Great video
I dont know if anyone here have seen Grimm tv series or not
But i want a book in a world like that humans turning into wolves or goblins and other strange creatures... And they all have their own names and even languages...
I read the first 250 pages of the dragon bone chair and it completely put me to sleep. I thought it was unbelievably boring. That was until the middle part where the two characters stumble on another 2 characters, the story completely turned around here and I ended up loving the rest, especially the bit in Naglimund which was incredibly interesting and was just politics done right
Glad you ended up loving it! I am excited to continue!
Cool list - which features quite a few book I haven't read!
As a Dane (and fellow member Rigsfællesskabet!) I always look forward to your videos. Are there any faroese fantasy books you can recommend?
Thank you for watching! Desværre er der ikke mange fantasie bøger på færøsk!
Amazing video! You mention the page number on Kindle, (sorry if you've answered this question before) do you generally read on Kindle or paper?
I would also love to see a video about all of the books you read.
I did like Dark Matter but I'm not sure if I should pick up Recursion coz I thought Dark matter got pretty boring
Good news johan . The third powder mage book very much sticks the landing
🔥😍
I’ve read all but combat codes!🎉
That is very impressive!
I like your Top 10 Fantasy Books of 2023 🎄🎄🎄
See you in 2024 😉
See you in 2024!
I loved dark matter. I’m gonna start recursion soon.
I read recursions and it became top 3 books of all time
Both are amazing! Happy reading!
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Cheers
Don't worry. The sequel series is where Red Rising reaches that ''all time favorite'' status.
Illborn saga is legit. Pick it up!
Which ones of these would you say have the best female characters?
Probably Dandelion Dynasty!
Thanks
Wow, thank you so much!!
I gotta get to Dandelion!
It is worth checking out!
I enjoyed Combat Codes
Yay!
How does book1 of powder mage compare to book 2. I liked the powder mage but not enough that I want to read on but if the following books are better then ill read the next one
I think book 2 is similarly good!
I really wish you would give the Wandering Inn a try. Yes it's a LitRPG Webserial and you dislike that but it's used very tastefully here as part and reality of the World as opposed to the crutch it is in most other LitRPGs out there. Book 1 recently got a rewrite to bring it more in line of the rest of the story quality wise and the Audiobook rerecording should release early next year. Perfect time to give this a shot. (Andrea Parsneau is an amazing if not THE best Narrator out there)
You're missing out on one of the best Fantasy Series of our Time because of a bias. The World and huge cast of well written Characters wormed it's way to be my favorite Book Series of all time, above even LotR, Wheel of time and the Cosmere. (For me). I implore you don't let your dislike for LitRPG miss this gem.
I am very intrigued but a bit scared about the length haha
@@libraryofaviking Oh yes! TWI's length is definitely intimidating but no one expects you to go on a hardcore reading binge, just give it a fair shot and go at your own pace. At the rate pirateaba is releasing chapters it's almost impossible to catch up anyways. The kindle/audible releases with their release schedule are probably the best way not to get consumed by the giant undertaking that is TWI. (People call Sanderson inhuman for his writing speed but compared to that Aba is an godlike writing demon.)
I can't deny that there were a lot of sleeping hours I've lost early this year when I read to catch up with it. But that in itself is a mark of quality I think. A story that is this long and can keep it's readers this engaged and passionate just has something special.
First comment. Love the content, king
First time anyone has called me King 😅 Thanks!
“You could probably kill someone with this if you throw it hard enough” HAHAHAHAHAHA
😅
Kratos has entered the chat.
There is zero percent chance you will not love ‘he who fights monsters book1’ go in blind. You are welcome. A friend
I stopped reading on book 3… the main character, Jason was just insufferable for me 😢. Can’t get how a normal or even lonely person somehow immediately is able to handle complicated political, aristocratic situations and understanding all the strategic nuisances, in every topic from training to trade and fighting…
I dropped it at book 7. Might pick it up again but it'll be a last resort
Grace of Kings was such a disappointment for me this year.....not sure I'll continue, just too many other series to get into.
You keep mentioning modern and classic fantasy. You're not alone in that because other book tubers do it as well. What is the difference between the two? I honestly have no clue... help!
Classic is more LoTR with tropes like the chosen one, the dark lord, a soft magic system, usually the setting medieval and the people are generally white (not hating, just how it is) and good triumphs over evil. Modern fantasy spends its time basically trying to subvert these tropes
Yep. Red Rising book 1 is the worst one. The rest are fantastic
I look forward to reading book 4!
Utterly