1. Discworld - Terry Pratchett 2. First Law - Joe Abercrombie 3. Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb 4. Demon Cycle - Peter V Brett 5. Bloodsworn Saga - John Gwynne 6. Dragon Lords trilogy - Jon Hollins 7. Mistborn Era 2 - Brandon Sanderson 8. The Band - Nicholas Eames 9. The Dark Tower - Stephen King 10. The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
@@legendsrule8968 The western setting was very appealing to me, the mystery and Cosmere connections were great and Wayne quickly became a new favourite character that I was so sad to have to say goodbye to. I liked the cast from Era 1 but I connected more to Era 2's.
It's great when a reviewer brings both intelligence and heart to their evaluations as you do. I'm never disappointed by your videos. If there was one thing I could wish was addressed a little more when fantasy series are described by good Booktube channels it would be, for lack of a better term, the philosophical angle. That is, is it basically just going for grand entertainment (nothing wrong with that) or does it seek to touch the reader's spirit in a some deep way? Maybe my question isn't very relevant to the genre; in which case free to ignore.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! I want to make sure my content is engaging and meaningful. I think it really depends on what each reader wants out of their reading experience. Some books I read to learn something new, some I read for entertainment, some I read to appreciate the craft... etc. I'm always open for a story to touch my heart, and those are the best reads, especially when it's a surprise.
yeahhh I'm always shocked how tastes can be so similar and thrn there's the one book you couldn't even finish lol, how far had you gotten with green bone and farseer?
Your list is fantastic! Great video. Here’s my list: 1. Malazan. Not only my favorite fantasy series of all time, but also maybe my favorite literary work of all time along with To Pimp a Butterfly 2. The Wheel of Time (personally think its wayyy better than the Lotr books. 14 book series and nearly half of them are 10/10s plus no bad books) 3. First Law 4. A Song of Ice and Fire 5. The Dark Tower HM: Dandelion Dynasty, Stormlight, Sun Eater(technically sci fi but wanted to mention)
Excellent list. Love that you put Malazan at the top without finishing it. I completely understand and agree. I recently finished Toll the Hounds. Was it long, yes. Was it worth it, yes. Looking forward to Dust of Dreams.
I reread Lies of Locke Lamora this year and finally was able to see why it is so amazing- it went from being meh to being 5-stars, fantastic! I can't wait to continue reading, loved it so much!
I know I said this before in another Malazan video of yours that my Malazan journey is so similar to yours, where I read the first 4 books 12 years back, somehow couldn't continue, but still felt it is the best fantasy series of all time just below LOTR. Despite not finishing the series, for 10 years I used to advocate to everyone how great this is. Then I finally restarted it 3 years back and just finished it last year, and it became by far the best fantasy series of all time surpassing even LOTR, and I doubt anything else will ever change that. Still reading Kharkanas now. I am very excited for you to continue your reread, and get to book 5. Really want to see how you like the later books, as the last 4 books is when Erikson goes above and beyond what most other fantasy authors go for.
1) The whole Totall Universe by Tamora Pierce 2) Stormlight Archives- Sanderson 3) The Lightbringer Series- Brent Weeks 4) Harry Potter 5) The King Killer Chronicles- Patrick Rothfuss (sadly this will most likely never be completed) 6) Gracling Realm - Kristin Cashore 7) Throne of Glass 8) The Kyoshi Novels- F.C. Yee 9) Percy Jackson
I just have to sat that your haircut is super cute! And I'm bookmarking this video for when I'm ready to start a new series. I can't rank because it's too hard to compare, but some of my fave fantasy series are: Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells The Halfling Saga by Melissa Blair Nevermoor (middle grade fantasy) by Jessica Townsend Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett The Daevabad Trilogy by Shannon Chakraborty Guardianes de la Ciudadela (Spanish YA fantasy) by Laura Gallego Riddle-Master by Patricia McKillip And these trilogies, even though the 3rd books are not published yet. Bloodsworn trilogy by John Gwynne The Nameless Republic by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
I'm still relatively new to reading fantasy (3 or 4 years), and I haven't even finished a ton of them. That being said, Green Bone is hands down my favorite series. Lee was the first author that made me really care on an intimate level about all of the characters, and it solidified my love for the genre. Literally cannot stop thinking about it. Great list and can't wait to finish a bunch of these series myself!
First, love your hair! Second, I found a lot of value in this top ten list :) Many series that have already been on my list have moved up to higher priority.
Coming to this super kate, but you have a fantastic list! I'll definitely have to check out Never Die and Long Price. I'm going to read Dagger and Coin pretty soon, so maybe next year for the latter. I haven't read a lot, so I'll just give my top 5 (sci-fi included) 1. Farseer Trilogy (Royal Assassin is my favorite book of all time) 2. Stormlight Archive (Ending of book 1 might be my best ever reading experience) 3. Faithful and the Fallen (never binged a book as fast as Wrath) 4. Blood Song (Only read this first book, but holy crap is it perfect!) 5. Sun Eater (Controversial take: Howling Dark is the best of the first 4)
I don't envy you the task of picking a top 10 list at all, lol. I just label everything 'a new favourite' when I adore it and then never actually commit to making the official list so who knows how long it is at this point lmao. I am sooo ready for you to continue your RotE journey with Fitz, I hope it hits as hard for you as it did for me! And YES, I am also still living in Kekon, those characters live rentfree in my brain!! Also always great to see more LPQ and Gentleman Bastards love, those still deserve even more hype!! 🤩
I feel the EXACT same way about Greenbone Saga. I knew I really liked it when I finished it but it just literally has not left my brain since. The way she writes the characters and their conversations has lingered with me so much more than I expected. She is an amazing writer
Excellent list and love the haircut. My top 2 series are Malazan (so amazing, everything you said) and then the realm of the elderlings (if you need me to break it down it would be all the Fitz trilogies)
The haircut looks good! And great list. Hard to argue with the picks, I've read everything except the Riverfall Chronicles and the last two Mortal Techniques books. Top 10s are hard to do, to be fair, and they're perfect for letting a viewer know right off the bat if your tastes are going to be of interest to them. They're usually the first thing I look for whenever I find a new channel I may want to sub to!
I agree! Top 10s are definitely important for learning about taste. I hope you enjoy your next reads, and I hope Mortal Techniques and Riverfall are on your TBR, they’re amazing!
Nothing will ever beat Malazan for me. The character depth, philosophy, comedy, and the beautiful writing makes it the most important piece of literature in existence IMO.
@@nightmarishcompositions4536 Funny enough, I read 2 Bakker books and they happen to be the #2 in my esteem. I still have yet to check Manifest Delusions.
@@nightmarishcompositions4536 funny enough, I read the first two books of Prince of Nothing and they currently fall as #2 in my esteem. I will have yet to check out Manifest Delusions
@@nightmarishcompositions4536 funny enough, I read the first two books of Prince of Nothing and they currently fall as #2 in my esteem. I will have yet to check out Manifest Delusions
Dang surprised Mortal Techniques series is so high! I really did enjoy Never Die though fun, fast paced, great combat! I still need to read the other 2 books!
I loved Malazan. Yeah some books were more "difficult" - you may not catch everything going on, but man I blew through the books, I was so immersed. I think Memories of Ice and The Bonehunters are my favorites - MOI is the one I think about the most when it comes to the entire series. Have you read Gwynne's latest series? I loved the Faithful and the Fallen but had trouble getting into the The Shadow of the Gods, I want to give it another go soon!
I also had trouble getting into Shadow of the Gods... I may pick the sequel back up at some point in the future. Memories of Ice is a killer book. Deadhouse Gates is my favorite!
Top 5: 1. LotR. Everything else pales in comparison. I read it at 11 years old and a passion was born. 2.. First Law Trilogy. Oh, the characters! 3. ASOIAF (3 great books and then....?) I think this will tumble down my list if GRRM doesn't finish it. 4, All of Robert E Howard's Conan stories (these were the stories that showed my 12 year old self that fantasy could operate in a different mode than Tolkien - it was the 80s and the market was flooded with cheap Tolkien clones. Conan is flawed but brilliant, but not for modern sensibilities). 5. Not a series, but Neil Gaiman's American God's is just one of the most original books I have ever read. 15 years later entire scenes spring to mind. Honourable mention: Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake. It was so different, so ponderous but simultaneously familiar (being English) that it took all my will power to finish it; but, somehow, it made an indelible mark on me. For good or ill? I'm still not sure.
Awesome video Tori, I've heard so many great things about both Long Price and Malazan. It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I have an issue with the way Green Bone Saga was marketed as epic urban fantasy with magic, etc. I've read the whole thing, and I don't feel the magic had any significant impact on the story. However, if it would have been marketed as ninja gangster families showdown saga with martial arts, mayhem and blood, I would have absolutely given it 5 stars easily. But maybe that's just me...
Hey Yaniv! You’re absolutely allowed to have any opinions on series, that’s how discussions become interesting! I do think the magic has a strong influence on the story, but if it didn’t work for you, that’s ok!
I won’t go a full Top Ten but I can give you my Top 3. 1- The Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson. The whole thing lol it’s so good 2- The Dresden Files. Easily the best Urban Fantasy with the most misunderstood, selfless, self-sacrificing, Protagonist I’ve ever seen. There’s no one you’d want next to you more on the worst day of your life. There are other phenomenal characters in this world but there aren’t many fictional characters on the same Tier as Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden 3- The Mercy Thompson Series. You talk about the Green Bone Saga and it’s lived in world and that’s the best way to describe this Series. You feel, even early on in Book 1 Moon Called, that you know Mercy like you’ve known her your whole life. Great Mash-up Verse with Werewolves, Witches, Vampires, Skinwalkers, Fae and more. Honorable Mention would be specifically The Dark Artifices Trilogy of the overall Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare. Don’t see Nephilim used as a powered character very often and it’s a nice change of pace. Another Mash-Up Verse like Mercy and Dresden (I’m sensing a pattern lol) with a great Lore. The Mortal Instruments Trilogies (yes there’s two of them lol) are good not great but I really connected with the characters in the Dark Artifices.
My 10 favourites series of all time so far are 10. Dune 9. The Wheel of time (the first seven books only) 8. The Farseer Trilogy(the first book only) 7. Memory,Sorrow and thorn( the first two books only) 6. Gentleman Bastards 5. The Kingkiller Chronichle 4. The Stormlight Archive ( the first book only) 3. Malazan book of the fallen ( the first book only) 2. The First Law World 1. A Song of Ice and Fire
The haircut looks great! And this is an awesome list, Tori! Top 10 is so hard! At the moment, I think only the top 4 are defined for me: 1. First Law 2. Realm of the Elderlings 3. ASOIAF 4. Warlord Chronicles I will be reading some from your list this year! Never Die, LPQ, and Scott Lynch are on the docket, so they may sneak into my list 😁
I DNF Mistborn and Jade City. Sanderson and I do not mix. Also, Lies Of Lock Lamora DNF. Malazan, I might give it a go but I did DNF Gardens of the Moon with my first try. Fantasy (No scifi included) 1. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever 2. Kingkiller 3. Conan the Barbarian 4. A D&D trilogy starting with White Plume Mountain 5. Nevernight 6. Tad Williams Bobby Dollar with the 2nd book one I could not put down. 7 The Grave of Empires by Sam Sykes. 8. Ethshar by Lawrence Watt-Evans 9. LOTR 10. A Short Stay In Hell. I am not sure of this order but this'll do for now.
I also did not finish Lies of L.Lamora or Jade city. The characters did not grab me, and the story felt flat. And I am on the fence about whether or not to try Mazalan.
I really thought Red Rising would have made the top 10. Also, I'm hoping that Greenbone pays off for me. I've got the library checkout of Jade War that I'm going to read on vacation next week. Great list! And for number 10, TRUTH AND COURAGE!!
My top 10: 1) Lord of the Rings 2) The Gormenghast Trilogy 3) The Riftwar Saga 4) The First Law 5) A Song of Ice and Fire 6) The Lies of Locke LaMorre 7) The Dresden Files 8) The Dark Tower 9) The Dark Elf 10) The Chronicles of Narnia
I looked it up out of curiosity, and I think either one works, because one of the definitions is: a set of four people or things. But for some reason I didn’t connect tetralogy with four book series, so thanks for sharing that!
Nice list. We actually only share one in our top 10 though I've read at least one book from 6 of your top 10. I wasn't a fan of the Farseer trilogy; just didn't like the character of Fitz; I read two books and had to put it down; I did like her writing and most of her other characters; but if I don't like the main POV character I'm probably not going to like the books either. I also wasn't that big of a fan of Gentleman Bastards but that is one I think I will revisit one day. Faithful and the Fallen, Mistborn Era 1 and ASOIAF have all been in my top 10 at one point or the other but have fallen out of it in recent years. All of them are still in my top 25 though. Here is my current top 10: 10. The Belgariad/Malloreon by David Eddings (been in my top 10 for 30 years; heavy nostalgia pick) 9. KIngkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss (I expect this will drop out of my top 10 in the next year or so; for the same reason ASOIAF is no longer there; it will never be finished) 8. The Band by Nicolaus Eames(only 2 books but I think it will be finished sooner rather than later) 7. Broken Empire/Red Queen's War by Mark Lawrence (new entry this year; I group them together because they tell two sides of the same story basically) 6. Mistborn Era 2 (I liked the characters a lot better in Era 2 than I did in Era 1) 5. Malazan Book of the Fallen (the best world building in fantasy. Period. But I liked the characters of the 4 ahead of it better; the way Erikson wrote the story it took me awhile to really get attached to anyone) 4. Drenai Saga by David Gemmell (been in my top 10 for 25+ years; I've cried more to this series than I ever have for things that happened in real life including close relatives funerals; not sure what that says about me but there it is, lol) 3. Stormlight Archive by Sanderson (already ignored your rule about 3 books and now I'm ignoring the one about multiple series by the same author; technically Sanderson is involved in 3 of my all time favorites; oddly enough he isn't my favorite living author though; book 5 coming out in Dec may change things up a bit) 2. First Law universe by Joe Abercrombie (Joe is my favorite living author; at times it just seems like he is writing for me personally, lol. In his book The Heroes is felt like he was in my head and took portions of my personality and created two of the main POV characters; just absolutely amazing character work. But he isn't my favorite author of all time) 1. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan/Sanderson (been my favorite series since 1997 and will probably always will be; these characters became my friends over the course of this series; when it ended in 2013 I went into an EIGHT YEAR reading slump because of it; it felt like I had lost someone really dear to me; I loved the ending and I absolutely hated it at the same time) I love watching lists like this; UA-cam keeps me updated on them pretty well, lol. I get all kinds of ideas from them; I'll have to look into the Mortal Techniques series; first time I have seen it mentioned.
Great list! Fitz can be a tough character for a lot of readers, I totally get that. I like making these to see how the list will change over time! I’m glad Wheel of Time had such an impact on you, those experiences with stories are so powerful.
1. malazan world (everything incl novels) 2. First law world incl (Specially age of madness) 3. Prince of nothing Universe 4. a Song of ice and Fire 5. stormlight Archive 6. gentlemen bastards 7. mistborn 8. the demon cycle 9. the broken Empire 10. the Dresden files HM: Lord of the rings, Harry Potter, kingkiller chronicles and the will of the many
3 full books read would stomp most of booktoober lol whenever i watch other ppl videos they stop at book 1 of almost every series. It usually sounds like i loved this series so much i didnt read anything after book 1😅 good air of fresh air here
It's definitely tempting to constantly try new authors and series! I won't put anything in my top 10 series list without having read at least 3 books, which covers trilogies and a decent chunk of the longer series. Thank you so much for watching!
I haven’t read a lot of fantasy, but my top ten probably looks something like: 1. Harry Potter 2. The Faithful and the Fallen 3. The Wheel of Time 4. The Lord of the Rings 5. The Chronicles of Conan 6. The Riyria Revelations 7. The Dresden Files 8. Chronicles of Narnia 9. The Legends of Drizzt 10. Mistborn Era 1 This list will subject to change and I’m sure will not look remotely similar after I’ve read more, but this is it as it stands right now. I fully expect Malazan, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and the Realm of the Elderlings to be in the Top 10 at some point.
🔟 “Top Tens are not easy! I’ve thought about this for weeks.” And that will be why I don’t have my own top ten to drop in the comments I’m afraid 😁 I couldn’t even do a SciFi list, and I’m a natural SciFi-boy over Fantasy. Some of my major 5⭐️ awards are from a couple of decades ago. Should I do a re-read to see how they hold up to this day? 🤔Probably can’t rank ‘em without doing so 😰
No tolkein makes me a little sad, but a good list nonetheless, loved Mistborn, song of ice and fire, Gentleman bastard Malazan, John Gwynne and Robin hobb all on my tbr
I'm not even going to try to rate the series, nor do I guarantee that what follows are even my top series, but they're what come to mind right now. Caveats: No straight LitRPG or Super Hero books, which feel like different genres from fantasy. No LotR, because it's a novel, not a series. No sub-series, because that's even more too hard than this already is. And my Top 10 is in base-12 today. * Dresden Files, Jim Butcher * Amber, Roger Zelazny * Garrett, P.I., Glen Cook * Midkemia, Raymond Feist * Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey * Paladin's Legacy, Elizabeth Moon * Vlad Taltos, Steven Brust * Five Gods World (Penric & Chalion), Lois McMaster Bujold * Guardians of the Flame, Joel Rosenberg * Myth Adventures, Robert Asprin * War God's Own, David Weber * Monster Hunter International, Larry Correia
I’m not sure I’ve read enough Sci Fi for a top 10 yet! I’m still sort of combining SFF in general, but I read mostly fantasy. I’m working on reading more sci fi going forward.
A great list, Tori! Thanks for succumbing to the BookTube Top 10 train lol. I really need to read LPQ and Green Bone Saga - both priorities for me probably next year. Oh, and if it looks like I just subbed, it appears I must have accidentally unsubbed at some point! (But I did the same thing with Daniel Greene a few months back, so you're in good company. I shouldn't UA-cam on my phone without my reading glasses!) 🤣
Thanks so much, Josh! I predict that you will absolutely love LPQ, I can't wait for you to read both series! No worries on the sub, I appreciate you coming back XD
My top 5 Fantasy series: 1. "The Dandelion Dynasty" - Ken Liu 2. "Between Earth and Sky" - Rebecca Roanhorse 3. "The Broken Earth" - N. K. Jemisin 4. "The Poppy War" - R. F. Kuang 5. "The Winnowing Flame"- Jen Williams
It surprises me when people say they’re excited for gentleman bastards 4. Books 2 and 3 sucked so much compared to book 1. It just went downhill for me as the series went on.
Treach/ trake Karsa Trull sengar Mhybe First child of the seed of the dead Capustan Darujhistan The hounds of shadows This is just Insane Oh wait the kchain Chemelles Man Raraku The tiste andis The tiste edurs The tuse loisans Dancer Apsalar, sorry the first talon Heboric 🤙🤙🤙🤙
Great list. Your thoughts on each series is helpful to consider reading these sooner. My list is as follows. 1. Lord of the Rings 2. The Second Apocalypse 3. The Dark Tower 4. The First Law 5. Shades of Magic 6. His Dark Materials 7. The Old Kingdom 8. The Chronicles of Narnia 9. The Broken Empire 10. The Seven Realms Happy reading
Haircut is A+ Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for just singling out a particular series from "The Realm of the Elderlings". I hate when people lump everything from the "The Realm of the Elderlings" as 1 thing when they are essentially 3 different series....The Fitz and Fool stuff being 1(and my fav), The MadShip(only read the first book but was just meh and didn't read more) stuff is completely different and a separate series and the RainWild Chronicles(just stayed away from as it doesn't seem like many people at all really like it) is yet another different series. Also, thank you for NOT including LoTR or TWoT. : )
You’re welcome! ☺️ I haven’t read LOTR or TWoT, so I can’t include them. But I don’t intend to read TWoT. I’m excited to keep going with Tawny Man in the Elderlings. Liveships wasn’t for me.
I will never ever move Malazan as my GOAT. Ever since I've finished it almostt3 years ago, I'm still struggling to find anything close to it. The only thing I can think of is Bakker's Second Apocalypse.
I just finished Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu. My god the world building, political intrigue, the battles AMAZING. Book 2 wall of storms might be my favorite fantasy book of all time.
Top Ten (?) 1. Realm of the Elderlings 2. King killer 3. Song of ice and fire 4. Kelewan 5. Osten Ard 6. Dark Elve Trilogy 7. Seven Kennings 8. Pern 9. Dark Tower 10. That Hogwarts thing ...
@@ToriTalks2 It is a side quest to the Midkemia-Saga of Raymond Feist. Written together with Janny Wurts. Really like it a lot. A kind of a female Shogun in fantasy land.
Interesting list. Some I haven't heard of before and will check out. Some I disagree with but nobody agrees with everything. Just want to point out that Wu Xia is Chinese, not Japanese. No biggie.
1. Discworld - Terry Pratchett
2. First Law - Joe Abercrombie
3. Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb
4. Demon Cycle - Peter V Brett
5. Bloodsworn Saga - John Gwynne
6. Dragon Lords trilogy - Jon Hollins
7. Mistborn Era 2 - Brandon Sanderson
8. The Band - Nicholas Eames
9. The Dark Tower - Stephen King
10. The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Mistborn Era 2 that’s new!! You’re the first person I’ve ever seen say that. I love that.
@@legendsrule8968 The western setting was very appealing to me, the mystery and Cosmere connections were great and Wayne quickly became a new favourite character that I was so sad to have to say goodbye to. I liked the cast from Era 1 but I connected more to Era 2's.
Fantastic list!!! I’m two books in to Pratchett, and he’s definitely going to be on this list next year.
It's great when a reviewer brings both intelligence and heart to their evaluations as you do. I'm never disappointed by your videos. If there was one thing I could wish was addressed a little more when fantasy series are described by good Booktube channels it would be, for lack of a better term, the philosophical angle. That is, is it basically just going for grand entertainment (nothing wrong with that) or does it seek to touch the reader's spirit in a some deep way? Maybe my question isn't very relevant to the genre; in which case free to ignore.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! I want to make sure my content is engaging and meaningful. I think it really depends on what each reader wants out of their reading experience. Some books I read to learn something new, some I read for entertainment, some I read to appreciate the craft... etc. I'm always open for a story to touch my heart, and those are the best reads, especially when it's a surprise.
@@ToriTalks2 Fair. Have to agree.
Quite the list. I DNF'd Greenbone Saga and I'm about to DNF Farseer. Loved that you included Faithful and the Fallen.
yeahhh I'm always shocked how tastes can be so similar and thrn there's the one book you couldn't even finish lol, how far had you gotten with green bone and farseer?
Your list is fantastic! Great video. Here’s my list:
1. Malazan. Not only my favorite fantasy series of all time, but also maybe my favorite literary work of all time along with To Pimp a Butterfly
2. The Wheel of Time (personally think its wayyy better than the Lotr books. 14 book series and nearly half of them are 10/10s plus no bad books)
3. First Law
4. A Song of Ice and Fire
5. The Dark Tower
HM: Dandelion Dynasty, Stormlight, Sun Eater(technically sci fi but wanted to mention)
Also a great list!!! Thanks for watching!
I’m gonna have to come back and watch this, but can I just say that your hair looks INCREDIBLE!! Omg you’re stunning!!
Thank you so much, Mads! 😍😍😍
Love, love, love your hair!
Thanks so much!
Excellent list. Love that you put Malazan at the top without finishing it. I completely understand and agree. I recently finished Toll the Hounds. Was it long, yes. Was it worth it, yes. Looking forward to Dust of Dreams.
Oh man, Toll the Hounds is such a beautiful book. I love the themes being explored in all threads. TtH is my #1 favorite book of all time.
Such a great list, Tori! 🔥 I’ll have to bump up the long price series on the tbr
Thank you so much! Definitely check it out, it’s so good and so underrated. 💜🔥
I reread Lies of Locke Lamora this year and finally was able to see why it is so amazing- it went from being meh to being 5-stars, fantastic! I can't wait to continue reading, loved it so much!
Yay! I’m so glad you liked it!!!
Malazan was my number 1 for a while but then came Prince of Nothing/Aspect Emperor by R.Scott Bakker.
I’ve heard a lot of people compare those two!
I know I said this before in another Malazan video of yours that my Malazan journey is so similar to yours, where I read the first 4 books 12 years back, somehow couldn't continue, but still felt it is the best fantasy series of all time just below LOTR. Despite not finishing the series, for 10 years I used to advocate to everyone how great this is.
Then I finally restarted it 3 years back and just finished it last year, and it became by far the best fantasy series of all time surpassing even LOTR, and I doubt anything else will ever change that. Still reading Kharkanas now.
I am very excited for you to continue your reread, and get to book 5. Really want to see how you like the later books, as the last 4 books is when Erikson goes above and beyond what most other fantasy authors go for.
I’m so glad that you loved the series 💜 I can’t wait to read all the way through. 😍
1) The whole Totall Universe by Tamora Pierce
2) Stormlight Archives- Sanderson
3) The Lightbringer Series- Brent Weeks
4) Harry Potter
5) The King Killer Chronicles- Patrick Rothfuss (sadly this will most likely never be completed)
6) Gracling Realm - Kristin Cashore
7) Throne of Glass
8) The Kyoshi Novels- F.C. Yee
9) Percy Jackson
I just have to sat that your haircut is super cute! And I'm bookmarking this video for when I'm ready to start a new series.
I can't rank because it's too hard to compare, but some of my fave fantasy series are:
Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells
The Halfling Saga by Melissa Blair
Nevermoor (middle grade fantasy) by Jessica Townsend
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Daevabad Trilogy by Shannon Chakraborty
Guardianes de la Ciudadela (Spanish YA fantasy) by Laura Gallego
Riddle-Master by Patricia McKillip
And these trilogies, even though the 3rd books are not published yet.
Bloodsworn trilogy by John Gwynne
The Nameless Republic by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Thank you so much! I hope you find a new favorite 😍🥰
I'm still relatively new to reading fantasy (3 or 4 years), and I haven't even finished a ton of them. That being said, Green Bone is hands down my favorite series. Lee was the first author that made me really care on an intimate level about all of the characters, and it solidified my love for the genre. Literally cannot stop thinking about it. Great list and can't wait to finish a bunch of these series myself!
What a great pick! It’s so good.
This list is pretty cool!!! 😊
Definetly recommend The First Law World and Stormlight Archive!
I’ve read both! 🔥 thanks for watching!
@@ToriTalks2awesome😮
First, love your hair! Second, I found a lot of value in this top ten list :) Many series that have already been on my list have moved up to higher priority.
I hope you enjoy all the reads!!!
What a great top 10. Absolutely love that Long Price Quartet was mentioned. Couldn’t agree more about how unique and incredible that magic system was.
Right? It’s so good. Glad you loved it too!
So wonderful to see FatF on here! I really need to read more Malazan!
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It’s a great series! 🔥 Maquin stole my heart. I hope you have a great time with Malazan when you get back to it!
Absolutely love Riverfall Chronicles! Can’t wait for the next book in July. So happy to see love for this series.
I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying it! I can’t wait either 😍
Coming to this super kate, but you have a fantastic list! I'll definitely have to check out Never Die and Long Price. I'm going to read Dagger and Coin pretty soon, so maybe next year for the latter.
I haven't read a lot, so I'll just give my top 5 (sci-fi included)
1. Farseer Trilogy (Royal Assassin is my favorite book of all time)
2. Stormlight Archive (Ending of book 1 might be my best ever reading experience)
3. Faithful and the Fallen (never binged a book as fast as Wrath)
4. Blood Song (Only read this first book, but holy crap is it perfect!)
5. Sun Eater (Controversial take: Howling Dark is the best of the first 4)
Not late, and what a great list!
I loved Blood Song too. I can't wait to read more Anthony Ryan!
I don't envy you the task of picking a top 10 list at all, lol. I just label everything 'a new favourite' when I adore it and then never actually commit to making the official list so who knows how long it is at this point lmao.
I am sooo ready for you to continue your RotE journey with Fitz, I hope it hits as hard for you as it did for me! And YES, I am also still living in Kekon, those characters live rentfree in my brain!! Also always great to see more LPQ and Gentleman Bastards love, those still deserve even more hype!! 🤩
That’s absolutely fair, it’s so hard to pick!
Great list! I still can't be convinced to read Malazan but you do make it sound good.
That’s absolutely okay, Trin. Read what makes you excited!
I am still focused on sci-fi but Mistborn and Green Bone are two series I want to try when I eventually dip my toe into fantasy waters!
I think you would really enjoy both of those! Great picks 🫡
I feel the EXACT same way about Greenbone Saga. I knew I really liked it when I finished it but it just literally has not left my brain since. The way she writes the characters and their conversations has lingered with me so much more than I expected. She is an amazing writer
Reading Jade War atm.Amazing books! 😮
Loved this video Tori! So glad to see ASOIAF on here. Green Bone Saga is great too. I prefer Era 2 of Mistborn over era 1 lol.
Really? I know a couple other people who like Era 2 better as well. 💜 Thank you so much for watching.
I do prefer era 1, but i love that so many people prefer the second. It shows that both are great!
Excellent list and love the haircut. My top 2 series are Malazan (so amazing, everything you said) and then the realm of the elderlings (if you need me to break it down it would be all the Fitz trilogies)
Great combo!
The haircut looks good! And great list. Hard to argue with the picks, I've read everything except the Riverfall Chronicles and the last two Mortal Techniques books.
Top 10s are hard to do, to be fair, and they're perfect for letting a viewer know right off the bat if your tastes are going to be of interest to them. They're usually the first thing I look for whenever I find a new channel I may want to sub to!
I agree! Top 10s are definitely important for learning about taste. I hope you enjoy your next reads, and I hope Mortal Techniques and Riverfall are on your TBR, they’re amazing!
@@ToriTalks2 Thanks and same! I did buy the Heroic Age trilogy edition with all 3 Mortal Techniques books, so they're definitely on the TBR, at least!
Love the new Summer cut. Love this list! Love this channel!
Thank you John!
Nothing will ever beat Malazan for me. The character depth, philosophy, comedy, and the beautiful writing makes it the most important piece of literature in existence IMO.
No arguments here!
Have you ever tried Second Apocalypse or Manifest Delusions? Those are amazing fantasy series in a similar ballpark.
@@nightmarishcompositions4536 Funny enough, I read 2 Bakker books and they happen to be the #2 in my esteem. I still have yet to check Manifest Delusions.
@@nightmarishcompositions4536 funny enough, I read the first two books of Prince of Nothing and they currently fall as #2 in my esteem. I will have yet to check out Manifest Delusions
@@nightmarishcompositions4536 funny enough, I read the first two books of Prince of Nothing and they currently fall as #2 in my esteem. I will have yet to check out Manifest Delusions
Dang surprised Mortal Techniques series is so high! I really did enjoy Never Die though fun, fast paced, great combat! I still need to read the other 2 books!
Great list! Like seeing a few different series that we don't see as much!
Thanks Laura! I’m in search of those rarer gems. 😊💜
great list! some are also are mine for sure. love the summer haircut!
Thanks Brian! 🔥
I loved Malazan. Yeah some books were more "difficult" - you may not catch everything going on, but man I blew through the books, I was so immersed. I think Memories of Ice and The Bonehunters are my favorites - MOI is the one I think about the most when it comes to the entire series. Have you read Gwynne's latest series? I loved the Faithful and the Fallen but had trouble getting into the The Shadow of the Gods, I want to give it another go soon!
I also had trouble getting into Shadow of the Gods... I may pick the sequel back up at some point in the future. Memories of Ice is a killer book. Deadhouse Gates is my favorite!
I loves this list l. There were many series I hadn't heard of before!
Top 5:
1. LotR. Everything else pales in comparison. I read it at 11 years old and a passion was born.
2.. First Law Trilogy. Oh, the characters!
3. ASOIAF (3 great books and then....?) I think this will tumble down my list if GRRM doesn't finish it.
4, All of Robert E Howard's Conan stories (these were the stories that showed my 12 year old self that fantasy could operate in a different mode than Tolkien - it was the 80s and the market was flooded with cheap Tolkien clones. Conan is flawed but brilliant, but not for modern sensibilities).
5. Not a series, but Neil Gaiman's American God's is just one of the most original books I have ever read. 15 years later entire scenes spring to mind.
Honourable mention: Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake. It was so different, so ponderous but simultaneously familiar (being English) that it took all my will power to finish it; but, somehow, it made an indelible mark on me. For good or ill? I'm still not sure.
Some great reads on this list! Love it. 🔥
Awesome video Tori, I've heard so many great things about both Long Price and Malazan.
It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I have an issue with the way Green Bone Saga was marketed as epic urban fantasy with magic, etc. I've read the whole thing, and I don't feel the magic had any significant impact on the story. However, if it would have been marketed as ninja gangster families showdown saga with martial arts, mayhem and blood, I would have absolutely given it 5 stars easily. But maybe that's just me...
Hey Yaniv! You’re absolutely allowed to have any opinions on series, that’s how discussions become interesting! I do think the magic has a strong influence on the story, but if it didn’t work for you, that’s ok!
I won’t go a full Top Ten but I can give you my Top 3.
1- The Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson. The whole thing lol it’s so good
2- The Dresden Files. Easily the best Urban Fantasy with the most misunderstood, selfless, self-sacrificing, Protagonist I’ve ever seen. There’s no one you’d want next to you more on the worst day of your life. There are other phenomenal characters in this world but there aren’t many fictional characters on the same Tier as Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden
3- The Mercy Thompson Series. You talk about the Green Bone Saga and it’s lived in world and that’s the best way to describe this Series. You feel, even early on in Book 1 Moon Called, that you know Mercy like you’ve known her your whole life. Great Mash-up Verse with Werewolves, Witches, Vampires, Skinwalkers, Fae and more.
Honorable Mention would be specifically The Dark Artifices Trilogy of the overall Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare. Don’t see Nephilim used as a powered character very often and it’s a nice change of pace. Another Mash-Up Verse like Mercy and Dresden (I’m sensing a pattern lol) with a great Lore. The Mortal Instruments Trilogies (yes there’s two of them lol) are good not great but I really connected with the characters in the Dark Artifices.
I need to read the Farseer books. I don't think I've ever heard a bad review.
My 10 favourites series of all time so far are
10. Dune
9. The Wheel of time (the first seven books only)
8. The Farseer Trilogy(the first book only)
7. Memory,Sorrow and thorn( the first two books only)
6. Gentleman Bastards
5. The Kingkiller Chronichle
4. The Stormlight Archive ( the first book only)
3. Malazan book of the fallen ( the first book only)
2. The First Law World
1. A Song of Ice and Fire
Some great titles in that list!
The haircut looks great! And this is an awesome list, Tori!
Top 10 is so hard! At the moment, I think only the top 4 are defined for me:
1. First Law
2. Realm of the Elderlings
3. ASOIAF
4. Warlord Chronicles
I will be reading some from your list this year! Never Die, LPQ, and Scott Lynch are on the docket, so they may sneak into my list 😁
Thank you so much, Zammar! I think that’s a solid top four 🔥 I would love to hear your thoughts on all three of those series, they’re amazing!
@@ToriTalks2 I will keep you updated as I go through them! 😁🤘🏼
@@ZOMGfantasy yes please do!
I DNF Mistborn and Jade City. Sanderson and I do not mix. Also, Lies Of Lock Lamora DNF. Malazan, I might give it a go but I did DNF Gardens of the Moon with my first try.
Fantasy (No scifi included)
1. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
2. Kingkiller
3. Conan the Barbarian
4. A D&D trilogy starting with White Plume Mountain
5. Nevernight
6. Tad Williams Bobby Dollar with the 2nd book one I could not put down.
7 The Grave of Empires by Sam Sykes.
8. Ethshar by Lawrence Watt-Evans
9. LOTR
10. A Short Stay In Hell.
I am not sure of this order but this'll do for now.
I also did not finish Lies of L.Lamora or Jade city. The characters did not grab me, and the story felt flat. And I am on the fence about whether or not to try Mazalan.
@@shadowdancenz I think it an interesting triangle that I love Covenant but DNF Malazan, but the author of Covenant loves Malazan.
I really thought Red Rising would have made the top 10. Also, I'm hoping that Greenbone pays off for me. I've got the library checkout of Jade War that I'm going to read on vacation next week. Great list! And for number 10, TRUTH AND COURAGE!!
Red Rising is my favorite series overall, but it’s not fantasy. That’s why it’s not on the list 🥰 But you’re right, it’s on top for me.
See, that's the detail I missed, was just thinking series as a whole, lol
@@adamborst I included it last year but everyone was confused because it wasn’t fantasy, so this year I just kept it simple 😂
Yessss Farseer🎉🎉🎉 LPQ!!🎉🎉🎉 I'm still planning to get to J. Hagan's books. I own the first 3. I just want there to be more books out before I start. 😅
That’s totally fair! I think you’re going to love them. 💜
My top 10:
1) Lord of the Rings
2) The Gormenghast Trilogy
3) The Riftwar Saga
4) The First Law
5) A Song of Ice and Fire
6) The Lies of Locke LaMorre
7) The Dresden Files
8) The Dark Tower
9) The Dark Elf
10) The Chronicles of Narnia
Great list!
My top 3 are
1 Stormlight Archives
2LOTR
3Mistborn
Solid list!
LPQ is so underrated.
It's "What if poets had to lawyer Mr. Meseeks into harvesting grain"
💯
After I finished the sword of kaigen, I'm going to try gardens of the moon for my 3rd time lol
I hope 3rd time is the charm for you!
Love the hair and the list!!! 💓💓
Thank you!!!
Fun fact, a 4 book series is called a tetralogy. A quartet is a musical group 😊
I looked it up out of curiosity, and I think either one works, because one of the definitions is: a set of four people or things. But for some reason I didn’t connect tetralogy with four book series, so thanks for sharing that!
Love the hair!!
Thank you!
Nice list. We actually only share one in our top 10 though I've read at least one book from 6 of your top 10. I wasn't a fan of the Farseer trilogy; just didn't like the character of Fitz; I read two books and had to put it down; I did like her writing and most of her other characters; but if I don't like the main POV character I'm probably not going to like the books either.
I also wasn't that big of a fan of Gentleman Bastards but that is one I think I will revisit one day.
Faithful and the Fallen, Mistborn Era 1 and ASOIAF have all been in my top 10 at one point or the other but have fallen out of it in recent years. All of them are still in my top 25 though.
Here is my current top 10:
10. The Belgariad/Malloreon by David Eddings (been in my top 10 for 30 years; heavy nostalgia pick)
9. KIngkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss (I expect this will drop out of my top 10 in the next year or so; for the same reason ASOIAF is no longer there; it will never be finished)
8. The Band by Nicolaus Eames(only 2 books but I think it will be finished sooner rather than later)
7. Broken Empire/Red Queen's War by Mark Lawrence (new entry this year; I group them together because they tell two sides of the same story basically)
6. Mistborn Era 2 (I liked the characters a lot better in Era 2 than I did in Era 1)
5. Malazan Book of the Fallen (the best world building in fantasy. Period. But I liked the characters of the 4 ahead of it better; the way Erikson wrote the story it took me awhile to really get attached to anyone)
4. Drenai Saga by David Gemmell (been in my top 10 for 25+ years; I've cried more to this series than I ever have for things that happened in real life including close relatives funerals; not sure what that says about me but there it is, lol)
3. Stormlight Archive by Sanderson (already ignored your rule about 3 books and now I'm ignoring the one about multiple series by the same author; technically Sanderson is involved in 3 of my all time favorites; oddly enough he isn't my favorite living author though; book 5 coming out in Dec may change things up a bit)
2. First Law universe by Joe Abercrombie (Joe is my favorite living author; at times it just seems like he is writing for me personally, lol. In his book The Heroes is felt like he was in my head and took portions of my personality and created two of the main POV characters; just absolutely amazing character work. But he isn't my favorite author of all time)
1. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan/Sanderson (been my favorite series since 1997 and will probably always will be; these characters became my friends over the course of this series; when it ended in 2013 I went into an EIGHT YEAR reading slump because of it; it felt like I had lost someone really dear to me; I loved the ending and I absolutely hated it at the same time)
I love watching lists like this; UA-cam keeps me updated on them pretty well, lol. I get all kinds of ideas from them; I'll have to look into the Mortal Techniques series; first time I have seen it mentioned.
Great list! Fitz can be a tough character for a lot of readers, I totally get that. I like making these to see how the list will change over time!
I’m glad Wheel of Time had such an impact on you, those experiences with stories are so powerful.
We have so many in common even though we have super different opinions on a few! This is another reminder I really need to read Wickwire Watch
Yes you do! And I have noticed the same thing, we might have more similar taste than we thought 😂
Your hair looks great!!
Thanks, Trin!
The Dark Tower is my favorite series.
I’ve heard great things!
1. malazan world (everything incl novels)
2. First law world incl (Specially age of madness)
3. Prince of nothing Universe
4. a Song of ice and Fire
5. stormlight Archive
6. gentlemen bastards
7. mistborn
8. the demon cycle
9. the broken Empire
10. the Dresden files
HM: Lord of the rings, Harry Potter, kingkiller chronicles and the will of the many
Great list! 🔥
Like ur top 10 list!! Happy reading to you!! 😊😊
Thank you! 😊
3 full books read would stomp most of booktoober lol whenever i watch other ppl videos they stop at book 1 of almost every series. It usually sounds like i loved this series so much i didnt read anything after book 1😅 good air of fresh air here
It's definitely tempting to constantly try new authors and series! I won't put anything in my top 10 series list without having read at least 3 books, which covers trilogies and a decent chunk of the longer series. Thank you so much for watching!
I haven’t read a lot of fantasy, but my top ten probably looks something like:
1. Harry Potter
2. The Faithful and the Fallen
3. The Wheel of Time
4. The Lord of the Rings
5. The Chronicles of Conan
6. The Riyria Revelations
7. The Dresden Files
8. Chronicles of Narnia
9. The Legends of Drizzt
10. Mistborn Era 1
This list will subject to change and I’m sure will not look remotely similar after I’ve read more, but this is it as it stands right now. I fully expect Malazan, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and the Realm of the Elderlings to be in the Top 10 at some point.
Great list, and I hope you have some fantastic reads coming up in the other series!
Everybody loves a top 10!!! hahah
🔟 “Top Tens are not easy! I’ve thought about this for weeks.” And that will be why I don’t have my own top ten to drop in the comments I’m afraid 😁 I couldn’t even do a SciFi list, and I’m a natural SciFi-boy over Fantasy. Some of my major 5⭐️ awards are from a couple of decades ago. Should I do a re-read to see how they hold up to this day? 🤔Probably can’t rank ‘em without doing so 😰
I think a reread is a great idea! I love seeing how old favorites hold up.
No tolkein makes me a little sad, but a good list nonetheless, loved Mistborn, song of ice and fire,
Gentleman bastard Malazan, John Gwynne and Robin hobb all on my tbr
I haven’t read LotR yet :) I’m hoping to soon, I just got through the Hobbit this year for the first time and had a great time.
@@ToriTalks2 nice! I read them when I was a kid and it’s been my favourite since! I hope you enjoy them! It’s inspired many authors and readers!
My top 5:
The Stormlight Archive
A Song of Ice and Fire
Mistborn
The Broken Earth Trilogy
The Winnowing Flame
Great list!
I'm not even going to try to rate the series, nor do I guarantee that what follows are even my top series, but they're what come to mind right now.
Caveats: No straight LitRPG or Super Hero books, which feel like different genres from fantasy. No LotR, because it's a novel, not a series. No sub-series, because that's even more too hard than this already is. And my Top 10 is in base-12 today.
* Dresden Files, Jim Butcher
* Amber, Roger Zelazny
* Garrett, P.I., Glen Cook
* Midkemia, Raymond Feist
* Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey
* Paladin's Legacy, Elizabeth Moon
* Vlad Taltos, Steven Brust
* Five Gods World (Penric & Chalion), Lois McMaster Bujold
* Guardians of the Flame, Joel Rosenberg
* Myth Adventures, Robert Asprin
* War God's Own, David Weber
* Monster Hunter International, Larry Correia
I have been waiting for this
🔥🔥🔥
So the Sci Fi video is up next?
I’m not sure I’ve read enough Sci Fi for a top 10 yet! I’m still sort of combining SFF in general, but I read mostly fantasy. I’m working on reading more sci fi going forward.
A great list, Tori! Thanks for succumbing to the BookTube Top 10 train lol. I really need to read LPQ and Green Bone Saga - both priorities for me probably next year. Oh, and if it looks like I just subbed, it appears I must have accidentally unsubbed at some point! (But I did the same thing with Daniel Greene a few months back, so you're in good company. I shouldn't UA-cam on my phone without my reading glasses!) 🤣
Thanks so much, Josh! I predict that you will absolutely love LPQ, I can't wait for you to read both series!
No worries on the sub, I appreciate you coming back XD
Love your haircut!
Thank you!
My top 5 Fantasy series:
1. "The Dandelion Dynasty" - Ken Liu
2. "Between Earth and Sky" - Rebecca Roanhorse
3. "The Broken Earth" - N. K. Jemisin
4. "The Poppy War" - R. F. Kuang
5. "The Winnowing Flame"- Jen Williams
I can’t wait to try Dandelion Dynasty!
LPQ yeesss!!! 🥰100% agree, it is SO underrated!
💯💯💯
It surprises me when people say they’re excited for gentleman bastards 4. Books 2 and 3 sucked so much compared to book 1. It just went downhill for me as the series went on.
I actually really loved book 2. Book 3 was okay, not as good, but I still loved the characters.
Treach/ trake
Karsa
Trull sengar
Mhybe
First child of the seed of the dead
Capustan
Darujhistan
The hounds of shadows
This is just Insane
Oh wait the kchain Chemelles
Man
Raraku
The tiste andis
The tiste edurs
The tuse loisans
Dancer
Apsalar, sorry the first talon
Heboric
🤙🤙🤙🤙
Great list. Your thoughts on each series is helpful to consider reading these sooner. My list is as follows.
1. Lord of the Rings
2. The Second Apocalypse
3. The Dark Tower
4. The First Law
5. Shades of Magic
6. His Dark Materials
7. The Old Kingdom
8. The Chronicles of Narnia
9. The Broken Empire
10. The Seven Realms
Happy reading
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching, you’ve got some awesome reads on here, and a lot I haven’t read yet!
Malazan just hits different 😎
Yes it does 🤘🏻
Malazan is my favorite series and it's not even close.
Haircut is A+
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for just singling out a particular series from "The Realm of the Elderlings". I hate when people lump everything from the "The Realm of the Elderlings" as 1 thing when they are essentially 3 different series....The Fitz and Fool stuff being 1(and my fav), The MadShip(only read the first book but was just meh and didn't read more) stuff is completely different and a separate series and the RainWild Chronicles(just stayed away from as it doesn't seem like many people at all really like it) is yet another different series.
Also, thank you for NOT including LoTR or TWoT. : )
Twot. Lmao!
You’re welcome! ☺️ I haven’t read LOTR or TWoT, so I can’t include them. But I don’t intend to read TWoT.
I’m excited to keep going with Tawny Man in the Elderlings. Liveships wasn’t for me.
What 😢No red rising???!!!!
This is a fantasy list ;) if I had included all of Sci Fi and Fantasy, it would’ve been there at the top 🥰
@@ToriTalks2 🥰🥰🥰
Great list, btw 👍🏻
I will never ever move Malazan as my GOAT. Ever since I've finished it almostt3 years ago, I'm still struggling to find anything close to it. The only thing I can think of is Bakker's Second Apocalypse.
I totally get it. I’ve thought about trying Bakker but I think it’s going to be darker than I want to read.
I just finished Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu. My god the world building, political intrigue, the battles AMAZING. Book 2 wall of storms might be my favorite fantasy book of all time.
That’s a series I’m really excited to read someday!!! 😍 I’m glad you had such a good time with it!
The hairdo is super cute!
Thanks!
Top Ten (?)
1. Realm of the Elderlings
2. King killer
3. Song of ice and fire
4. Kelewan
5. Osten Ard
6. Dark Elve Trilogy
7. Seven Kennings
8. Pern
9. Dark Tower
10. That Hogwarts thing ...
Great list! I haven’t heard of Kelewan before. 👀
@@ToriTalks2 It is a side quest to the Midkemia-Saga of Raymond Feist. Written together with Janny Wurts. Really like it a lot. A kind of a female Shogun in fantasy land.
Interesting list. Some I haven't heard of before and will check out. Some I disagree with but nobody agrees with everything. Just want to point out that Wu Xia is Chinese, not Japanese. No biggie.
Thank you, I appreciate that! I believe Hayes had inspiration from both.
There is fantasy then there is malazan
I am totally blown away by malazan
Me too. It’s so vast.
🔥🔥🔥
Nothing is like Malazan.
Thankfully nothing is like Malazan.👎🙄
Allen will be pissed.
Why?
Really hated farseer and wasnt big fan of malazan🫣
That’s ok!