We also love Melina Marchetta! If you haven't read her other books, we highly recommend 'Looking for Alibrandi' and 'Saving Francesca'. They're contemporary YA and super addictive reads :)
I love your videos! They are so entertaining to watch and I'm learning about so many other fantasy series out there! I'm going to check out Cinda Williams Chima now
My five 5: Beyonders 1 4: The False prince 3: Every Percy Jackson book 2: Seven realms 1: Magesterium Man magestreium is my favorite series ever, hated the ginormous cliff hanger at the end of bronze key, but those three books are the best books I've read so far.
I meant it as in the way I read Fantasy books, because it were the best ones I ever read. There's a pretty fun Interview with Patrick Rothfuss which assumes why these books are like so much when they are, because he didnt write a lot of scenes that we simply imagined as if they were there. I mean its obvious that this happens with a lot of books, but never in that way to me like it did with those.
I truly love reading. However, sometimes I find myself procrastinating on things I really like. So instead of reading in my free time I almost waste my time watching OTHER people talk about BOOKs I want to read. I could just read the books myself I would like it better that way anyway but I just stay on UA-cam and tumblr.... Do you have any advice for me? I really want to change my behaviour :)
crazytoenail Start off by reading smaller, easier books that don't take too much dedication but are engrossing. Then work your way up. I entered a slump for quite a while where I wasn't reading much, but then I decided to pick up a relatively short, not too difficult novel and it really helped me get back into the zone.
***** I don't really know, I read it years ago, I was 14 at the time. I guess I thought it was dumb that killing is her special gift, because everyone can kill, that's not that special. I dropped the whole thing halfway through.
So fricking keen for Queen of Shadows! SO KEEN. And A Court of Thorn and Roses! Sarah J Maas just generally is a queen. Don't even argue with me on this. She is queen.
i just finished hero of ages this weekend... haahaha... haha... ha... #dead also i'm so happy to see daughter of smoke and bone on the list! that trilogy is so gorgeous and detailed, i looove it.
+Dr Milkman I guess I'm not a hipster, but I love to read, so if you have any recommendations let me know. I also enjoyed The Wheel of time, Robert Jordan and anything by Brandon Sanderson or Neil Gaiman.
JUST finished The Crimson Crown a couple days ago and OH MY GOSH it was amazing. Definitely one of my favorite series! Throne of Glass is of course also on my favorites list, and the rest are all on my TBR list!
My favorite series are Malazan Book of the Fallen, Broken Empire, Night Angel, Kingkiller Chronicles, The First Law, Stormlight Archive, A Song of Ice and Fire, Worldbreaker Saga,Prince of Nothing, and Tolkien of course. If anyone is reading this try those, they aren't YA though.
My top five: 1) Percy Jackson 2)Gregor the Overlander 3) A Song of Ice and Fire 4) The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel 5) Maximum Ride Not one was mentioned (Salty).
Maybe it's weird to think this, but I quite like the old covers! The one with the girl in a dark cloak looking feircely at something to the right of the cover while holding a thin sharp dagger, and thin lightning like designs in the background. There is a background of the city in a pinkish haze.
when it comes to covers, i always prefer something that is drawn out, that's why i love the hardcover art so much, not really a big fan of the illustrations of the originals, and the uk version i actually only like the first book cover, the 2nd and 3rd one have a real life face on them which i dislike, i hate covers that have pictures of real life people, can't do it. idk lol that's just me
Pokemon is actually totally right for describing Codex Alera! Codex Alera actually manifested from a bet that someone from a writing workshop posed to Butcher. He said that Butcher couldn't write a story based off of a lame idea so Butcher was like "oh yeah? bring it bro" and the dude said "pokemon" meets "lost roman legion" and then Codex Alera was born.
Anyone read The knife of never letting go? I know it isn't really fantasy but it is fiction and it is SO GOOD!!! This book talks about a town chasing a boy trying to kill him. Very nice. That wasn't very descriptive. Sorry. Bye.
This “fetching lobon only” (Google it) is a perfect spot to discover new books. It has a user-friendly interface and there are no blunders and glitches in any way. Its a significant source for anyone who enjoy reading. Possess a really vast choice as well. Can always find something to read.
I finished The Wise Man's Fear from Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles in January and I have tried to get into other fantasy books again since, but everything just seems to pale in comparison; everything about that series is just so phenomenal. Hopefully one of these will end my Rothfuss hangover! Anyone have any suggestions which? I'm drawn to Sanderson, but I think it's largely because the YA label does put me off the others because it makes me worry the language will be simpler and beautiful language is something I really look for in a book.
I've read Daughter of Smoke and Bone and The Final Empire, and i love both! Mistborn i read because of you, so when you recomend something i need to read it. I own The Demon King, so i'll probably be checking it out soon. The Throne of Glass and Falling Kingdoms i'll wait more books to come out =D The others are on my wish list =D Great video as usual Regan!
Such a great list! I hope you'll read the Stormlight Archive books by Sanderson since it's so great itmakes even his other books appear"average"! I'd also recommend the Kingkiller's Chronicles series by Patrick Rothfuss! It is truly exceptional.
I absolutely picked up the majority of these that I have read already because I have heard you talk about them before. Now I'm going to have to get the rest. You're killing my bank account.
Hi Regan, I really like your videos. I read a loooot and sometimes I read some books just becouse of you (some of these titles are "to be released" for years in italian, so I read in english instead gaining a lot of time)thanks! Speaking of fantasy: 1.Have you ever read J.R.R. Tolkien's books? This is one of my favourite writers of all the time, maybe "The Hobbit" is a good start. 2.You may also like "Icemark" series by Stuart Hill, a (YA?)high fantasy series that reminds me of the Disney Pixar's "the Brave"+"The chronicles of Narnia" and 3.the "Eagle & jaguar" trilogy by Isabel Allende, a sort of fantasy with a "National Geographic" mood. 4.Finally a female writer:Licia Troisi, "Nihal of the land of the wind" is her first book about a kick-ass female protagonist in a high fantasy world, check it out. I don't know if you've already read them, but I think you may like them. 5.About fantasy but in comics/graphic novel world you might really like "Bone" by Jeff Smith.Byee! (Yes, I also write a looot xD)
+Castelli di carta Yess!! finally someone advising Licia Troisi!! It was my absolute favourite book when I was younger...also all of her books revolve around a female character... Are you Italian? I haven't met many foreigners knowing the series...
Fantasy is my favorite genre but I'm ashamed to say that I've only read 2 series on your list! (Throne of Glass and Daughter of Smoker and Bone.) Most of the others are on my TBR so this is just what I needed to inspire me to get to them!
no Bone Season?! i guess we need more books to be released before it can fit into the favorites category. but Mistborn & Finnikin, yessss. such good picks.
Nothing makes me happier than watching everyone freak out about Mistborn. I love that trilogy (and Sanderson in general) so much I'm practically evangelical about it. My mind is still blown at the ending.
I was expecting Game Of Thrones, but then I remembered you still need to get back into Storm Of Swords. I agree with a lot of your choices! Love your channel!
I love Graceling and Daughter of smoke and bone too ^^ You have to read Elantris and the name of the wind, they are on my favourites , I hope you'll enjoy it! De los que has puesto me encantan graceling e Hija de Humo y Hueso también ^^ Tienes que leer Elantris y El nombre del viento, están entre mis favoritos, Espero que los disfrutes!
HI! I just discoverd your videos and I think you're lovely and funny and already want to read at least 5 of the books you mention. Btw I'm from Venezuela.
Added a few to my reading list from this video- thanks for your recommendations! Have you read Game of Thrones? I've tried to get into the first one a few times but keep putting it back down- curious what you think, since we like so much of the same stuff!
While I know who Orson Scott Card is, I was wondering what sort of controversy there is, surrounding him? I've heard you remark on it a couple of times in past videos and I'm curious.
Graceling has been on my TBR forever. I absolutely loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Throne of Glass. Completely agree that it's better to go into DoSaB without knowing too much.
You've talked up the Mistborn trilogy SO MUCH that I had to set aside all of my other high fantasy series and read it immediately. You were not wrong. Now I own a dozen Brandon Sanderson books haha. Thanks for all the recommendations!
Thank you for this video! Fantasy is my favorite genre and I just want to read more (though there are some on this list I have read.) Just ordered the beautiful UK mistborn editions on Saturday. Hopefully it'll get here soon! The Demon King Series and Finnikin of The Rock both look so good. Still need to read the rest of both Throne of Glass and Daughter of Smoke and Bone but loved them both so I'm excited.
Alright, you convinced me to buy the Finding Kingdoms series. I saw a good deal the other day and I was very tempted to buy them but I waited. And now I'm just gonna go back and get them and cross my fingers the deal is still valid.
I have read more adult paranormal romance but you booktubers have really got me interested in YA. I have my list ready. Thanks for the recommendations and great descriptions.
Here are my favorite fantasy authors: Ann McCaffrey Andre Norton Robin Hobb Robin McKinnley Sharon Shinn Patrick Rothfuss Illona Andrews Brandon Sanderson Patricia Briggs Jim Butcher Kevin Hearne Elizabeth Hunter Faith Hunter JRR Ward
CJ Dangerfield No, he isn't seen as racist or sexist. He's seen as a homophobe because he has spoken out against gay marriage. There were even boycotts against the Enders Game movie because of this. Basically, he's a horrible person because he has a different opinion. smh Personally, I think you miss out on a lot if you only read books by people who agree with you. He has some very good books, with great messages. Anyway, I've only finished the first book in the Pathfinder trilogy, and I agree it is very good. I plan on reading the second book this year.
I'll admit I've always looked over The Daughter of Smoke and Bone simply because of the cover. I assumed it was similar to The Selection etc >_< Apparently not! I've been meaning to read more fantasy, so I will make sure to check out that one out.
Finnikin of the Rock sounds awesome! I've never heard of it, so I'm absolutely going to have to check it out. Same with Pathfinder, the concept of that sounds so original!
Ahhhh I'm so glad you made this video. I've heard you talk about The Demon King and Throne of Glass many times and each time I get a little more interested. :D I hope you're enjoying your February of reading. READ THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING for real, though.
The only fantasy i've read is the first book in Eragon and I'm really interested in exploring the genre! Thank you for all the great recommendations. Graceling, Mistborn, Daughter of Smoke & Bone and Throne of Glass interested me the most. ARGHH HOW DO I BUY SO MANY BOOKS? ( central problem of my life)
I've read Daughter of Smoke and Bone 2 years ago, and it's really great! I hope the others book will available in local bookstore here. Damn....why all good books always comes late in here? Like...1 year later or 2 year later, like Days Of Blood and Starlight (the sequel of Daughter of Smoke and Bone). Ugh.
I'm glad she didn't mention wheel of Time, asoif, Tolkien , because I love me some Robert Jordan and GRRM, but EVERYONE!!! Loves them and I like to hear about new stuff to read. Y'all need to read Daughter of the Empire series. It's a spin off written with Janny Wurts and Raymond Fiest
You've introduced me to fantasy (other than Harry Potter) and now I have 45 books on my TBR...stop recommending amazing books! Graceling was so good. Everything I've read on your recommendation has been incredible. =)
Have you ever read 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson? It is children's fantasy but I think you may like it. I absolutely loved them as well as his other series Ashtwon Burials. I won't give you a big synopsis here, but I thought I might tell you about them! N.D. Wilson is a brilliant author and draws a lot of inspiration from J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, which earns him a lot of brownie points from me, considering C.S. Lewis is one of my most favorite authors ever!
Every Brandon Sanderson's books are really good fantasy books! Like.. Reallyyyyy Goooddd.. I can't even choose one.. But the Mistborn choice is definitely a good choice :D
You should really read The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson and the Name of the Wind by Patrick Ruthfuss. Two Epic fantasy series that are highly acclaimed :D
I recommend "The Kingkiller Chronicles": "Name of the Wind" and "Wise Man's Fear", they are my favorite books right now... but if you dont want to torture yourself waiting for the third and last book, then wait. The author is amazing but he is as slow as GRR Martin.
Notice you pick a lot of female authors. Also, Mistborn, has a female main protagonist. I'm going to guess you like Robin Hobb? How about Laura Anne Gilman's Vineart trilogy? Very good stuff.
Hi Regan ! I have a question : I want to read The Mistborn trilogy but I'm kind of afraid it's a little too hard for me : I'm French, and my English is good enough, but for example, Game of Thrones is pretty hard to read, because of the vocabulary and the writing style. SO I'd like your opinion about it ! I'm mainly reading YA in English but I want to widen it to more non YA books !
My favourite fantasy series is The Old Kindom series. The books are just sooo amazing! I really recommend that you check them out. I am also currently reading another amazing series called Shadows of the Apt. I'm only on book 3 of 10, but so far I'm really loving it and the concept is just so unique. I think I also have to give a mention to The Inheritence Cycle (the Eragon books). The books did have some small problems, but overall they were very good aswell!
Since you mentioned that you like well written combat in fantasy, I'd really recommend R.A. Salvatore's The Icewind Dale Trilogy. (If you haven't already). there's a ton in the series so far, since he's been writing the Drizzt character since 1988, but the first trilogy is a must.
I’m about to read one of your favorite fantasies this month: The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima! One of my New Year Resolutions for 2019 is to read more by giving myself reading challenges. One of my challenges is a book veteran (a book I’ve owned for a while). Well, I’ve owned The Demon King for a while now and it’s time to read it. With that said, I’m hesitant on reading it because I didn’t necessarily fall in love with her debut series which is the Heir series. I’m wondering if you’ve read her debut series and your thoughts on them? After watching this video again, I’m going to give the Seven Realms series a chance!!
I've added a couple books to my tbr pile, can never read too many fantasy books! I loved The Daughter of Smoke & Bone, my only pet peeve during the book is how secretive everything was!! My goodness, just when they're about to explain something, it takes another 100 pages to actually tell you agh! haha Still loved it, completely agree about how beautiful her writing is. Am reading the 2nd in the series now. :)
Codex Alera series isn't as good as Dresden Files. (Both are by Jim Butcher for those that don't know). Codex Alera I'm 111 pages into the first book and I just kind o stopped reading it. Maybe I'll get back to it but Dresden Files I'm obsessed with. Probably because it is urban fantasy I do love a good urban fantasy series.
Hey, thanks for the ideas, I've read Hobbit, LOTR, ASOIAF, sword of truth (which was awesome!) and am on the last book of codex alera, will definitely try some of these next. I hear a lot of good things about wheel of time too.
I didn't get through The Demon King :( I was super excited to read it, and it sounded really interesting, but Raisa pissed me off so much and there were WAY too many love interests. It was also kind of boring :/ Not much happened, and I was 75% finished with it when I decided to drop it. It had been sitting on my shelf for way too long, and I was actually finding excuses not to read it. I think I would have liked it a lot more if I could have just read Han's perspective.
Hi my name is Ethan Millan I am a new Author and would like you to immerse your self in my adventure dark fantasy novel series "The Devil's Untold Story". Here is the blurb: Welcome to a world where blood, lust, power, loyalty, and the desires to kill are taken to their limits. Out of the darkness that man’s lust for power allowed to exist, the unimaginable emerged. From the forgotten legends of ancient times, they have been called forth into the world once again, devils. From within the shadows, rogue hunters arise, operating for their own reasons but aim for the same goals. The devils do not walk unchallenged; terror doesn’t flourish without resistance and a battle for survival erupts. An age that changed, from peace to violence and sin, trading blood for blood, humanity may be lost. But from the ashes of destroyed hope a new legend emerges, a figure harboured by Death, respectfully feared by devils and distrusted by humanity. A stolen child who became devil slayer who became a devil, his name is ‘Heartnik’. “Try to kill me, if you can, but ready or not, I’m coming for you.” This story follows the Main character as he re-discovers who and what he is, while trying to find out who separated his family. While he is discovering who he is he meets Mortus who tells him that the two of them are halves of the same person.
A fantasy author I can highly (to the heavens) is Robin Hobb. Her characters are just amazing, I could not believe how attached I got to them. She has multiple series, most of which are part of an overall series (not always the same characters) so I'd start with the first one, The Farseer Trilogy. You probably still have millions of things people have told you should read but I cannot recommend these enough. They are just so freaking good, and character driven, and I think you'd really enjoy them.
Recently just finished Daughter of Smoke and Bone and I am in love with it! Totally agree with how the romantic relationship plays an important role with the overall plot =) I can't wait to start the second book. I read the first three books of the Falling Kingdom series back in December and I have sort of mixed feelings about it. The magic system is definitely interesting, hard to pin point at times, and the politics is super cool to me. But the characters are sometimes meh to me =P. Still interested in the series so I'm not gonna give up on it just yet. Great video! :D More books to add to my TBR lol.
The books you mentioned that I've read, I loved. So clearly I need to immediately read all the others okay thank you.
Seconded!
Third! ;)
I love your vids Kat! Your makeup is always perfect btw ;)
;D
Same! Definitely added books to my TBR
We also love Melina Marchetta! If you haven't read her other books, we highly recommend 'Looking for Alibrandi' and 'Saving Francesca'. They're contemporary YA and super addictive reads :)
I love your videos! They are so entertaining to watch and I'm learning about so many other fantasy series out there! I'm going to check out Cinda Williams Chima now
THE NEW HARDBACK OF THRONE OF GLASS IS LIFE!
My five
5: Beyonders 1
4: The False prince
3: Every Percy Jackson book
2: Seven realms
1: Magesterium
Man magestreium is my favorite series ever, hated the ginormous cliff hanger at the end of bronze key, but those three books are the best books I've read so far.
Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz do a book shelf tour it might be long but i will watch it from beginning to end XD
Guys..The Name of the Wind/The Kingkiller Chronicles. These books were lifechanging for me, I'm a little sad they arent in there.
I love them too, but how did they change your life?
I meant it as in the way I read Fantasy books, because it were the best ones I ever read. There's a pretty fun Interview with Patrick Rothfuss which assumes why these books are like so much when they are, because he didnt write a lot of scenes that we simply imagined as if they were there. I mean its obvious that this happens with a lot of books, but never in that way to me like it did with those.
I hope my explanation isnt total blabbering, english is not my first language, sorry :D
+Fayeluria I kind of understand :) to me they are the best fantasy books along with the Game of Thrones books and The Demon King books
I dont know The Demon King, i might have to check that out, thanks (:
I just got this video recommended for no reason but I love having a Reagan throwback nonetheless :)
I thought The Hobbit or Lord of The Rings would have been at least an honorable mention.
Agreed
Mitchel Anhalt definitely
I truly love reading. However, sometimes I find myself procrastinating on things I really like. So instead of reading in my free time I almost waste my time watching OTHER people talk about BOOKs I want to read. I could just read the books myself I would like it better that way anyway but I just stay on UA-cam and tumblr....
Do you have any advice for me? I really want to change my behaviour :)
crazytoenail Start off by reading smaller, easier books that don't take too much dedication but are engrossing.
Then work your way up.
I entered a slump for quite a while where I wasn't reading much, but then I decided to pick up a relatively short, not too difficult novel and it really helped me get back into the zone.
crazytoenail I have the same problem
Salty Buns thank you 😊😁
Ehm, turn off your internet?
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin ?
throne of glass is amazing
Am I the only one who didnt like graceling? :/
***** I don't really know, I read it years ago, I was 14 at the time.
I guess I thought it was dumb that killing is her special gift, because everyone can kill, that's not that special. I dropped the whole thing halfway through.
I didn't like it.
+Snorri Snibble But her Grace isn't killing it's actually a lot cooler. But I'm not spoiling it.
213Daisy I know that now, a friend told me, but I was halfway through and she was making out with the guy and it was boring., so I dropped it.
I just finished it and couldn't believe how bad it was
Why do I keep watching these kinds of videos? I have enough books on my list to read already...I don't need more (is that going to stop me???...No)
So fricking keen for Queen of Shadows! SO KEEN. And A Court of Thorn and Roses! Sarah J Maas just generally is a queen. Don't even argue with me on this. She is queen.
i just finished hero of ages this weekend... haahaha... haha... ha... #dead
also i'm so happy to see daughter of smoke and bone on the list! that trilogy is so gorgeous and detailed, i looove it.
A Song of Ice and Fire
Harry Potter series
Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices
Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit
!!!
Basically the most popular fantasy books ever -_-
+Dr Milkman I guess I'm not a hipster, but I love to read, so if you have any recommendations let me know. I also enjoyed The Wheel of time, Robert Jordan and anything by Brandon Sanderson or Neil Gaiman.
Popular does not equal bad!
+Amiee Ann read the seven realms series!
No 'His Dark Materials'?!!!
Ikr it's the best
JUST finished The Crimson Crown a couple days ago and OH MY GOSH it was amazing. Definitely one of my favorite series!
Throne of Glass is of course also on my favorites list, and the rest are all on my TBR list!
priceiswong Woo! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
priceiswong YES! I love the series so much I'm currently in the middle of rereading it
My favorite series are Malazan Book of the Fallen, Broken Empire, Night Angel, Kingkiller Chronicles, The First Law, Stormlight Archive, A Song of Ice and Fire, Worldbreaker Saga,Prince of Nothing, and Tolkien of course. If anyone is reading this try those, they aren't YA though.
First Law?
A Song of Ice and Fire?
Wheel of Time?
Kingkiller Chronicles?
You left out the best series out there.
i know right
+Alex Cross The malazan book of the fallen.
kyle f Hey, I left out a lot of great series. These just popped in my head first.
+Alex Cross Kingkiller Chronicles is my fav
She hadn't read most of those when she made the video.
My top five:
1) Percy Jackson
2)Gregor the Overlander
3) A Song of Ice and Fire
4) The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
5) Maximum Ride
Not one was mentioned (Salty).
Percy Jackson💕💕😍😍😍
Daw Percy Percy Percy! I S͟͟A͟͟W͟͟ the Heroes of Olympus
Gregor and overlander is friggin awesome
Mistborn yassssss! Did anyone read wheel of time? Coz that's how I found Brandon Sanderson frankly saying
Thats how I found out about Brandon Sanderson. I was reading the wheel of time last year.
Rainy Liu Mistborn is how I found out Wheel of Time :D
Rainy Liu I want to read TWoT, but I'm already reading ASOIaF and both series are sooo long.
Just ordered the beautiful covers for Mistborn! So excited!
YAYUS
You're so lucky you got the prettty UK covers!
the uk covers for the paperbacks look great but the north american hardcovers look amazing, the artwork is too good
Maybe it's weird to think this, but I quite like the old covers! The one with the girl in a dark cloak looking feircely at something to the right of the cover while holding a thin sharp dagger, and thin lightning like designs in the background. There is a background of the city in a pinkish haze.
when it comes to covers, i always prefer something that is drawn out, that's why i love the hardcover art so much, not really a big fan of the illustrations of the originals, and the uk version i actually only like the first book cover, the 2nd and 3rd one have a real life face on them which i dislike, i hate covers that have pictures of real life people, can't do it. idk lol that's just me
Pokemon is actually totally right for describing Codex Alera! Codex Alera actually manifested from a bet that someone from a writing workshop posed to Butcher. He said that Butcher couldn't write a story based off of a lame idea so Butcher was like "oh yeah? bring it bro" and the dude said "pokemon" meets "lost roman legion" and then Codex Alera was born.
Anyone read The knife of never letting go? I know it isn't really fantasy but it is fiction and it is SO GOOD!!! This book talks about a town chasing a boy trying to kill him. Very nice. That wasn't very descriptive. Sorry. Bye.
Come on, Regan! The Kingkiller Chronicles is, like, all of the things! :P
This “fetching lobon only” (Google it) is a perfect spot to discover new books. It has a user-friendly interface and there are no blunders and glitches in any way. Its a significant source for anyone who enjoy reading. Possess a really vast choice as well. Can always find something to read.
I finished The Wise Man's Fear from Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles in January and I have tried to get into other fantasy books again since, but everything just seems to pale in comparison; everything about that series is just so phenomenal. Hopefully one of these will end my Rothfuss hangover! Anyone have any suggestions which? I'm drawn to Sanderson, but I think it's largely because the YA label does put me off the others because it makes me worry the language will be simpler and beautiful language is something I really look for in a book.
Try The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. They are REALLY good
I agree. Sanderson is the closest to Rothfuss you'll ever get
*whispers* lord of the rings, the name of the wind and the a song of ice and fire series
I've read Daughter of Smoke and Bone and The Final Empire, and i love both! Mistborn i read because of you, so when you recomend something i need to read it.
I own The Demon King, so i'll probably be checking it out soon.
The Throne of Glass and Falling Kingdoms i'll wait more books to come out =D
The others are on my wish list =D
Great video as usual Regan!
This helped me for sure as I am just getting into high fantasy. Is it bad that all I can think of are those beautiful covers for the Mistborn trilogy?
Emma Davis Nope. cuz me too.
I was stupid enough to buy the rather ugly edition with a picture of Vin on the cover.
Such a great list! I hope you'll read the Stormlight Archive books by Sanderson since it's so great itmakes even his other books appear"average"! I'd also recommend the Kingkiller's Chronicles series by Patrick Rothfuss! It is truly exceptional.
Agreed. They are AMAAAAZIIIING.
I absolutely picked up the majority of these that I have read already because I have heard you talk about them before. Now I'm going to have to get the rest. You're killing my bank account.
Hi Regan, I really like your videos. I read a loooot and sometimes I read some books just becouse of you (some of these titles are "to be released" for years in italian, so I read in english instead gaining a lot of time)thanks! Speaking of fantasy: 1.Have you ever read J.R.R. Tolkien's books? This is one of my favourite writers of all the time, maybe "The Hobbit" is a good start. 2.You may also like "Icemark" series by Stuart Hill, a (YA?)high fantasy series that reminds me of the Disney Pixar's "the Brave"+"The chronicles of Narnia" and 3.the "Eagle & jaguar" trilogy by Isabel Allende, a sort of fantasy with a "National Geographic" mood. 4.Finally a female writer:Licia Troisi, "Nihal of the land of the wind" is her first book about a kick-ass female protagonist in a high fantasy world, check it out. I don't know if you've already read them, but I think you may like them. 5.About fantasy but in comics/graphic novel world you might really like "Bone" by Jeff Smith.Byee! (Yes, I also write a looot xD)
Yes I have found someone who has heard of the Icemark chronicles!
+Castelli di carta Yess!! finally someone advising Licia Troisi!! It was my absolute favourite book when I was younger...also all of her books revolve around a female character... Are you Italian? I haven't met many foreigners knowing the series...
Regan, please do a updated favorite fantasy books!! I love your fantasy book recommendations
Thanks to this video, I discovered Throne of Glass AND I AM FOREVER THANKFUL
**runs to bookstore to buy all of these**
I just finished Gathering Darkness and I'm completely in love!
Fantasy is my favorite genre but I'm ashamed to say that I've only read 2 series on your list! (Throne of Glass and Daughter of Smoker and Bone.) Most of the others are on my TBR so this is just what I needed to inspire me to get to them!
no Bone Season?! i guess we need more books to be released before it can fit into the favorites category. but Mistborn & Finnikin, yessss. such good picks.
WellDoneBooks I have only read the first book! maybe in my next one ;D
The Bone Season Series is SO gooooooood!! I realle can't wait to read the next one!! Is it 2016 yet?
Yasss, Finally!!! Someone who love the daughter of smoke and bone trilogy!! Thank you! It is amazing!
Have you considered reading Name of the Wind, Its so amazing it feels like a thousand stories all consisting to make one beautiful story.
Nothing makes me happier than watching everyone freak out about Mistborn. I love that trilogy (and Sanderson in general) so much I'm practically evangelical about it. My mind is still blown at the ending.
I was expecting Game Of Thrones, but then I remembered you still need to get back into Storm Of Swords. I agree with a lot of your choices! Love your channel!
no mention of tolkein?!?!?!
read 'the black company' series by glen cook, now! 😉
I love Graceling and Daughter of smoke and bone too ^^
You have to read Elantris and the name of the wind, they are on my favourites , I hope you'll enjoy it!
De los que has puesto me encantan graceling e Hija de Humo y Hueso también ^^
Tienes que leer Elantris y El nombre del viento, están entre mis favoritos, Espero que los disfrutes!
Hi my name is queeine goldstein
HI! I just discoverd your videos and I think you're lovely and funny and already want to read at least 5 of the books you mention. Btw I'm from Venezuela.
I've read all those books or at least one from the series' except for Finnikin and Pathfinder. I do own Pathfinder though so I should get to that! :D
Added a few to my reading list from this video- thanks for your recommendations! Have you read Game of Thrones? I've tried to get into the first one a few times but keep putting it back down- curious what you think, since we like so much of the same stuff!
While I know who Orson Scott Card is, I was wondering what sort of controversy there is, surrounding him? I've heard you remark on it a couple of times in past videos and I'm curious.
Are you doing #YearofCosmere... reading Brandon Sanderson's books? Thought of you when I saw it! :)
Graceling has been on my TBR forever. I absolutely loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Throne of Glass. Completely agree that it's better to go into DoSaB without knowing too much.
You've talked up the Mistborn trilogy SO MUCH that I had to set aside all of my other high fantasy series and read it immediately. You were not wrong. Now I own a dozen Brandon Sanderson books haha. Thanks for all the recommendations!
OMG THANK U SO MUCH
I lived in some kinda black hole because I didn't know what to read
U saved my life
😂❤️
Thank you for this video! Fantasy is my favorite genre and I just want to read more (though there are some on this list I have read.)
Just ordered the beautiful UK mistborn editions on Saturday. Hopefully it'll get here soon! The Demon King Series and Finnikin of The Rock both look so good.
Still need to read the rest of both Throne of Glass and Daughter of Smoke and Bone but loved them both so I'm excited.
Did you know that Furies of Calderon is ACTUALLY based on Pokemon?
Alright, you convinced me to buy the Finding Kingdoms series. I saw a good deal the other day and I was very tempted to buy them but I waited. And now I'm just gonna go back and get them and cross my fingers the deal is still valid.
I have read more adult paranormal romance but you booktubers have really got me interested in YA. I have my list ready. Thanks for the recommendations and great descriptions.
What about ASOIAF books? They are really good as well. Nice video BTW :)
Mistborn absolutely incredible. Read the series 5 times. Love the all twists in the final book.
The Night Angel trilogy - brent weeks
READ IT... you wont be disappointed...
You should definitely read The Way of Kings, ITS SOOOOO GOOOD
BTW codex alera is set is Carna, Alera is just the antion in which most of the plot takes place.
Here are my favorite fantasy authors:
Ann McCaffrey
Andre Norton
Robin Hobb
Robin McKinnley
Sharon Shinn
Patrick Rothfuss
Illona Andrews
Brandon Sanderson
Patricia Briggs
Jim Butcher
Kevin Hearne
Elizabeth Hunter
Faith Hunter
JRR Ward
you are soo beautiful!
so bright and charming
and i adore you!
also - what is the top your wearing?
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What's controversial about Pathfinder?
Ellen Hayhurst ik I'm late but basically the author himself is controversial not the book because he's seen as racist and sexist I think
CJ Dangerfield No, he isn't seen as racist or sexist. He's seen as a homophobe because he has spoken out against gay marriage. There were even boycotts against the Enders Game movie because of this. Basically, he's a horrible person because he has a different opinion. smh Personally, I think you miss out on a lot if you only read books by people who agree with you. He has some very good books, with great messages. Anyway, I've only finished the first book in the Pathfinder trilogy, and I agree it is very good. I plan on reading the second book this year.
I really want to read Gracling now!
you should try *anything* by Charles de Lint -- Moonheart, Dreams Underfoot, Memory & Dream... he's AWESOME
I'll admit I've always looked over The Daughter of Smoke and Bone simply because of the cover. I assumed it was similar to The Selection etc >_< Apparently not!
I've been meaning to read more fantasy, so I will make sure to check out that one out.
ChapterStackss OH, I CAN PROMISE IT IS NOT! (I hate the selection btw..)
+ChapterStackss I used to do the exact same thing until I actually gave it a read and it is amazing! Those covers are so misleading!
I was getting a little nervous towards the end that you forgot the Throne of Glass series... I should have known better haha
Finnikin of the Rock sounds awesome! I've never heard of it, so I'm absolutely going to have to check it out. Same with Pathfinder, the concept of that sounds so original!
Ahhhh I'm so glad you made this video. I've heard you talk about The Demon King and Throne of Glass many times and each time I get a little more interested. :D I hope you're enjoying your February of reading. READ THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING for real, though.
The only fantasy i've read is the first book in Eragon and I'm really interested in exploring the genre! Thank you for all the great recommendations. Graceling, Mistborn, Daughter of Smoke & Bone and Throne of Glass interested me the most. ARGHH HOW DO I BUY SO MANY BOOKS? ( central problem of my life)
So I just spent the last three weeks reading kingkiller after your suggestion... Amazing. Probably the best books I've read. Thank you!
I've read Daughter of Smoke and Bone 2 years ago, and it's really great!
I hope the others book will available in local bookstore here.
Damn....why all good books always comes late in here? Like...1 year later or 2 year later, like Days Of Blood and Starlight (the sequel of Daughter of Smoke and Bone). Ugh.
I'm glad she didn't mention wheel of Time, asoif, Tolkien , because I love me some Robert Jordan and GRRM, but EVERYONE!!! Loves them and I like to hear about new stuff to read. Y'all need to read Daughter of the Empire series. It's a spin off written with Janny Wurts and Raymond Fiest
You've introduced me to fantasy (other than Harry Potter) and now I have 45 books on my TBR...stop recommending amazing books! Graceling was so good. Everything I've read on your recommendation has been incredible. =)
Have you ever read 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson? It is children's fantasy but I think you may like it. I absolutely loved them as well as his other series Ashtwon Burials. I won't give you a big synopsis here, but I thought I might tell you about them! N.D. Wilson is a brilliant author and draws a lot of inspiration from J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, which earns him a lot of brownie points from me, considering C.S. Lewis is one of my most favorite authors ever!
Every Brandon Sanderson's books are really good fantasy books! Like.. Reallyyyyy Goooddd.. I can't even choose one.. But the Mistborn choice is definitely a good choice :D
You're right, there's no need to mention Harry Potter on this list, because, obviously, IT'S REALLY GOOD.
Also I've recently started the Throne Of Glass series, it's so good.
You should really read The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson and the Name of the Wind by Patrick Ruthfuss. Two Epic fantasy series that are highly acclaimed :D
I recommend "The Kingkiller Chronicles": "Name of the Wind" and "Wise Man's Fear", they are my favorite books right now... but if you dont want to torture yourself waiting for the third and last book, then wait. The author is amazing but he is as slow as GRR Martin.
Notice you pick a lot of female authors. Also, Mistborn, has a female main protagonist. I'm going to guess you like Robin Hobb? How about Laura Anne Gilman's Vineart trilogy? Very good stuff.
Hi Regan ! I have a question : I want to read The Mistborn trilogy but I'm kind of afraid it's a little too hard for me : I'm French, and my English is good enough, but for example, Game of Thrones is pretty hard to read, because of the vocabulary and the writing style. SO I'd like your opinion about it ! I'm mainly reading YA in English but I want to widen it to more non YA books !
My favourite fantasy series is The Old Kindom series. The books are just sooo amazing! I really recommend that you check them out. I am also currently reading another amazing series called Shadows of the Apt. I'm only on book 3 of 10, but so far I'm really loving it and the concept is just so unique. I think I also have to give a mention to The Inheritence Cycle (the Eragon books). The books did have some small problems, but overall they were very good aswell!
Since you mentioned that you like well written combat in fantasy, I'd really recommend R.A. Salvatore's The Icewind Dale Trilogy. (If you haven't already). there's a ton in the series so far, since he's been writing the Drizzt character since 1988, but the first trilogy is a must.
I’m about to read one of your favorite fantasies this month: The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima! One of my New Year Resolutions for 2019 is to read more by giving myself reading challenges. One of my challenges is a book veteran (a book I’ve owned for a while). Well, I’ve owned The Demon King for a while now and it’s time to read it. With that said, I’m hesitant on reading it because I didn’t necessarily fall in love with her debut series which is the Heir series. I’m wondering if you’ve read her debut series and your thoughts on them? After watching this video again, I’m going to give the Seven Realms series a chance!!
I've added a couple books to my tbr pile, can never read too many fantasy books! I loved The Daughter of Smoke & Bone, my only pet peeve during the book is how secretive everything was!! My goodness, just when they're about to explain something, it takes another 100 pages to actually tell you agh! haha Still loved it, completely agree about how beautiful her writing is. Am reading the 2nd in the series now. :)
Codex Alera series isn't as good as Dresden Files. (Both are by Jim Butcher for those that don't know). Codex Alera I'm 111 pages into the first book and I just kind o stopped reading it. Maybe I'll get back to it but Dresden Files I'm obsessed with. Probably because it is urban fantasy I do love a good urban fantasy series.
I feel like people don't talk about graveling enough... I also read it when I was in middle school and I LOVED it.
Hey, thanks for the ideas, I've read Hobbit, LOTR, ASOIAF, sword of truth (which was awesome!) and am on the last book of codex alera, will definitely try some of these next. I hear a lot of good things about wheel of time too.
I didn't get through The Demon King :( I was super excited to read it, and it sounded really interesting, but Raisa pissed me off so much and there were WAY too many love interests. It was also kind of boring :/ Not much happened, and I was 75% finished with it when I decided to drop it. It had been sitting on my shelf for way too long, and I was actually finding excuses not to read it. I think I would have liked it a lot more if I could have just read Han's perspective.
The Lumatere Chronicles
Hi my name is Ethan Millan I am a new Author and would like you to
immerse your self in my adventure dark fantasy novel series "The Devil's
Untold Story". Here is the blurb:
Welcome to a world where blood,
lust, power, loyalty, and the desires to kill are taken to their limits.
Out of the darkness that man’s lust for power allowed to exist, the
unimaginable emerged.
From the forgotten legends of ancient times,
they have been called forth into the world once again, devils. From within the shadows, rogue hunters arise, operating for
their own reasons but aim for the same goals.
The devils do not walk unchallenged;
terror doesn’t flourish without resistance and a battle for survival erupts.
An age that changed, from peace to violence and sin, trading blood for
blood, humanity may be lost.
But from the ashes of destroyed hope a new legend emerges, a figure harboured
by Death, respectfully feared by devils and distrusted by humanity. A stolen
child who became devil slayer who became a devil,
his name is ‘Heartnik’.
“Try to kill me, if you can, but ready or not, I’m coming for you.”
This story follows the Main character as he re-discovers who and what he is, while trying to find out who separated his family. While he is discovering who he is he meets Mortus who tells him that the two of them are halves of the same person.
Have you read the Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan? It's an awesome fantasy series. I highly recommend reading them! :)
A fantasy author I can highly (to the heavens) is Robin Hobb. Her characters are just amazing, I could not believe how attached I got to them. She has multiple series, most of which are part of an overall series (not always the same characters) so I'd start with the first one, The Farseer Trilogy. You probably still have millions of things people have told you should read but I cannot recommend these enough. They are just so freaking good, and character driven, and I think you'd really enjoy them.
The Lumatere Chronicles trilogy sounds good. Thanks for showing the first book Finnick of the Rock.
Recently just finished Daughter of Smoke and Bone and I am in love with it! Totally agree with how the romantic relationship plays an important role with the overall plot =) I can't wait to start the second book. I read the first three books of the Falling Kingdom series back in December and I have sort of mixed feelings about it. The magic system is definitely interesting, hard to pin point at times, and the politics is super cool to me. But the characters are sometimes meh to me =P. Still interested in the series so I'm not gonna give up on it just yet. Great video! :D More books to add to my TBR lol.