I'm in the middle of so many series between mysteries, historicals and fantasy that it's almost overwhelming! More than 50!! Your 31 sounds very reasonable. You are so very organized with yours too. I jump around depending on my mood and usually read multiple books at the same time.
Hi Nev! ☺️ I have been a follower for a while but this is my first comment here - it takes me time to feel less shy(?) about commenting! I mentioned you on the other channel and you thanked me- you truly are so welcome! You deserve more subscribers. I love your content & personality ( wonderful to have a fellow Australian on here too!). Thought it was about time to officially say hi ☺️ Fantastic & impressive list of books Nev! Read several and several others are on my tbr too.
Thanks Paige! Johan contacted me so I've sent off my contribution. Always nice to see more Australians around booktube! Your comment means the world to me.
Hi Nev, great video. I'm very interested in the Edge Chronicles you mentioned. Sounds great. I have read Matthew Reilly (the same book you were showing) back in 2010. Just in case it might interest you, here's my short reading experience I wrote back then. It is a bit spoilery perhaps, so BE WARNED: This is the first book I read by this author. I was both pleased and disappointed. The story is fascinating. A civilization, long before ours, has taken measures to combat a certain astronomical event that poses a threat to the survival of the earth. Six sacred stones, rectangular diamonds that must be placed in a special place after purification. After each stone, humanity receives a gift, such as knowledge, heat and power. In addition to the race against the clock of Jack West and some of his companions, there is of course also a race against 'bad guys' of various kinds. One hunts for the 'gifts', while another wants the earth to perish. The book is provided with many drawings of underground passage systems and secret language, which are repeated regularly. Also a way to create a page turner of course. What I was pleased with was the skill of the author to keep the tension up. Apart from the many illustrations, you fly through the book. There is also a slight spiritual tinge, for example in the character of the young Lily. She is one of the few people on earth who can naturally read the writing of Toth. Toth, Hermes (or Mercury) is an important figure among Gnostics. What disappointed me was that the story does not end after 550 pages. Of the six stones to be placed, only two have been placed. If you want to finish the story, you have to buy the sequel. Cheap marketing tricks, that is. But what I really found weak, and what will prevent me from reading more books by Mr. Reilly, was the implausibility of some events. Jack West escapes from very difficult situations on a regular basis. Even when he is nailed to a concrete cross - by his own father, mind you, who is in the enemy camp - and is thrown into a deep hole, with his body at the bottom, he manages to survive. But what I found most hilarious was the moment when the group of ‘good guys’ are walking somewhere in the desert and can’t escape from their pursuers. Just as easily, the ‘Sky Monster’, the pilot of Jack’s Boeing 747, the Halicarnassus, flies over and dumps a jeep with parachutes. In short, the escapes, rescue operations and everything that happens in thrillers of this stature are unbelievable. At the end, Jack also plummets into the unfathomable depths, towards his death. I bet he will miraculously reappear in the next book. Mind you, the four other stones still have to be placed. I won’t be there anymore.
Hahaha Yep - Matthew Reilly books will often not only break the bounds of incredulity but take a jackhammer to them. If you want a laugh, look up my goodreads review of Scarecrow. Re the Edge Chronicles, just be aware they have a certain flavour and the first one is not the best. I just love their flavour and other-worldliness.
That's a frightening amount of series, I have no idea how you manage it. I try not to have more than 3/4 going at once. And yes I am happy to hear you continue The Culture. Moving onto Player of Games is a wise move.
Thanks Sam! One thing about a lot of these series is that they're mostly standalone books, like James Bond, so there's not that much you have to keep in your head. I think there's only about 10 in that list that you could consider as continuing stories.
I love me some Feist. I recently read the first three books of the Riftwar Saga and the Krondor books which I think are called Riftwar Legacy. Jimmy the Hand is definitely one of my favorite characters of all time. Happy reading!
@@NevsBookChannel Definitely on my TBR. I just finished up Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. Now I am about to start the Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence.
I (finally) completed my collection of David Eddings' books a few months back. I read "Regina's Song" when it was first published, and remember being really impressed by it. 😁
I thought it was just me who had a string of ongoing series. That list puts mine to shame. Wheel of Time is good, but there’s a lot of filler. Warbreaker is surprisingly great considering its dreadful title. I’m getting a lot of pressure to read the Liveship Traders despite my dislike of Farseer. And then there’s Discworld. Ah Discworld. My happy place
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I'm in the middle of so many series between mysteries, historicals and fantasy that it's almost overwhelming! More than 50!! Your 31 sounds very reasonable. You are so very organized with yours too. I jump around depending on my mood and usually read multiple books at the same time.
50? Wow! I’ve actually found the process of creating TBRs and planning out my reading to be really helpful. There’s so many books I want to read!
Biggles and Asterix! Love it!!!
Hello friend!
Hi Nev! ☺️ I have been a follower for a while but this is my first comment here - it takes me time to feel less shy(?) about commenting!
I mentioned you on the other channel and you thanked me- you truly are so welcome! You deserve more subscribers.
I love your content & personality ( wonderful to have a fellow Australian on here too!).
Thought it was about time to officially say hi ☺️
Fantastic & impressive list of books Nev! Read several and several others are on my tbr too.
Thanks Paige! Johan contacted me so I've sent off my contribution. Always nice to see more Australians around booktube! Your comment means the world to me.
@ I’m so glad to hear he did! And you are so welcome
Holy moly, that’s quite the list. Look forward to seeing how you go.
Thanks Theodor! Lots of fun ahead
Hi Nev, great video. I'm very interested in the Edge Chronicles you mentioned. Sounds great. I have read Matthew Reilly (the same book you were showing) back in 2010. Just in case it might interest you, here's my short reading experience I wrote back then. It is a bit spoilery perhaps, so BE WARNED:
This is the first book I read by this author. I was both pleased and disappointed. The story is fascinating. A civilization, long before ours, has taken measures to combat a certain astronomical event that poses a threat to the survival of the earth. Six sacred stones, rectangular diamonds that must be placed in a special place after purification. After each stone, humanity receives a gift, such as knowledge, heat and power. In addition to the race against the clock of Jack West and some of his companions, there is of course also a race against 'bad guys' of various kinds. One hunts for the 'gifts', while another wants the earth to perish. The book is provided with many drawings of underground passage systems and secret language, which are repeated regularly. Also a way to create a page turner of course. What I was pleased with was the skill of the author to keep the tension up. Apart from the many illustrations, you fly through the book. There is also a slight spiritual tinge, for example in the character of the young Lily. She is one of the few people on earth who can naturally read the writing of Toth. Toth, Hermes (or Mercury) is an important figure among Gnostics. What disappointed me was that the story does not end after 550 pages. Of the six stones to be placed, only two have been placed. If you want to finish the story, you have to buy the sequel. Cheap marketing tricks, that is. But what I really found weak, and what will prevent me from reading more books by Mr. Reilly, was the implausibility of some events. Jack West escapes from very difficult situations on a regular basis. Even when he is nailed to a concrete cross - by his own father, mind you, who is in the enemy camp - and is thrown into a deep hole, with his body at the bottom, he manages to survive. But what I found most hilarious was the moment when the group of ‘good guys’ are walking somewhere in the desert and can’t escape from their pursuers. Just as easily, the ‘Sky Monster’, the pilot of Jack’s Boeing 747, the Halicarnassus, flies over and dumps a jeep with parachutes. In short, the escapes, rescue operations and everything that happens in thrillers of this stature are unbelievable. At the end, Jack also plummets into the unfathomable depths, towards his death. I bet he will miraculously reappear in the next book. Mind you, the four other stones still have to be placed. I won’t be there anymore.
Hahaha Yep - Matthew Reilly books will often not only break the bounds of incredulity but take a jackhammer to them. If you want a laugh, look up my goodreads review of Scarecrow. Re the Edge Chronicles, just be aware they have a certain flavour and the first one is not the best. I just love their flavour and other-worldliness.
That's a frightening amount of series, I have no idea how you manage it. I try not to have more than 3/4 going at once.
And yes I am happy to hear you continue The Culture. Moving onto Player of Games is a wise move.
Thanks Sam! One thing about a lot of these series is that they're mostly standalone books, like James Bond, so there's not that much you have to keep in your head. I think there's only about 10 in that list that you could consider as continuing stories.
@NevsBookChannel Fair enough. Still impressive though!
I love me some Feist. I recently read the first three books of the Riftwar Saga and the Krondor books which I think are called Riftwar Legacy. Jimmy the Hand is definitely one of my favorite characters of all time. Happy reading!
You've gotta get on to the Empire trilogy! They're fantastic!
@@NevsBookChannel Definitely on my TBR. I just finished up Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. Now I am about to start the Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence.
@ both on my ever unattainable TBR…
I (finally) completed my collection of David Eddings' books a few months back. I read "Regina's Song" when it was first published, and remember being really impressed by it. 😁
Oh, that’s good to know. The last I read was The Losers and it was a mixed bag.
@NevsBookChannel The last that I read of his was a re-read of The Belgariad; and found that it was as good now as it was in the '80's.
@ that’s good to know. I’d like to reread at some point and I’m afraid it won’t have aged well
My storybooks are all foxed after 3 years on bookshelf. Singapore humidity is over 87%. 😢
I thought it was just me who had a string of ongoing series. That list puts mine to shame.
Wheel of Time is good, but there’s a lot of filler. Warbreaker is surprisingly great considering its dreadful title. I’m getting a lot of pressure to read the Liveship Traders despite my dislike of Farseer. And then there’s Discworld. Ah Discworld. My happy place
It’s been so long since I read Farseer but going off your review of it, I’m thinking you won’t like Liveships. But I may be wrong! It’s hard to know