FANTASY & SCIFI TIER LIST 2022!
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- Опубліковано 18 лип 2022
- Let's round up the reviews so far this year!
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What are your top reads so far this year?
Edit: I flipped children of Dine and Dune messiah. UGH.
The Ember Blade. And Retribution Falls. Essentially just discovering Chris Wooding this year has been the highlight.
Words of Radiance currently
Kingdom
Monster
20th century BOIIISSSS
Just getting to the end of Fires of Heaven, so that's up there. I've also read The Shadow Rising, Dragon Reborn and The Great Hunt as well. I have also read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which is now one of my favourite books.
Jade City. And if it keeps up, Engines of Empire looks like it could take that spot. Elliot Brooks sold it to me with "Final Fantasy meets Game of Thrones" and I am digging the setting so much.
Time to watch my already held opinions either be confirmed, or rage at someone on the internet who disagrees with me
What else is the internet for?
thats youtube summarized
Yes
Rage at me, rage daddy! Ugh YEAH!
Me: looking to add books to my already long TBR list.
I am so glad you included Kushiel's Dart in this. I started the series years ago and actually stopped reading it because I got picked on so much for reading 'a smut trying to fantasy' novel. I am absolutely going to re-read this series and finish it now. I loved what I read of this series, and how strangely deep it was.
The Kushiel series is in my all time top 5 fantasy stories. I have reread it several times. I do like the first trilogy better than the second.
I loved the three trilogies of Kushiel! Absolute top 5 for me too.
I love these! Thanks for finally jumping on this Daniel! I also loved Legends and Lattes just a few days ago, and I read it all in one day. Instand classic comfort read
DANIEL I'm still waiting for your WOT read-along, started reading WOT when you started the read-along videos and I'm currently reading the last book, I'm on chapter 37 (the last battle) it's been amazing and the stakes are soo high. I would've loved seen your opinion as I progressed through the story. A pitty the videos stopped coming out.
Lollll same I'm on book 11 XD Waiting for you Daniel
Yeah, I started WoT at the start of last year and although I was ahead of the read alongs he was catching up and I really enjoyed those videos. I'm assuming the videos didn't get enough algorithm attention 😔
@@timcornah9815 nah he said he doesnt wanna do them because the fandom is annoying af and is constantly bullying him
he's busy doing news don't you see? lmao
Please, never stop doing reviews!
Ahhh love that berserk and manga is getting further into your repertoire in ranking fantasy. Love the lists and helps me get gifts for family!
Nice! I got some more things to add to my TBR pile! :D
as someone who was around when the AOT manga ended, the only thing i can say is that dont listen to anyone else, come to your own conclusion and stand by it. There is so much going on with the ending that it felt like everyone and their mother loved it or hated it for a different reason and sometimes the reason why someone loved it and someone hated it was one in the same.
Indeed, if you ask me, I think the ending wasn't bad at all. Not the best but not bad either.
No spoilers, but I hated it because it felt so disconnected from the rest of the story. There's that "okay, I guess we're doing this now" moment, and it punched me out so hard.
@@deriving_drunk there was no pay off to the end
@@deriving_drunk same. It's an ok ending for me, still disliked it, definitely didn't lived up to any of the previous arcs amazing endings though.
@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 yeah I didn't mind it at all tbh
I haven't watched you for a while (I mustn't youtube. UA-cam is the time killer that brings a not finished novel, I will face my youtube, finish my novel, and when I am done, I will watch my reviews on youtube), but I'm really enjoying seeing how your taste has evolved and now I want to go back and watch and read many of the things you have mentioned.
"You're gonna need to get into the Golden Ass."
I've been tryin' for years. Daniel...believe me.
So glad i found your channel i have lots of things to watch/read now :]
You should do a mythology and history video of Discworld. I recently found your channel by looking for Discworld books reviews, and I enjoy your content. Keep it up man
As someone who recently started Discworld earlier this year (I’ve been through Small Gods and Guards Guards and I’m on Mort now) I did not know how much I needed this.
Loving the Dresden Files, on book 5 now and started not long ago. Thanks for turning me on to it!
Buckle up, it’s a wild ride! I needed something to read and finally decided to see why Daniel always hyped it up.
Burned through all the books in about 2 months, and it’s now one of my all time favorites.
I’d say starting with book 7 it put its foot on the gas and never really let up.
Me too, book 6. Loving every one a bit better then the previous book.
I want more Dresden TV show reviews. The "this is corny and bad but it is fun" videos are great.
Hype! I was actually trolling through your videos looking for a new one of these yesterday as I just finished the demon cycle and in the 'ill never find a good book again' stage
OMG I WAS WONDERING WHEN YOU WERE GONNA DO THIS VIDEO! Your fantasy rankings are some of my favorite videos on your channel.
Also, started Rebel's Creed and I am so excited to see more POVs from this certain character, you know who I'm talking about :))
Makes me really happy to see a fellow bisexual fantasy nerd be so successful! Well deserved tho, you're an amazing author and content creator! ✌️🏳️🌈❤️
Awesome seeing berserk made it so high up, genuinely was not expecting that haha
I am so glad that you read more dune. I always thought you’d enjoy them more them the first.
So glad that you loved The Hunger of the Gods! We need to read Legends & Lattes.
Will
I’m all here for more TV Dresden reviews. That was hilarious;
Daniel. You are a cool dude with a cool channel that introduces me to cool books. That's very cool of you.
I'm happy to see you are not burning yourself out from reading thousands of books per month, we wanna see your thoughts in other medias as well!!
Read maus for school a couple months ago. Reading it and discussing the book in class really changed my perspective.
Yesss Berserk S tier. The sum of your Berserk reviews up to this point relays well the experience of reading it. It starts good, then it gets better, then it's really good, then it's amazing, and then in hindsight you put all the pieces together and it's just a straight up masterpiece. Love Berserk, can't get enough.
But golden age is the peak tho
@@Nothingeverything192 Golden Age and Conviction are both 10/10 for me.
@@Nothingeverything192 no its the most overated
@@gamenesea1064 exactly
Its the most overrated series
I LOOOOOOOOVEEEEEE the way you say "GUNMETAL GODS" at 1:33 😂
This such a good video, but I wanted to point out that Maus isn't fantasy or scifi, it's actually creative nonfiction. All the things in the book did actually happen, its just told by animals. Art Spiegelman himself said that it's a historical memoir.
Yessss! I need new books to read!
I would love a video with a dive into Toliken's universe. Everyone always talk about lord of the rings, but Silmarillion, Children of Húrin and Unfinished tales usually goes relatively unappreciated. Also, with the new second age book coming this November, and the dreaded rings of power show coming this September, seems relevant to take a look at Tolkien's stories as a whole.
WoT Lord of Chaos, Project Hail Mary, and Ready Player One were my faves so far this year! Reading Assassins' Apprentice right now and loving it
Thanks for reviewing Maus. I too am a Golden Ass lover…so to speak. I put Perdido Street Station in the S tier, but thanks for recommendations and ideas for future reads.
Here are my current top reads this year. Not all of them were published this year but I finished them this year and really enjoyed them:
1. The Actual Star - Monica Byrne: One of the most unique books I have ever read. A mixture of historical fiction, contemporary and science fiction coupled with the best post apocalyptic society I have ever experienced.
2. Empress of Forever - Max Gladstone: A really great space opera with great characters, good banter but still really thought provoking and weird.
3. Bluebird - Ciel Pierlot: Something akin to Firefly with a budding friendship at the center. This is more focused on the characters and the action but the worldbuilding is good enough for me to feel immersed in this world.
4. Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree: What Daniel said in the video. Just fun and cosy.
5. Critical Role: Kith & Kin - Marieke Nijkamp: The best backstory book I have ever read. Critical Role is the DnD show and this tells the backstory of two characters from their first campaign. What works so well is that the plot and the new characters don't needlessly connect to the main show. The interactions between the twins is what is explored here.
And I need to mention one thing that may not be a full book but is part of my favorite book series of all time:
Nona the Ninth (Sneak Peek) - Tamsyn Muir: I love the Locked Tomb series. Harrow the Ninth may be my favorite book of all time. And even if each book seems disconnected from the others at first glance, each book builds on what came before. All the characters (even side characters) get their due and the main characters, the worldbuilding and the weird blend of science fiction, fantasy and memes create a book series that seems to be made for me specifically.
I’m so happy we have Daniel. He’s the best fantasy goblin there was
Your comments about the Golden Ass struck home. I'm currently reading the Mabinogion, another early collection of Welsh "fantasy" stories. I can't help it, but I'm stuck in (modern) fantasy mode, and the magic "systems" are all over the place, and superpowers suddenly appear when needed. Mostly, though, it's interesting to see how earlier storytellers worked, and I guess the same will apply to the Golden Ass.
watching your video during a writing break
Gawt Dayum. Daniel’s Halo rant was on point.
Ah! These lists are so amazingly useful for getting a lay of the (fantasy) land. With the amount of great stuff releasing so frequently it's hard to keep up - so thanks!
Also nice to see you highlight the things that _you've_ come across this year, as it can be quite difficult to showcase older (but no less essential) releases otherwise.
Oh goodness! Best? The Greenbone Saga, The Hunger of The Gods, The Age of Madness trilogy, Cloud Cuckoo Land. All so different from each other, all amazing and many of them thanks to this channel!
I picked up the audiobook of Gunmetal gods on your recommendation but I bounced off of it within the prologue / first chapter. Not because of quality, I actually think it's definitely something I'll enjoy, I just wasn't in the right mood / mindset at the time. I'll definitely be giving it another go when the right mood strikes me.
I was avoiding this because my tbr is big enough, but here we go lol
Love your content as always Daniel! Thank you.
I really recommend trying more China Mieville books even though you were sorta lukewarm on Perdido Street. The other books in the Bas-An-Lag series are really good, The Scar goes so hard (if floating steam-/biopunk pirate republic doesn't sound appealing to you, you're not a fantasy fan!), and if you liked Mieville going all-in on politics, boy are you going to love Iron Council.
Kraken is the most insane book I've ever read and Embassytown dragged me through an emotional hellscape, highly recommended!
When you were talking about the direction of the channel, I imagined that one day you would become a money challenge channel like Mr. Beast.
Also, I went to Vsauce's channel and looked back at his first videos. Quite the thumbnail selection... did not expect that. Just shows how a channel can change overtime and that's ok!
Hahah, the way you cropped out "wight".
"Oh cool, a story of wights. Undead that steal your life force just by mere touch. One of my favourites."
really missed these tier list videos
I think you should watch Utopia the UK version that came out in 2013 I think? Great tier list mate.
I have just started reading sci-fi and fantasy thanks to this channel and a good friend of mine. Haven’t read books since high school. But I am ready to dive into the big ocean that is reading these books!
Great video! Do you have a specific schedule by how you ingest all this media?
woooooo finally a tier list.
Read Will Wights House of Blades (Travelers Gate series) before starting on Cradle so may'be that helped getting through the first couple of Cradle books? Blazed through them after that :)
“Who has not even gotten the books, just read the games” 😂😂😂🤯
Really looking forward to the Malazan project.
Ok, so I need to read Dune, Messiah, skip Children, and go right to go emperor...
Understood goblin lord
children is good!
Don't worry, I already bought a copy.
Dude he does that alot😭😭
Children is bloated imo. Should have been more condensed. Personally loved all of the books regardless
I still didn’t ever hear you talk about Anthony Ryan‘s Raven Shadows. You should really give them a shot!!!
Thank you and i loved the Halo Tv Series rant. Plus your critique of the Witcher season 2, 😘
Hi, If ur branching out to manga highly recommend ‘Vagabond’ if not for the story at least for the artwork which is intricate and breathtaking.
If you liked the Dresden Files adaptation, Paul Blackrhorne will be at a small convention called Station Unity over in Maryland this August
We the people demand more dresden episode reviews!!!
We definitely agree on Legends and Lattes
You gotta continue Mieville's Bas-Lag trilogy. The follow up to "Perdido Street Station" is "The Scar" and that's straight pirate fantasy (epic?) so there's guaranteed gobo enjoyment in there.
i love the deep dives and seeing you go through berserk and trying to guess and even the criticisms i enjoy. the fantasy news must flow and i'm happy about that section too.
8:28 "You need to get into the golden ass"
-Daniel Greene 2022
Hey Mr Greene, have you read Gregor the Overlander? It's a book for younger people but it's still really good. It was written by Suzanne Collins before she wrote Hunger Games.
"It f*cks... It f*cks good
Perfect description of Gunmetal Goad
Check out The Shrouded King series. First book is The Tenth Reaver. I haven't see any reviews on it and it isn't on audible. I came across it on Amazon and bought all five books due to the reviews. It's got some flaws and mistakes when it comes to writing, but it's definitely been a hidden gem. I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Blew by the first book in less than two days just reading after work.
Letsss goooooo
Your previous top 10 list put me on to some great stuff. I'll definitely take a look at these.
Time for me to use this list as a recommendations list lol
Haha "I only read the [halo] games."
A man after my own heart, I see, with subtitles on 😂
As someone who hasn’t read the Witcher books, I actually really liked the Witcher show, and it was my fave fantasy show in live action in a long time. Maybe not a great adaptation, can’t tell that for sure, but it was a legitimately good show in its own right and while not flawless I’d give it a solid B+ to low A-. As someone who personally thought the WOT tv show was just like, not very good television, I was pleasantly surprised by how the Witcher turned out and that I actually enjoyed it
The games tho are fan-fucking-tastic
@@VinyZikss Not as good as the books. Honestly they're one of the best fantasy books I've ever read, and its baffling because the concept is so simplistic.
@@bombingbarrett4813 The games represent the book's world 1000 times better than the show, the game is a 10/10 of its genre, the books are good-to-very good but from what i've heard translations lose part of the narrative style of Sapkowski. I always try to read the books in their original language but polish is a bit too much i think.
@@bombingbarrett4813 i mean its kind of unfair to compare a game to a book, is it not
@@VinyZikss Agreed but he's right, the game achieved more in comparison to it's competition that the books have. Although the game's story didn't make me cry nor was it as good as the books of course, but it offers much more than a good story.
You saved my bad day with this video, thank you so much.
Just listening to you talking about books is so relaxing.
Thanks, from another member of the bi council! ^^
My TBR: sigh, here we go again
Yo Daniel, I’m currently reading Empire of the Vampire, thoughts? I think this may be right up your alley.
I love that you've included things like games and shows this time.
By the way, what about Children of Dune?
That was last year :)
@@DanielGreeneReviews children is the 3rd one
Then why is Messiah on the list? It goes Dune-Dune:Messiah-Children Of Dune-God Emperor of Dune
@@DanielGreeneReviews Children of Dune is on the thumbnail though
Oops! I flipped the two it seems!! Brain dumb moment.
Daniel, which book would you recommend to someone who wants to play Elden Ring but cant? Thank you and keep up the great content
Considering you put Gunmetal Gods in S-Tier, do you intend to review Conqueror's Blood (the sequel) on the channel when/if you read it.
Not exactly "reads", but since is part of your channel now:
Accession of a Bookworm Season 2 was great, hands down, but people defiantly would probably recommend for you to read the light novels because 1) It's farther along than the anime and manga and 2) You get more information from the Light Novels that they kind of skip over in the Anime, and the Manga is actually even more behind than even the Anime. Which I totally get.
The only reason why I can't really say "reads" because I have "The Rowan" by Anne McCaffery, "Deerskin" by Robert McKinley, and "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (reread) to start and finish and they're in different states of finish and starting.
However Now I'm curious for two things:
1) For you to Watch Outlaw Star but also watch it's prequal series Angel Links (follows a different character all together from the Outlaw Series). And kinda do a deep dive on that because the world of that is actually really interesting and makes you question how you perceive the original Outlaw Star Universe. Also comparing it to Cowboy Bebop as they are always seen as the peak of their time of anime series (Not Angel Links, but Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop).
2) Watch the OVA and anime Series of Vampire Princess Miyu vs the Manga of Vampire Princess Miyu. Kinda do a three way deep dive thoughts of the differences between the three versions. While the Series KINDA continues on from the OVA, it feels different as you watch it. the Manga is like more like Short stories but also have a similar vibe to the OVA in a way of story telling.
Hi hi Daniel, I started reading the book of the new sun and I’m curious if you’ve read it? I’m currently loving it with all of its depression and gore
I've been watching you since 2019 and at no point did you come off as snobbery or prejudiced against manga/anime, I think it was more so a feeling of unfamiliarity that led to a kind of distanced feeling towards the medium. I do wanna say tho, that I am beyond happy that you're dipping your toes into this medium which has captivated millions across the world. As you said, it's not dependent on the medium but how it's told and I can't wait for you to discover more in the future
I don't think that he came off as snobbish to manga /anime. But, somewhat do to how he presents himself things can come strong, either for dramatic effect when he doesn't tend to connect with the approach. Like for his Arcane review his response to the music was rather dramatic and came off as rather snobbish for not being the way he would normally think it should be.
You forgot Children of Dune, good list still.
I would love to see more Dresden files tv show reviews
I started reading Dresden this year, and I really love the setup. My best friend rants and raves about it, so I decided to finally sit down and put nose to page (digitally speaking, EPUBs take up much less space in my room) and it's all I hoped for.
If you're getting more into Eastern story telling with anime and manga, might I suggest The Rising of the Shield Hero light novels, the Tower of God webtoon, and Mushoko Tensei in any form it exists in.
I just started Dresden files because of you and I would love to see some more videos about the Dresden world maybe something like a “Dresden files story so far”
DF is one of my favourite fantasy series. Please don’t spoil it for yourself.
@@nofacej1 Well when I first heard of Dresden Files I didn’t think that I would read it because I am not an active reader so I watched quite a bit of videos and sadly spoiled myself changes which I really regret now
@@nofacej1 but luckily I don’t know the details of the events of changes
@@darkkky7884 RIP
Ok whoa didn't expect "Legends and Latte's" to be S Tier. Should probably get to reading it.
I had to pause and couldn't help but smile at the irony of your statement while you were talking about the Halo show. Intended or not. The phrase "taking a hard LEFT turn" could not be anymore accurate.
Love these! Picked up shadow of the gods on you recommendation and it truly is phenomenal
Have you read anything by Drew Hayes? his series are so diverse and just really fun to read but I never see anyone talking about them.
can we expect a Westworld S4 review now that that's coming out? Im interested in hearing your thoughts
Daniel, I gotta say: Regarding cyberpunk and Snow Crash. I think A case could be made the SC is actually post-cyberpunk. For actual cyberpunk, check out things and like William Gibson's Burning Chrome or Neuromancer, Bruce Sterling's Artificial Kid or Schismatrix, Walter John Williams Hardwired or Voice of the Whirlwind, Rudy Rucker's Software or Wetware, George A Effinger's When Gravity Fails, KW Jeter's Dr Adder or Glass Hammer, or Farewell Horizontal. Read some of those and compare and the difference will be stark. Cyberpunk was a attitude or movement that that started in the 80's, and very quickly was co-opted by the very things the authors railed against (which is so VERY cyberpunk). I guess what I'm trying to say is: By the time Snow Crash came around cyberpunk was already just a label to sell stuff. Snow Crash is a nostalgic spoof of the genre.
I LOVED the Dresden Files TV show! I watched it long before I ever read any of the books though. I was actually a little disappointed in the books when I started reading them over a decade later. This just proved that when adapting books to a new medium, you don't necessarily have to copy the material verbatim for it to be good!
Before my top SFF list I need to mention that my favorite book of all times and the reason I even got into the genre is "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke.
1."The Dandelion Dynasty" Ken Liu
2. "Earthseed" Octavia E. Butler
3. "Rook & Rose" M. A. Carrick
4. "The Poppy War" R. F. Kuang
5. "The Broken Earth" N. K. Jemisin
6. "The Winnowing Flame" Jen Williams
Honorable mention
"The Green Bone Saga" - Fonda Lee
“You gotta get into the Golden Ass.” What a quote!
If you liked Maus, check out Persepolis. It's written by a woman who lived through the Iranian Revolution. I've had to read it twice for my degree and it is excellent. It's also a movie!
As someone who really enjoyed the Manga ending for Attack on Titan I feel like most people are unsatisfied because it might not make "physical" sense? For me personally I was more trying to look at it as a piece of art and try to understand what it had to say than to necessarily make sense of the magic system and whatnot. Not sure though, I might be wrong, I'm not too deep in the fandom and I hope I don't get death threats over this lol. Can't wait to see your reaction/opinion to the ending.
As somebody who enjoyed reading Snow Crash, I thought your ranking was dead on. Not the best book, but I thought it was fun, I love calling people stuck on their phones Gargoyles.
Off-topic but really deserves a mention. Please can you call out the release of Impact Winter by Travis Beacham, maybe even review it? This new audiobook is free for a limited time on Spotify and well worth a listen with some big names from various fantasy tv shows voicing the cast. The first scene is a bit bleh but it's 100% uphill from there all the way to the end.
My dude! “The Golden Ass” may be the first fantasy, but “A True Story” is the first sci-fi it is also by Lucian and honestly even crazier than “The Golden Ass”. I had to read both this past winter for my Ancient Satire class.
Also if you read “The Golden Ass” through the lens of satire it is so much better. Especially bc at the time no one at the time in Greece acknowledged that the Roman Empire existed. Much less made Roman legionaries bad guys. Also keep in mind unless you read it in Ancient Greek (possibly Latin I can’t remember) is a translation.
“Without any further adieu
let’s go ahead and tier rank the reviews
of 2022.”
That wordplay haha
I love these videos where I can cheat and take the shortcut to get my recommendations for the TBR. Thanks, Gob
Just finished Dune Messiah. A genuine improvement from the first book and completes what the author tried to do in the first installment. It is a must read if you read Dune