Top 10 book series... OF ALL TIME!!!

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  • @kendrawilcox6626
    @kendrawilcox6626 9 місяців тому +16

    10: "Wayward Pines" by Blake Crouch
    9: "The Strain" Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan
    8: "Ender's Game" by Orson S Card
    7: "Vampire Hunter D" by Hideyuki Kikuchi
    6: "The Three-Body Problem" Cixin Liu
    5: "Valis" by Philip K Dick
    4: "1Q84" by Haruki Murakami
    3: "The Book of the New Sun" Gene Wolfe
    2: "Dune" Frank Herbert
    1: "The Gunslinger" Stephen King

  • @BradCynical
    @BradCynical Місяць тому +7

    The dark tower series is my favorite book series ever......period. I cant imagine anything coming close because, like you, this series expanded my love of reading to the upmost. great video my guy

    • @BradCynical
      @BradCynical Місяць тому

      all the main characters in that book live with me after reading the series

    • @markgonzalez4199
      @markgonzalez4199 Місяць тому +1

      @@BradCynical Great series. The ending is one of the best in literature.

    • @jthorn5782
      @jthorn5782 4 дні тому

      When I read the first 4 novels back in the 90s, I loved them. When the Wolves of Calla came out, I had lost the narrative thread 😢

  • @PSNfalcoBrawler
    @PSNfalcoBrawler 9 місяців тому +5

    Series that I've really enjoyed are:
    Red Rising by Pierce Brown
    -Political intrigue, action, scheming sci-fi story based on a genetic caste system
    Discworld (especially Guards! Guards!) by Terry Pratchett
    -fantasy comedy with clever writing and incredible world-building

    • @phinks5368
      @phinks5368 9 місяців тому

      First one is kinda slow in the middle imo but after that it's all gas no brakes💨💨

  • @FunFantasyBooks
    @FunFantasyBooks Місяць тому +2

    I started reading The Book of New Sun and it was so confusing but yet promising- definitely will go back to it! thanks for praising it so high, it made me want to read it again!

  • @capguncarcrash
    @capguncarcrash 3 місяці тому +7

    The Expanse series sticks the landing better than any series i’ve finished - the last two books, in particular Tiamat’s Wrath, is the best genre thing i’ve read like, period

    • @josephbrown9685
      @josephbrown9685 2 місяці тому

      That’s good to hear because I’m on Cibola Burn, and it has been a roller coaster for me so far in terms of how much I’ve enjoyed them. It’s generally great but is a huge time investment.

    • @PsilocybeJedi
      @PsilocybeJedi 10 днів тому +1

      Tiamat's Wrath is by far my favorite in the series. Sooo good, Persepolis Rising and Caliban's War are up there too.

  • @wjamimah7772
    @wjamimah7772 8 днів тому

    When you said Dune was your second favorite series in your favorite series video I just KNEW your favorite series was going to be DT and I love you for it because alllllll these years have gone by and nothing can beat DT for me either

  • @garyuntermeyer7976
    @garyuntermeyer7976 Місяць тому +3

    The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson. The Chronicles is three books, The Second Chronicles is three more books, and The Last Chronicles is four books, for a total of ten books. Superb storytelling. And to top it off, a good and satisfying ending.

  • @georgeharris6851
    @georgeharris6851 5 місяців тому +5

    If you want a good dark grim series, try Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock. Sometimes known as the Stormbringer series.

  • @RekindledReader
    @RekindledReader 2 місяці тому +2

    Happy to see Wayward Pines on there! Love Crouch, and that trilogy is gangster 🤙🏻

  • @jthorn5782
    @jthorn5782 4 дні тому

    Philip Pullman's "his dark materials" and "the book of dust" (unfinished) are both fantastic, inhabiting the same world. Although, technically young adult science fiction.

  • @LaviathnGames
    @LaviathnGames Місяць тому

    I love deep thought provoking books but sometimes I just need something fun that’s not complicated at all. The Murderbot Diaries is perfect for that. Does not belong on anybody’s top 10 of anything, but it’s perfect for a light fun read.

  • @No8Named8Shadow
    @No8Named8Shadow 5 місяців тому

    “I’m right in the middle of the Ring books…”
    Instant subscribed.
    Edit: Somebody mentioning The Strain?! Double subs!

  • @kennethburridge862
    @kennethburridge862 2 місяці тому +1

    The dark tower is in my humble opinion the greatest heroes journey ever written (at least as a series ) . The mixture of genres , the humour and all the small sidesteps in different directions that creates the whole story or saga are so enjoyable. And I really do not mind not everything getting completely solved or explained, because that is in certain ways the whole nature of this story.Not everything is meant to be understood in this complex universe and Roland certainly does not.

    • @TwilightxKnight13
      @TwilightxKnight13 2 місяці тому

      Meh, it’s not even sci-fi. It’s fantasy. And King has never read someone else’s idea that he didn’t like enough to steal

  • @user-xv7oy4cv6v
    @user-xv7oy4cv6v 9 місяців тому

    Your channel brings me so much joy… if I had more time I’d watch your berserk reviews

    • @user-xv7oy4cv6v
      @user-xv7oy4cv6v 9 місяців тому

      Oh books I like were sharp objects and dark places👌
      I’ll name more when I can remember

    • @rammelbroadcasting
      @rammelbroadcasting  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you

  • @OwenWagoner
    @OwenWagoner Місяць тому

    I haven't been watching your channel for that long so it's possible you've talked about this series and I just haven't seen that video yet. However, the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula Le Guin is awesome and worthy of being included in this list in my opinion.

  • @TachoSJ
    @TachoSJ Місяць тому +2

    Have you read the Necroscope Series by Brian Lumley??? The Cold War, Vampires… etc… it’s awesome

  • @Archonsx
    @Archonsx 3 місяці тому +1

    wayward pines is one of my favorite shows, when i first saw it, it was so unique

  • @thebrysmith3
    @thebrysmith3 5 місяців тому

    Solid list and now that you're getting into Fantasy I'm hoping you take on The Malazan Books Of The Fallen this year (which Stephen Erickson has finished, by the way). Hopefully it will end up high on next year's list.

    • @rammelbroadcasting
      @rammelbroadcasting  5 місяців тому +1

      Actually, I came across Gardens of the moon a few weeks ago at the local half price books and picked it up. But with everything else I'm reading currently it might be a few months before I get to it.

    • @thebrysmith3
      @thebrysmith3 5 місяців тому +1

      @@rammelbroadcasting Gotcha. Just so you know, and as you’ll find out, it’s not everyone’s favorite of the series. Not anything like The Blade Itself just being a 300+ prologue, but you might need to strap in for the long ride.

  • @dinocollins720
    @dinocollins720 6 місяців тому

    Another fantastic video! Thank you!

  • @civoreb
    @civoreb 11 днів тому

    Pines by Crouch 👍🏼. The first season of the show did a pretty good job of the trilogy.

  • @sheepcouldtalk
    @sheepcouldtalk Місяць тому

    I know that Gunslinger has been a favorite of so many for so long, but I've never been able to get past the first book. Something about it, about the writing, just made it a hard barrier of entry for me, that I've never gone back to try again. It's also a one of those that *because* it's so popular, my head goes "Nope" and goes back to L.E. Modesitt and Robin Hobb.

  • @cassandracastro2759
    @cassandracastro2759 Місяць тому

    The Gunslinger is probably my favorite book of all time, and I firmly believe that the coda to the last book is THE single best thing S.K. has ever written. The rest is good enough, definitely by the end it gets a little boring, but as a series, definitely top of the list.

  • @nickchalmers9000
    @nickchalmers9000 Місяць тому

    I could not put the dark tower anywhere near the top of a best series list, largely because only the first 3 books were really good. The whole thing fell apart after Wizard and Glass. But I will agree that the ending is fantastic, absolutely perfect for this series, and the Gunslinger is the best book King ever wrote.
    My top 10, ordered merely by my level of enjoyment, would be;
    10 The Ex-heroes series by Peter Cline
    9 The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
    8 The James Reece series by Jack Carr
    7 The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
    6 The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
    5 The Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
    4 The Cronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.
    3 The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
    2 The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington
    1 Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

  • @BensSoZen
    @BensSoZen Місяць тому +2

    The Dark Tower is one of the few series i've read and for good reason: i knew it was great. It's the only one on your list i've read. LOTR is absolutely my top, though, esp/if one decides to include The Hobbit.

    • @arnehenkler8391
      @arnehenkler8391 18 днів тому

      LOTR is only 1 Book though, so you'd have to include the Hobbit and the Silmarillion to make it at least a trilogy.

    • @BensSoZen
      @BensSoZen 18 днів тому

      What do you mean?
      There were three novels in the LOTR series, released at different times - Fellowship, Two Towers, Return of the King

    • @arnehenkler8391
      @arnehenkler8391 17 днів тому

      @@BensSoZen What I mean is that the Lord of the rings i only one novel, not three. It was only published first in three parts because there was a shortage of paper in England in the 1950s and publishing a book with that length would have been too expensive. Not because it was written and intended by Tolkien to be published as three novels. Let me quote the first sentence (after the impressum) in my edition of The Lord of the Rings (In a chapter called "Note on the Text": The Lord of the Rings is often erroneously called a trilogy, when it is in fact a single novel, consisting of six books plus appendices, sometimes published in three volumes."
      So The Lord of the Rings does not qualify as a series.

    • @BensSoZen
      @BensSoZen 16 днів тому

      @@arnehenkler8391 That would be one fat book, had they published it as such. Maybe bigger than a SHOGUN paperback.

    • @arnehenkler8391
      @arnehenkler8391 15 днів тому +2

      @@BensSoZen I do have it as one book paperback, actually. It's 1008 pages main story + ~140 pages of appendices + index. Pretty much exactly like Shogun. Shogun has like 4 pages more.

  • @jexthegamer
    @jexthegamer Місяць тому

    Yes, the Dark Tower books! I was blown away by those. Loved them so much that the ending super disappointed me and I was compelled to write my own ending to satisfy me. So...I disagree with you there, but otherwise, yes!

  • @jamescopenhaver9148
    @jamescopenhaver9148 9 місяців тому +4

    You should try The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
    And The Demon Cycle by Peter V Brett

    • @TwilightxKnight13
      @TwilightxKnight13 2 місяці тому

      Wheel of Time is fantasy, not sci-fi. Either way, it suffers from the same disease as Mission Earth. It starts off very good, but by book five is desperately trying to recreate what made it so good originally.

    • @arnehenkler8391
      @arnehenkler8391 18 днів тому

      @@TwilightxKnight13 What does Wheel of Time being fantasy has to do with anything? This isn't a list of "Best 10 Sci-fi book series".

  • @JoelMyaer
    @JoelMyaer 21 день тому

    #1 for me in Sci-fi and I know it's a bit like bubble gum for the brain is Area 51, all my favorite stuff in 1 series but for an action series my #1 is the Jack Reacher books..

  • @DarkStar-os9pv
    @DarkStar-os9pv 10 днів тому

    You've never read F. Paul Wilson...
    James Blish?
    Phillip Jose Farmer?
    Stephen R Donaldson (the Amnion will frighten the hell out of you)?
    I know, I know... There's just so much out there! I've been a reader for 60+ years, and I'm still playing catch-up!

  • @michelvasquez7223
    @michelvasquez7223 9 місяців тому +12

    Dont read the Brian Herbert Shit... it ruins the Dune universe, But i have only read the Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune so im no expert on his work but i do regret reading those 2 books...

    • @magnenoalex2
      @magnenoalex2 5 місяців тому +1

      I will read what I plz thank you..... As should he

    • @magnenoalex2
      @magnenoalex2 5 місяців тому +1

      I've enjoyed every book by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson..........

    • @sullygroot924
      @sullygroot924 2 місяці тому

      I completely agree. He doesn't hold a candle to his father.

    • @averyroscoe91
      @averyroscoe91 Місяць тому

      Tonally, the Brian Herbert books aren't as well written, but they are good. I think they expand the lore of Dune quite well.

    • @markgonzalez4199
      @markgonzalez4199 Місяць тому +1

      The Brian Herbert remind me of shared world series like Warhammer 40,000. Their readable but forgettable. They do add to the lore but it's my understanding that Brian Herberts lore didn't come from his father.

  • @lisap.1826
    @lisap.1826 12 днів тому

    Would love a list of best horror/thriller/sci-fi with no romance storyline.

  • @mtverv
    @mtverv 3 дні тому

    Not having The Dresden Files on a Top 10 Book Series list is Heresy lol

  • @carmengalliano415
    @carmengalliano415 Місяць тому

    My favorite series and the books better than any movie
    James Clavell’s Asian Saga (Shogun is one of the books)
    Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs and nothing like the movies, etc, also his Mars series ( John Carter)
    And Foundation by Isaac Asimov
    Have read the books more than once

  • @michaelblaes9847
    @michaelblaes9847 Місяць тому

    Book 4 of the Dark Tower. Wizard and Glass:)

  • @yourguitarist
    @yourguitarist 2 місяці тому

    Try the Black Water series by Michael McDowell... it's a kind of like a southern Gothic tale with elements of horror. I'm not sure if it's your thing. Just a suggestion. 🙂

  • @tonyfabiano3053
    @tonyfabiano3053 14 днів тому

    Great video. Agree to disagree about the Dark Tower ending. I still don't like it and probably never will. Love the series as a whole, though. Especially books 1-4. Roland is one of my favorite characters in all of literature.

  • @jasontaylor3133
    @jasontaylor3133 Місяць тому

    Have you read Piers Anthony's "Apprentice Adept" or " Mode" series? How about "The Chronicles of Amber" by Roger Zelazny? "The Circle Trilogy" by Ted Dekker? I would love to hear your thoughts on those.

    • @markgonzalez4199
      @markgonzalez4199 Місяць тому +1

      The Chronicles of Amber by Zelazny is one of my all time favorites. I read the Apprentice Adept books when they came out and enjoyed them very much.

  • @raswartz
    @raswartz 10 днів тому

    Finish off all those other series then hit that Malazan.

  • @coldfire-blitz3122
    @coldfire-blitz3122 Місяць тому

    You should read the Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld.

  • @DJDanniDarkness
    @DJDanniDarkness Місяць тому

    Vampire Hunter D is awesome!!

  • @averyroscoe91
    @averyroscoe91 Місяць тому

    Man, I'm so disappointed that you chose The Gunslinger as your number one. The ending of Dark Tower was so god awful that I swore off King for good. I even read most of the ancillary titles, just to find the Crimson King mentioned in passing in many of them. I didn't read that newer entry (Keyhole something?) because of how shit everything after Wizard in Glass was.
    Please read F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack series. It is action. It is horror. It is a fast-paced thrill ride from start to finish. The RJ series consists of roughly 15 (ish) books that are actually part of a greater "universe" of books that make up "The Secret History of the World". They are horror, drama, action, and if you continue through his LaNague Chronicles (not officially part of Secret History, but are connected nonetheless) are science fiction in the vein of Heinlein. Amazing series. Over 30 books, a dozen short stories, and every one of them are just plain fun.
    Also, any series by David Eddings is great, but the Belgariad books are especially so. Also, Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion books (especially the Elric books) are great as well.

  • @josephadams9711
    @josephadams9711 Місяць тому

    You should check out the elderling series by robin hobb. It’s great. 13 books

  • @mirelaRo
    @mirelaRo Місяць тому

    N-am terminat Amintiri din trecutul Terrei. M-am împotmolit la Capătul Morții. Mi-a plăcut Spațiul Revelației și am iubit The Expanse

  • @Jdanej
    @Jdanej Місяць тому

    You should read The Dresden Files.

  • @joshuawilliams5213
    @joshuawilliams5213 Місяць тому +1

    You lost me at ender. The series was fine, but top ten? And CLASSIC SCI-FI? Ya, i dont know what classic scifi you have read, but it seems you may have missed a lot. Edger Rice Burroughs? H Beam Piper? Isaac Asimov? Just a few classic scifi authors who blow the ender series out of the water, there are many more. Your number 3 on the list does intrigue me. Gonna have to check that out.

  • @fitnestori3277
    @fitnestori3277 9 місяців тому

    Have you read The redemption of Althalus by david and leigh eddings?
    Its easily the best book I've read.
    ive read it atleast three times

  • @88pe
    @88pe 9 місяців тому

    I had stop the video after the reveal of n1 cause im in the middle of book 4 and i'm afraid of spoilers. Can i suggest you to tell which sections of your videos are spoiler free and which are not? Beacuse you already spoiled me a good chunk of Sidonia i would like to watch your videos with mu guard lowered. That said, i only know Sidonia because of your video so i Guess It evens out :)

    • @rammelbroadcasting
      @rammelbroadcasting  9 місяців тому +1

      I'm sorry about that I'll try to be clearer in the future. You would be fine here I try to avoid spoilers for these types of list videos. I do also have dedicated videos for those books on the channel and those are spoiler heavy. Just a heads up.

  • @mygad
    @mygad 4 дні тому

    Wheel of Time series not on a best of list of book series reminds me that these lists are 100 subjective by a person who hasn't read near enough books.

  • @heathquinby229
    @heathquinby229 2 місяці тому

    comment for the algorithm

  • @marvinstone5870
    @marvinstone5870 2 місяці тому

    Look into dorzi, the final epedia

  • @georgeharris6851
    @georgeharris6851 5 місяців тому +1

    So Foundation series, Wheel of Time, and Lord of the Rings aren't on your list at all?

    • @TwilightxKnight13
      @TwilightxKnight13 2 місяці тому

      Foundation, I absolutely agree. To not have a single thing by Asimov is insulting to the sci-fi community. However, wheel of time and LotR are fantasy, not sci-fi. Different genre

    • @georgeharris6851
      @georgeharris6851 2 місяці тому

      @@TwilightxKnight13 - He didn't limit it to Sci-fi or Fantasy. Technically, a Tom Clancy / Jack Ryan series could have appeared on the list.

  • @roberthickerty390
    @roberthickerty390 Місяць тому +1

    Call me Plebian but “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy for me is #1. I cannot believe that it did not make the list. The first couple of Dune books were good but I found them dull after that. King’s “Gunslinger” was readable but not the best. Frankly, reading and liking a book is subjective. I may not agree with you but there is no right and wrong.

    • @ringhiogattuso621
      @ringhiogattuso621 22 дні тому

      Did not make it in the list because Rammel did not finish reading the books

  • @dirkwold2704
    @dirkwold2704 Місяць тому

    i guess he hasn't read wind through the keyhole yet....

  • @Mateo-et3wl
    @Mateo-et3wl Місяць тому

    I kept waiting for the him to say the hardy boys. Just based on how inconsequential the rest of his choices were

  • @suziwolf4830
    @suziwolf4830 Місяць тому

    Imo, you've created a paradox: you call yourself a science fiction fan, you made a Top 10 book series list, and the Hitchhiker's Trilogy is never mentioned... you clearly don't know where your towel is...

  • @davidmicalizio824
    @davidmicalizio824 10 днів тому

    You look like Pete Townsend.

  • @brandonsorensen7216
    @brandonsorensen7216 Місяць тому

    I'll say something that hasn't been said about dune. It doesn't hold a candle to Lord of the rings on any level. The first vid i watched of yours was good "10 movies better than the book". Now I'm not really interested in the channel. Even if you would have left it at 10, I could disagree and be like all right. I'll stick around but that's just stupid to leave it out....... Heck, princess of Mars should be in dunes place considering it's the inspiration for the entire genre

  • @TwilightxKnight13
    @TwilightxKnight13 2 місяці тому +1

    The original trilogy for Dune is the only “good” stuff. The rest is a trashy attempt to cash in.

    • @EliasuSan
      @EliasuSan Місяць тому

      Not all six originals?

  • @TwilightxKnight13
    @TwilightxKnight13 2 місяці тому

    First, to have King on a top list of anything but plagiarized stories is insulting. Any reasonable search through the last century will find the source of virtually every story he has written already created by someone else. Besides, Dark Tower is fantasy not Sci-fi. If you don’t know the difference you have no business proposing a list of the greatest of either.
    Second, like your other videos, this list continues to demonstrate your recency bias. If it is the best list you can come up with, you need to update your library card. To not have a series by Doc Smith, Asimov, Heinlein, Harrison, Burroughs, or even Adam’s is insulting. Hell, Asimov arguably wrote two of the greatest series of all time and you have neither on the list. WTF!?!

    • @creedecriswell634
      @creedecriswell634 25 днів тому

      Ahhh yes….everything is plagiarized.
      Yeah totally
      Please enlighten me

  • @sriley064
    @sriley064 15 днів тому

    Most perfect ending my ass,could not disagree more with that on TDT because it is the likely second to last cycle and there's no pay off