My Top 10 Fantasy Series of All Time

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  • I spent weeks trying to come up with a list for the top ten fantasy series I've ever read, and it was so hard to organize this. XD I hope you guys enjoy the ranking, and let me know down in the comments what your top ten fantasy series are!
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  • @Yesica1993
    @Yesica1993 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Love, love, love your hair!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks so much!

  • @Talking_Story
    @Talking_Story หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the new Summer cut. Love this list! Love this channel!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you John!

  • @madisongoodyear5040
    @madisongoodyear5040 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m gonna have to come back and watch this, but can I just say that your hair looks INCREDIBLE!! Omg you’re stunning!!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much, Mads! 😍😍😍

  • @ToriMorrow
    @ToriMorrow หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Such a great list, Tori! 🔥 I’ll have to bump up the long price series on the tbr

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much! Definitely check it out, it’s so good and so underrated. 💜🔥

  • @nicolea8046
    @nicolea8046 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First, love your hair! Second, I found a lot of value in this top ten list :) Many series that have already been on my list have moved up to higher priority.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope you enjoy all the reads!!!

  • @OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels
    @OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels หลายเดือนก่อน

    The haircut looks good! And great list. Hard to argue with the picks, I've read everything except the Riverfall Chronicles and the last two Mortal Techniques books.
    Top 10s are hard to do, to be fair, and they're perfect for letting a viewer know right off the bat if your tastes are going to be of interest to them. They're usually the first thing I look for whenever I find a new channel I may want to sub to!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree! Top 10s are definitely important for learning about taste. I hope you enjoy your next reads, and I hope Mortal Techniques and Riverfall are on your TBR, they’re amazing!

    • @OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels
      @OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToriTalks2 Thanks and same! I did buy the Heroic Age trilogy edition with all 3 Mortal Techniques books, so they're definitely on the TBR, at least!

  • @hectatereads105
    @hectatereads105 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent list and love the haircut. My top 2 series are Malazan (so amazing, everything you said) and then the realm of the elderlings (if you need me to break it down it would be all the Fitz trilogies)

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great combo!

  • @esmayrosalyne
    @esmayrosalyne หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't envy you the task of picking a top 10 list at all, lol. I just label everything 'a new favourite' when I adore it and then never actually commit to making the official list so who knows how long it is at this point lmao.
    I am sooo ready for you to continue your RotE journey with Fitz, I hope it hits as hard for you as it did for me! And YES, I am also still living in Kekon, those characters live rentfree in my brain!! Also always great to see more LPQ and Gentleman Bastards love, those still deserve even more hype!! 🤩

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s absolutely fair, it’s so hard to pick!

  • @TheOkayestBookReviewer
    @TheOkayestBookReviewer หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loves this list l. There were many series I hadn't heard of before!

  • @BrianBell7
    @BrianBell7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great list! some are also are mine for sure. love the summer haircut!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Brian! 🔥

  • @noname3609
    @noname3609 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This list is pretty cool!!! 😊
    Definetly recommend The First Law World and Stormlight Archive!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve read both! 🔥 thanks for watching!

    • @noname3609
      @noname3609 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ToriTalks2awesome😮

  • @laurablakeauthor
    @laurablakeauthor หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great list! Like seeing a few different series that we don't see as much!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Laura! I’m in search of those rarer gems. 😊💜

  • @Cyriax71
    @Cyriax71 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent list. Love that you put Malazan at the top without finishing it. I completely understand and agree. I recently finished Toll the Hounds. Was it long, yes. Was it worth it, yes. Looking forward to Dust of Dreams.

    • @dlasis
      @dlasis หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh man, Toll the Hounds is such a beautiful book. I love the themes being explored in all threads. TtH is my #1 favorite book of all time.

  • @BookishChas
    @BookishChas หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved this video Tori! So glad to see ASOIAF on here. Green Bone Saga is great too. I prefer Era 2 of Mistborn over era 1 lol.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Really? I know a couple other people who like Era 2 better as well. 💜 Thank you so much for watching.

    • @yousillyenglishknnniigit8205
      @yousillyenglishknnniigit8205 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I do prefer era 1, but i love that so many people prefer the second. It shows that both are great!

  • @trinforeman54
    @trinforeman54 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great list! I still can't be convinced to read Malazan but you do make it sound good.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s absolutely okay, Trin. Read what makes you excited!

  • @enoch1524
    @enoch1524 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great top 10. Absolutely love that Long Price Quartet was mentioned. Couldn’t agree more about how unique and incredible that magic system was.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right? It’s so good. Glad you loved it too!

  • @dinocollins720
    @dinocollins720 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dang surprised Mortal Techniques series is so high! I really did enjoy Never Die though fun, fast paced, great combat! I still need to read the other 2 books!

  • @thebrothersgwynne
    @thebrothersgwynne หลายเดือนก่อน

    So wonderful to see FatF on here! I really need to read more Malazan!
    Ed

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s a great series! 🔥 Maquin stole my heart. I hope you have a great time with Malazan when you get back to it!

  • @ZOMGfantasy
    @ZOMGfantasy หลายเดือนก่อน

    The haircut looks great! And this is an awesome list, Tori!
    Top 10 is so hard! At the moment, I think only the top 4 are defined for me:
    1. First Law
    2. Realm of the Elderlings
    3. ASOIAF
    4. Warlord Chronicles
    I will be reading some from your list this year! Never Die, LPQ, and Scott Lynch are on the docket, so they may sneak into my list 😁

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much, Zammar! I think that’s a solid top four 🔥 I would love to hear your thoughts on all three of those series, they’re amazing!

    • @ZOMGfantasy
      @ZOMGfantasy หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToriTalks2 I will keep you updated as I go through them! 😁🤘🏼

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ZOMGfantasy yes please do!

  • @MetalGildarts
    @MetalGildarts หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quite the list. I DNF'd Greenbone Saga and I'm about to DNF Farseer. Loved that you included Faithful and the Fallen.

  • @safinan8008
    @safinan8008 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like ur top 10 list!! Happy reading to you!! 😊😊

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! 😊

  • @naghamhossam556
    @naghamhossam556 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the hair and the list!!! 💓💓

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!!

  • @AndrewsWizardlyReads
    @AndrewsWizardlyReads หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been waiting for this

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      🔥🔥🔥

  • @RedFuryBooks
    @RedFuryBooks หลายเดือนก่อน

    A great list, Tori! Thanks for succumbing to the BookTube Top 10 train lol. I really need to read LPQ and Green Bone Saga - both priorities for me probably next year. Oh, and if it looks like I just subbed, it appears I must have accidentally unsubbed at some point! (But I did the same thing with Daniel Greene a few months back, so you're in good company. I shouldn't TH-cam on my phone without my reading glasses!) 🤣

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much, Josh! I predict that you will absolutely love LPQ, I can't wait for you to read both series!
      No worries on the sub, I appreciate you coming back XD

  • @SouravUldyssian
    @SouravUldyssian หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know I said this before in another Malazan video of yours that my Malazan journey is so similar to yours, where I read the first 4 books 12 years back, somehow couldn't continue, but still felt it is the best fantasy series of all time just below LOTR. Despite not finishing the series, for 10 years I used to advocate to everyone how great this is.
    Then I finally restarted it 3 years back and just finished it last year, and it became by far the best fantasy series of all time surpassing even LOTR, and I doubt anything else will ever change that. Still reading Kharkanas now.
    I am very excited for you to continue your reread, and get to book 5. Really want to see how you like the later books, as the last 4 books is when Erikson goes above and beyond what most other fantasy authors go for.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m so glad that you loved the series 💜 I can’t wait to read all the way through. 😍

  • @mikouf9691
    @mikouf9691 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just have to sat that your haircut is super cute! And I'm bookmarking this video for when I'm ready to start a new series.
    I can't rank because it's too hard to compare, but some of my fave fantasy series are:
    Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells
    The Halfling Saga by Melissa Blair
    Nevermoor (middle grade fantasy) by Jessica Townsend
    Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
    Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
    The Daevabad Trilogy by Shannon Chakraborty
    Guardianes de la Ciudadela (Spanish YA fantasy) by Laura Gallego
    Riddle-Master by Patricia McKillip
    And these trilogies, even though the 3rd books are not published yet.
    Bloodsworn trilogy by John Gwynne
    The Nameless Republic by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much! I hope you find a new favorite 😍🥰

  • @DebReads
    @DebReads หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely love Riverfall Chronicles! Can’t wait for the next book in July. So happy to see love for this series.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying it! I can’t wait either 😍

  • @yanivrosenfeld-cohen7517
    @yanivrosenfeld-cohen7517 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video Tori, I've heard so many great things about both Long Price and Malazan.
    It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I have an issue with the way Green Bone Saga was marketed as epic urban fantasy with magic, etc. I've read the whole thing, and I don't feel the magic had any significant impact on the story. However, if it would have been marketed as ninja gangster families showdown saga with martial arts, mayhem and blood, I would have absolutely given it 5 stars easily. But maybe that's just me...

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Yaniv! You’re absolutely allowed to have any opinions on series, that’s how discussions become interesting! I do think the magic has a strong influence on the story, but if it didn’t work for you, that’s ok!

  • @TRose18
    @TRose18 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1) The whole Totall Universe by Tamora Pierce
    2) Stormlight Archives- Sanderson
    3) The Lightbringer Series- Brent Weeks
    4) Harry Potter
    5) The King Killer Chronicles- Patrick Rothfuss (sadly this will most likely never be completed)
    6) Gracling Realm - Kristin Cashore
    7) Throne of Glass
    8) The Kyoshi Novels- F.C. Yee
    9) Percy Jackson

  • @Thecatladybooknook_PennyD
    @Thecatladybooknook_PennyD หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yessss Farseer🎉🎉🎉 LPQ!!🎉🎉🎉 I'm still planning to get to J. Hagan's books. I own the first 3. I just want there to be more books out before I start. 😅

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s totally fair! I think you’re going to love them. 💜

  • @calebritywriter
    @calebritywriter หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm still relatively new to reading fantasy (3 or 4 years), and I haven't even finished a ton of them. That being said, Green Bone is hands down my favorite series. Lee was the first author that made me really care on an intimate level about all of the characters, and it solidified my love for the genre. Literally cannot stop thinking about it. Great list and can't wait to finish a bunch of these series myself!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What a great pick! It’s so good.

  • @HakolBeseder09
    @HakolBeseder09 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Malazan was my number 1 for a while but then came Prince of Nothing/Aspect Emperor by R.Scott Bakker.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ve heard a lot of people compare those two!

  • @gossamerabba
    @gossamerabba หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the hair!!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @Paul_the_Bookworm
    @Paul_the_Bookworm หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    1. Discworld - Terry Pratchett
    2. First Law - Joe Abercrombie
    3. Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb
    4. Demon Cycle - Peter V Brett
    5. Bloodsworn Saga - John Gwynne
    6. Dragon Lords trilogy - Jon Hollins
    7. Mistborn Era 2 - Brandon Sanderson
    8. The Band - Nicholas Eames
    9. The Dark Tower - Stephen King
    10. The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

    • @legendsrule8968
      @legendsrule8968 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mistborn Era 2 that’s new!! You’re the first person I’ve ever seen say that. I love that.

    • @Paul_the_Bookworm
      @Paul_the_Bookworm หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@legendsrule8968 The western setting was very appealing to me, the mystery and Cosmere connections were great and Wayne quickly became a new favourite character that I was so sad to have to say goodbye to. I liked the cast from Era 1 but I connected more to Era 2's.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fantastic list!!! I’m two books in to Pratchett, and he’s definitely going to be on this list next year.

  • @cadearcher2258
    @cadearcher2258 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I feel the EXACT same way about Greenbone Saga. I knew I really liked it when I finished it but it just literally has not left my brain since. The way she writes the characters and their conversations has lingered with me so much more than I expected. She is an amazing writer

    • @noname3609
      @noname3609 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reading Jade War atm.Amazing books! 😮

  • @justiniswesleyandnotdavid3831
    @justiniswesleyandnotdavid3831 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great list. Your thoughts on each series is helpful to consider reading these sooner. My list is as follows.
    1. Lord of the Rings
    2. The Second Apocalypse
    3. The Dark Tower
    4. The First Law
    5. Shades of Magic
    6. His Dark Materials
    7. The Old Kingdom
    8. The Chronicles of Narnia
    9. The Broken Empire
    10. The Seven Realms
    Happy reading

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Awesome! Thanks so much for watching, you’ve got some awesome reads on here, and a lot I haven’t read yet!

  • @trinforeman54
    @trinforeman54 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your hair looks great!!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks, Trin!

  • @mtverv
    @mtverv หลายเดือนก่อน

    I won’t go a full Top Ten but I can give you my Top 3.
    1- The Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson. The whole thing lol it’s so good
    2- The Dresden Files. Easily the best Urban Fantasy with the most misunderstood, selfless, self-sacrificing, Protagonist I’ve ever seen. There’s no one you’d want next to you more on the worst day of your life. There are other phenomenal characters in this world but there aren’t many fictional characters on the same Tier as Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden
    3- The Mercy Thompson Series. You talk about the Green Bone Saga and it’s lived in world and that’s the best way to describe this Series. You feel, even early on in Book 1 Moon Called, that you know Mercy like you’ve known her your whole life. Great Mash-up Verse with Werewolves, Witches, Vampires, Skinwalkers, Fae and more.
    Honorable Mention would be specifically The Dark Artifices Trilogy of the overall Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare. Don’t see Nephilim used as a powered character very often and it’s a nice change of pace. Another Mash-Up Verse like Mercy and Dresden (I’m sensing a pattern lol) with a great Lore. The Mortal Instruments Trilogies (yes there’s two of them lol) are good not great but I really connected with the characters in the Dark Artifices.

  • @Yesica1993
    @Yesica1993 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I need to read the Farseer books. I don't think I've ever heard a bad review.

  • @nikosbookreviews
    @nikosbookreviews หลายเดือนก่อน

    We have so many in common even though we have super different opinions on a few! This is another reminder I really need to read Wickwire Watch

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes you do! And I have noticed the same thing, we might have more similar taste than we thought 😂

  • @randomdude3620
    @randomdude3620 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Top 5:
    1. LotR. Everything else pales in comparison. I read it at 11 years old and a passion was born.
    2.. First Law Trilogy. Oh, the characters!
    3. ASOIAF (3 great books and then....?) I think this will tumble down my list if GRRM doesn't finish it.
    4, All of Robert E Howard's Conan stories (these were the stories that showed my 12 year old self that fantasy could operate in a different mode than Tolkien - it was the 80s and the market was flooded with cheap Tolkien clones. Conan is flawed but brilliant, but not for modern sensibilities).
    5. Not a series, but Neil Gaiman's American God's is just one of the most original books I have ever read. 15 years later entire scenes spring to mind.
    Honourable mention: Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake. It was so different, so ponderous but simultaneously familiar (being English) that it took all my will power to finish it; but, somehow, it made an indelible mark on me. For good or ill? I'm still not sure.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some great reads on this list! Love it. 🔥

  • @jessicayork9035
    @jessicayork9035 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved Malazan. Yeah some books were more "difficult" - you may not catch everything going on, but man I blew through the books, I was so immersed. I think Memories of Ice and The Bonehunters are my favorites - MOI is the one I think about the most when it comes to the entire series. Have you read Gwynne's latest series? I loved the Faithful and the Fallen but had trouble getting into the The Shadow of the Gods, I want to give it another go soon!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I also had trouble getting into Shadow of the Gods... I may pick the sequel back up at some point in the future. Memories of Ice is a killer book. Deadhouse Gates is my favorite!

  • @adamborst
    @adamborst หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really thought Red Rising would have made the top 10. Also, I'm hoping that Greenbone pays off for me. I've got the library checkout of Jade War that I'm going to read on vacation next week. Great list! And for number 10, TRUTH AND COURAGE!!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Red Rising is my favorite series overall, but it’s not fantasy. That’s why it’s not on the list 🥰 But you’re right, it’s on top for me.

    • @adamborst
      @adamborst หลายเดือนก่อน

      See, that's the detail I missed, was just thinking series as a whole, lol

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@adamborst I included it last year but everyone was confused because it wasn’t fantasy, so this year I just kept it simple 😂

  • @favrewanab
    @favrewanab หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice list. We actually only share one in our top 10 though I've read at least one book from 6 of your top 10. I wasn't a fan of the Farseer trilogy; just didn't like the character of Fitz; I read two books and had to put it down; I did like her writing and most of her other characters; but if I don't like the main POV character I'm probably not going to like the books either.
    I also wasn't that big of a fan of Gentleman Bastards but that is one I think I will revisit one day.
    Faithful and the Fallen, Mistborn Era 1 and ASOIAF have all been in my top 10 at one point or the other but have fallen out of it in recent years. All of them are still in my top 25 though.
    Here is my current top 10:
    10. The Belgariad/Malloreon by David Eddings (been in my top 10 for 30 years; heavy nostalgia pick)
    9. KIngkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss (I expect this will drop out of my top 10 in the next year or so; for the same reason ASOIAF is no longer there; it will never be finished)
    8. The Band by Nicolaus Eames(only 2 books but I think it will be finished sooner rather than later)
    7. Broken Empire/Red Queen's War by Mark Lawrence (new entry this year; I group them together because they tell two sides of the same story basically)
    6. Mistborn Era 2 (I liked the characters a lot better in Era 2 than I did in Era 1)
    5. Malazan Book of the Fallen (the best world building in fantasy. Period. But I liked the characters of the 4 ahead of it better; the way Erikson wrote the story it took me awhile to really get attached to anyone)
    4. Drenai Saga by David Gemmell (been in my top 10 for 25+ years; I've cried more to this series than I ever have for things that happened in real life including close relatives funerals; not sure what that says about me but there it is, lol)
    3. Stormlight Archive by Sanderson (already ignored your rule about 3 books and now I'm ignoring the one about multiple series by the same author; technically Sanderson is involved in 3 of my all time favorites; oddly enough he isn't my favorite living author though; book 5 coming out in Dec may change things up a bit)
    2. First Law universe by Joe Abercrombie (Joe is my favorite living author; at times it just seems like he is writing for me personally, lol. In his book The Heroes is felt like he was in my head and took portions of my personality and created two of the main POV characters; just absolutely amazing character work. But he isn't my favorite author of all time)
    1. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan/Sanderson (been my favorite series since 1997 and will probably always will be; these characters became my friends over the course of this series; when it ended in 2013 I went into an EIGHT YEAR reading slump because of it; it felt like I had lost someone really dear to me; I loved the ending and I absolutely hated it at the same time)
    I love watching lists like this; TH-cam keeps me updated on them pretty well, lol. I get all kinds of ideas from them; I'll have to look into the Mortal Techniques series; first time I have seen it mentioned.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great list! Fitz can be a tough character for a lot of readers, I totally get that. I like making these to see how the list will change over time!
      I’m glad Wheel of Time had such an impact on you, those experiences with stories are so powerful.

  • @mariareadsssf
    @mariareadsssf หลายเดือนก่อน

    My top 5 Fantasy series:
    1. "The Dandelion Dynasty" - Ken Liu
    2. "Between Earth and Sky" - Rebecca Roanhorse
    3. "The Broken Earth" - N. K. Jemisin
    4. "The Poppy War" - R. F. Kuang
    5. "The Winnowing Flame"- Jen Williams

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I can’t wait to try Dandelion Dynasty!

  • @StoryGirl1128
    @StoryGirl1128 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your haircut!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @dlasis
    @dlasis หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Nothing will ever beat Malazan for me. The character depth, philosophy, comedy, and the beautiful writing makes it the most important piece of literature in existence IMO.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No arguments here!

    • @nightmarishcompositions4536
      @nightmarishcompositions4536 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Have you ever tried Second Apocalypse or Manifest Delusions? Those are amazing fantasy series in a similar ballpark.

    • @dlasis
      @dlasis หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nightmarishcompositions4536 Funny enough, I read 2 Bakker books and they happen to be the #2 in my esteem. I still have yet to check Manifest Delusions.

    • @dlasis
      @dlasis หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nightmarishcompositions4536 funny enough, I read the first two books of Prince of Nothing and they currently fall as #2 in my esteem. I will have yet to check out Manifest Delusions

    • @dlasis
      @dlasis หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nightmarishcompositions4536 funny enough, I read the first two books of Prince of Nothing and they currently fall as #2 in my esteem. I will have yet to check out Manifest Delusions

  • @dinocollins720
    @dinocollins720 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everybody loves a top 10!!! hahah

  • @lieslherman
    @lieslherman หลายเดือนก่อน

    LPQ yeesss!!! 🥰100% agree, it is SO underrated!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      💯💯💯

  • @kimble1871
    @kimble1871 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact, a 4 book series is called a tetralogy. A quartet is a musical group 😊

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I looked it up out of curiosity, and I think either one works, because one of the definitions is: a set of four people or things. But for some reason I didn’t connect tetralogy with four book series, so thanks for sharing that!

  • @snakemtt
    @snakemtt หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Malazan just hits different 😎

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes it does 🤘🏻

  • @margyadard965
    @margyadard965 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @PreppinShootinLivin
    @PreppinShootinLivin หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haircut is A+
    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for just singling out a particular series from "The Realm of the Elderlings". I hate when people lump everything from the "The Realm of the Elderlings" as 1 thing when they are essentially 3 different series....The Fitz and Fool stuff being 1(and my fav), The MadShip(only read the first book but was just meh and didn't read more) stuff is completely different and a separate series and the RainWild Chronicles(just stayed away from as it doesn't seem like many people at all really like it) is yet another different series.
    Also, thank you for NOT including LoTR or TWoT. : )

    • @Paul_van_Doleweerd
      @Paul_van_Doleweerd หลายเดือนก่อน

      Twot. Lmao!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You’re welcome! ☺️ I haven’t read LOTR or TWoT, so I can’t include them. But I don’t intend to read TWoT.
      I’m excited to keep going with Tawny Man in the Elderlings. Liveships wasn’t for me.

  • @doctorwhat6751
    @doctorwhat6751 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The hairdo is super cute!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks!

  • @dougsundseth6904
    @dougsundseth6904 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm not even going to try to rate the series, nor do I guarantee that what follows are even my top series, but they're what come to mind right now.
    Caveats: No straight LitRPG or Super Hero books, which feel like different genres from fantasy. No LotR, because it's a novel, not a series. No sub-series, because that's even more too hard than this already is. And my Top 10 is in base-12 today.
    * Dresden Files, Jim Butcher
    * Amber, Roger Zelazny
    * Garrett, P.I., Glen Cook
    * Midkemia, Raymond Feist
    * Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey
    * Paladin's Legacy, Elizabeth Moon
    * Vlad Taltos, Steven Brust
    * Five Gods World (Penric & Chalion), Lois McMaster Bujold
    * Guardians of the Flame, Joel Rosenberg
    * Myth Adventures, Robert Asprin
    * War God's Own, David Weber
    * Monster Hunter International, Larry Correia

  • @shawn4white
    @shawn4white หลายเดือนก่อน

    No tolkein makes me a little sad, but a good list nonetheless, loved Mistborn, song of ice and fire,
    Gentleman bastard Malazan, John Gwynne and Robin hobb all on my tbr

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I haven’t read LotR yet :) I’m hoping to soon, I just got through the Hobbit this year for the first time and had a great time.

    • @shawn4white
      @shawn4white หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToriTalks2 nice! I read them when I was a kid and it’s been my favourite since! I hope you enjoy them! It’s inspired many authors and readers!

  • @nathantowns2043
    @nathantowns2043 หลายเดือนก่อน

    LPQ is so underrated.
    It's "What if poets had to lawyer Mr. Meseeks into harvesting grain"

  • @RikusonOne
    @RikusonOne หลายเดือนก่อน

    So the Sci Fi video is up next?

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m not sure I’ve read enough Sci Fi for a top 10 yet! I’m still sort of combining SFF in general, but I read mostly fantasy. I’m working on reading more sci fi going forward.

  • @kingzzz6509
    @kingzzz6509 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I haven’t read a lot of fantasy, but my top ten probably looks something like:
    1. Harry Potter
    2. The Faithful and the Fallen
    3. The Wheel of Time
    4. The Lord of the Rings
    5. The Chronicles of Conan
    6. The Riyria Revelations
    7. The Dresden Files
    8. Chronicles of Narnia
    9. The Legends of Drizzt
    10. Mistborn Era 1
    This list will subject to change and I’m sure will not look remotely similar after I’ve read more, but this is it as it stands right now. I fully expect Malazan, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and the Realm of the Elderlings to be in the Top 10 at some point.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great list, and I hope you have some fantastic reads coming up in the other series!

  • @Montie-Adkins
    @Montie-Adkins หลายเดือนก่อน

    I DNF Mistborn and Jade City. Sanderson and I do not mix. Also, Lies Of Lock Lamora DNF. Malazan, I might give it a go but I did DNF Gardens of the Moon with my first try.
    Fantasy (No scifi included)
    1. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
    2. Kingkiller
    3. Conan the Barbarian
    4. A D&D trilogy starting with White Plume Mountain
    5. Nevernight
    6. Tad Williams Bobby Dollar with the 2nd book one I could not put down.
    7 The Grave of Empires by Sam Sykes.
    8. Ethshar by Lawrence Watt-Evans
    9. LOTR
    10. A Short Stay In Hell.
    I am not sure of this order but this'll do for now.

    • @shadowdancenz
      @shadowdancenz หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I also did not finish Lies of L.Lamora or Jade city. The characters did not grab me, and the story felt flat. And I am on the fence about whether or not to try Mazalan.

    • @Montie-Adkins
      @Montie-Adkins หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shadowdancenz I think it an interesting triangle that I love Covenant but DNF Malazan, but the author of Covenant loves Malazan.

  • @EliasR24
    @EliasR24 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My top 5:
    The Stormlight Archive
    A Song of Ice and Fire
    Mistborn
    The Broken Earth Trilogy
    The Winnowing Flame

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great list!

  • @Michael_L_Morrison
    @Michael_L_Morrison หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Dark Tower is my favorite series.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ve heard great things!

  • @TuftyMcTavish
    @TuftyMcTavish หลายเดือนก่อน

    🔟 “Top Tens are not easy! I’ve thought about this for weeks.” And that will be why I don’t have my own top ten to drop in the comments I’m afraid 😁 I couldn’t even do a SciFi list, and I’m a natural SciFi-boy over Fantasy. Some of my major 5⭐️ awards are from a couple of decades ago. Should I do a re-read to see how they hold up to this day? 🤔Probably can’t rank ‘em without doing so 😰

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think a reread is a great idea! I love seeing how old favorites hold up.

  • @jacobjasonbago
    @jacobjasonbago หลายเดือนก่อน

    I will never ever move Malazan as my GOAT. Ever since I've finished it almostt3 years ago, I'm still struggling to find anything close to it. The only thing I can think of is Bakker's Second Apocalypse.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I totally get it. I’ve thought about trying Bakker but I think it’s going to be darker than I want to read.

  • @vinodvagadurgi414
    @vinodvagadurgi414 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Treach/ trake
    Karsa
    Trull sengar
    Mhybe
    First child of the seed of the dead
    Capustan
    Darujhistan
    The hounds of shadows
    This is just Insane
    Oh wait the kchain Chemelles
    Man
    Raraku
    The tiste andis
    The tiste edurs
    The tuse loisans
    Dancer
    Apsalar, sorry the first talon
    Heboric
    🤙🤙🤙🤙

  • @AngraFantasy47
    @AngraFantasy47 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nothing is like Malazan.

  • @RealHollarius
    @RealHollarius หลายเดือนก่อน

    Top Ten (?)
    1. Realm of the Elderlings
    2. King killer
    3. Song of ice and fire
    4. Kelewan
    5. Osten Ard
    6. Dark Elve Trilogy
    7. Seven Kennings
    8. Pern
    9. Dark Tower
    10. That Hogwarts thing ...

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great list! I haven’t heard of Kelewan before. 👀

    • @RealHollarius
      @RealHollarius หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToriTalks2 It is a side quest to the Midkemia-Saga of Raymond Feist. Written together with Janny Wurts. Really like it a lot. A kind of a female Shogun in fantasy land.

  • @vinodvagadurgi414
    @vinodvagadurgi414 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is fantasy then there is malazan
    I am totally blown away by malazan

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. It’s so vast.

  • @kit888
    @kit888 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting list. Some I haven't heard of before and will check out. Some I disagree with but nobody agrees with everything. Just want to point out that Wu Xia is Chinese, not Japanese. No biggie.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you, I appreciate that! I believe Hayes had inspiration from both.

  • @YaFeya13
    @YaFeya13 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What 😢No red rising???!!!!

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is a fantasy list ;) if I had included all of Sci Fi and Fantasy, it would’ve been there at the top 🥰

    • @YaFeya13
      @YaFeya13 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToriTalks2 🥰🥰🥰
      Great list, btw 👍🏻

  • @jacksonmccartney2695
    @jacksonmccartney2695 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It surprises me when people say they’re excited for gentleman bastards 4. Books 2 and 3 sucked so much compared to book 1. It just went downhill for me as the series went on.

    • @ToriTalks2
      @ToriTalks2  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I actually really loved book 2. Book 3 was okay, not as good, but I still loved the characters.

  • @luisfilipecaldeira
    @luisfilipecaldeira หลายเดือนก่อน

    Allen will be pissed.