Lies of Lock Lamora, Anathem, Assassin's Apprentice, Dragonflight, Inda, Kings of the Wyld, and Red Sister are my usual recommendations for new fantasy. But you can never underestimate the power of classics like The Once and Future King, Redwall, and A Wizard of Earthsea.
Mercedes Lackey was an amazing author in the '90s. She also writes a series of books that are all stand alone and retellings of popular fairytales. Beautiful and the Werewolf was my favorite.
I got into Valdemar/Lackey in college, as she was very hyped in LGBT sci-fi/fantasy circles. In HS I was more into Melanie Rawn, Robert Jordan/Wheel of Time, Terry Brooks (Landover more than Shannara), Tad Williams, and so many others... I'm not sure when the US/English-language fantasy market started getting so focused on what seems like a fairly narrow list of authors. But maybe it was always thus - my mom went nuts one Christmas trying to track down a copy of David Eddings' Seeress of Kell for me 😍
So glad to see Mercedes Lackey on your list! I love her books so much. I highly recommend her Obsidian Trilogy for lovers of Adult High Fantasy. Also her Elemental Masters series is wonderful too.
Obsidian Trilogy is so good, incredibly interesting magic system, compelling main characters. One of the first fantasy trilogies I ever read in middle school. good times!
Ah, Lackey varies in quality across the Valdemar books - some are excellent, some less so, but there's fun stuff for different tastes. I thought Talia was just okay, but it's a good intro to the world. After that folks are pretty free to step into any of the trilogies/standalones. Last Herald-Mage, Mage Winds+Mage Storms, and the duology about the Stablemaster & Warrior/Teacher, I think? Those were the standouts for me 💜
I play league of legends, so I'm already aware of Viegos story. But I'm still reading Ruination, and knowing the end hasn't made the journey any less fun. Great book
It actually made it even more tragic for me, knowing what was going to happen. I really felt for Kalista and Ledros 🥲 And so wanted to see more of the Blessed Isles.
I find it so difficult to find adult fantasy. Thank you for making this video! Would you ever consider making a video on how you discover all of the books you read? I think that would be so fascinating.
Ruination is criminally underrated. Love it so much, wish more people talked about it. For anyone thinking of picking it up, you don't need to know anything about League, and if you do go in knowing nothing, I highly recommend not looking anything up (especially characters) because you WILL get immediate spoilers, since the book is based off pre-existing game lore :)
Glad you mentioned this! I've been interested, but have avoided it bc I don't know anything about LoL. Is there *anything* I should know before diving in?
@@fullofstars977 Not really, it's super non-player friendly :) I went into it knowing everything already, but I actually wish I could have read it blind. I actually envy you!
Thanks for the recommendations! l've got the Godkiller on my shelf and can't wait to read it - such a stunning cover! Legends and Lattes is great, you may say... it's my cup of tea ;)
@@surpriseitsus9622 I have noticed that a few people have noted that it was too much like being in school and at times too “on the nose” for their liking. And I can totally see where they are coming from.
@@surpriseitsus9622 I finished it but it wasn't anything special for me. I feel like I wasn't the targeted audience for the book. Did have some great themes and thoughts though.
I think because I mostly read sweet romance, middle grade, contemporary fiction, and classics, cozy fantasy doesn’t call my name as much. I want to read fantasy books that rip my soul apart. I do want to read First Law. And I recently started Mistborn AND Stormlight Archive. I’m newer to fantasy, and you have been one of my sensei in the genre. 🙌🏽
I highly recommend A Psalm for the Wild-Built (and it's sequel) for a quick, cozy fantasy read. I love how the Monk and Robot series is so relaxing, but makes you think so much!
Wow I loved your review. This isnt a recommendation but really a request/ISO. I am looking for adult grim dark fae. Something unsettling but mystical/ enchanted.
In the Cozy Fantasy The House Witch by Delemhach. Omg not only is is cozy and adorable but oh my gods it is HILARIOUS, I never laughed so much from a book! It's basically a House witch being a cook for the king and just trying to live his simple life cooking in a kitchen. And has a cat named kraken! Just ugh so good, I am shouting this book at anyone that will listen to me😅❤️❤️
I got into cozy fantasy after reading Legends & Lattes... I have also read The Bookshop and the Barbarian, which I found hilarious (it has also a hidden reference to Legends & Lattes :). I have recently completed the whole trilogy of The House Witch and I really enjoyed it. The next cozy fantasy on my list is Cursed Cocktails.
@@kagomekunoichi I also got into this genre after legends & lattes! After I finish The house witch I was planning to read Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Throne, but ALWAYS looking for more so I will definitely look up Bookshop Barbarians and Cursed Cocktails! Thank you for even more recommendations 🥰🥰
Just a heads up for anyone thinking of reading the audiobook, people have complained that the narration is racist. The criminal cat characters all speak in African American Vernacular English.
Didn't expect to see Mercedes Lackey being talked about. Arrows of the Queen was the first book I every read by Mercedes Lackey when I was thirteen! I love her Valdemar books (some more than others - can't get into The Mage Wars trilogy at all) her latest series in the world is pretty good so far. I'd recommend Jennifer Fallon, Glenda Larke and Fiona McIntoshs books as well (I know she writes mainly non fantasy but The Quickening and Trinity trilogies are awesome fantasy books)
If you like Lackey's Valdemar books (I very much do), I'd also recommend Bujold's Sharing Knife series and Moon's Deed of Paksenarrion and Paladin's Legacy series.
Lackey is an underrated author. Her books are driven as much by character as story. Definitely one of my favorite authors. She does use some of the miscommunication and characters not talking to each other, but more often in young characters. It is also more often about their relationships than lager happenings. Making it more believable than how some writers used it.
It's an amazing story. Also, all the songs mentioned in each book are written by the author, you can find them on TH-cam where people sing them, some...are better than others. The lyrics are usually at the end of the last book in each trilogy if memory serves
Check out David Eddings for a fun old-school romp. The Belgariad gets a lot of [justified] flack for being too Tolkien-esque and kid-friendly, but his Elenium series (Bk 1: The Diamond Throne) I'd put up at the top of any Best Fantasy of the 80s-00s list. Like most of his work, it rarely takes itself too seriously, and questions some classic tropes while reveling in what makes them perennially appealing. I couldn't get too deep into Raymond K. Feist myself, beyond Magician / the early books of his Riftwar Saga, but they were very popular and generally leaned more towards an older audience.
Have you or could you make a video on how best to care for your books? I've just started collecting a few special editions, and eyeballing some paperbacks that I'm concerned won't last. I would love to know how you protect yours!
If you have the chance to listen to it as an audiobook, I highly recommend it. The character voices are the original voice actors from the game and it really makes the experience more immersive.
My favorite fantasy series is Nightlord lord by Garon Whited. It has a lot fantasy elements with a very introspective main character with how his ethics and perspective changes after becoming immortal, especially after book 1.
Is Little Theives by Margaret owen considered adult fantasy? I know it says YA, but I've heard that it doesn't read like the same ol' same ol' YA fantasies, with a perfect 17yo who doesn't know how pretty and strong she is. Little Thieves is on my TBR, but I'm iffy. Does it read like Shadow and Bone or Daughter of the moon Goddess?
Will add a few older recs here: + War of the Flowers, Tad Williams - mystery-thriller that posits faerie as a modern place with corporations & political unrest, and a human 22ish young man who gets entangled in their world. Secrets of the past, little bit of horror/suspense, interesting spin on classic fae tropes. He has a lot of good genre-bending work, if that's your thing. Also great: Otherland, Bobby Dollar angelic detective trilogy, and his Memory, Sorrow & Thorn series. + Magister Trilogy, C.S. Friedman - Magic needs lifeforce, so witches die young - except for those with the will to steal others' magic, and so live on forever. Dragonflies the size of dragons, feeding on fear and blocking the sun with their beauty. Characters that are all black & grey morality, in a weirdshit spin on a "save the world" story. Also great: Her Coldfire trilogy has probably one of the best anti-villains in fantasy, Gerald Tarrant. + That Legends & Lattes made me immediately think of the "Chicks in Chainmail" anthologies, edited by Esther Friesner. The series theme was feminist tongue-in-cheek spins on pulp fantasy ideas of women, and it had a lot of good authors in the mix. Friesner's own contributions about an all-female mercenary company were great. But the break-out was about a warrior single-mom raising her kid in our world, who nabs the middle-school math teacher when they discover that calculus = spellcasting. Stories were so popular that they did a standalone novel, Mathemagics.
Have you ever read this trilogy by Julian May -? The Many-Colored Land (Book 1 of Saga of the Pliocene Exile) The Golden Torc (Book 2) The Nonborn King (Book 3) Take's about 100 pages, but then really becomes interesting...try it....
I keep forgetting about Ruination...I own it. I really need to get better about reading my physically owned books lolol You are so right that book of gothel is so much more historical fiction, the cover and marketing was so inaccurate the newer cover was much more the correct vibe. Bleh...Babel lmao
I like ACOTAR because of the concept & characters but the way she wrote bothered me so much, idk how to describe it but it felt like maybe the style wasn’t edited enough? Like her descriptions were usually amazing, then a random page would sound almost childish…anyone have recommendations for books that aren’t like that?
The book of Go Thel I relate to that character and i can’t wait to read it xoxo 🌺💙💗💗🤍📚🖤🌈❤️❤️🌈🖤🤍💗💗💙🌺🌼🌼📙📙💖💖💐💘💕💕💕💜💜💛💛📖📖🌻🌻🤎🤎📚📚🤍📚🌈🌈🖤📚📚🤍💙🖤🌺💓💙💗🌼💚📙💖💐💘🧡🧡🌻💝💝🌻🌻🌻🧡💘💐💖💐
Agreed, although tbf the Valdemar books definitely fit that bill. My observation of current SF/Fantasy book-fandom is that since much of it is driven by influencers & author-marketing now, everyone really only knows the new stuff, either the mass-market, or ascended indie darlings. You will see some smaller communities crop up around particular authors, or themes/worlds, but mostly geeks today don't have that experience of browsing the shelf and seeing old titles alongside newer ones.
@@mandisaw Yes, I can remember that experience as a kid, sadly I now use a Kindle, mostly due to shelf space. I kept my favourite books from a decade. Nothing like browsing the book shops and seeing what unknow treasure was there
@@neiltaylor513 Yup. My late hubby was an even more voracious reader than I am, so our house was already full of bookcases (& CDs/DVDs) when I put us both on "digital-only" status. Honestly it's enabled buying & reading even more than before, plus sampling new titles is super-easy. But that experience of getting lost in the sea of possibilities that is the SF/Fantasy nook is gone, and an entire generation-plus has *never* had that exp.
Not a fan of Sanderson. Ever hear of a guy named Robert Jordan? He is a much better writer. How about George MacDonald... You guys need to read more classic literature.
You are literally offering the WORST advice on glasses- scanning them with your phone to generate the prescription??? I work in optometry as a practice manager and I am shocked to hear someone offer this kind of advice to their followers. Please get your yearly exam done by an licensed optometrist and glasses made by an experienced optician.
That's valid, not everything is for everyone. Like me personally I struggle to read Mistborn, but I love the Stormlight Archive. And by struggle I mean it's taken me almost two years to read 1 and a quarter Mistborn novels
That's generally true for the dominant media in any genre. That said, I'm not sure that claiming Sanderson is an extraordinary artist is a common sentiment. He's generally praised for his prose being simple and easy to read, his insane workrate, and his worldbuilding (usually specifically talking about the magic systems). People like his characters and his plots well enough, but I don't really see people claiming them to be the best they've ever read (at least if they read a lot). He's a bit like the Marvel movies: wide appeal and a steady stream of (usually) competent stories, but unless they are the only books that someone is reading, they are not likely to be their absolute favourites. One thing he does serve the community as is a gateway into the wider genre of fantasy.
Lies of Lock Lamora, Anathem, Assassin's Apprentice, Dragonflight, Inda, Kings of the Wyld, and Red Sister are my usual recommendations for new fantasy. But you can never underestimate the power of classics like The Once and Future King, Redwall, and A Wizard of Earthsea.
Mercedes Lackey was an amazing author in the '90s. She also writes a series of books that are all stand alone and retellings of popular fairytales. Beautiful and the Werewolf was my favorite.
I stumbled across her recently and really like her books. Easy reads with interesting characters
I got into Valdemar/Lackey in college, as she was very hyped in LGBT sci-fi/fantasy circles. In HS I was more into Melanie Rawn, Robert Jordan/Wheel of Time, Terry Brooks (Landover more than Shannara), Tad Williams, and so many others...
I'm not sure when the US/English-language fantasy market started getting so focused on what seems like a fairly narrow list of authors. But maybe it was always thus - my mom went nuts one Christmas trying to track down a copy of David Eddings' Seeress of Kell for me 😍
Highly recommend Babel!
wish i looked as beautiful with glasses as you do! legends and lattes sounds like something i'll love reading
Always waiting for your videos Elliot! Great work.
Love from India
So glad to see Mercedes Lackey on your list! I love her books so much. I highly recommend her Obsidian Trilogy for lovers of Adult High Fantasy. Also her Elemental Masters series is wonderful too.
Obsidian Trilogy is so good, incredibly interesting magic system, compelling main characters. One of the first fantasy trilogies I ever read in middle school. good times!
Thank you 😊
Ah, Lackey varies in quality across the Valdemar books - some are excellent, some less so, but there's fun stuff for different tastes. I thought Talia was just okay, but it's a good intro to the world. After that folks are pretty free to step into any of the trilogies/standalones. Last Herald-Mage, Mage Winds+Mage Storms, and the duology about the Stablemaster & Warrior/Teacher, I think? Those were the standouts for me 💜
@@mandisaw thank you so much for your opinion. ♥
I loved the Arrows of the Queen trilogy. It’s a ride. Mercedes is a great writer. It only gets better as the story moves forward.
I play league of legends, so I'm already aware of Viegos story. But I'm still reading Ruination, and knowing the end hasn't made the journey any less fun. Great book
It actually made it even more tragic for me, knowing what was going to happen. I really felt for Kalista and Ledros 🥲 And so wanted to see more of the Blessed Isles.
I find it so difficult to find adult fantasy. Thank you for making this video!
Would you ever consider making a video on how you discover all of the books you read? I think that would be so fascinating.
That edition of Babel is awesome.
Ruination is criminally underrated. Love it so much, wish more people talked about it. For anyone thinking of picking it up, you don't need to know anything about League, and if you do go in knowing nothing, I highly recommend not looking anything up (especially characters) because you WILL get immediate spoilers, since the book is based off pre-existing game lore :)
Glad you mentioned this! I've been interested, but have avoided it bc I don't know anything about LoL. Is there *anything* I should know before diving in?
@@fullofstars977 Not really, it's super non-player friendly :) I went into it knowing everything already, but I actually wish I could have read it blind. I actually envy you!
@@IxieVT Yay! Thanks for letting me know! I'm going to grab the audio on Audible. I'll let you know what I think!
Thanks for the recommendations! l've got the Godkiller on my shelf and can't wait to read it - such a stunning cover! Legends and Lattes is great, you may say... it's my cup of tea ;)
I just bought L&L It's on my list for May. 😊
I cannot say enough good things about Babel. Absolutely loved that book!
Agreed! It was amazing!
I gave it a try, but dnf'ed at 80%. Just didn't care. I tried.
@@surpriseitsus9622 I have noticed that a few people have noted that it was too much like being in school and at times too “on the nose” for their liking. And I can totally see where they are coming from.
@@surpriseitsus9622 I finished it but it wasn't anything special for me. I feel like I wasn't the targeted audience for the book. Did have some great themes and thoughts though.
Anything by Tim Powers! James P. Blaylock's The Last Coin. Gaiman's American Gods. Little, Big by John Crowley. That's a good start.
N.K Jemison the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms zttilogy was very interesting ( world building wise )
First time viewing this channel and saw Vinland saga, full metal on your shelf and heard you mentioned Sanderson and instantly subscribed!!!
I often recommend David Gemmell's "Winter warriors". It is a fantastic book, and remains to this day, my favourite.
Seconding this big time.
For adult fantasy, Gemmell is truly my favorite author of all time
I also wanna add The Shadow of the Gods to the list, it's an amazing book which I'm more than halfway finished with and I already love!
I think because I mostly read sweet romance, middle grade, contemporary fiction, and classics, cozy fantasy doesn’t call my name as much. I want to read fantasy books that rip my soul apart.
I do want to read First Law. And I recently started Mistborn AND Stormlight Archive.
I’m newer to fantasy, and you have been one of my sensei in the genre. 🙌🏽
No but fr though! Fantasy books that feels like a heart stab are >>>>
My favorite stand alone adult fantasy "Sunshine" by Robin McKinley
I highly recommend A Psalm for the Wild-Built (and it's sequel) for a quick, cozy fantasy read. I love how the Monk and Robot series is so relaxing, but makes you think so much!
Wow I loved your review. This isnt a recommendation but really a request/ISO. I am looking for adult grim dark fae. Something unsettling but mystical/ enchanted.
This book’s tale is too good to pass up "Stars Aligned (Chronicles of the Celestial Kingdoms Book 1)" by Olivia Whitestone
In the Cozy Fantasy The House Witch by Delemhach. Omg not only is is cozy and adorable but oh my gods it is HILARIOUS, I never laughed so much from a book!
It's basically a House witch being a cook for the king and just trying to live his simple life cooking in a kitchen. And has a cat named kraken!
Just ugh so good, I am shouting this book at anyone that will listen to me😅❤️❤️
I got into cozy fantasy after reading Legends & Lattes... I have also read The Bookshop and the Barbarian, which I found hilarious (it has also a hidden reference to Legends & Lattes :).
I have recently completed the whole trilogy of The House Witch and I really enjoyed it.
The next cozy fantasy on my list is Cursed Cocktails.
@@kagomekunoichi I also got into this genre after legends & lattes!
After I finish The house witch I was planning to read Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Throne, but ALWAYS looking for more so I will definitely look up Bookshop Barbarians and Cursed Cocktails! Thank you for even more recommendations 🥰🥰
Just a heads up for anyone thinking of reading the audiobook, people have complained that the narration is racist. The criminal cat characters all speak in African American Vernacular English.
@@Ericaaaaaaaaaa wait what?!?! I'm sorry I wish I knew... I bought the Phisycal copies ☹️
Thank you for the recommendation
Loved Legends & Lattes - breath of fresh air for me
Ruination was the first book I read this year and I loved it! I wonder if the author will write another book in this world.
I love your legends and latte.
I want a hard copy so bad!
Loved that book!
Didn't expect to see Mercedes Lackey being talked about. Arrows of the Queen was the first book I every read by Mercedes Lackey when I was thirteen! I love her Valdemar books (some more than others - can't get into The Mage Wars trilogy at all) her latest series in the world is pretty good so far. I'd recommend Jennifer Fallon, Glenda Larke and Fiona McIntoshs books as well (I know she writes mainly non fantasy but The Quickening and Trinity trilogies are awesome fantasy books)
If you like Lackey's Valdemar books (I very much do), I'd also recommend Bujold's Sharing Knife series and Moon's Deed of Paksenarrion and Paladin's Legacy series.
Lackey is an underrated author. Her books are driven as much by character as story. Definitely one of my favorite authors.
She does use some of the miscommunication and characters not talking to each other, but more often in young characters. It is also more often about their relationships than lager happenings. Making it more believable than how some writers used it.
Do you have a bookshelf tour video? I’m loving the glimpse I get behind you
I'm so interested in Arrow's of the Queen, sounds so adorable 🐎
It's an amazing story. Also, all the songs mentioned in each book are written by the author, you can find them on TH-cam where people sing them, some...are better than others. The lyrics are usually at the end of the last book in each trilogy if memory serves
@@azurastar3223 that's so cool! Thanks, I'll search for that!
Been wanting to get into Mercedes Lackey for a while now. For some reason I seem to be gravitating to old school sword and sorcery fantasy lately...
Check out David Eddings for a fun old-school romp. The Belgariad gets a lot of [justified] flack for being too Tolkien-esque and kid-friendly, but his Elenium series (Bk 1: The Diamond Throne) I'd put up at the top of any Best Fantasy of the 80s-00s list. Like most of his work, it rarely takes itself too seriously, and questions some classic tropes while reveling in what makes them perennially appealing.
I couldn't get too deep into Raymond K. Feist myself, beyond Magician / the early books of his Riftwar Saga, but they were very popular and generally leaned more towards an older audience.
Have you or could you make a video on how best to care for your books? I've just started collecting a few special editions, and eyeballing some paperbacks that I'm concerned won't last. I would love to know how you protect yours!
Hey please do a bookshelf tour.
I found some old Valdemar hardcovers at a used book store recently and bought them, looking forward to giving it a try!
Arrows of the Queen seemed definitely interesting, and Ruination seems great! Somehow, I keep pushing it down my TBR!
If you have the chance to listen to it as an audiobook, I highly recommend it. The character voices are the original voice actors from the game and it really makes the experience more immersive.
I'm looking forward to reading Godkiller in April.
This is the first video I've watched. If you haven't read James Islington, I highly recommend it. The Licanius trilogy.
Godkiller was a great start to a series, I'm intrigued to see where it goes from here
Godkiller looks interesting...
Thanks for the suggestions, I was wondering does the art in the preview belong to any of thd books mentioned?
Is Sanderson adult fantasy, though?
Elliot what is the book in your thumbnail
Video starts at 2:44
My favorite fantasy series is Nightlord lord by Garon Whited. It has a lot fantasy elements with a very introspective main character with how his ethics and perspective changes after becoming immortal, especially after book 1.
Do you have any fantasy romance books with MCs 30+ ?
Ummm...I just read Arrows of the Queen and saying it's for adults is a stretch. I thought it was really juvenile.
I'm thinking of starting a booktube account. What would you recommend for me doing so?
Make sure you be yourself and you cover things you enjoy.
@@stephenlacey5925 thanks for the confidence
What's the name of the music in the end of the video?
What's the book on the thumbnail?
Is Little Theives by Margaret owen considered adult fantasy? I know it says YA, but I've heard that it doesn't read like the same ol' same ol' YA fantasies, with a perfect 17yo who doesn't know how pretty and strong she is. Little Thieves is on my TBR, but I'm iffy. Does it read like Shadow and Bone or Daughter of the moon Goddess?
Will add a few older recs here:
+ War of the Flowers, Tad Williams - mystery-thriller that posits faerie as a modern place with corporations & political unrest, and a human 22ish young man who gets entangled in their world. Secrets of the past, little bit of horror/suspense, interesting spin on classic fae tropes. He has a lot of good genre-bending work, if that's your thing.
Also great: Otherland, Bobby Dollar angelic detective trilogy, and his Memory, Sorrow & Thorn series.
+ Magister Trilogy, C.S. Friedman - Magic needs lifeforce, so witches die young - except for those with the will to steal others' magic, and so live on forever. Dragonflies the size of dragons, feeding on fear and blocking the sun with their beauty. Characters that are all black & grey morality, in a weirdshit spin on a "save the world" story.
Also great: Her Coldfire trilogy has probably one of the best anti-villains in fantasy, Gerald Tarrant.
+ That Legends & Lattes made me immediately think of the "Chicks in Chainmail" anthologies, edited by Esther Friesner. The series theme was feminist tongue-in-cheek spins on pulp fantasy ideas of women, and it had a lot of good authors in the mix. Friesner's own contributions about an all-female mercenary company were great.
But the break-out was about a warrior single-mom raising her kid in our world, who nabs the middle-school math teacher when they discover that calculus = spellcasting. Stories were so popular that they did a standalone novel, Mathemagics.
I think The Godkiller sounds intriguing.
Ok awesome book recs but I'm floored by the glasses USA.
Scanning for my prescription? Virtual try on? Wtf?!
Damn I'm getting a pair this payday lol
These are great but have you beard of the small indie author named Brandon Sanderson?
Wow Godkiller sounds interesting.
Have you ever read this trilogy by Julian May -?
The Many-Colored Land (Book 1 of Saga of the Pliocene Exile)
The Golden Torc (Book 2)
The Nonborn King (Book 3)
Take's about 100 pages, but then really becomes interesting...try it....
You should try Berserk
Hi is it possible I send you a book to read.
Godkiller is so good one my favorites obsessed with the cover xoxo 🌻💐🧡💖💖🧡📚📚💘💙💙🖤🌈🌼🌼🌼🌺🌺🤎💕💜💜❤️❤️💕💚💝💖💐🌻🌻🌻💐🧡🧡📚📚📚🖤💜🌹🌹🌹💜📖❤️💕💕💛🌼📙💓
Nice list. Great video. :)
LOVE LEGENDS & LATTES 🥹🥹
Wondering why you didn't go with Elliot "Books" or Brooks Reads Books for your channel name
I keep forgetting about Ruination...I own it. I really need to get better about reading my physically owned books lolol You are so right that book of gothel is so much more historical fiction, the cover and marketing was so inaccurate the newer cover was much more the correct vibe. Bleh...Babel lmao
Will we get a recommendation video for Sanderson? 👀
All of his books are recommended XD
I like ACOTAR because of the concept & characters but the way she wrote bothered me so much, idk how to describe it but it felt like maybe the style wasn’t edited enough? Like her descriptions were usually amazing, then a random page would sound almost childish…anyone have recommendations for books that aren’t like that?
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I thought legends and lattes was really mid. Maybe it suffered from overhype, but I didn’t love it. It was just ok
Never says Hello, friends with eyes open 😢 Am I not really friend
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Good video only one masterpiece missing...Cradle.
Didn't like any of your recommendations except Babel really..
But look at her lips 👄
the iliad
The book of Go Thel I relate to that character and i can’t wait to read it xoxo 🌺💙💗💗🤍📚🖤🌈❤️❤️🌈🖤🤍💗💗💙🌺🌼🌼📙📙💖💖💐💘💕💕💕💜💜💛💛📖📖🌻🌻🤎🤎📚📚🤍📚🌈🌈🖤📚📚🤍💙🖤🌺💓💙💗🌼💚📙💖💐💘🧡🧡🌻💝💝🌻🌻🌻🧡💘💐💖💐
Adult books that are not Sanderson? I wish people would look beyond the last 5-10 years and realise their was good fantasy books written decades ago.
Agreed, although tbf the Valdemar books definitely fit that bill. My observation of current SF/Fantasy book-fandom is that since much of it is driven by influencers & author-marketing now, everyone really only knows the new stuff, either the mass-market, or ascended indie darlings.
You will see some smaller communities crop up around particular authors, or themes/worlds, but mostly geeks today don't have that experience of browsing the shelf and seeing old titles alongside newer ones.
@@mandisaw Yes, I can remember that experience as a kid, sadly I now use a Kindle, mostly due to shelf space. I kept my favourite books from a decade.
Nothing like browsing the book shops and seeing what unknow treasure was there
@@neiltaylor513 Yup. My late hubby was an even more voracious reader than I am, so our house was already full of bookcases (& CDs/DVDs) when I put us both on "digital-only" status. Honestly it's enabled buying & reading even more than before, plus sampling new titles is super-easy. But that experience of getting lost in the sea of possibilities that is the SF/Fantasy nook is gone, and an entire generation-plus has *never* had that exp.
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Not a fan of Sanderson. Ever hear of a guy named Robert Jordan? He is a much better writer. How about George MacDonald... You guys need to read more classic literature.
I disagree.
*cough* The First Law *cough cough*
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Waiting for the day when you find one of mine
I thought that Sanderson was strictly 'YA' anyway.
You are literally offering the WORST advice on glasses- scanning them with your phone to generate the prescription??? I work in optometry as a practice manager and I am shocked to hear someone offer this kind of advice to their followers. Please get your yearly exam done by an licensed optometrist and glasses made by an experienced optician.
I think BrandoSando is overrated, tbh.
That's valid, not everything is for everyone. Like me personally I struggle to read Mistborn, but I love the Stormlight Archive.
And by struggle I mean it's taken me almost two years to read 1 and a quarter Mistborn novels
That's generally true for the dominant media in any genre. That said, I'm not sure that claiming Sanderson is an extraordinary artist is a common sentiment. He's generally praised for his prose being simple and easy to read, his insane workrate, and his worldbuilding (usually specifically talking about the magic systems).
People like his characters and his plots well enough, but I don't really see people claiming them to be the best they've ever read (at least if they read a lot).
He's a bit like the Marvel movies: wide appeal and a steady stream of (usually) competent stories, but unless they are the only books that someone is reading, they are not likely to be their absolute favourites.
One thing he does serve the community as is a gateway into the wider genre of fantasy.
@stephenlacey5925 maybe try listening to audible version it's very good.
@@sebrussell Marvel movies are hella overrated.
@@stephenlacey5925 I understand that. Thank you.
Sanderson doesn't write adult fantasy. He only writes YA.
He writes fan-fiction.
Stormlight Archive?
@@Tubalcain422 wtf
@@themandals7273 i was just being silly because the original post was laughable.
I don't necessarily need US based glasses ads but well, that's the way things go.