My Top 5 Fantasy Books of All Time....so far (2024)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- My Top 5 Fantasy Books of All time...that I am sure is going to change
If you are over here from Booktok hellloooo, let's have fun with this.
If you are stumbling on this from youtube itself follow my booktok @Vinopapi23
Also my first booktube video be gentleeeee but also feedback is welcome.
Leave in the comments what your top fantasy books are!
#fantasybooks #booktube #topbooks
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro- Me Yapping really
1:04 Housekeeping - More Yapping
1:41 Why Fantasy is my favorite genre - A lot more Yapping
2:41 5 - The Rage of Dragons
5:19 4 - The Sword of Kaigen
8:22 3 - The Hero of Ages
11:36 2 - The Prisoner of Azkaban
13:43 1 - Words of Radiance
17:06 Ending - More Yapping
I love seeing men reading and enjoying books
Helps that he is a hottie 😂
@@anjubala560 wtf you are on? I didnt like him because he is handsome since he is just a man to me and this is just a random book video, I watch book videos regularly and watch men’s videos as well not looking their looks but opinions of the books. You do not have to think its all about looking 🤠 and yes I would say that in real life too because my mind does not work like yours, its only about reading
@@ayys1340 ok, sorry that was a joke. No need to get angry
SAME!!!
@@marniee.d.5511 thats weird
Yeeeeeah! More blacc people on BookTube. It’s just dope to see more on TH-cam. Hope it inspires more people to read and talk about it
@@patrickills22 I hope so too! Happy to be here
I’ve been following Smitty on booktok for months. great guy, great content, similar taste in books as me. now I see this vid on booktube and open it, excited for longer content, even if I already know what books will be on this list. at no point did I think “oh, he’s black”. like it didn’t even register he’s supposed to be “different” than other booktokers I follow. genuine question… why do americans have this hyper-fixation on color?
@@sanyag5838 haha it’s nothing to necessarily do with JUST color.
To try and make it easy for you as someone who seems to not be from America or related to blacc culture, it’s more about a representation because in our community we don’t have visible faces and voices that promote reading.
There’s a lot that goes into this but this isn’t really the place to hold such a conversation. So don’t wanna taint his wonderful page with a lesson on why it’s extremely important to see it the way I view it.
@@patrickills22 I got what you meant. 👍🏾
Sameeee😊
“Honor is dead sir, but I’ll see what I can do.”
Such a damn great quote
@@Smitty1423 Followed by one of the dopest fight scenes ever!
@@philipwalker9278 they followed by “AND FOR MY BOON” lmao such a roller coaster few chapters that was
@@Smitty1423 gonna make me have to read WoR again 😂 goated book. It’s my favorite too
Always nice to see a fellow black man who’s into fantasy ✊🏾
So dope!
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I’ve never had a TikTok, probably never will! So I’m glad you’re here, or I never would have found you. I’m halfway through my first read of Words of Radiance now! See you in the next video, I’m looking forward to it
You gotta let me know when you finish! And glad you found me too!
me too, i loathe tiktok and i've never been on it 😂 😂 lol
@@Smitty1423 just coming back to this but I finished about a week ago. Amazing! He literally can’t make a book too long! So many great moments!
@@michaelgionti9988 let’s goooo
I don't know if you did it intentionally but sitting down on the floor really added to the cozy feeling for me! It gave me a vibe of being at a friends place as kids sitting on the floor talking about our favorite things.
I was kinda going for that! Ha
Same. I sit on the floor with my friends and talk about stuff all the time and that's how this felt.
Welcome to the BookTube community! So glad to see more brothers here.
Happy to be here for sureeeee
I love how you placed an HP book in your top 5 ❤❤❤
Given how racist he was. Lol, that said, I too love his books... but he was super racist.
Words of Radiance really is one of the GOATs, i read it during Covid and just balled my eyes out during the arena scene lol. Not even emotional, just pure appreciation for how much i loved it
“Honor is dead sir, but I’ll see what I can do”
i said i wanted to get more into reading fantasy and then this video shows up 😂😂😂 the algorithm doesn’t mess around haha welcome to booktube!!
@@enidreasworld leggoooo. Thanks for the welcome!
A handsome man who loves to read and talks about books? Sign me up! Welcome to youtube! Loved your very first video on here! 🎉
So glad you are posting. I was telling my best friend that I wanted to start posting booktube videos to be a part of the community but am nervous about. This inspires me. Keep it up young man.
Just do it!
Hero of ages absolutely killed me... I still think about the ending and I got so attached to all the characters.
Brandon really did us dirty.
That ending really had me stuckkkkk
This. I was running and had to stop to take in what happened at the end
Azkaban has always been my favorite Harry Potter book, it introduced me to one of my favorite fantasy characters, Sirius Black...
Yepp! One of my favorite characters too!
I'm still intrigued with Severus Snape . Snape was a real Jekyll-Hyde kind of character. Sirius Black was suspicious of him too .
The sword of kaigen tore me up. Great book! Love your content and your passion for the written word. 🖤
Appreciate that compliment and yeah sword of Kaigen was insane
Ayyyy so excited to have you on BookTube!! You nailed the debut video by being you. 100% genuine and real. Looking forward to more - can’t wait for you to find Malazan
So happy to be here and yes heard a lot about Malazan it’s on my list for sure
I’m so glad you started a TH-cam channel man! Keep at it
@@mrmarty. ahh thanks so much happy to be here
TH-cam keeps bringing this video up so finally decided to watch it.
Happy TH-cam debut! Love your “prop books” and cozy fireplace 😊 very excited for more content on this platform. You’re going great friend.
Thank you so much!
Highly agree with Words of radiance!! It is the only book to literally have me pacing back and forth and had my heart panting 🫠 that duel scene……
So insane!
Awesome list! Mistborn is one of my favorite trilogies, Brandon Sanderson got me back into reading.
Mistborn was so amazing. Have you read Era 2?
@@Smitty1423 I've read 3 out of the 4, but I don't want it to end! Moved on to Archives and that'll keep me busy for a while.
Is this youtube premium? A black fine ass gentleman talking about books?? Omg. Immediate subscribe.
I totally understand that feeling of nostalgia that keeps Prisoner of Azkaban in your second spot. I’m like that with Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I first read it when I was 10, and although I’ve read some amazing fantasy novels since then Inkheart still holds a special place in my heart. It’s where it all started!
Like can never forget about the books that make you feelllll
I’m sorry if this is super mainstream basic of me, but you gotta check out the Adventures of Dunk and Egg novellas by George RR Martin. Its perhaps the author’s best work in fantasy. Quick and satisfying reads.
Welcome to TH-cam 😊 totally agree with Words Of Radiance, I loved it so much! The pacing was insane .
@@BridgeburnerToni thanks for the Welcome! And yeah Words of Radiance was absolutely nuts
My MAN IS ON TH-cam LETS GO
@@jonahevarts let’s goooo
Came from tik tok to show some support saw your vids a while back and you’re really what got me into reading and I’ve been loving it. So nice to see another guy too just because it seems so few guys read.
That’s incredible glad you are here!
BookTube! This is the format I didn't know I needed from you
ahh we are here!
Words of Radiance is so good, the last few chapters genuinely felt like a rollercoaster
@@iridescentshadow6334 that’s a fact!
Welcome, love seeing more people joining and sharing their love of reading. I’ve subscribed and following on TT too. I’m not a huge fantasy reader but the first two books sound very interesting to me. Thank you for the video and I’m so glad you are here. Best wishes to you! 🙌🏽
Ahh let’s goo! So exciting!
Happy to stumble across this video! Your enthusiasm is so grand. 4 out the 5 are on my tbr! I’m about to start Mistborn soon and now I’m stoked! Sword of Kaigan just got bumped up!
@@T-Flow79 you gotta let me know when you read it and what you think!
I can’t imagine you won’t love Mistborn. For me, The Well of Ascension is my favorite, but honestly, there’s something in them all for everyone.
Sword of Kaigen is great def read it soon
Nice to see someone make the jump from Booktok to Booktube! Your top four are also four of my favorite books of all time! Words of Radiance is my #2 after Storm of Swords, and the other three are very high as well! Haven't read Rage of Dragons yet, waiting for an announcement of book three. Sword of Kaigen is absolutely a masterpiece, always love to see it getting recognition.
@@readbykyle3082 soo great we have the same interests. And yeah love the jump for sure
Really peaked my interest with your descriptions of these books! Added a few to my list particularly Sword of Kaigen
@@michelleferguson7212 you gotta let me know about sword of Kaigen when you read it
So happy to see you on Booktube! Welcome my man. Excellent list.
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@@thebrothersgwynne so glad to be here!
Love it! With you videos you’re definitely going to put me on fantasy in a bit. Also love your voice, so calming, keep it up!
Appreciate the compliment and dope fantasy is the best!
Aint nothing cooler than a black man reading fantasy books ❤🎉
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Love the video brother and happy to see you starting this!
@@shanecavanaugh4679 happy to be here!
I haven't been reading much fantasy lately, but I watched this from start to finish because of your enthusiasm! It makes me want to pick up a book right this second. Looking forward to more videos. And love the library.
@@booksinbed that compliment makes me feel so amazing! So dope
I’m not on TikTok. Opened one but don’t log in ever. I found this on my YT algorithm and am glad you exist. New subscriber here brother!
@@asabarbour5262 ahh so dope! Happy to be here for sure
Hey man, came here from tiktok, just wanted to support you because you make amazing content. You are by far my favourite book content creator! Your authenticity and excitement is unmatched, don't change anything, you're incredible! My TBR is just your recommendations. All love, keep it up
This is such a fire compliment thank you!
Making the crossover from your booktok to here! Extra content 🎉
Welcome Smitty! I have been following you on booktok for a while and honestly what a delight you are to the community! Your eloquence, your calm aura and personality, the love you have for the fantasy genre and the way you talk about books makes you and your content truly engaging and compelling to watch!
I have read Rage of Dragons because of you, currently reading Fire of Vengeance and what a banger and I guess this is what have a platform is all about - giving underrated books a platform ❤
This is only the beginning! Wishing you much success, happiness and many good reads on your journey 📚
Also I need to had Hero of Ages is one of the best reading experiences I have ever had, I can’t remember crying that much with a book. Mistborn trilogy is a journey, a thing hard to accomplish and to feel with books these days 🥺
This is so kind of you thank you for taking the time out of your day to write this. I appreciate you so much!
So pumped you're on youtube now! Welcome to the community really looking forward to your content! You've introduced me to all my 5 star reads of this year so far ^-^
Ahhh that’s so amazing I love that and thanks for the welcome!
I'm new to your channel, and I love its format. There is no fluff, just straight-up book talk, siimple, informative, and to the point. I also now have more to add to my TBR, and I look forward to more videos from you!!
@@stephaniesanders544 love that so much! Thank you!
@@Smitty1423 You're welcome! I added Sword of Kaigen to my TBR on my Kindle and it's free if you have Kindle Unlimited!
Bro because of you i decided to get back in to reading and i just finished mistborn and ........ WOWWWW. The amount of emotions i was feeling reading the epilogue was overwhelming but thats what I love. So imma definetlely subscribe for more books to read.
This is so fire!!
Nice to see another brotha join Booktube! Welcome! You’ll love this community. Harry Potter also started my love of fantasy as a kid. Even though Goblet of Fire is my fav, I totally relate to your feelings about Prisoner of Azkaban. Brando Sando is definitely killing the fantasy genre right now. Enjoyed everything I’ve read by him. Great list and can’t wait to see more content from you!
@@KindlesandKicks goblet of fire was insane too. Thanks for the welcome man
Great picks! Its so hard to rank my favorites, but i love seeing others do it. Watching the list evolve over time as new books are added is fun too!
Yes for sure!
Seeing you here made my day! One of my favorites from TT now on YT.
That’s so fire
YESSSSSSSS I trust the fantasy recs from you . I’m getting back into way more fantasy
Thats so amazing!
The Rage of Dragons is the best first book from an author I have ever read. It's wild how good it is
It goes soooo crazy
Great video. I’m not well acquainted with online book discourse, and hadn’t heard of your fifth, fourth, and second favorites but now I need to check them out. Look forward to seeing more from your channel and about your book opinions. (Although, all of the few booktubers I do watch love Brandon Sanderson whether they focus on speculative fiction or not, and I can’t seem to get invested in his work)
Been following you on TikTok for a while! You inspired me to start my book tube journey, I was so shocked to see you on TH-cam!
Let’s gooo. Excited for this journey for sure
Good picks. I'm partial to Japanese-inspired fantasy, so I'll try out The Sword of Kaigen.
@@jeffpowanda8821 one of my favorites. Let me know what you think!
Bro such a good list!!!! I love Rage of Dragons, Sword of Kaigen, Harry potter, and Brandon Sanderson in General
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I’m late to the party, but I’m so happy to have found this! I loved listening to you express how much you loved these books. I can feel the inspiration you’re describing, which is something no other genre can do like fantasy can. Welcome to BookTube! ❤
So happy to be here!
Good for you man! Fantastic list, keep up the great work. I love seeing other guys sharing their love for reading, it's far too rare in my experience.
Not sure if you are familiar with R.A. Salvatore, he created Drizzt the dark elf and his book series surrounding Drizzt and his party is unbelievable. Read it as a kid constantly and as a 35 year old man I recently listened to the entire series again. Just amazing.
I’m choosing Rage of Dragons to read with my bookclub. They usually choose psychological thrillers, so it’s going to be interesting to see how they like it. Wishing you much success on your channel! Welcome to TH-cam 🎉
Let me know how it goes!
Glad you started a booktube channel! Seem like a cool guy. You should show your bookshelves/collection, even if it’s not huge. You can start collecting and show the growth over time.
@@somerandomguy1217 I am thinking about doing that one pretty soon! Thank you!
Hi 👋
Made it over from booktok to support you over here as well. Love what you do, bro. Happy Reading.
Appreciate that! Happy reading!
Smitty!! excited for your YT content & journey! This was a great video. U definitely put me on to the rage of dragons which I loved & sword of kaigen (to be read lol)
Appreciate you so much!
I was debating whether to start with Mistborn, or move right into The Stormlight Archive. You sold me on The Hero of Ages, so that made up my mind. Thanks! 😅
That’s dope hope you enjoy!
Nice list man! I'm a very recent Sanderfan, so far I've only readl the mistborn novels, Elantris and some of his Novella's but I'm pretty hooked. I'll be hitting Stormlight real soon I'm pretty hyped for it, they seem to be some of his most popular books.
Also, it was nice to see a Harry potter book included, it was a huge part of my childhood and I still have tons of fun going back to Hogwarts now and again.
Huge part of my childhood too! And good luck on your Stormlight journey!
Yay! Now you can do more in depth book reviews too, can’t wait for more videos! Welcome to TH-cam Smitty 🎉
@@rainydays72 yepp!! Looking forward to it!
Welcome to Booktube! Wow, great book recommendations right off the bat! Looking forward to seeing more of your book discoveries and recommendations going forward. Subscribed 👍🏽
Let’s gooo thank you!
My top 5 (personally) Fantasy books:
5: The Hobbit
4. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
3. Ill Met in Lankhmar
2. Elric of Melniboné
1. The Broken Sword
I haven’t checked these out yet so you just added some to my list!
Where is asoinf😭😭
you gotta look into asoiaf brother, happy reading.
Huge Tolkien and Robert e Howard fan . I finished the Broken sword recently,one of my favorite books ever . And I have Elric and I’ll met in Lankhmar . Will be reading them soon . Great list good sir .
Shelf tour please. Love your Tiktoks. Happy to see you on BookTube x
Might have to do it!
I'm glad you made it over to TH-cam!! Loved all your recommendations. Can't wait to see more💪🏿
Happy to hear for sure
i read sword of kaigen earlier this year and i completely agree. it was so good that i couldnt finish another book for a couple months after it
Such a damn good book
honor is dead... but I'll see what I can do!!!!!
If you love fantasy, be sure not to burn yourself out on the epic stuff (I know I did). There's some shorter, pulpier fantasy that's just as good that also make great "in-between" reads. The Elric Saga, the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser series, and Chronicles of Prydain are all quick and crazy good.
Thanks for the heads up!
Somebody recommended Chronicles of Prydain as an introductory series for fantasy. I will check it out :)
Pumped that you’re on YT, Let’s go! Now we got you on here and TikTok 👏
Let’s goooooo
I’m more bookstagram side of things but just came across your stuff here! Thanks for sharing, most of these are new to me tbh but I’m excited to check a couple of them out.
That’s incredible
Love your vids, love your tiktoks! if you havent read the shadow of the gods, please do!
It’s on my list for sure!!
@@Smitty1423 Perfect, im sure you´ll love it. the third and final book comes out this October. Keep up the great work
Shadow of the Gods....soooooo good!
@@macgal74 it’s on my list!
I love your tiktok vids and loved this first TH-cam video. As a recommendation maybe you can try to center the video a bit more horizontally and vertically. Also, maybe you can try videos standing up! This was a great first video!!
@@sofiabonilla9569 got you thanks for the advice!
Oh, don't worry, The Sword of Kaigen is one of THE most highly acclaimed self-published fantasy in the booktube community. I agree with everything you said about Words of Radiance; the 'arena' scene is one of the best in fantasy 😁
Peakkkkkkk
Rage of Dragons has some of the best fight scenes I’ve read.
It’s so insane
Hell yeah! Gods we need more men of color in the booktube space. Booktube is mostly dominated by women, which is fine. The ladies reviewing our books are lovely. But I’m a young Indian dude and it’s nice to see another man of color in the literature space. Really looking forward to seeing your channels growth bro.
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2 minutes in and just wanted to say that I love the ambience you've created here and the genuine love for books. Keep that energy 🌟
I appreciate that so much!
Welcome to booktube, bro! Starting off with a banger, I absolutely subbed. You've got some awesome picks on there and Words of Radiance is definitely the best book I've read so far this year. Truly a SFF masterpiece, that one.
Truly truly a masterpiece! Thanks for the welcome!
Subscribed. Love your perspective, love your enthusiasm. Pumped to see what you come out with in the future. You are going to explode on Booktube. For this to be your first video and already so confident in front of the camera, the sky is the limit for you. I'll be rooting for you, bro.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m really excited for this journey!
Woohoo! Found you on TT and I didn’t even get through your video before I subscribed to you! Don’t worry about your videos, we just want to hear you talk books.
You weren’t in a book slump, you were in a book hangover. Sometimes they are so good you just can’t move on.
@@katieamarsh ahh thank you! And yepp a good book hangover
I could listen to you talk about anything, but I'm especially happy that it's about books! As a kid, HP & TPoA is also what captured my imagination and turned me into the person I am today. Welcome to TH-cam and I can't wait to see more!
Thanks for the welcome and yes the prisoner of Azkaban turned me into the reader I am today as well!
So, SO happy to see you on booktube! Immediately pressed the video and subscribed, love your content on TikTok!
Ahh thank you so much!
Good job on the first vid and welcome to TH-cam! I never really jived with TikTok preferring long form so good to see creators coming over.
This was a solid list. I like that you tied personal attachments to most of the books because they are your favorite, not necessarily the best or most accessible. Keep the personal touch going. I also liked the shade in the middle about authors not finishing their trilogies; i think we've all felt that at some point.
Since you asked for constructive criticism as well, some more detail or examples when you are breaking stuff down would be good so we have a more solid understanding of your take, but I think that will come naturally as you get more comfortable.
Overall, good job man. Looking forward to what you create. You have earned my sub.
@@flynn9017 thank you for the constructive criticism will definitely add that into the next videos but also thanks for the compliment too!
I never hear any reviews on Rage of Dragons being about revenge. Moving this one up on the TBR list :)
You're doing great ^_^ love the sincere adoration of these books and the casual atmosphere
@@morleywritesbooks ahh lets goo!! Hope you enjoy it and thanks!
Adding the 4 new to me ones to my wishlist right now. You are really making me want to finally start the Sanderson books I've been putting off!
That’s fire and yes you def need to get into Sandersons work for sure
welcome to book tube! I always like to recommend Malazan… it’s a series not for everyone, but for the people it is for it is almost always in their top 5 series. excited to see more videos!
I will look into it!
I’m new to your videos, and I’ll be subscribing 😭 love the way you explain things and your voice I could listen to all day LOL, I’ll be trying out the books shown ! Great video!
I really appreciate that thank you so much!
New here! I really love the way you talk about books. I love chasing the magical feeling. Currently finishing the Hero of Ages and wowwwww. Looking forward to hearing more from you!
That magical feeling is everything!
Welcome to TH-cam man! Your second recommendation told me everything I needed to know. Instant sub. Good luck with the channel, I look forward to seeing more content from you 🙏🏼
So incredible thank you!
I also love words of radiance, the prisoner of Azkaban, and Mist Born. My top 10 are
1. The Tale of 2 Cities
2. Beyonders 2
3. Stone of Tears
4. Words of Radiance
5. Fablehaven 4
6. The Way of Kings
7. Magic ship
8. Wizards First Rule
9. Mistborn 1
10. Lord of Chaos
This is a fire top 10!
hii welcome to booktube 🥰 i finished hero of ages a couple months ago and and vin is one of my favorite characters ever. and im going to start way of kings this year and im so excited 🥹
@@StarLitLibrary good luck on your journey with way of kings and thankful for the welcome
Great list, love the Sanderson picks! Way of Kings is my favorite Stormlight book so far though. The way it builds to the end with the mystery of the Parshendi, Kaladin's chartacter arc - so good.
@@jacksonr260 nice!!
So happy to see you here Smitty!!! ❤
Happy to be here!
ayy dope to see you on youtube now! your tiktoks actually inspired me to start my own book vids on youtube LOL
That is so dope!
I knew I recognized you from TikTok. Glad you expanded beyond that! This platform is the one for books if you want to expand.
Haha let’s gooo
You're one of my fav booktok people but I've started using the app less so I'm happy to see you making stuff here!
Happy to be on here too!
Not a booktokker, but it's good to see a new face on booktube, so hey dude, good to have you here. Favourite fantasy story, though it is a horror story too, is Cabal by Clive Barker. The movie adaptation, Nightbreed, leans way more into the dark fantasy side of things which creates a kind of tonal dissonance between the two works (especially with the kind of goofy, early 90's movie feel that it has,) but both are incredible in their own right.
My favourite fantasy book, in terms of how it's written, is The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie. I love an anti-war war novel and that book, with the characters, and the sequence where the character perspective changes every times someone kills someone else, is genuinely stunning.
Appreciate that and yea I have Joe Abercrombie on my list this year for sure
I'm glad to support your channel on TH-cam, in addition to already supporting you on TikTok, you are one of the best BookTok content creators and I'm glad to see you out here on TH-cam as well, and your recommendations are elite 💯. Also, I'm gonna get tapped into The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters.
This is such a fire compliment!
always love your tiktok videos and this youtube debut did not disappoint!! the kinda personal calm and cozy approach to your videos always draw me in and make me listen to you :) but I guess this is my sign to finally start my Brandon Sanderson journey with mistborn era 1 (which I actually already own) keep up the good work!! lots of love from germany :))
@@xenia6577 ahh such an amazing compliment and yes this might just be your sign!