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You’re the OG booktuber! God you were reviewing fantasy that is popular now 8-9 years ago! Delighted that i found you.

I've decided to add some books to my reading list which I was hesitant about, after hearing your reviews... Godkiller and Red Rising, which I've been unsure about for years. Hoping your reading is going well :)

Did you finish this series?

Found your channel while searching for a Dragonlance reading order video. The one you did several yrs ago was very helpful. I enjoyed it and several other of your older and more recent videos. Keep up the good work.

24 books at the same time? Wow!

I’ve been enjoying your return to book tube and all of your great recommendations! Just finished Justice of Kings and hoping to start the second book this week.

I got sent The Burning Land by the publisher and truly didn’t even know this series was starting but I am very hopeful it will be good. I do need to get to this one soon :) would always be happy to try a buddy read. Haven’t done any buddy reads in a long time so would be fun! RJB’s series I’m intrigued by. Going to see what others think of it before I go for it myself but I definitely think it could be fun. Richard Swan I should probably try out soon! Hopefully I’ll enjoy them. Fathomfolk has such a beautiful cover and yet there’s so many recently with this style of cover I keep getting them all confused. Not sure it they’re all the same cover artist or it’s just a common theme at the moment, but this world sounds really cool.

Seems like you’ve read some good ones in January. I really enjoyed Pierce Brown’s series and I should really go back for the later books after that first trilogy. Glad you read so many great titles! I also liked Islington’s series and yet I still need to finish it as I’ve only read the first two. I definitely need to get on with the third at some point soon as I’m now reading The Will of the Many and that one is really feeling strong so far! The James S A Corey series I enjoyed at first and then slowly sort of plateaued too and haven’t actually continued. Anthony Ryan’s series I definitely need to try out soon too as I loved previous books by him. I should definitely try this too.

I will look forward to your upcoming video about reading multiple books simultaneously. I am within 10 books at the moment. My favorite books that I read in January are: The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu The Narrow Seas (The Norsemen Saga, #11) by James L. Nelson The Serpent Sword (The Bernicia Chronicles, #1) by Matthew Harffy.

I just finished Artemis by Andy Weir and was looking to read another book set on Luna. Guess what?! Luna New Moon just got added to my TBR. Thank you for the recommendation!

I haven't read the author yet, but I'm really interested in The Tainted cup. Apparently you are excited for most of them and they won't fall in TBR abyss 😅 I was making a list for my February reads, but I'm carrying some reads in the "currently reading" for months, so I will only allow myself to pick up something new when I finish the ones I'm reading. This morning I finished one audiobook (yey), so there's 3 left to go.

I have pre-ordered the Tainted Cup too and one part of me is really looking forward to it, the other one is a bit hesitant because I really loved the Devine City Books but didn't get along that good with Foundryside. Although the latter could be a "it was me and not the book" case. But the premise of the new one sounds so good. On the last day of February there is a mystery coming out that I've also pre-ordered (Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect - in case some of your viewers enjoy mysteries too ^^) Until then, February is going to be a gaming month because I got myself a PS5 as a treat for successfully finishing some work related stuff, which caused me lots trouble. Hope you have a lovely weekend and happy reading.

The TBR abyss is actual a real thing - specially for us that read mostly on kindle/epub format 😅 I don't read a fantasy book in a while, specially epic fantasy - but I'm glad you are excited for those! ❤ I know you are reading the cosmere this year, so if you like, let me know when you going to read the Way of Kings and the whole series so I can join you! (for real this time KEOSKOS ❤)

It was excellent hearing about the best books of these past years for you, hope 2024 is a good year too

OMG I have Luna on my physical TBR like forever and keep not reading for some reason. I just snatched it and gonna start to read it today!!! Glad to see you back, Michael ❤

Lots of new books to add to my never ending TBR. That’s a good thing 😁

Didn’t realise the later books of Hodder’s series were out actually, I need to return to that series as I really enjoyed the first few of them.

Very excited to have you back on Booktube! You’ve been missed :) excited to see your books moving forward

Always so happy to see you :) can’t believe your break was that long! Wild!

Awesome. I only know Abercrombie. :/ Abercrombie is still on the need-to-check-out list; same with Sanderson (Mistborn). I do not own these books yet. I compared our books on goodreads. There were no big changes in the past years though. We both have "Opfermond" and "Der Kinderdieb" on our to-read list. "Opfermond" belongs to my ancient-tbr-list, it is so sad. My plan is to read it this year for sure. Absolute Highlights were kinda rare in the most recent years. 2020-2022 I had 0 five-star books. D: Sure some 4 stars and there you could often argue if 4 or 5 stars are right but yeah... Still some where fun or had impressive parts. Fantasywise I liked Nina Blazon (I had high expectations, so some were disappoining on the one hand, but on the other hand some scenes were magnificent!) and I also had quite some fun time with the Grisha trilogy (in my head it was like a Final Fantasy game). In 2023 my greatest reading time I had for example with The Hobbit and the original story of Peter Pan. Currentling I am reading Lord of the Rings. I read it in English, it will take a good amount of time to finish. I could nearly do the same video since I have been absent too for a while and also only do videos once in a while nowadays. Just checked, I would also start with 2018 till 2022. About 2023 I have already talked about the first half of the year 2023, second half is still missing. You were not really gone for me since I still had you on goodreads. :)

Do you think the Ruin of kings would work as an audiobook? I love to listen but very few fantasy novels work as audiobooks. Probably due to a large cast of characters with very unusual names 🤦🏼‍♀️

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It's so hard to resist the first book in a series and equally hard to go one reading the series then. Good luck on finishing some of these.

I will start Jenn Lyons series someday, it sounds great... I have read the first Expanse book and enjoyed it, but I'm not interested in continuing.

I'm glad you're enjoying so many series. I have a similar goal, and this year I hope to finish 2 historical fiction series, by Philippa Gregory and Bernard Cornwell, and move along the Thursday Next series, since I know I won't finish all of them, if I read a couple it's fine, it's moving 😅

Omg, I used to watch you a few years ago and then u disappeared 👻 Welcome back!

At the moment, I feel the same. I want to start so many new series, because they're of course way more interesting than the old stuff 😅And thanks for the reminder that I also wanted to continue with The Martyr soon. It has already been 4 months since I read The Pariah, it's about time. But tbh I also totally forgot about it, although it's prominently sitting on my shelf. 🙈 Jenn Lyons books were on my radar for a while now. But they were not very high on my priority list, but what you said about it sounded exciting. I think I will move them up on my tbr. ;) Same for Mathew Ward, but these books are so "small" 🤣 I'm so glad that you found your way back to the Red Rising series and are enjoying it. It's absoluteyl woth it and the smashing gets worse 😂 And last but not least good luck tackeling all the Cosmere Books! You said something...I totally forgot that the Sunlit man was marked as a Cosmere novel. So it most propably will be interesting for the next Stormlight book. But there is still a lot of time to read it ;)

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I eventually want to read the Otherland series by Tad Williams. I have read most of his fantasy books, including Memory, Sorrow and Thorn; The Last King of Osten Ard; and Shadowmarch. I greatly enjoyed those series, so I am excited to try out Otherland. I have completed both The Expanse and The Dagger and the Coin, and overall I had a great time throughout both series. After hearing your thoughts about Matthew Ward's Legacy trilogy I am planning to try it out, it sounds like something I would enjoy! Some of the series I would like to finish this year include: - The Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu (I've read the first two) - The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin (I've read the first three) - The Traitor Son Cycle by Miles Cameron (I've read the first two)

Don’t know how you keep all these series straight in your brain. I can read multiple books at once as long as they are different genres. Having said that I’d like to read all these series as well. You sold me on Pierce Brown for sure!

I picked up the Red Rising Series last year and I feel like you described the readers soul reading that fantastically. 😂 I am read up to Light Bringer but may wait for the last book and just reread Dark Age, if my reader soul can handle it again. 😂

Look at me, turning into a regular commenter, but: I loved the "poor little reader soul" analogy so much. It's exactly how reading these books feels - plus the anticipation for the next book when it is not out yet 😅 Hope your reader soul will have fun with the rest of the series too. I've loved the Jenn Lyons books, and now I'm looking forward to the Malazan journey even more. Also, thank you for pointing to Larissa's Channel. I watched some of her videos today and feel like I'm getting more and more back into my enjoyment of books and reading and booktube. I also started with "The Will of the Many" based on your Top 5 Reads and the first 30% are really promising.

Loved the video, and it also provides the great opportunity to remind you how I heroically fought my way through the bleak and slog-ish tales of Fitz in December, and to thank you for the support with it. Additionally, I guess "Dark Water Daughter" needs to happen some time in the future, because it really sounds so good.

I spent most of December reading The Heaven Official's Blessing and was completely consumed by the ever increasing stakes of the story. Currently reading The Hero of Ages, trying to finish the Mistborn series this year.

Happy Weekend! For me, "Eleventh Cycle" was a ride, I won't forget that soon. It was one of those reads, I wanted to stop immediately but for some reason couldn't actually make myself, continue anyway but constantly wondering why. I agree though, there is an answer to that "why" and all the cruelty didn't feel like they were there, just for the sake of it. But the writing and prose didn't really work for me. Some of the stylistic devices, like similes and metaphors didn't click, and certain phrases were repeated so often, they stopped my reading flow. My favourite book in December was a re-read of "The Count of Monte Cristo" - not really fantasy or sci-fi related but it's an all time favourite of mine and is due a re-read on a regular basis. The rest of the month was dedicated to all the Christmas extravaganza with family and friends, the occasional gaming and making all the huge plans for the reading year 2024.

I want to read Guards! Guards! this year hopefully. I'm reading the Discworld in order of the mini-series in it, I've finished the Witches series and Tiffany Aching, am midway tru Rincewind and read the first of the Death series last month. I plan on continuing the Death series and start the Night watch this year.

Good to see you back! I've watched a lot of your older videos. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Brandon Sanderson books you will be reading this year. I am excited for the eventual release of the 5th book in the Stormlight Archive by Sanderson. I reread the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings in December, and that was extremely enjoyable.

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Glad to see a second video from you, I enjoyed your channel when you were on before.

What a surprise to see you pop up :) I really need to pick up Joe Abercrombie again, I only read the First Law Trilogy and enjoyed his writing.

Glad to see you back! I will take a look at Dark water daughter. I'm reading the #1 in the Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb and loving it!

"My name is Michael and I've been bitten by a radioactive book!" It's so lovely to hear that intro again!! :D It's really lovely to see a new video from you, especially with a top 5 reads of the year! Always great to have more positive book talk :D I am so curious about Abercrombie and Wexler :D

Tremendous seeing you again! I really need to check our Richard Swan

So happy to see you in my inbox! You taught me so much about the fantasy genre. I hope to see you pop back in from time to time with your videos! The Heroes is my favorite Abercrombie books. I love the POV shifts.

Michael!!! it was so exciting to see a video in my feed from you! How are you??

Good to see you back! 🤗

Oh my gosh, you're back! We've missed you brother, welcome.

Happy to see your vid pop back up on my feed. I missed your opinions on various books. Hope you stay. Happy New Year🎉