Asking Ryan Cahill to Rank His Own Books. In Person.

Hi everyone! Today's video is another conversation with Ryan Cahill, author of The Bound and The Broken! But unlike the usual conversation video, this chat is done in person last week when I went to Bali. So yes, this is the first time I ever met an author in person! I live in Indonesia, and it is very rare to have a fantasy author visiting this side of the world. Many of you know I'm a fan of The Bound and the Broken series, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to chat with Cahill again about his epic fantasy series. This time, I also asked him about Of Blood and Fire (The Broken Binding Press Edition), his plan for the rest of the series, and lastly, his own ranking of his books! Enjoy!
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[@booksofa.i.m.3698]

It's interviews like this and humble authors like Cahill that make spending $30+ for a hardback feasible.

[@PetrikLeo]

Hahaha! Thank you so much. And hey, that hardback is filled with great stories! :)

[@Jrdn357]

I don't understand this sentiment. People spend thousands of dollars on sports jerseys or sneakers they'll never wear, or simple baseball cards, but more than $30 for a really nice book is too much? Take the Way of Kings leatherbounds for example, they're pretty expensive but I consider them cheap for how high quality they are, they're filled to the brim with art, printed in two colors, with gold foil stamping and page edges, a gold ribbom bookmark, is made to last generations with high quality paper, binding, and leather, with custom illustrated chapter headers, etc. Special editions like that are more than worth the $200 as a special purchase to treat yourself because you get so much out of it, there is so much love and effort put in to make it an amazing reading experience, not even including the amazing story within the book, compared to a baseball card people spend thousands of dollars on and then put in a safe or something.

[@booksofa.i.m.3698]

@@Jrdn357 The "sentiment" comes from someone who has to balance a budget. $30 equates to 3/4 of a tank of gas or a small grocery haul of essentials. For some of us $30 for a book (no matter how nice it is) is quite a sacrifice. Hence why I said, interviews like this help make the sacrifice feasible (i.e. worth it).

[@Jrdn357]

@@booksofa.i.m.3698 Oh, sure, I wasn't arguing against that, or even you. I was honestly just rambling lol and your comment sparked it in my mind. I just find it funny how, like I said, some people fork out thousands of dollars for a sports jersey or rare baseball card which has no purpose when the shirt will never be worn, and the card rarely even looked it, but they'd say a $200 book is way too expensive, but in reality you get so much more out of it, and it's absolutely worth the price because it costs that much to just MAKE it.

[@Sumit-de1bg]

This was such a fun author interview I enjoyed it completely. You should do such face-to-face interviews more Petrik

[@PetrikLeo]

If only that's possible, Sumit. Opportunity like this is insanely rare. 😂

[@pizza6464]

As someone who is reading Of Darkness and Light right now… I did not expect Ryan to be a handsome young man.

[@PetrikLeo]

What do you expect him to be? A grizzly mean old man? xD

[@ivingzuniga841]

I did not expect that either. My brain is still computing that someone that looks that young has written 3 whole novels. I guess Patrick-Rothfuss-aesthetics is what my brain usually associates with male fantasy authors 😂

[@cherylwhybrew1224]

I love these books so far. It has been a long time that a series has grabbed me this hard and solid. Thank you Petrik and Ryan. Congratulations also to Ryan and Amy.

[@PetrikLeo]

That's awesome to hear. The series keeps getting better and better with each book. Glad that you're enjoying it! :)

[@luiggiesan]

This is sooo cool!! Ryan seems such a cool dude!

[@PetrikLeo]

It was really cool! We had a great time. Thank you so much, my friend! :)

[@esmayrosalyne]

I am so happy for you that you got this opportunity, Petrik!! And thanks for sharing a bit of the fun with us, I loved this wholesome video! Now I am only getting more and more excited for The Ice, Cahill simply never misses! 🤩

[@PetrikLeo]

You're welcome, Esmay!! Thank you so much for watching. And yes, I look forward to reading The Ice soon! 😁😁

[@safinan8008]

Wow!! Just finished Ryan Cahill book 2 it was great read 4.5 stars ⭐️ amazing video 🎥

[@PetrikLeo]

His books are awesome! :)

[@craigbookwyrm]

So happy you were able to meet Ryan in person. Great video.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much, Craig! It was a great event! :)

[@ronaldwatson3862]

Glad you got to test your in-person interviewing skills out, finally! Much love to Petrik, Ryan, Amy and Indonesia

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Ronald! Hopefully this is a sign of many in-person chat in the future! :p

[@book_scent]

So happy for you, Petrik, that you got the opportunity to actually meet Ryan in person 😃 This was really fun to watch! I'm very excited for The Ice!! Sounds like it's gonna be another great & interesting read 🤓

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much, my friend! We had a great time. Glad the video turned out fun to watch. I am so looking forward to reading The Ice, too! :)

[@angelamccollister]

So cool! Congrats. I just ordered all the books currently out a couple of days ago. The FOMO was real.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! Haha, we all can't resist the lure of FOMO. I have been a victim, too. xD

[@yanivrosenfeld-cohen7517]

This was a terrific and entertaining videos, your mutual chemistry shows and it's always refreshing to hear from the author live in person

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I wish I can do more in-person conversation. No technological limitations or issues, too! :)

[@fjuran1]

Petrik, wonderful interview, in person. So glad to got to meet him. Cahill's books are excellent, can't wait for the Ice to be released. He is such a nice person, all the best to him, he deserves to become a household name. I always recommend him to readers.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Frank! And yeah, his books keep getting better and better. I'm glad I gave his books a chance. Now I'm a fan of The Bound and the Broken! Looking forward to reading The Ice, too. And well done on recommending his books! :)

[@RecordingsofaReader]

Great video! I'm looking forward to reading this series.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Tammie! It's a great fantasy series for those who love classic fantasy tropes! :)

[@dpeady78]

This is great and stoked for you Petrik. Ryan is a talented, humble guy who deserves all the success he seems to be getting.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much, Dan! That is accurate. And his books are wonderful, too! 😁

[@celinelamyendu2614]

I think you have a great reading taste. And I love your videos. Can you please please please one day make a video of the best books that mix fantasy and scifi. And this is such a wholesome video :)

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much! Science fantasy! Can't believe I never made that kind of video. I'll write it down! 😁

[@amy_harboredinpages8272]

What a fantastic opportunity! I am hoping to start the series in August. I am very excited about that! 📖🥰📚

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!! I hope you will love the series!

[@theshaggyshepherd]

I love the trend of free novellas now because I’m trying a lot more new authors this way.

[@theshaggyshepherd]

OWAR is a masterpiece. I love it.

[@PetrikLeo]

Me too. Those free novellas gave us what to expect from the main novels and the author's writing! 😁

[@ashleyholbird4287]

Im only on book 2...and this man genuinely writes the best action ive ever read. SO EXCITED.

[@PetrikLeo]

That action ramps up insanely in Of War and Ruin, too. Enjoy the journey!

[@joshuawalkerauthor]

This was a great vid Petrik. Love Ryan’s work and cool to see you guys click over books irl!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! It really felt like a chat between fellow fantasy readers! 😁

[@MariaMightReadThat]

How cool that you were able to meet up! I love the friendly banter dynamic haha

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Maria! It was a fun chat!

[@Talking_Story]

This was sooo awesome. I have the first 2 books on the way to me and I can't wait to get into them!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you for watching! I hope you'll enjoy reading The Bound and the Broken! :)

[@mediabunny4016]

What a fun video! So glad you got to do this 😊

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I'm very pleased, too! :)

[@wills2652]

This series is amazing!!!! I’m on the first book and I am hooked! Can’t wait to read the rest!

[@PetrikLeo]

Oh it definitely is! If you like the first book already, the rest of the series will blow you away! :D

[@radiahalsagoff4148]

So glad you got to meet Ryan Cahill! Great interview of a great author.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Radiah! I'm so glad, too!

[@danielitazai]

Omg!!! So exciting!!! I am even am more excited to read the series now. Just bought The Fall!. Bali, Indonesia! I can't wait to go there traveling there next year! ❤❤

[@PetrikLeo]

Yesss! Enjoy The Fall. And Bali is a great place for vacation! 😁

[@Diana-ch8cv]

So happy for you Petrik - you got to spend time with Ryan and in beautiful bali no less! 😊 where i'm at it is rainy and cold so I'll try not to be too jealous. I know you don't really do reading vlogs, but it would be cool if you could post a little video about your time in bali (let me live vicariously! 😆)

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! I have never done any reading vlogs before. I'm not in Bali, though, but next time I go there I'll make sure to record a vlog! :)

[@Girthquake42069]

Love the bromance you guys have! I haven't read much of Ryan's stuff yet but I own all of the books and have been meaning to.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! Hahaha, honestly it was like chatting to a friend I never met in person! 😂

[@MargueriteKrux2]

His books are amazing

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

What an awesome video! It’s getting me so excited to try the series!!!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, brother. I hope you will enjoy the series! :)

[@Diana-ch8cv]

Oh and congrats to Ryan and his wife 🎉🎉🎉🥰

[@jordendarrett1725]

I’m at work so don’t have time to watch right now but I’m excited to see this when I get off!

[@PetrikLeo]

I hope you will enjoy watching the chat. We had a great time chatting! :)

[@ptannous27]

This is amazing. Good for you!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!! I had so much fun! :D

[@TheObsessiveBookseller]

This was great Petrik! You already had his works on my radar but after hearing about the writing process I find myself interested in picking it up soon. Awesome. :)

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Niki!! I hope you will enjoy this. At the very least, you will get cool dragons in this series. :D

[@TheObsessiveBookseller]

@@PetrikLeo thank you! You know a good dragon is all I usually need haha.

[@Wouter_K]

I loved this. I especially enjoyed Petriks enormous grins and enjoyment.

[@PetrikLeo]

Hahaha thank you! As you can tell, we had a great and wonderful time chatting about books! :)

[@blueberrycomics]

Awesome video! I stopped watching booktube for a while, not sure why, but I'm glad to be back

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I'm glad to have you here. But feel free to take a break whenever you feel like it! :)

[@Kenb3d1]

Hopefully the first of many 😁Nice work as always Petrik.

[@PetrikLeo]

That would be amazing. Thank you so much! :)

[@astevenswrites]

This is awesome! Ryan seems like a super great dude and so cool that you got to meet him!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Andrew! It was a great chat. Hopefully we can chat again someday! 😄

[@astevenswrites]

@@PetrikLeo Hopefully. I always love watching any interviews with Ryan. He's one of my idols at the moment!

[@mattamant915]

I just gotta say that you are so lucky to meet Petrik in person!😂 Also, I'm one book into your series and loving it.

[@PetrikLeo]

Hahaha good one. I feel famous. 🤣🤣

[@izabelaj2310]

I loved that interview. So casual and honest.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! It was fun to chat with Ryan in person!

[@Jistarii]

I've purchased all of Ryan's books on the sole fact that he's such a cool dude. Can't wait to read them. I also really wanted to get one of those special editions he had but my wife said no lol. Already went over my book budget 😂

[@PetrikLeo]

Hahaha! I understand what you mean. Pretty sure my wife is already eye-rolling me multiple times due to my spending on books! 😂

[@LordJdub]

So awesome!!

[@PetrikLeo]

It was! I hope to get to meet more bookish people in person! :D

[@mariak9488]

awesome video! great interview 😊👍

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! :)

[@morleywritesbooks]

Congrats on the nuptials!

[@PetrikLeo]

I think every author always thinks about that when they launched their book! :)

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

This was amazing!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@Booksonwheels]

This is awesome!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! :)

[@bluovalgal]

What a fun interview, Petrik! I must admit I never read any of his books, but I might have to change that. Have a good weekend! Barbara

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Barbara! No worries. Never too late. And his series will be finished in 2025! :)

[@bluovalgal]

@@PetrikLeo Good to know!!

[@AnOdetoFiction]

this meeting is wholesome

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Lia! If only you're in Bali, too! :D

[@mhsugarman]

yes!!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you!! :D

[@Mark-gz9si]

this was like one of the chillest interviews i've ever seen. shed a bit on light on if I should get into this series or not. thanks!

[@PetrikLeo]

Haha we pretty much were just talking casually about books. 😂😂

[@Mark-gz9si]

@@PetrikLeo well, definitely invade more honeymoons in the future when you can for stuff like this!

[@Kemacat]

This is such a sweet video, look like old friends.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! Haha, honestly it really felt like it! :)

[@DyrkAshton]

So cool!

[@PetrikLeo]

When are we meeting, Dyrk!?

[@djbogz1921]

I have still not got round to this series but I will be starting it this week after I finish A woman of the Sword by Anna Smith Spark. Good interview too, dude

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much! I think I received a new book by Anna Smith Spark recently. Not A Woman of the Sword, but probably A Sword of Bronze and Ashes! :D

[@djbogz1921]

@@PetrikLeo Enjoy. I have it on pre-order. Love her style of prose.

[@Heathennation1976]

This is pretty awesome man that you got to meet him at his wedding pretty awesome guy to let you do it interview his books are awesome and they only get better and better

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! Yeah, it was a great opportunity to chat in person! :D

[@Danny_Matson]

Do you live in Bali, Petrik? I spent two weeks there in 2015. Loved the food!! I live in Japan so it's not too, too far.

[@PetrikLeo]

Nope! I live in Jakarta. I took a short trip to Bali to meet Ryan. Might as well because it has been a while since I've been in Bali. I REALLY want to go back to Japan again. I miss that country so much.

[@MrRorosuri]

So cool 😎 😍

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much :)

[@RedFuryBooks]

Petrik, this was great! I'm so glad you got this opportunity, and kudos for Ryan to take time out of his honeymoon to chat!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! It was such a great opportunity. Something I never thought would be possible here hahaha.

[@gregorykontaxis4885]

This is such a cool video

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Gregory! If I go to Greece someday, I'll let you know!

[@gregorykontaxis4885]

@@PetrikLeo for sure! Would be so cool doing a video in an island :)

[@DyrkAshton]

Lucky Choco Boy!

[@PetrikLeo]

He has three signed books now!

[@luvBB4lyf]

😂 this is amazing

[@PetrikLeo]

Hahaha! Thank you so much! :)

[@spilchsaysstuff1427]

So is this why it costs you soooo much in shipping living in Indonesia?

[@PetrikLeo]

What do you mean? Shipping Ryan Cahill to Indonesia? That's mega expensive. 😂

[@spilchsaysstuff1427]

@@PetrikLeo Dude, I bet he was covered in stamps when he arrived. 😆

[@jnor]

Very leaned back and good interview :) ryan seem cool, horrible books tho

[@PetrikLeo]

Damn, that "horrible books" at the end was something I did not expect after a kind opening comment. xD

[@RyanCahillAuthor]

Not going to lie, I absolutely choked up laughing at this 🤣

[@stormy7722]

I think the books would have been great. The moment i saw the "F" word in the 3rd? chapter of The Fall, i was unfortunately out. Now dont get me wrong i use profanity like punctuation; it's just that it took me out of the immersion. To me, "F" is human/earth profanity, not a fantasy world in a distant, fictional universe. I was stoked to read the series, but regrettably lost interest after that.

[@PetrikLeo]

That's too bad. It did not bother me at all. :)