Crafting The PERFECT Fantasy Book!

Let's play a little game. Which aspects from your favorite authors would you pull form that would BLEND WELL, to create the perfect fantasy book for you?
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[@jamesfrederick.]

Pips is god he looks to mighty

[@victoriouswreath494]

You keep hitting Emmma

[@turtleanton6539]

Goodkind died

[@captainanopheles4307]

How can you not love the Black Company?

[@matiasbaldoniamar8680]

You know, this book you're describing...it kinda exists. It's called the Saga of the Confines, by Liliana Bodoc. I think the first book has already been translated

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

Daniel, I'm disappointed, you didn't specify who would create the language spoken by the trees. I didn't expect such a rookie mistake from you.

[@ChristmasLore]

Best comment of this section!

[@ReadItAgainBJ]

Languages go to Tolkien. I don't care who is speaking it. Nobody does languages like the GOAT.

[@RiseeRee]

LOL yes 😂

[@genghisgalahad8465]

There are no words in Entish or Elvish for this travesty of justice...a booktuber should know better!

[@squidwardtortellini362]

“I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees”

[@samtrott776]

“He can vibe and he vibes hard.” ~ Daniel Greene on Stephen King 2020

[@bmoneybby]

Ya that was a quote of quotes. For sure

[@Descro382]

*hits blunt*

[@craigcpowell]

This quote is 2 years old but I still want it on a t-shirt.

[@malsummers6515]

Let's be honest, Sanderson is already crafting 4 of these stories by himself in a year. The devil works hard but Sanderson works harder.

[@alexmarkadonis7179]

I subscribe to the theory that Brandon Sanderson has a brother or brothers he keeps in the basement, like Peter Griffin does (but in the shed). They write fantasy for certain privileges, among which is not having to hear recitations from the Book of Mormon.

[@ligemerrill6368]

@@alexmarkadonis7179 Hey! I agree with all of that, except the last bit. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints aren't religious lunatics or fanatics at all. We don't listen to recitations from the Book of Mormon all day at all. At the same time, though, most of those I know wouldn't consider listening to it all day to be any more of a punishment than listening to any random book all day while you were trying to focus on getting something else done.

[@amandaforrester7636]

@lige Merrill. I was raised by a crazy person from the Church of Latter Day Saints. You can't speak for the entire church. She would stand on the basement stairs in the dark, reading to my brother and I from the scriptures. My mother terrorized us. There are crazy people in all religions.

[@graemestephens5062]

This comment aged well

[@dylancotrioa8659]

@@graemestephens5062 I was about to say 😂

[@karlovoncina1896]

This is obviously forshadowing for Daniels book.

[@TeamAwesomeDK]

2:22 I agree completely

[@SlowBurnReader]

I’m starting to sense that as well.

[@zainshaikh527]

2:23 he literally emphasised that is not the case

[@MsDsfreak]

Daniel's list: Action: Pierce Brown Tone: Stephen King Character: Joe Abercrombie Magic System: Robert Jordan Villains: G.R.R.Martin Hero: Robin Hobb Plot: Fonda Lee Worldbuilding: Brandon Sanderson Battles: Brent Weeks Romance: Philip Pullman Prose: Patrick Rothfuss (High-Fantasy) or Ursula K. Le Guin (more straight-forward) Hope i got it all and it all right ;)

[@davidmockbro]

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[@Poptartsthatareplain101]

THANK YOU!! I kept rewinding and trying to relisten for some of those names hahaha this just made my search so much easier😂🤍✌️✨

[@MaltonPsmith]

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[@nimishrai257]

++++1

[@tylapi]

OOOOOUH GOD

[@feniasklika125]

Daniel: * talks about serious plot stuff* Me: *can’t stop staring at cat so doesn’t pay attention*

[@brotherbuddha89]

Every time the cat looks at the camera it seems to be staring at me then I cannot pay attention. 🐱 👀 😼

[@abrarrauf3801]

Same

[@andrewjames5373]

I listened to this in my phone and never saw it.. then I read your comment and Daniel got a 2nd view from me.

[@NellyVilla09]

SAME. I had to playback some parts a lot 🤧

[@jbj1130]

I don't think my heart could take having a Robin Hobb protagonist dealing with a Martin villain.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Don’t know much about Robin Hobb, so could you explain what you mean?

[@writingwofl5836]

@@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844 Just read her books

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

@@writingwofl5836 I shall

[@harshmudhar96]

@@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844 Her main protagonist is an extreme empath (partly due to his magic).

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

@@harshmudhar96 I see! Interesting

[@Manuelita0001]

When the cat started staring at the camera i couldn't listen to Daniel anymore, only the cat existed

[@joemoone85]

I’d like to hear what Pips has to say about this subject.

[@Alkeran12]

You didn't hear it? There was so much communicated in his stare on vilains! XD

[@btbwilkinson]

"Nya"

[@pipitameruje]

Meow!

[@Amanda_the_Librarian]

“Dad spent way too much time on this, there were no belly rubs for me”

[@fantasyfanatic6038]

8:48 Pips has definitely seen something we haven't.

[@pipitameruje]

Not going to lie, I'm rewatching this because of Pips. I was so distracted I didn't hear half of what Daniel said.

[@ThomasBearsOfficial]

Slightly used dildosword collection on the wall behind the camera

[@splintmeow4723]

😐

[@sabrinasspellbookspens5136]

Pips is looking into my soul and I feel weird about it.

[@kriplaniankit774]

First I was like Pips is distracting me and then I was like where is he where is he?

[@colburn0004]

Oh my god, just hearing Martin on villains and King on tone... wow That's like a recipe for an amazing set of books on it's own.

[@thetalantonx]

Especially mentioning the politics and the Age of Discovery? It would be like taking the movie The Mission... and making it both better (a hard task as it is rather good)... and a proper horror movie.

[@dougiethompson2822]

Hey Daniel, if you ever get bored of being on camera I think 20 minutes of Pips with your voice over the top would also be amazing

[@Dani_77709]

Yes please

[@CarlosRodriguez-dh7mm]

I'm just imagining these authors passing an outline back and forth. The only problem is that when it's finished, these guys are such big names in the industry that the book title could only be 10 point font...

[@genesisp3884]

It would be amazing though

[@KaleidoRose]

Or, the book/cover itself would just be ginormous

[@curranfrank2854]

@@KaleidoRose Get some atlas sized fantasy book lol

[@jamesb7924]

Giving Rothfuss the writing job is cruel, we'll all be waiting decades to see it.

[@snow5064]

Especially if such varying ideas are incorporated. it'll take a CENTURY!!

[@pretendtheresaname9213]

He shouldn't have gone with the premise of one day/one book 😂

[@Hungover52]

But you would reread it so many times as well. He's almost got that Greek hero thing, amazing capabilities, HUGE flaw.

[@jonathanduarte9260]

But once he finishes it...

[@claasmachens3858]

I belive he has most problems with the outline. His story is in a corner and it is hard to find a conclusion. If the writing is the problem he should make progress. So it might be written quiet fast.

[@colburn0004]

Last time I was this early GOT was still a good show.

[@astraestus8828]

Ouch

[@edifiedreader]

Oh my sweet summer child...

[@gregdelisle6751]

Only the last one is so-so. Don’t forget all the others please

[@YourBlackLocal]

Greg Delisle 7+5 aren’t that great

[@Greendalewitch]

@@gregdelisle6751 Yeah but the problem is, like Lindsey Ellis says, that rewatching even the first series of the show is ruined because of you knowing where it leads.

[@chaseferruccio7610]

Dude, Pips stare legit scared me 😂😂

[@marjorie.mp4]

I'm so happy you chose Hobb!! :) I've never felt like I understood a character as well as I know Fitz. And if I didn't know otherwise, I would've thought based on your description that you'd read the Tawny Man trilogy as well, because the way Fitz deals with trauma only continues to be more impressive as he grows older. Hobb also brilliantly ties in the magic to that struggle and makes some painfully beautiful analogies to real life, imo. Such a great fantasy series.

[@nipunajayatunge8924]

And the Liveship Traders trilogy is fantastic too.

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

Normally I cannot get into 1st person narration but Hobb is one of the few where it was not only well done but neccessary to the story being told. Though, I wasn't thrilled by the duel viewpoints in the Fitz and the Fool trilogy.

[@AroundTheCampfire]

"They're funny" ok our lives are complete

[@jayoctopus8832]

I’ll check you guys out

[@hashgar4762]

Honestly interested in it after this promo! Maybe if you give Daniel a few more ads I'll cave! Seriously though, seeing that you have videos on the product does make me more interested. Been wanting to start writing more and it's a very appealing product.

[@insilencea4599]

Le Gun or Rothfuss: depends on whether you want 300-page books or 900-page books. 😹 And now I wish Fonda Lee would collaborate with Martin to finish a certain series. Also there is a reason Pips showed up for the discussion on villains, I can see it in those eyes.

[@franciscorecchia5803]

Nah, le guin 300 pages book, rothfuss 900 pages manuscript yet to make corrections.

[@JLHoskins]

"There's a reason people hate his villains so much, it's because they're disturbingly human in a way. You can't shake the feeling that they exist in the real world." I would be HORRIFIED if I ever came across a modern day Euron Greyjoy.

[@pipitameruje]

Wouldn't we all. Man's the fucking Antichrist!

[@martinguerra5152]

No-one would follow him to fight on real life

[@pipitameruje]

@@martinguerra5152 He doesn't need you to follow him, he forces you into it. He terrifies you into doing his biding

[@martinguerra5152]

@@pipitameruje like who on the books?

[@theblackdeath4398]

Medieval Christian knights were often like Euron Greyjoy. 20th century soldiers often as well.

[@akap]

I have a vivid memory from a high school history course, reading a firsthand account by a Sri Lankan who witnessed the first arrival of Portuguese colonizers in the 15th century. The account was something like "their ships docked and were like no ship we had seen before, and their ship could fire a stone 100 leagues and smash a marble building." I think this is the horror side of an Age of Discovery epic fantasy: those people colonialism stepped on had fully formed societies. It is literally akin to aliens with unfathomable weapons and technology pulling up to Earth and going, "what up?" and then sinking New Zealand just to prove a point. Writing from the perspective of those people, as this literally unimaginable force comes to claim them as subjects, that's the true horror to be found here.

[@forwhy8723]

This sounds so scary but interesting

[@ahluks1]

the true horror is slavery.

[@thakshilarajakaruna6936]

Sri Lankan here! This a great perspective it’d be so cool to see it explored. I recall in 7th grade history we learned that the townspeople sent a message to the king regarding the new arrivals: “They eat stones and drink blood,” referring to - unbeknownst to them at the time - bread and wine.

[@EuskoViper]

Daniel: "first european to see a grizzly bear" Hannibal: Cute. Hannibal: *charges roman army with 80 elephants*

[@Disgrace_917]

Didn’t most of those elephants die, when winter came? Or did he try to invade Russia?

[@Ketutar]

Hannibal wasn't European.

[@Disgrace_917]

No, he was not but he invaded Rome.

[@stefanmarkovic8424]

@@Disgrace_917 BRUH

[@stefanmarkovic8424]

@@Disgrace_917 Your historical knowledge must be American level

[@CatrionaReads]

Hearing Pips purring into the mic is so sweet!

[@btbwilkinson]

I definitely would choose Rothfuss for prose. His writing resonates with me on a level beyond anyone else.

[@btbwilkinson]

@@BooksRebound, I haven't.

[@ajiththomas2465]

I think a combination of Rothfuss and Joe Abercrombie would be best.

[@bookishbrendan8875]

Books Rebound Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read most of Kay’s novels and I loved them all (especially Lions, Tigana, Under Heaven and The Sarantine Mosiac). But read enough of Kay, and you begin to see the repetitiveness of his prose. Beautiful, yes, but it can be superfluous as well. Kay’s sex scenes, in particular, bug me. While Martin is blunt and vulgar, Kay is overly poetic bordering on pomposity. One in Tigana comes to mind, immediately. GGK is one of my favorite authors, but too much of a good thing can become jaded.

[@irockmajorly]

@@ajiththomas2465 yeah I love Abercrombie's writing; theres absolutely nothing flowery or unrealistic about it, and I love that. And how trapped inside the character's heads you feel is unlike other novels.

[@-MisterWhite...]

Robin Hobb's character writing is best in genre. The other thing about Fitz's development is that its all legitimate and none of it is melodramatic. Which is fucking astounding.

[@isabelamenezes5212]

*pips looking at the microphone at **7:25* me: shut up daniel, pips has something to say

[@jaisandhu4966]

Are you planning on doing more in the BEST OF series that you started with BEST OF Action video ? I really liked that video and am looking forward to more videos like that in future.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Yes!

[@thebkg]

He kinda just did an overview. Lol

[@Alkeran12]

I was particularly taken by Pips’ take on vilains!

[@quesomaster15]

"Story lubricant." You're a monster

[@KarpAlexK]

"Love isn't found in your perfect match. Love can be found in the contrasting and the things your compatible with. The first love angle just hit me when I was a kid so effectively. Still as an adult, going back and reading it I'm just..." (sobs) A very special moment with Daniel Greene.

[@MeiyoFurukawa]

YES his dark materials and the romance THANK YOU my heart is ready to be broken anytime by this pure relationship And i knew you would pick Rothfuss for prose haha

[@klauslate4256]

That cat is starring directly at my soul.

[@grendelentertainment9642]

Merphy should challenge you more. This was awesome!!!

[@jesusHchristofwellington]

Think rick Riordan would be a great alternative for the romance, anabeth and Percy's relationship is amazing or even world building, rick is extraordinarily good at combining myth, fantasy and real world elements and making it feel so real

[@ContessaDark]

Le Guin for prose. She won't take 13 years to write it.

[@stephenbarrett8861]

ContessaDark Guy Kay for prose.

[@julibaro575]

When you were descriving how you wanted your hero to be, I inmediately thought "Robin Hobb!". Also, she would be great at writing the villain, if you read the Liveship Traders Trilogy, you'll see how good she is with morally gray and fucked-up characters.

[@Isuream6331]

It literally took me until he committed one of the worst acts possible to make my mind up on wherever I wanted a certain pirate king to lose

[@GooserFive]

I love the mic holders but they get more and more crazy and I worry about the future when you are holding a Shardblade with a mic and risking your arm

[@timetraveler_from_2012]

Let's be real; the reason why the romance in "His Dark Materials" is so underrated is because the story completely changed from the end of book 1 onwards and randomly entered weird religious territory before having a bizarre and slightly contrived ending. I think that many people probably stopped reading after it fully set in that the original universe was basically abandoned .

[@harrymcneill901]

Red rising is awesome. So great that you’ve carried on reading it

[@darachmorris668]

Omg yes iv been waiting for this for so long

[@ultantuffy1194]

I think you mistyped the title. It should clearly be ‘The Shadow Rising’.

[@aliciagroenewald3863]

Just finished that book actually, loved it🙌

[@trevorfultz]

Haven’t read Farseer Trilogy but I feel like Sanderson’s Kaladin is an awesome portrayal of depression and PTSD. And he definitely comes back swinging.

[@DeBanked]

Just heard Terry Goodkind passed away, he was 72. Not a fan but his first book helped me to reconnect with fantasy until i found Jordan. R.I.P

[@Phantomegaming]

Yo when Daniel was talking about the villain, I was like "I'd pick Martin. But I don't think he's gonna say Martin". And thenhe said Martin and I was like "WHOA"

[@theflyingnick]

Happy you included Hobb, though I can't for the life of me fathom why you aren't reading Liveship Traders right now.

[@anonymousp4774]

I leave it here: "ANYONE CAN BE A WRITER BUT NOT ALL CAN BE A STORYTELLER."

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

I've hear it said that some are great writers, some are great storrytellers. It's rare that someone can do both.

[@dub100t]

7:17 THE VILLAIN Pips: You called?

[@samuels.g.8777]

I personally prefer Ray Bradbury's prose to Rothfuss' in the more flowery category and someone like Gaiman's for a bit tighter but still high level.

[@BitsKnowsBest]

Such an awesome concept and you've executed it flawlessly. I want that book like stat. Also, I love that you included Pullman for the romance because I couldn't agree more, it is the best love story I've ever read.

[@lugonzalez9929]

Piiiipsss !!! Your choice of Philip Pullman took me by surprise. I recentrly reread His dark Materials and I see what you are said there. It was weird to read an older man writting a girls first love (with the kid he was better) but pretty realistic, as you said. It was really nostalgic i should add

[@minimumviableplayer1402]

Pips just stared into my soul while you were talking about villains... Don't fall asleep Daniel.

[@akon317]

Cat somewhat stole the show... The look is sooo intense xD

[@tpspeed]

My cat was recently put down and Pips giving their input and purring into the mic made me feel so at ease and relaxed. Ty for leaving that in

[@oddleopardkai5949]

Pips purring into the mic was everything. Also I love this video and the concept is cool! Makes me want to do the same with one of my books.

[@GalacticReads]

I'm salivating over the idea of this book! An age of discovery book with these incredible authors...Universe, God, Dark One, make it happen 🙏

[@jonathanpuccetti9258]

For the prose, I would go with Jonathan Renshaw. Dawn of Wonder is on par with Name of the Wind for prose, but has the best soft magic I have read in a long time.

[@andrewwhite1138]

Really love these videos. I'm pretty new to fantasy and this is an amazing way to learn about new authors!

[@KierTheScrivener]

I love this! So great to breakdown all these elements

[@ignaciorlimon1]

Omg! I thought you snuck in an image of Pips! 😂 I was so startled when he moved!

[@marlowgermein7766]

The more I watched this video the only thing I could think of was that he's just describing the manga one piece, just with a darker tone.

[@joaofarias9986]

Well, now I see it

[@1zebbe3]

You found romance in one piece?

[@CaioKellermann]

I loved your selection! And peeps looks majestic laying on the table

[@timomahony1727]

Daniel: "It's the Wheel of Time. Peace, Out" End video

[@josephadams9711]

The farseer trilogy and all the other works in that “universe” are amazing. Love the characters and the lore

[@laszmosis]

Love how the cat stares at the camera when talking about evil characters

[@BookedandBusy]

This video was so unexpected but I loved it so much! Guessing which author you’d choose was also very fun.

[@ash.junaid]

This was fun to watch come together! One of your best videos mate!

[@gavinsmith9871]

You're reading Golden Son? First of all HELL YES! Second of all: Please for the love of god get the third one before you finish it. Trust me you're going to *need* it.

[@lepragunner1586]

Great list Daniel! The only change I would make is replace the "romance" category for "themes" and put Tolkien in that one. But other than that, it's a near perfect list in my mind.

[@wcouch8]

Nice exploration of the topic ... AMAZING CAT! Love Pips.

[@luscarora703]

Omg I'm sooo glad you continued with red rising, the series gets better and better.

[@mistborn1136]

I don't like Mustang having sex with Cassius

[@DwRockett]

The fact that pips literally stares at the camera so long makes it even better

[@archer1949]

Kudos for the Robin Hobb shout out. She’s one of my all time faves!

[@wingcastlereads5657]

I love how much thought went into this! Also pips ❤️

[@alvariuss]

The writting of Daniel Abraham in the coin and the dagger series is phenomenal too.

[@robertminnie782]

This sounds like the book I want to be reading *right now.* 👀 P.S: Been binging your vids lately. Fun stuff. Keep 'em coming. 😁👌

[@blewlight5708]

Side note 7:22 ... Have a hard time to focus on what Daniel's saying... xD love Pips... More Pips pls

[@becklebooks]

Loved hearing Pips purr, haha

[@mgtogno]

OMGGGG I guessed most of it!! kkkk I loved that u chose red rising because that was my call as well as u were saying. In my case I would choose character development from jordan, and take out rothfuss and chose tolkien prose instead, i think tolkien had a delicate aspect its often ignored because all the other aspects of his stories are so amazing, but in unfinished tales u can see him go all out with his prose and its quite amazing...specially the Beleg story, which is my fav.

[@kreiger]

NGL, I was surprised to hear you say Pierce Brown! One of my fav authors and Golden Son is def one of the best in the series.

[@mr_earwig6477]

Frances Hardinge** would be a must for me with her great world-building, unique characters and settings - and her prose, definitely her prose. Scott Lynch for grittiness, darkness and cleverly constructed webs of plot. Tolkien for his sense of scale, lore and grandeur. Phillip Pullman for his ability to cleverly blend complicated things into intriguing and understandable ones; and definitely his ability to use romance - The Amber Spyglass was heartbreaking. **Please read her stuff Daniel. She writes YA fantasy, and I think you'd enjoy her work. Read Gullstruck Island, and you won't be disappointed. Fly By Night, Deeplight and A Face Like Glass are her other books, and they have amazing concepts, worlds and characters. SERIOUSLY READ HER, you don't know what you're missing! I know this is books, but I also want to give a shout out to three brilliant fantasy series. Merlin (BBC) - its a little daft in places, but I'd certainly take elements of comedy, friendship and love from it - there are two deaths in the series which are two of the only things that make me cry or get my heart aching, but I won't spoil it. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (Jim Henson Company/Netflix) - definitely take its brilliant character work, its gorgeous setting and incredibly unique villains. Doctor Who (BBC) - I know the last few series have been a mess; but the sense of wonder, darkness and brilliant sci-fi concepts are excellent things to take inspiration from. Not to mention it has a great MC in the Doctor, who, no matter how bad a plot, has carried me from 2005-2017 (Capaldi was amazing). *Daniel you need to watch it, dammit! It's sooo good!

[@celineneumann5865]

Fonda Lee for plot - absolutely agree! She made me fall in love with the Fantasy genre all over again.

[@matthewjury4385]

With this level of content ppl are seeing Daniel more regularly than their friends and families

[@Mathew-L-Reyes]

Definitely Ursula K. Le Guin for the prose

[@victoriouswreath494]

Pips is like, "Bow to me mortals. I am your maker."

[@CheveeDodd]

Glad you mentioned Red Rising. I couldn't make it through the first book the last time I tried. Hearing it gets better... I might give it another shot.

[@ajpeters2912]

For me Setting would be epic high Fantasy with traditional fantasy races as well in a more Pirates of the Caribbean atmosphere with a slight modern sprinkle. Tone for me I chose Scott Lynch, Character Development Christopher Paolini, Action and Fighting Brent Weeks, Villains George R R Martin, Hero Tolkien, Plot Neil Gaiman, Magic System Lev Grossman, world building Patrick Rothfuss, Battles: Brent Weeks Again, Romance Marissa Meyer, Pros Laini Taylor

[@KainusGulch]

I feel like he's talking about a whole series, not a book. Am I just thinking on too much of a grand scale again, or is this something people feel fits in just one book....?

[@jennam4448]

No i agree, i feel like it’s quite like fantasy perfect series

[@nikross8763]

I would prefer Rothfuss out of your two options, but man, I would totally pick Tad Williams. The man is easily my favorite writer prose wise. It never feels old or stuffy, but is so strong and beautiful. The man is a legend.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

I live Tad Williams's Otherland series.

[@gregcampwriter]

You're tempting me here--Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels are some of my favorites, and the idea of a fantasy story at sea and in lands newly discovered by Europeans--albeit a couple of centuries earlier--is intriguing.

[@dipinbk8852]

Say one thing about the thumbnail, say it should've included Joe Abercrombie.

[@blueeyed5074]

It really should've. You have to be realistic about these things.

[@coleton7048]

He only chose Martin over Abercrombie so he could use him in the thumbnail to get views.

[@ANIMEGAMESBestforeverything]

😂😂😂😂😝I to be honest just clicked bcoz of Sanderson and Hobb but would have clicked more fast if possible if joe Abercrombie was there

[@owlsmirror1726]

0:12 Florentin Will, my bean

[@Just.Kidding]

On the battles - all the reasons you give for Weeks (right after you passed up Erikson) all apply to Erikson as well, arguably more so. Remember Coltaine's Chain of Dogs in Deadhouse Gates? They were a tiny force being pursued by armies many times their size across a continent that had risen in revolt against them, all while ensuring the safety of thousands of civilian refugees. Their enemies even had powerful spirits and sorcery. Sounds like exactly the things you were talking about ;)

[@tomdeboerio3639]

I love having Phillip Pullman picked for the romance ! I still remember the ending of his third book and how hard it hit...

[@yellowfellow7246]

That moment when Lyra and Will go to the same park in their alternate realities to try and be together. Please, my heart, stop.

[@TheAnnimusprime]

I totally called Brent Weeks. His battles are amazing.

[@forrestrooney7821]

Wild that I had a similar near spot on premise for the fantasy series I eventually want to write. Awesome

[@mike-mz6yz]

i get the sanderson pick for world building, but tolkien did build middle earth with relativly short books, Lord of the rings is one book is about as long as Way of Kings. Yet it fills out the world of middle earth way more by itself then way of kings does alone. While still having a great plot and story, all contained in one book. So i would say based on only your points tolkien actually did it better. I am trying to look at it without all of the world expanding content tolkien put out later, just focusing on what is in the LOTRs.

[@SevenStarsandSevenStones]

"A character who can go through abuse and immediately come back swinging." Could only ever be Robin Hobb.

[@Isuream6331]

At times, I feel like “abuse” is too much of an understatement for what Robin Hobb’s characters go through