Top 31 Fantasy Series of All Time!

[@DylanDoesBooks]

Seeing Realm of the Elderlings so high has made me hyped. Just started reading it for the first time and I am loving it already.

[@PetrikLeo]

Ah, you're in one heck of an adventure to be able to read this for the first time! :)

[@loosid1692]

Your relationship with the Mistborn Trilogy is exactly what I have with Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga. As a kid I couldn't put down Magician and I must have read it through three times before discovering there were more books in the series. I've certainly read many more books and series that are better in most aspects, but it was the catalyst for my love of the genre and will always have a special place in my heart because of it.

[@PetrikLeo]

I totally understand that feeling. I'm glad you can feel and experience it, too, with Riftwar Saga by Feist. I absolutely love Riftwar Empire trilogy! :)

[@rengarnett3573]

Same bro

[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

First and foremost, congratulations on 20K subscribers, my friend! It was a lot of fun to hear about people's favorites here. Even though you don't love The Hobbit, I still love you.😁I happen to be finishing the Dark Tower series today, and I would be curious to hear your take if you do read it. Like you, I'm pleased to see Malazan doing well here. I promise to read Green Bone Saga soon, and it's awesome to see the love for the Banished Lands and First Law too. What a crazy finish for the number one spot! This was very enjoyable, and thank you for all that you do for our community, Petrik!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, my friend! I can't believe it's been two years already! Thank you for forgiving my sin of not liking The Hobbit! 😂😂 I look forward to hearing your thoughts on The Green Bone Saga, Philip!

[@dillon1037]

Knew if I saw anyone mentioning Malazan's ranking it'd be you! So far it's the only big big series I've finished and I've never felt so immersed.

[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

@@dillon1037 I’m glad to hear it, Dillon!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Glad to see Realm of the Elderlings at the top (tied)! I was getting nervous lol. Thanks for putting this together - I know it was a tremendous amount of work!

[@PetrikLeo]

I will be shocked and stressed if The Realm of the Elderlings didn't made it to the top 5. Glad it reached tied number 1 spot! 😊

[@okolo-obiajulubenedict8781]

I'm not gonna lie I started panicking when the list was about to end and I didn't see Realm of the Elderlings, but you pulled a shocker, Phew now I can go to bed 😂. Thanks for putting this together Petrik

[@jacobisaacs4160]

Realm of the elderlings was too dry couldn’t get past book four

[@yousrat3133]

Congratulations Petrik! Thank you for all that you do! We really appreciate your ongoing contribution to the book community!

[@PetrikLeo]

Ah, thank you so much, Yousra!! 😃 I will continue my contribution to the SFF genre next year! 😊

[@thomasmoore5062]

I'm happy that you'll be reading Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn in 2023 (as well as the newer Osten Ard books). I'm looking forward to your impressions!

[@PetrikLeo]

Yesss! I am so excited to dive into the world of Osten Ard!! :)

[@grueurgrue2108]

I wasn't a huge reader until I reached my 40's. Now it's my favorite pastime. The book that did it for me was "All Quiet On the Western Front. " But now I mostly read fantasy and science fiction stuff. Glad there is so much to look forward to!

[@PetrikLeo]

I watched the movie adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front." Great movie. I hope you'll keep finding more amazing fantasy and sci-fi books! :)

[@The_Bright_Star]

Just finished the first law trilogy and damn that was one hell of a ride ♥️ Will continue the first law world for sure, nice video as usual 🤝

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! The First Law World is AMAZING! 😁

[@aberdeenrobbins8157]

I said this on another video but Children of Húrin fights for my number one spot! I adore LOTR but there’s something so gritty yet beautiful about COH that I think is seriously overlooked too!

[@PetrikLeo]

@@aberdeenrobbins8157 oh my god I agree. I think it's the best work by Tolkien. Something about it felt so mythical, dark, and magical to me.

[@fantasyfanatic6038]

Congratulations on 20k, Petrik!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!!! 😊

[@DragonHeart29]

Thank you Petrik for everything you do. Your videos are my reference/guide to navigate the overwhelming ocean of fantasy.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I'm pleased to hear that! :)

[@name-vi6fs]

The Red Rising series is absolutely amazing, and I was glad it made the list, being a Sci-fi series. I read the first law trilogy, and I enjoyed it, but it was too dark for me, and the "heroes" were tough to root for.

[@PetrikLeo]

I totally agree. I look forward to reading it again next year. I miss the characters so much! And that's understandably and fair regarding The First Law trilogy! :)

[@jamesmontgomery7074]

I have so many more series to start now! Thanks so much for this video!

[@PetrikLeo]

You're welcome, James! Happy to hear the video is useful! 😃

[@kartelUSM]

The first Dune book is just a pebble of Arrakian sand in the whole story. Do try to get through that series, it is a gem.

[@PetrikLeo]

I will certainly do that, Nikola!! Not sure when, but definitely will someday! 😊

[@snowdrop9810]

The first dune book felt weird to me, like cutting off so much important stuff was just odd.

[@kartelUSM]

@@snowdrop9810 Well, it can be read as a standalone, and I do think that was the original intent. That being said, the follow-ups add so much to the story it's amazing.

[@soumyabratachakraborty7283]

I've read the first Dune story, I have appreciated the story, but it's out of style conventional story line spread over a long time window, and absence of relatable characters, makes it a little difficult for me to invest in. I hope I like it better in my 2nd reading later.

[@snowdrop9810]

@@kartelUSM I read the first one, liked it somewhat, but really would have preferred if it was like, 2x as long and didnt skip absolutely everything that happened.(would rate is as a pretty good boom rather than an ok book.) Started on the 2nd one, the 2nd one had too much politics and plotting for me so i couldnt finish it.

[@javiergarciagranados9606]

Wow, there are a lot of good fantasy series that I didn´t even know before seen this video, looking forward to finding out about them

[@PetrikLeo]

That's great! I'm happy to hear the video is useful to you!! 😁

[@silvertiger1324]

Well done. I'm a bit sad not to see the Dragonlance Chronicles, and the Dragonlance Legends trilogy by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman represented. I absolutely love their dynamics. Pure fantasy adventure with heart and emotion that has lasted decades.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! Dragonlance Chronicles were voted six or seven times, so it almost made the top 30 cut. 😁

[@bz6046]

I loved reading the chronicles as a kid/teenager. You can see they're obviously influenced by Tolkien. There were a lot of good stories in the Dungeons and Dragons realm.

[@Peturious]

The children of Hurin is definitely one of Tolkien’s best books😍👌🏻

[@PetrikLeo]

It's such an incredible book! 😃

[@jeffpierce6663]

Such a tragic tale. But also such a beautiful one.

[@TheConlangArchitect]

It is such an incredible tale! It just draws me in like almost nothing else.

[@АлексейЧ-в6м]

Thank you for your amazing work Petrik. Respect!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!!! 😊

[@shodacharmed9232]

Congrats Petrik! You really deserve the following with this quality content!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you!! I try my best! 😂

[@alexia7981]

Congratulation Petrick! You are my fantasy virtual mentor 😊 - thank you!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Alexia! Hahaha, I'm happy to be your fantasy virtual mentor!! :D

[@kinahthecat]

That is such a fun list. It reminds me of how many series I need to continue or start or re-read. I recently finished the Realm of the Elderling and it has left a big void. But since I finished one series, it's a good excuse for me to start 3-4 more.

[@PetrikLeo]

I understand that pain and sadness. Finishing Realm of the Elderlings is always emotional. 🥲

[@ahlamhossain7906]

Thank you for the hard work you put in for this video. It was very informative as well as encouraging. Looking forward to more.

[@PetrikLeo]

You're so welcome! Thank you for watching! :)

[@stefanie3225]

Thank you, I’ve added some new series to my reading list now.

[@PetrikLeo]

You're welcome! Hope you enjoy them! :)

[@hannahblackwellbooks]

Starting Malazan next month n I’m so excited!!! Congratulations on 20k!!! 🎉

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Hannah! Malazan is awesome. Challenging but rewarding. Good luck! 😊

[@NunyaBizness-e9d]

Each book gets a little less good than the next, until it eventually sucks. I made it to the second to last book and quit halfway. I no longer cared what happened. The first 4 are solid though, even tough it "borrows" heavily from Moorcock and other writers.

[@Rosemoon78]

Congrats!!!! Well deserved!! I love this type of video and so if you are open to doing again, would be awesome.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! I will think of a topic to do, and make another video on this! 😃

[@melaniefuller1523]

I try to comment on your longer to produce videos because I love your content so much! Thanks for hard work.

[@PetrikLeo]

And I will always appreciate your comment and attention. Thank YOU so much!! Truly. 😊

[@jl7034]

Thank you so much for this video! I've saved it to watch again so I don't miss any of these series. As you spoke, I pulled up my Libby app and put a few of them in my TBR pile. Borrowing books from the library is the only way to keep from going broke when you love fantasy as much as I do. I'm now subscribed and would love to see more videos like this (I need to get through your previous videos first). Again, thank you so much!

[@PetrikLeo]

You're so welcome! I hope you'll find other awesome books and series through my videos and recommendations! :D

[@kaustubhdudhane]

Hi Petrik. I too had a bad experience while starting Discworld when I started with The Color of Magic and it fell flat. However, after a decade, I started with Guards, Guards! And it was fantastic!

[@PetrikLeo]

That's wonderful! This is why I will still try Discworld again one day. Either by reading Small Gods or Guards2! :)

[@ithrahmunchswallow468]

I pepper Discworld in-between all of the really dark stuff I read. They are brilliant palette cleansers 😋

[@Sameranth]

your channel is a staple for me now petrik. Saw your reviews and heard you name dropped on other booktube channels before you started this channel, and I'm so glad you started this channel.

[@PetrikLeo]

Ah, thank you so much, Ethan!! That's very nice of you and the booktuber (I don't know who 🤣). The channel hasn't always been easy to maintain, but I'm doing my best! 😁

[@banaa9463]

Congratulations on getting to 20k subscribers! I follow your reviews on Goodreads. I've read/partially read/am currently reading 10 of the books mentioned on the list. Realm of the Elderlings is my favorite! I agree that all 16 books should be considered a series.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Bana!! Realm of the Elderlings is truly incredible. Glad you agree with me! :)

[@antonia.d.m]

Great video Petrik! So happy to see The Faithful and the Fallen so high up on this list. Also, congratulations on 20k!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much, Antonia! Truth and Courage!! :D

[@vaughnroycroft999]

Congratulations on 20K. Petrik!! Such a well-deserved milestone. Wishing you many more happy milestones to celebrate. I'm delighted to see so many of my favorites on or near the top of this list (esp. Tolkien, Hobb, and Abercrombie). Your hard work on this video really paid off. It's fantastic! Thanks for all you do. Here's to the next milestone!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Vaughn! I hope there will be more happy milestones to come. It hasn't been easy to get to this point with my channel. I will keep doing my best! xD

[@walking_luggage8105]

Wow nice work! My list for top 15 looks different. My top 15 would be: Discworld series, the Witcher series, Malazan (both Erikson and Esslemont books), the First Law, Kane series by Karl Edward Wagner, the Black Company series, The Gentleman Bastards series, The Low Town trilogy, The Burning series (rage of dragon and fire of vengeance), Elric of Melnibone series, Robert E Howard's Conan short stories, Greenbone saga, The Poppy War trilogy, The Demon Cycle series, and the The Shadow Campaign series.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, and that's a great list, too! I will make my own updated favorite series next month! :)

[@maurosw3891]

Any list that doesnt contain ASOIAF is just a bad list ^^

[@mkoebel]

Been reading your book reviews on Goodreads for years and really appreciate your honesty. Excited to connect a face and voice to the name! Great video!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Myles!! It took me months of deliberation to start my channel, but I'm getting better at being confident. 🤣 Glad you liked my reviews!

[@esmayrosalyne]

First of all, huge congrats on 20K! I've been here from the start and wow, what a journey it has been. So happy for you and proud of you, it makes me extremely happy to see the channel continue to grow, you 100% deserve it! Loved this video, thank you so much for putting in the time and effort to create this list, you're the real champ! Seeing Bound and the Broken, Riyria, Dandelion, Greenbone and FatF on here totally made my day 🤩 Kind of a bummer to see so few of the titles that I personally consider favourites on here, but then I already knew that I am just a sucker for all the obscure hidden gems, lol. All of these series definitely deserve the praise and love they get, so I can't complain about this list! Great video once again! 🥰

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!! Oh believe me, I have many hidden gems/self-pub goodies that didn't appear here. That's even more reason why we SHOULD and shout our favorite self-pub and underrated books! Anyway, thank you so much for being my friend and supporter of my channel ever since the beginning. I've said it plenty of times, but I truly appreciate your support and friendship, Esmay! :)

[@esmayrosalyne]

@@PetrikLeo 🤍🤍🤍

[@joshuacornelissen5546]

Thanks for the labor of love to put this together! It's a really interesting list. THe Lord of the Rings and the Stormlight Archive are my top 2 favorite series so I guess I'm right there with the majority of your voters!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Joshua! The Stormlight Archive is one of my top favorites, too! As for LotR, I will say I love the movies more than the books. :D

[@pollywolly7988]

Wow, thank you for putting in so much work into this.

[@PetrikLeo]

You're so welcome, Polly! 😁

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

Thanks for some great recommendations! My top series is probably the Wax and Wayne Series, Era two of Mistborn. The Stormlight Archive and the The Hierarchy Series (The Will of the Many) are close contenders.

[@PetrikLeo]

The Will of the Many will be on this list in the years to come. For sure!

[@hollysreadingrambles5490]

I love these types of videos. Im hoping to get to the bound and the broken soon. I love warbreaker! I enjoyed the first dune book, I really need to continue. So happy to see your channel getting the love it deserves! Great video, Petrik🥰

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Holly! The Bound and the Broken is really good! :)

[@shanemanak3390]

Hi Petrik, great video! Yes, I would love if you made more videos like this.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Shane! I'll make more videos like this in 2023! 😊

[@liorash7]

Just wanted to say that I've recently embarked on the journey of reading fantasy books with reading the Mistborn triology and it's incredible; it's cool to see someone else who also started like that 🤙

[@PetrikLeo]

It started me on this everlasting adventure, I'm glad you started the same way as I did. Enjoy! 😁

[@lordhoss525]

You damn near on point 🎉🎉🎉 been watching these videos for an hour looking for a gem & you’re the only non-idiot I’ve found

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! 😄

[@fjuran1]

Wow another great video, thank you for all your work putting it together. Read 28 of these series all or in part. I am a bit surprised that the Durfee's The Five Warrior Angels did not get enough votes to get on the list. This is certainly an overlooked series. Also, Staveley's Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, was excellent, lastly for Sci-Fi SA Corey's Expanse. Lastly, and unfortunately, many of the older fantasy series are not looked at as much today, though they certainly made their mark.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Frank! Took me MANY hours to put all this together. I hope it's useful to many readers. And that is amazing to have read/attempted 28 of these. I'm sad that Five Warrior Angels did not make the cut, too... Such an overlooked series. I'm in the middle of rereading Blackest Heart in preparation for The Lonesome Crown! And yes I agree that Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne by Brian Staveley, especially The Empire's Ruin, deserves more recognition, too! :)

[@celestialdemon1316]

Congratulations, Petrik! You and Daniel Greene are my favorite booktubers, and I try not to miss a single video. Well deserved, and I hope you get lots more!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, James! Crazy to hear I'm there with Daniel Greene as your favorite booktubers. 😊

[@huntermason5336]

Just stumbled upon this video on my recommended and I am so glad! I just started heavily reading fantasy about a year and a half ago when a friend got me into mist born and for it being my starter I think it will always be my favorite as well. Currently reading the banished lands books but I already finished his new series the shadow of the gods and the hunger of the gods, interested to see if when it is finished it would make a list like this, John Gwynn is awesome. Thanks for the video, I will be adding a lot of the series to my to be read list!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! And you're welcome. Glad to hear Mistborn has that special place in your heart, too! I think The Banished Lands Saga is even better than Bloodsworn Saga. So far anyway. 😊

[@Walpurgis117]

Congratulations on 20K subscribers! Very well-deserved since you consistently produce such amazing content!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I will try my best to improve this channel!! 😊

[@MovedbyTruth]

I agree with your sentiment concerning The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings is my personal favorite of all time but I never liked The Hobbit very much. I think if I read it as a kid I would've fallen in love with it but I didn't read it until I was an adult and it reads completely differently than TLOTR, which was specifically written for adults. It's the same reason I didn't care for the Harry Potter books. They're all written at a 3rd grade (8-9 year old) reading level and that's exactly how they read. Despite all that happens in them, and their overall quality of writing (which is well polished), they're extremely childish, immature, and shallow in comparison as far as overall concepts, and emotional depth/maturity, are concerned. Nothing about them being challenging (in a good way) for the mind. (I DNF'd the series half way through the 4th book (the Goblet of Fire) and have lityle interest in returning to it.)

[@PetrikLeo]

Yeahh! I think I would've enjoyed The Hobbit so much more if I had read it when I was young. Like you, I read it as an adult for the first time, and I found it so... disappointing. xD I read Harry Potter books when I was in middle school, though, so I guess that's also why I enjoyed book 4-6. I never did a reread of the books again. xD

[@MovedbyTruth]

@@PetrikLeo Thanks for the response. I just began The Green Bone Saga because of your videos. I'm only a little ways into the first book but am seriously enjoying it. Thanks you for what you do. You have a great channel and it's much appreciated.

[@PetrikLeo]

@@MovedbyTruth You're welcome! If you love the first book so much already, I guarantee the rest of the series will turn the trilogy into one of your favorites. Enjoy!

[@scredola]

Thank you Petrick. Great video. Love your dedication to the fantasy community.

[@PetrikLeo]

Cheers, Ed!!! Thank you so much! 😁

[@muxx2810]

As soon as you got to number 12 on this list I immediately paused the video and saved it so I could get good recommendations for what to read next and then immediately after that ordered the shadow of what was lost based on your recommendation. I'm excited to dive in to it and all the other great fantasy series on this list that I haven't read yet.

[@PetrikLeo]

That's awesome! I hope you'll love all these series that you haven't read! The Licanius trilogy is amazing! :)

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video!!! Thank you!!!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! 😃

[@adamaj74]

Congrats on 20k! I love and appreciate your channel and reviews! Also, here's the word count for each Stormlight book - not counting the fluff at the beginning and end, only the actual story itself, first to last word. The Way of Kings: 382,485 Words of Radiance: 398,622 Oathbringer: 453,362 Rhythm of War: 458,319 The largest book I have yet to come across is To Green Angel Tower, book three from the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series by Tad Williams. It has 525,134 words! That's insane! lol

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Adam. I already have the word count written somewhere; didn't have it when I posted the video haha. I look forward to reading Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn next year!

[@ellynbarclay3121]

Fantastic list! Love seeing what I can add to the tbr and very proud I have finished or read the majority of 17 of these series! Happy reading!❤️

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Ellyn!! Well done. I've read 24 here! 😊

[@ellynbarclay3121]

@@PetrikLeo wow! Very impressive! Hopefully I will get to some of the bigger ones next year like tad Williams and finishing off hobb and discworld which I am halfway through both at the moment! ❤️

[@sebastiendefrance9986]

Nice review ! I wanted to highlight Glen Cook with the Chronicles of The Black company, when Apocalypse Now meets fantasy wolrd (sort of)

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I already read the first five books of The Black Company. I liked the first three books but book 4 and 5 weren't really for me. 😅

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Really appreciate your hard work on this video!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank YOU for the kind words and for watching!! 😁

[@MSantilli5]

Congrats for the 20k Anyway as we speaking scott lynch said couple month ago that he has ready like a novella that goes before the thorn of emberlain and that his publisher ready it!!! Can't wait

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! Yeah, I remember that! I hope the novellas will be released in 2023! 😁

[@thesmuli83]

Congratulations on 20k Petrik🎆🎆Really great achievement. The best video of the week👏

[@PetrikLeo]

Ah thank you, Samuli!! 😊 I appreciate your support of my channel!

[@FanGirl171]

Awesome video!! I have just discovered your channel and subscribed! Just added the dandelion dynasty to my tbr!! My personal favourites: - Harry Potter (first series I ever read and got me into reading. I’ve re-read them at least 8-10 times). - Stormlight Archive 🙌🏽🙌🏽 - Lord of the rings & the Hobbit - Shadowhunter series Cassandra Clare

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! I hope you'll love The Dandelion Dynasty! 😊

[@TMH713]

I am so sad that Robin Hobb, Tad Williams, and John Gwynne didn’t do anything for me. I see how dedicated their fans are and I just feel like I am missing something. But love seeing Malazan, Fonda Lee, Jen Williams, and of course Brandon Sanderson get a lot of love.

[@PetrikLeo]

No worries! It can be sad when some super highly praised or popular series did not resonate with us. But I think that just goes to show how diverse and varied our opinion can be!! 😁😁

[@name-vi6fs]

I felt the same about Hobb. I read the first trilogy, and I wasn't impressed.

[@faustianbargains]

Interesting. I’m the opposite as I found Sanderson pretty weak and Jen Willams just average. I absolutely love Robin Hobb.

[@yelisieimurai]

@@faustianbargains agree. I read final empire and it is so weak. Like it was written by a scholar. And I can say same about first law 1st trilogy. Weak.

[@dianneeagle4686]

I think most Hobb readers would implore you not to stop! It just gets so much better after farseer and farseer itself will be much better appreciated as you progress.

[@onfaerystories]

Oh, so glad you did another one of these kinds of videos! I always love watching them! I've started reading adult Fantasy (plus The Hobbit lol) in the second half of 2020, and I've read at least the first book of 10 series on that list (in order: Harry Potter #1-7, The Hobbit, ASOIAF #1, The Name of The Wind, First Law #1-3, Gentleman Bastards #1, TFATF #1-2, The Sword of Kaigen, Farseer #1). I'm not planning on continuing all of these series personally, but Lynch and Abercrombie are ones I know for sure I want to read more by, and I'm open to try other series by Hobb and Gwynne. I'm very picky with my Fantasy books as it's not my main genre (I'm mainly a classics/historical fiction reader). I actually tried Sanderson (I care a lot about prose, so... 😅) and Erikson on that list and I knew these authors wouldn't be for me (though I was actually very impressed by Erikson's writing style, especially his narration, I found wrestling with those dialogues very exhausting after a while 😟). There are a few authors on that list that I'm eager to try, especially Ken Liu (hopefully next year), Fonda Lee, and Michael J. Sullivan. ☺️

[@PetrikLeo]

Well done on reading fantasy even if it's not your favorite genre! Glad you still found some favorites, though. I hope you'll love Green Bone Saga, Michael Sullivan, and then Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu next year! At the very least, I can guarantee that Liu's prose is absolutely sublime! :)

[@cipriansirbu3699]

Thank you Petrik for all the work you put on doing this video.A lot of great series here which I haven't read yet but I'm looking forward to ,next year😅.Just to name a few:The Realm of the Elderlings,The Green Bone Saga,The Winnowing Flame Trilogy,A Song of Ice and Fire,The Dandelion Dynasty... Also,congratulations on 20k.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! You've been a supporter of my channel for a long time. I'm glad some of your favorites made it to the list, too! :)

[@Vafbrudnir]

Found this in my feed and am glad that it did. Really enjoyed the content, it was nice learning of new books to read and i congratulate you on 20k. Hope to stick around for a while

[@PetrikLeo]

Ah thank you! That is very kind of you. I hope you'll enjoy watching the contents I provided. 😁

[@libraryofaviking]

Congratulations on 20k! What an achievement!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! You'll blow through 20k subs next year! :)

[@adrianusnicholas8600]

First of all congratulations on the 20k subs. Second i love this one. It allows for more series to be featured. And also it shows me how the chronicles of thomas covenant was not much known.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! I think 3 readers voted for Thomas Covenant. 😅

[@ColinsCornerYT]

This was amazing! Thank you so much for doing all this work!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!! It was not easy to organize but worth it! 😁

[@ColinsCornerYT]

@@PetrikLeo Well, it was greatly enjoyable and appreciated!

[@Paromita_M]

Congratulations on 20K and here's to many more! Massive respect to you for doing this. Just wow 🙏🏽. Here are my thoughts on the ones I've tried or read: The Daevabad trilogy by SA Chakraborty - Just finished it. I liked it. The second book is the best imo. The Hobbit: Love it. Sorry it didn't work for you! Really liked The Winnowing Flame trilogy and The Dandelion Dynasty. Absolutely with you there. I love Kingkiller - surprised like you that it got only 14 votes. 💯 agree about NOTW. I also love Slow Regard Of Silent Things equally. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is good. I haven't continued with The Last King of Osten Ard after Book 1. May try after Book 4 is out in 2023. Grew up with Harry Potter so I love them. Read and reread ASOIAF this year. Really liked it. And I really liked Fire and Blood too. Read ROTE except Rainwild. Liked it but found it very uneven in pacing and structure. Tawny Man is my favourite. LOTR is the GOAT for me. 🙏🏽 Didn't continue with Dresden Files, Licanius, Broken Earth, Poppy War, Dune, Dark Tower, Malazan after Book 1 - not for me. I didn't like the 2 books in Discworld that I tried. Sword of Kaigen didn't work for me unfortunately. Quit WoT after 2 books. 😛 Good luck with Book 7! I thought First Law was okay and DNF'd Best Served Cold and A Little Hatred. Quit Stormlight after 2 books 😛 though I really liked Way of Kings. But I didn't feel like reading after Words of Radiance. I loved this video. Thank you so much. May your channel continue to grow!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!! Wow, we have some opposite and same opinions on some series!! 🤣

[@haydendart470]

Nice review, I got the first three wheel of time books, a song of ice and fire, and mistborn. What would you suggest I read first to re-get myself into fantasy and reading in general.

[@PetrikLeo]

Out of those three, I suggest reading Mistborn. It is easier to read than the other two, and the first two era of Mistborn are completed already. But if you want something grittier and darker, go for A Song of Ice and Fire! :)

[@haydendart470]

@@PetrikLeo Cool thank you! I'll probably go with Mistborn, delve into A Song of Ice and Fire and then eventually go to Stormlight Archives.

[@PetrikLeo]

@@haydendart470 sounds like a great plan to me. Enjoy! 😁

[@styrofoamsoldier]

So nice to find another Children of Hurin lover! This ranks high in my standalone rankings and I also kind of like it better than the trilogy.

[@PetrikLeo]

I love Children of Hurin so much. I think it's time to upgrade my ruined paperback to a hardcover! :D

[@akd.29]

Great video, I can really feel your passion in this vid. Subscribed!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! I appreciate that! 😊

[@demonsagex]

Yay! Red Rising is honestly so good. Definitely deserves its spot

[@PetrikLeo]

Totally agree. Can't wait for Light Bringer next year! :)

[@yodaforclass]

Nah, Red Rising is Overrated. It's casual level. It's essentially YA fiction targeting adult readers. No thanks.

[@PetrikLeo]

@@yodaforclass no one is forcing you to read it.

[@charlesgabriel5569]

Congrats on 20k sub Petrik , 2022 goal achieved 👏 🙌

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! You remember!!! 🤩

[@olesrensen1863]

Yay Petrik! 20K subs! This væsen of a channel you created is entertaining and informative.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much, Ole! I'm pleased to hear that. I will keep doing my best! 😊

[@infiniteflow7092]

Amazing list of books, thanks for compiling them. Personally Harry Potter and The Gentlemen Bastards should rank much higher, they would be in my top 5. I think missing from this list is one of my favorite fantasy books of all time, 'The Amulet of Samarkhand' by Jonathan Stroud. I found it hard to say what your favorite book/series of all time was since you used that phrase so many times! 😄

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! Gentleman Bastards is certainly incredible. Hahaha, I didn't realize just how repetitive my phrases were until I posted the video. It's too late now. Anyway, I have a video on my ranked list of favorite fantasy series posted recently! Feel free to watch that. :)

[@faustianbargains]

Red Rising is my favourite series! Glad it was pretty high! I can’t wait for the next two books. Thanks for this video!

[@PetrikLeo]

You're welcome! So pumped to read Light Bringer next year. Per Aspera Ad Astra! :)

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

I really enjoyed this video! It’s a cool way to see the current pulse of the fandom and of your viewership in particular and how it differs from the larger fantasy fandom. For instance, Faithful and the Fallen is ranked way higher here than on the r/fantasy top novels list, which is cool to see. In the future it might be good to re-number the rankings due to ties, since the current way you numbered them essentially makes the numbers meaningless if being 13th doesn’t mean that there are exactly 12 series ahead in the list. The way these lists are traditionally done to avoid that is to skip numbers, so that in this case after a 3-way tie for first, First Law would be ranked 4th and so on. You can check out the r/fantasy top novels list to see how that looks. That’s a very minor thing but can definitely improve these types of voting lists in the future-overall great video and I appreciate all the effort that went in to bring it to us!!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, friend!! Oh that is a great suggestion!! I will make sure to implement that in the next voting video. Any advice to improve my videos are welcome. I rarely check Reddit because, shockingly, it's blocked by my internet provider. So I have to use VPN to access the site. 🤣 I shall do it to understand more of what you meant, though!

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

@@PetrikLeo oh that stinks about having sites blocked (or maybe a good thing in the case of Reddit?) So you don't have to go searching and using VPNs to see what it could look like, I'll put the rankings with taking into account ties for your survey here: 1) Lord of the Rings 1) Stormlight Archive 1) Realm of the Elderlings 4) First Law 5) A Song of Ice and Fire 6) Faithful and the Fallen 6) Mistborn 8) Green Bone 8) Malazan 10) Wheel of Time 11) Red Rising 11) Sword of Kaigen 13) Harry Potter 14) Discworld 15) Osten Ard 15) Kingkiller 15) Dandelion Dynasty 18) The Dark Tower 19) Dune 19) Poppy War 21) The Band 21) Broken Earth 21) Gentlemen Bastards 21) Warbreaker 25) Licanius 25) Bound and the Broken 25) Winnowing Flame 25) Riyria 29) Dresden 29) The Hobbit 29) Daevabad This way the rankings would reflect how many series are actually ahead of each one. Thanks again for doing such a high effort video! It makes me more eager to try the ones I haven't yet like Green Bone, Osten Ard, and Dandelion

[@PetrikLeo]

@@BooksWithBenghisKahn oh this makes so much sense!! Thank you for showing me this! 😃 I hope you will love Green Bone and Dandelion. I need to read Osten Ard next year, too!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Love this idea! A great list! I need to read so many of these. Of course, awesome to see The Faithful and the Fallen so high up :). Will

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Will! I'm pleased to see TFatF ranking so high, too! 😊

[@anishintre]

What is your take on the Witcher books? I have read two short story books and currently I am on the second full length novel...but still the series feels to me like....ehhh, could definitely be better.

[@PetrikLeo]

Eh... I'll say so far it's alright. I read the first collection and liked it, but the 2nd collection was so awful, imo. I haven't continued past it. 😵

[@pralaygaikwad247]

First and foremost, congratulations on 20K subscribers!!! I have read 11 series/standalone based on your recommendation and every single one is 100% hit for me. Read Sword of Kaigen, faithfull and fallen and just last week started Riyria based on your recommendation, absolutely love the first book. From this list, I Have 4 ongoing series (Malazan, Riyria, Discworld, Realm of Elderlings) and 2 series planned for next year (Winnowing Flame, Dandelion). Only Dark tower and Red Rising are the series which are absolutely not in my immediate TBR. I have read everything else.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Pralay! So pleased to hear many of my recommendations clicking nicely with you. You're going to love Riyria so much if you love the first book already! :)

[@toinenosoite3173]

Congrats on 20k! And kudos to you for your dedication - so clearly shown by the work you did for the list. It probably is the natural reason behind your Booktube success. Simply crazy that there are three series in the number one spot. Another crazy thing is that I have read or dipped my feet in all series from four to one. This is crazy because of the 31 series in the list, I have only read everything published of eight, and tried three other, which I will probably not continue. Simply have to venture into some less popular series now 🙂. Anyway, great to see the love for the Realm of the Elderlings - my favourite series so far.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Toinen! Yeah, this was really hard work. I hope that it's useful or interesting to watch for many viewers. Fingers crossed you'll love the other series you haven't read here when you get around to reading them! :)

[@toinenosoite3173]

@@PetrikLeo There clearly are a couple that feel at least a bit interesting 🙂 and of course there are some that aren't even in the list like Baru Cormorant.

[@estelaeva8403]

Congrats on 20k Petrik!! 🎉🎉🎉 i love these kinds of videos, always so fun to find out everyone’s fave fantasy books

[@estelaeva8403]

oh and I’m so happy all of my favourites MADE IT!!

[@PetrikLeo]

Woohoo! Thank you so much, my friend! Me, too. It's interesting to find out what the many people consider as favorites! :)

[@mariareadsssf]

Congratulations for your 20k! Well dederved. Loved your video and was so happy to see the love for "Sword of Kaigen". Watching your videos is always a source of inspiration. Thank you!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, my friend! The Sword of Kaigen always deserve praise and recognition! :D

[@RodgersReads]

Congrats on 20k!! What a fun list, not many surprises in the top 5 but still fun to see haha

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! 😁

[@rickyratt5101]

Dude I am so freaking hype for light bringer! I love that series with all my heart!

[@PetrikLeo]

Me too!!! It has been torturous waiting for this book! 😵

[@manzanogianni4935]

I loved ❤it Petrik! Thank you for your time in creating these videos that give us a much needed and enjoyable escape from the negativity that seems to saturate “regular” television. I too agree with most of the rankings and am glad to see that many other people have enjoyed The Green Bone Saga. Keep making these kinds of videos Petrik. It reminds me of what still awaits when I do begin and finish Malazan Book of the Fallen and The Wheel of Time that are both waiting patiently on my bookshelves 🤓

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Gianni! I will keep doing my best. I'm glad my videos and recommendations click with you. Still very pleased that you end up enjoying The Green Bone Saga that much. I hope you'll love Malazan Book of the Fallen, too. And I'm still in the middle of reading through The Wheel of Time, so you're not the only one there! :)

[@brokenredflag]

Grate vid!!👍 Congrats on the 20k!!🎉 im surprised dragon mage and spirits of vengeance is not here...oh well. Glad for stormlight, sword of kaigen and harry potter.👍❤️ grate vid. Love tier lists.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!! Yeah, only a few voted for Dragon Mage and Mortal Techniques series. I love them, too! :D

[@alyxfaye]

Hey Petrik! Thanks for adding like 5 series to my never ending tbr list haha.

[@PetrikLeo]

Alyx! You're welcome. I didn't know you have a KZbin channel!! 🤩

[@jeremyc.2836]

When Petric says " This is my favorite series of all time.." for the 25th time...I think, " I don't think that means what you think it means" 🤓 - Great list though- Lots of suggestions! TIme to get reading!

[@PetrikLeo]

Sorry for that... I do mean them, though. It's purely coincidental that the votes (you can check them out in the description) pointed out some of my top favorite series. I've talked about these series on my channel way too many times, repeating why I think they're amazing again is way too time-consuming and also even more repetitive than saying "this is one of my favorite series."

[@balajiadithyavenkataramana806]

Congrats on the 20k subs!! 🎉 Amazing video and awesome recommendations!! 👍

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much!! That's good to hear! 😊

[@zenthepoet.]

Great video Petrik!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Zen! :)

[@romanhowell8121]

Name of the wind is my all time favorite. Dying for book 3! However I just started reading the Witcher series and WOW I’m hooked!

[@PetrikLeo]

Name of the Wind is one of my all time favorites, too! I've read only two books in Witcher so far, I haven't found myself enamored by it yet though. We'll see whether that will change eventually! 😃

[@ronaldwatson3862]

I have so much more reading to do! I've only finished 11 of these series, started and didn't finish seven (didn't like the first books as much as others), and haven't read any books in thirteen series favorites. I recently finished the first two books in Adeyemi's Legacy of Orisha series, which was solidly enjoyable fantasy (On par with The Daevabad and Poppy War trilogies for me). Next I am starting Ken Liu's Dandelion Dynasty and glad to see it is some people's favorite, giving me good vibes going into reading it!

[@PetrikLeo]

Finishing 11 of these series is an incredible feat. Well done on that, Ronald! I hope you'll love The Dandelion Dynasty as much as I did! :)

[@Heathennation1976]

Congratulations on your 20k I finished sons of Darkness great book really hard to keep up with the names they're so long the battle scenes in that book were amazing though I'll definitely have to reread it another day to come back to it when all the books are out I started the obsidian path trilogy and man oh man it's like getting shot out of a rocket keep up the good content

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! I've read only Black Stone Heart in the Obsidian Path trilogy, and I loved it. I really need to continue with that series. It's been a long time. :)

[@funnerz]

Very interesting! I’ve now got more books to read.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! I hope you'll find many amazing books here! 😃

[@lucagianchino6404]

Very Great top sir! You talk about Many series and it’a pity you Don’t mention collegues of Tolkien as LeGuin-C.S Lewis and Phillip Pullman! I hope you will recover These authors! PS: What’you think about Bloodsworn saga by John Gwynne?;)

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you! Remember, this is not my list. LeGuin and Philp Pullman received only a few votes and they didn't made it to the top 31 list. 😂 I obviously love Bloodsworn Saga! 😂

[@joncross4030]

ame este video, hay mucho que no sabia. Hace un tiempo lei the farseer trilogy pero creí a que era solo una trilogía, no tenia idea que continuaban. no se que otros videos hayas subido pero me suscribo ya mismo

[@PetrikLeo]

Muchas gracias. ¡Te va a encantar el resto de la serie en The Realm of the Elderlings! (I'm using Google Translate here. Sorry if there's a mistake!)

[@heathersbooks816]

Congrats on 20K! This is such an interesting list. I love seeing what series are popular among fantasy fans. I do wish I would have put Red Rising on my list, but I thought you only wanted fantasy. Regardless, I love seeing my top two fantasy series so high on the list.

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you very much, Heather! Haha I think I mentioned favorite fantasy and sci-fi on the question part, but most people end up answering only their favorite fantasy books and series. :D

[@gerrade71278]

Nice list. I am just getting back into reading/fantasy after a long hiatus. Currently I have started and am pleasantly surprised by the Dark Elf trilogy by RA Salvatore. The real question is, what would be the most accessible entry into the 'Epic Fantasy' genre for someone that appreciates fast paced page turning action?

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! For your question, the first thing that came to my mind is Mistborn trilogy, The Last War trilogy, and War for the Rose Throne quartet. The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne will fit, too, but you have to be patient with the first book. :)

[@gerrade71278]

@@PetrikLeo Thanks. Mistborn is a title I keep hearing.

[@Caistyn]

Yes!!!! Well done Petrik! Here’s to the next 20k!!!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you, Cai! Fingers crossed that will happen sooner than later!

[@safinan8008]

Wow 😮you put so much in to this video it’s fantastic!! Thank you so much and congratulations on ur 20k subscribers wish you all the best ur channel! ⚔️📽🎥 like watching ur video always!! 📚🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much, Safina! Always grateful for your support! :)

[@wesb2823]

Congrats on 20K! Well deserved and a cool list!

[@PetrikLeo]

Thank you so much! :)

[@pherranine]

proud to say ive been a longtime subscriber and i always look forward to your uploads! keep it up man🎉

[@PetrikLeo]

And I'm glad to have your support for a long time! 😊 Will do my best moving forward!