Top 10 BEST Fantasy Books of All-Time

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎𝟎. #100 | The Riftwar Saga: Magician Apprentice (Raymond E Feist) 1982 #99 | The Black Company: Soldiers Live (Glen Cook) 2000 #98 | The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn (Robert Jordan) 1991 #97 | Realm of the Elderlings: Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb) 1995 #96 | The Sharded Few: The Umbral Storm (Alec Hutson) 2022 #95 | Shadows of the Apt: Dragonfly Falling (Adrian Tchaikovsky) 2009 #94 | The Bloodsworn Saga: The Shadow of the Gods (John Gwynne) 2021 #93 | Empire of Silence: The Sun Eater (Christopher Ruochhio) 2019 #92 | Malazan: Kellanved's Reach (Ian C. Esslemont) 2019 #91 | The Dark Profit: Orconomics (J. Zachary Pike) 2014 #90 | The Black Company: The Black Company (Glen Cook) 1984 #89 | Realm of the Elderlings: Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb) 1996 #88 | The Wheel of Time: Knife of Dreams (Robert Jordan) 2005 #87 | Discworld: Men at Arms (Terry Pratchett) 1993 #86 | The Faithful and the Fallen: Malice (John Gwynne) 2012 #85 | A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (George R. R. Martin) 2005 #84 | The Last Horizon: The Captain (Will Wight) 2023 #83 | Of Blood and Bone: A Time of Blood (John Gwynne) 2019 #82 | The First Law: Best Served Cold (Joe Abercrombie) 2009 #81 | Realm of the Elderlings: Fool's Fate (Robin Hobb) 2003 #80 | Mistborn Era 1: The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson) 2006 #79 | Realm of the Elderlings: Ship of Magic (Robin Hobb) 1998 #78 | The Green Bone Saga: Jade City (Fonda Lee) 2017 #77 | Dungeon Crawler Carl: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman) 2020 #76 | Mother of Learning: Arc 3: Mother of Learning (Domagoj Kuramaic) 2018 #75 | The Wheel of Time: The Fires of Heaven (Robert Jordan) 1993 #74 | Discworld: Feet of Clay (Terry Pratchett) 1996 #73 | The Realm of the Elderlings: Fool's Assassin (Robin Hobb) 2014 #72 | Of Blood and Bone: A Time of Courage (John Gwynne) 2020 #71 | The Powder Mage: The Autumn Republic (Brian McClellan) 2015 #70 | The First Law: Before They Are Hanged (Joe Abercrombie) 2007 #69 | The Wheel of Time: The Shadow Rising (Robert Jordan) 1992 #68 | Empire of the Wolf: The Justice of Kings (Richard Swan) 2022 #67 | The Green Bone Saga: Jade War (Fonda Lee) 2019 #66 | The Wandering Inn: The Wandering Inn (Pirateaba) 2017 #65 | The Faithful and the Fallen: Valor (John Gwynne) 2014 #64 | Saga of the Forgotten Warrior: Son of the Black Sword (Larry Corrreia) 2015 #63 | The Dandelion Dynasty: The Veiled Throne (Ken Liu) 2021 #62 | The Tide Child: The Bone Ships (RJ Barker) 2019 #61 | Realm of the Elderlings: The Mad Ship (Robin Hobb) 1998 #60 | Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach: The Lees of Laughter's End (Steven Erikson) 2007 #59 | The Green Bone Saga: Jade Legacy (Fonda Lee) 2021 #58 | The Sun Eater: The Howling Dark (Christopher Ruochhio) 2019 #57 | The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Brandon Sanderson) 2009 #56 | Under the Northern Sky: The Wolf (Leo Carew) 2018 #55 | The First Law: A Little Hatred (Joe Abercrombie) 2019 #54 | The Faithful and the Fallen: Ruin (John Gwynne) 2015 #53 | The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight (Brandon Sanderson) 2010 #52 | Malazan: Orb Sceptre Throne (Ian C. Esslemont) 2012 #51 | Empire of the Wolf: The Tyranny of Faith (Richard Swan) 2023 #50 | The Kingkiller Chronicle: The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss) 2007 #49 | The Hierarchy: The Will of the Many (James Islington) 2023 #48 | The First Law: The Trouble With Peace (Joe Abercrombie) 2020 #47 | Cradle: Reaper (Will Wight) 2021 #46 | Malazan: House of Chains (Steven Erikson) 2002 #45 | Stormlight Archive: Rhythm of War (Brandon Sanderson) 2020 #44 | Discworld: Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett) 1989 #43 | The Bloodsworn Saga: The Hunger of the Gods (John Gwynne) 2022 #42 | Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach: The Wurms of Blearmouth (Steven Erikson) 2012 #41 | The Wandering Inn: Fae and Fare (Pirateaba) 2019 #40 | The Kingkiller Chronicle: The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss) 2011 #39 | Malazan: Return of the Crimson Guard (Ian C. Esslemont) 2008 #38 | The Tide Child: Call of the Bone Ships (RJ Barker) 2020 #37 | The Wheel of Time: A Memory of Light (Brandon Sanderson) 2013 #36 | The Five Warrior Angels: The Forgetting Moon (Brian Lee Durfee) 2016 #35 | A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin) 1996 #34 | Malazan: Deadhouse Gates (Steven Erikson) 2000 #33 | The Five Warrior Angels: The Blackest Heart (Brian Lee Durfee) 2019 #32 | Discworld: Small Gods (Terry Pratchett) 1992 #31 | The First Law: The Wisdom of Crowds (Joe Abercrombie) 2021 #30 | Malazan: Midnight Tides (Steven Erikson) 2004 #29 | The Wandering Inn: Flowers of Esthelm (pirateaba) 2020 #28 | The Band: Kings of the Wyld (Nicholas Eames) 2017 #27 | Mistborn Era 1: The Hero of Ages (Brandon Sanderson) 2008 #26 | Malazan: Toll the Hounds (Steven Erikson) 2008 #25 | The Bound and the Broken: Of Darkness and Light (Ryan Cahill) 2021 #24 | The Wandering Inn: The Last Light (pirateaba) 2021 #23 | The First Law: The Heroes (Joe Abercrombie) 2011 #22 | A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (George R. R. Martin) 1998 #21 | Malazan: Reaper's Gale (Steven Erikson) 2007 #20 | The Lonesome Crown: The Five Warrior Angels (Briane Lee Durfee) 2022 #19 | Raven's Shadow: Blood Song (Anthony Ryan) 2011 #18 | Gentlemen Bastards: Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch) 2006 #17 | The First Law: The Last Argument of Kings (Joe Abercrombie) 2008 #16 | Stormlight Archive: The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson) 2010 #15 | The Faithful and the Fallen: Wrath (John Gwynne) 2016 #14 | The Realm of the Elderlings: Assassin's Fate (Robin Hobb) 2017 #13 | The Bound and the Broken: Of War and Ruin (Ryan Cahill) 2023 #12 | Gentlemen Bastards: Red Seas Under Red Skies (Scott Lynch) 2007 #11 | Stormlight Archive: Words of Radiance (Brandon Sanderson) 2014 #10 | The Dandelion Dynasty: The Wall of Storms (Ken Liu) 2017 #9 | The Sun Eater: Demon in White (Christopher Ruochhio) 2020 #8 | The Prince of Nothing: The Darkness That Comes Before (R. Scott Bakker) 2003 #7 | Malazan: The Bonehunters (Steven Erikson) 2006 #6 | A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords (George R. R. Martin) 2000 #5 | Malazan: Memories of Ice (Steven Erikson) 2001 #4 | The Dandelion Dynasty: Speaking Bones (Ken Liu) 2022 #3 | Realm of the Elderlings: Ship of Destiny (Robin Hobb) 2000 #2 | The Dandelion Dynasty: The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu) 2015 #1 | Malazan: The Crippled God (Steven Erikson) 2011

[@shadowoflugia]

Oooh thanks for this handy list!

[@SilverScribe85]

Do you have any Cozy Fantasy book recommendations worth looking into?

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

@@SilverScribe85 The Wandering Inn!

[@SilverScribe85]

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews Never heard of that title before

[@DrMetalpin]

Nice list Mike. My top wouldn’t be all that different as far as many of the authors. I’m not as sold on The Wandering Inn yet, and probably just won’t take the time to continue with it. I have it about 400 pages. My backlog is just too long along with all the other backlists and things I’m into. :)

[@Mr-Ranch-Fingers]

Honestly love that you do this list over and over. Exciting to see what changes are made. It’s a must watch for me!

[@joedoe7572]

11:25 Hi, that's me! Thank you for no spoilers!

[@thatsci-firogue]

The Darkness That Comes Before really is a special book. Second Apocalypse, overall, is in a war with Malazan, Song of Ice & Fire and Realm of the Elderlings for my favourite series of all-time.

[@andybarker8787]

I’d love to see your top ten books (not just fantasy) be interesting where lonesome dove pillars of the earth etc fit in.

[@dracul74]

I really like that your picks are not necessarily the most popular book tube picks and that you always articulate your reasoning well. I am about 50 pages to finishing the Farseer trilogy (R Hobb)... not sure why I delayed reading it for so many years. Pretty sure it's a top 10 series for me, but need time to reflect :) Excited to tackle Ship of Destiny and the rest of her books.... just need to take a 1-2 book break first, lol.

[@Draevon68]

Thank you Matt, for taking the time to tell us about all of these books. There are sooo many books out there that it’s hard to decide what is worth reading. I hate wasting time and money on bad books. I find that I typically have similar tastes in books as you do and your lists make it so easy for me to pick the next book. Keep up the great content!

[@tylermccrea9371]

One month off then time to restart next years list

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby.

[@joedoe7572]

​​@@MattsFantasyBookReviewsno, no, no. He's got a point! (And so do all the likes this comment has!) Looking forward to the list coming soon that you said multiple times had multiple new additions near the top!

[@Chance.Dillon]

What an absolutely fantastic list top to bottom. Definitely one of my favorite events of all booktube is seeing your rankings😂😂 it’s just so rewarding. Excellent job. It gets me so excited to continue through my Malazan read as I’m approaching bonehunters

[@afrothundar]

Sun Eater will end up being a top series in the genre when it’s all said and done. Sometimes if get frustrated that it’s not bigger, but have to remind myself the series is still so young, the first book came out in 2018.

[@whyonthefall5373]

True. If I'm not mistaken, Christopher has no plans to abandon the universe after Hadrian's story is done

[@RedFuryBooks]

It was fun to see your update here! And now I really need to try to read the Dandelion Dynasty next year. I've read Ken Liu's short story collection and was really impressed with his writing.

[@betnon]

Hey Matt, love the video! The way you describe malazan reminds me of the wandering inn in that multiple stories are going on at once, outside of the obvious differences would you say you found some similarities? Malazan is on my TBR and TWI is one of my top series!

[@cavendar24]

I enjoy the fact that you always have a unique top ten. I recently started The Grace of Kings based on your recommendation but I'm really struggling. The writing is just too flat. I expected much more refined prose and dialogue. Was hoping for something more stimulating. As a writer/editor I can't get through two paragraphs without rolling my eyes. Not quite dnf'd though. I'll see how much further I can go.

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

Love how you eschewed the usual Booktube rules and included multiple books in the same series. Speaking Bones was my fav of the Dandelion Dynasty cuz I have a strong bias towards strong endings I think. Demon in White and Bonehunters are both in my top 5 of all time!

[@cayetano6547]

I'm so glad I found this channel. So excited....in a world of kids that are obviously platforms for writers etc, this channel comes across as a sincere and genuine channel by a book lover.

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Thanks so much!

[@cayetano6547]

@MattsFantasyBookReviews So, I downloaded "Grace of the Kings" and I'm hooked haha Audible is amazing. Thank you!

[@theritwickkumar]

You gave that last bit of push I needed to start 'The Dandelion Dynasty'. Now that I am done with it and now that it's become not just One of My Favorite Fantasy Series of All-Time but also One of My Favorite Works of Fiction itself..I wanted say...Thank You !

[@MuleFace100]

I've enjoyed this - the one series you've convinced me to add to my TBR is The Dandelion Dynasty (your other favorites have either been read or already added). I notice your list is '80's and beyond. There are some great 60's & 70's works that would be worth your time, like Zelazny's Amber series, McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern (no need to go past the first 2 trilogies), and Le Guin's Earthsea books. Also, I'm highly interested in Tolkien's absence from the list....

[@joedoe7572]

He tried The Books of Amber sometime in the past year and gave it one star. He said that in general he doesn't like older books (and I'm generally the same). Sorry

[@avery_moore_reads]

What? Joe Abercrombie didn't make top 10? Blasphemy!!! (Very happy to see Robin Hobb there though.) ☺

[@FranzBinder20]

8:25 Bonehunters is book six in Malazan

[@TalonBray]

Sweet Sejenus

[@sanjithechef]

I love your videos and straight forward but super deep reviews. They always help me choose what to buy or add to my list. We’ll all never completely agree but I’m glad there’s plenty of crossover 😅

[@Red21Viper]

A Storm of Swords is the only book I can compare to Bakker. The Second Apocalypse dominates my list. The Darkness That Comes Before is the best debut I can think of but probably fourth or fifth best of the Second Apocalypse. Silmarillion is another great one. I have not read the Dandelion Dynasty yet from those in the list. It sounds very promising

[@nick_a_93]

I agree about Erikson, the last 1/3rd to 1/4 of so many of his books were amazing. I read them like 8 years ago and still vividly remember a few of the endings, which i usually don't because i have the memory of a goldfish lol

[@autoscorer]

Finished The Crippled God just yesterday and it's everything I hoped it would be. Just unbelievably satisfying and heartbreaking on every level.

[@davec8385]

Thanks for sharing this list! So many new books for me to read :) I hope you have a great rest of your day

[@fcsolis]

The Will of the Many will prolly make your list when you've read it. The Ship of Destiny truly is magical. When the light bulb turns on while reading The Grace of Kings there is no turning back, you are hooked. Thank you.

[@Benjamin-w41]

The Will of the Many was at #49! He read it at the end of 2023.

[@favrewanab]

My top 10 list hasn't changed any since last year. WoT still dominates my list with 4 out of my top 10. Along with Jordan I have books by Sanderson, Abercrombie, Gemmell & Erikson in my top 10; we only share one book in our top 10's and that is The Bonehunters, it's my favorite Malazan book. Chapter 7 is still my all time favorite single chapter in fantasy and Y'Ghatan is my favorite battle scene. I have added five new 5 out of 5 star books this year taking my lifetime total up to 25, lol. The Lost Metal by Sanderson (#14 overall ranking), King of Thorns by Lawrence (#20), The Blackest Heart by Durfee (#21), The Traitor by Ryan (#22) & The Bands of Mourning by Sanderson (#23) all hit 5 stars. I have kind of relaxed my criteria a bit in the last year or so; I don't think any would have been 5 stars a year ago. I have several from your list on my TBR; not sure when I will get to all of them as my TBR is HUGE, lol. But maybe some more of your favorites will get 5 star ratings from me next year, lol.

[@JazzAK6969]

I love all the love for Malazan as it's probably my favorite series. However, my personal favorite is Deadhouse Gates. The story of the Chain of Dogs is just so dang amazing. Surprised there were so many Malazan books on your list above it.

[@Talking_Story]

Demon in White and Storm of Swords are the only ones I have read on this list I cannot wait to get into the rest!

[@scottv5587]

We already know the Hobb book will knock your socks off

[@Talking_Story]

@@scottv5587 no doubt!

[@MrScrawnjuan]

I couldn't get into Game of Thrones. Started the first book and I felt like I'd rather watch the show. It felt the same. I think my top 3 fantasy would be 3- The Way of Kings 2- Memories of Ice 1- House of Chains

[@ashleyholbird4287]

Ship of Destiny...man...its...just the bomb. EVERYTHING clicks. Kennit is the best villain EVER written. Its not even close. Ronicas storyline was a bit meh but i really dont even care cause everything else was amazing. Even making me love how scheming and awesome Malta is.

[@Cipherium_1]

Wall of storms was 👌. Im trying to get through Rhythm of War in time for wind and truth. Looking forward to book 3 in dandelion dynasty..

[@markymarkeaton]

I’m fully convinced to bump the Dandelion Dynasty waaaaaay up on my TBR after this

[@Thefantasybookwarrior]

Matt, I’m sure if i did some digging, I could answer my own question. However, have you read the thousandfold thought by R Scott Bakker? I’m about halfway through the darkness that comes before and I’m digging it, although still somewhat confused. Lol

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

I just finished it! Review out in a couple days.

[@felder1122]

i was expecting kingdoms of death to be where demon and white is but amazing list and the grace of kings is also in my top 5 all time

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Kingdoms of Death wasn't eligible because I created the list before I read it.

[@joedoe7572]

​@@MattsFantasyBookReviewssounds like it's time for a new list 😊

[@ashleyholbird4287]

Been waiting for this!

[@chokog2446]

An awesome list!!! ✨

[@gianlucacrippa8429]

How about The Eleventh Cycle?

[@wowzers1237____]

I would be very curious about what you think of the Teixcalaan duology by Arkady Martine

[@philipcarlson2625]

I am glad the dandelion dynasty is finally getting some love and respect.The magic/tech is so inventive and bananas it is hard to describe.

[@AnonforYeshua77777]

I relate most to Matt out of any booktuber

[@lauds4]

Holy smokes, THREE Dandelion Dynasty books in the top 10?? I'll need to bump the series up on my TBR.

[@JazzAK6969]

So many fantasy books are parts of series. Have you or would you do a top 10 list of one off books not associated or directly part of series for the genres you enjoy?

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Most of what I read in fantasy are part of series, so it would be a pretty bare bones list.

[@JazzAK6969]

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews True. I started trying to think of some and really couldn't come up with much but figured it would be an interesting list but probably difficult. Thanks!

[@FPepe729]

Way Of Kings is always number 1 in all honesty... and should be!

[@davehaynes9136]

Where is the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher?

[@ladymairreads]

I tried r Scott baker on audio and couldn’t do it I was too lost 😂 bought the first two second hand and I’m going to try and get to them next year

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Yeah feels like one of those series that would be pretty much impossible to enjoy on audiobook.

[@davidjaramillo7187]

so many people loves Ships of destiny so much, i might be missing something bs for me it was good but nothing crazy.

[@Corlwow]

Interesting, not that I disagree, but curious, i may have missed this, but are you not a fan of LOTR? I personally do not have it as my fav series/books but wondering your thoughts on it :).

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

I don't hate it. I gave all 3 books 4.5 star ratings. I just don't LOVE them like most other people. They feel very dated.

[@Corlwow]

@ ah thats very fair. I feel similar in some ways. Fellowship’s start is painful in particular, even though I love other aspects :)

[@Syrin23]

The Salvos series He Who Fights With Monsters series The First Defier series The Wandering Inn series Beneath the Dragoneye Moons series

[@joedoe7572]

Who wrote the first, third, and fifth series that you listed? I've never heard of them

[@andrewking9439]

it's finally here

[@paulmcburney6874]

Storm of Swords is absolutely awesome, 10/10, but does anyone else prefer Clash of Kings? Storm of Swords has the best moments, obviously, but I feel Clash of Kings is the most consistently awesome on every page (both are in my top 5)

[@eazymethod01]

Swords has the top moments, but Clash for me has the best pacing.

[@nathantowns2043]

My ranking goes ASOS, AGOT, ACOK, ADWD, AFFC

[@brettbyers3360]

Wow you sure dandelion dynasty isn’t number 1 series now for you haven’t seen you put this much praise on a series besides Malazan so excited to read it now

[@chickennuggets353]

I'm gonna read some of these books AFTER Wind and Truth. It's the only book I think about this year. 😂

[@shadowoflugia]

I’m so happy to see THREE Dandelion Dynasty books on this list! 😁

[@suneilgoel3144]

Upload on mega video with all of them stitched together plzzzz

[@titantv4567]

Kingdoms of Death, Ashes of Man, Disquite Gods???

[@joedoe7572]

He read them too late for them to be eligible for this list

[@Benjamin-w41]

Great conclusion to this long list! Where would you have put The Pillars of the Earth and Lonesome Dove within this top 10 had it been a "top 10 favorite books" and not a "top 10 favorite fantasy books" list?

[@jerrybacker4324]

Top 200 next year?

[@joedoe7572]

Ooh, now that's an idea!

[@tonyfabiano3053]

Not having one LOTR book in your top 100 puts you in a league of your own. Respect your opinion but agree to disagree. Lol great videos.

[@sarugard9115]

how is demon in white ahead of fourth sun eater book when you said further books are better

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Because they weren't eligible for this list since I read them after I created the list.

[@TWbenIN]

Suprised not to see another suneater book in this 100 list :O

[@scottv5587]

Howling Dark and Empire of Silence are also in the top 100. Kingdoms of Death, Ashes of Man and Disquiet Gods weren’t eligible because he read them too recently

[@TWbenIN]

@@scottv5587 Ahh ok ok! This series just got better and better so I expect to see at least one of these three in top 10

[@charliemessano2128]

Sun eater goated

[@RhinoViper]

Oh man, The Grace of Kings was such a let down for me...I had such high hopes.

[@Marcus-id5ur]

Yeah it got a DNF from me at about 50%. I thought the dialogue and characters were horribly written.

[@hhumca]

Okay Ken Liu was not in my radar

[@Mightyjordy]

Your review of the Grace of Kings stating that it was a retelling of Chinese History has me extremely confused when I was reading it. I probably should have realized it wasn’t true when they were flying around on kites dropping fire bombs in the first chapter, but it ended up being around the point that they rode into battle on the backs of giant mechanical narwhals. So yeah, I think there may be some confusion there

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

It's a fantasy retelling, lol. It's even heard it described by people who know about the history that it's "barely fictionalized".

[@Mightyjordy]

@@MattsFantasyBookReviewsI need to find these people and make sure they’re taking their meds 😂 granted I know nothing about Chinese history, so maybe it’s just way cooler than I thought and they really did have magical helium airships and they fought duels in the air with kites…

[@shadowoflugia]

I’d say that he uses his own technology (I mean, he _is_ an engineer) in the books, but it’s very much culturally Chinese inspired. Like battle kites did exist in early China! Maybe not during that specific time period, but they were in fact a thing! Look up the Wikipedia article “Man-lifting Kites.” One of the earliest uses was in ancient China. It might not be _as_ cool as they are in the books, but the technology isn’t the main thing that he’s retelling, it’s the events and how everything turned out.

[@draconyster]

Year in the making lol

[@nckhy94]

NGL you ruined A Storm of Swords just by saying "I don't even wanna say the name of the events" lol

[@blacknbluecollarreader]

What? No, Before They are Hanged?? lol.

[@blacknbluecollarreader]

Nvm...I'm sure it's on the list somewhere.

[@natehancock2398]

Picked up Sun Eater based on your and other booktubers' recommendations. I found it to be a very compelling, well-told story, marred by immersion-breaking, extreme far-left nonsense that renders it virtually unreadable. It's practically a caricature of "wokeness," and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. Which is a shame, because it did have some great moments, and such amazing potential to tell a unique and genuine story. Chris Ruocchio went for cheap pandering to modern-day publishers instead.

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Keep reading, it gets different. For what it's worth, ruocchio is a conservative.

[@natehancock2398]

Interesting! Maybe I'll give it another go. Appreciate the response!

[@joedoe7572]

​@@MattsFantasyBookReviewsthat was an interesting discussion you wouldn't expect to see about a fantasy book

[@NOYFB982]

The Grace of Kings is a slog. It reads like a dry textbook. DNR.

[@mr.intamin1081]

agreed

[@shadowoflugia]

I can see that. But the second book is a lot better! If you’d _like_ to persist in the series, then give Wall of Storms a chance knowing that it’s a lot different.

[@adambednarz1971]

American list you mean

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

7/10 of the books on my top 10 were by people not born in America, lol.

[@adambednarz1971]

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews I take it back 😅