Top 10 Fantasy Books of All Time

I've read more than 400 fantasy books, and even if this has been incredibly HARD here is the list for my top 10 fantasy books (and series) of all time! Let me know down below your thoughts about it!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Honorable mentions
04:36 Top 10
06:50 Top 9
08:09 Top 8
09:43 Top 7
11:39 Top 6
13:32 Top 5
15:11 Top 4
17:05 Top 3
18:50 Top 2
20:23 Top 1

[@HYBORIANCOMICS]

Just finished the first Mistborn book. Absolutely loved it. With everyone putting Stormlight above Mistborn it really makes me excited to get to that series.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh! How are you feeling after Mistborn book 1? 🥲🫣🫠😱✨? Mistborn is also pretty amazing! Very different from Stormlight, but 100% worth the commitment! I hope you keep enjoying Sanderson!!

[@vinodvagadurgi414]

It’s a overrated fantasy series ,the magic is like chemistry class

[@HYBORIANCOMICS]

@@FunFantasyBooks I'm really enjoying the series. Halfway through book 2. I plan on tackling the Stormlight Archive after.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh! And what about now?? Loving it still?

[@DanglesforDays]

Stormlight is unbelievable imo!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh i completely missed Neil Gaiman as an honorable mention 🙃! Let me know your top fantasy books below!

[@freemankallel6826]

Which book from Neil Gaiman?

[@nazimelmardi]

@@freemankallel6826 almost all.. :) And not just books... Sandman? He just created one of the most iconic graphic novel ever.

[@freemankallel6826]

I really like your passion and the way you present your opinions! There is not a moment that I am bored on your videos! Keep up the good work! I have only read the Song of Ice and Fire and the Mistborn trilogy but the way you presented things have changed my TBR...

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh thank you so much!! Knowing that you are enjoying the content and potentially extracting some ideas💡 really makes me happy! Both Mistborn and A Song of Ice and Fire are incredible!

[@Johanna_reads]

I love the editions you own for all these books and enjoyed everything you had to say about why you loved them! Guns of the Dawn is one of the strongest fantasy standalones I’ve ever read, and I might be rereading via audiobook at some point. Sword of Kaigen was poignant, and I wish we had more from M. L. Wang! Fantastic list! 🤍

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh thank you so much!! 🥹! Guns of the Dawn is fantastic! And the narration is pretty amazing! Knowing that you love also Sword of Kaigen just makes me so so happy 🥹💕

[@risebuddy1420]

Love watching top fantasy rankings, always find knew books to check out and its fun too see my favorites included. Sword of kaigen is a masterpiece I believe everyone ought to read

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Absolutely agree! Sword of Kaigen for me is a book that everyone should read 🥹. It’s a matter of when this book is good for the reader, but not and IF (🤪)! Thank you for watching!

[@booklover2452]

Loved this list! Thank you!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Yay! I am so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you!!

[@PhatYeti]

Your descriptions and explanations on why you love the stuff you do is so awesome and inspiring for me to want to read! I haven't read any of these books hahaa. But your perspective is so thoughtful and unique from almost everyone else's. It's so joyful to watch. I love your content and thanks for sharing with the world!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhhh 🥹! Thank YOU for this comment! You can’t believe how happy I am that you’re enjoying the contenta and finding new books to read! Hopefully you’ll get a new favorite!

[@PhatYeti]

@Fun Fantasy Books thanks so much for always responding you are so awesome hahah! I can't wait to make my favorite lists once I start reading it will be awesome to beable to talk about it with you and your fans☺️☺️

[@heathersnow1885]

Now THIS is what I need when someone is going to recommend books--passion, enthusiasm and a cogent summary of *why* you loved the book(s) and what is to be expected in terms of world-building, character development, magical systems etc. I am inspired to check out the list you have provided and I thank you for that. I have also read hundreds of fantasy novels in my life and rarely am I surprised by how the story ends. Which is why I found Steven Erikson (Malazan Books of the Fallen), Tad Williams (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn) and Anne Bishop to be thoroughly amazing. I had very little sense of what was unfolding when I read Erikson; his world-building is profound, the magic system is compelling and his characters are so very, very grey-complicated and nuanced. There are scenes in those books that haunt me for their heartbreaking poignancy and can still make me cry unashamedly when I recall them. It is masterful and epic in its scope, and while it is long (10 volumes in the series, not including prequels and companion novels), that is why it makes me so happy. I am always saddened when I find a magnificent series but the story ends too soon for my liking and I am left wanting so much more. Williams' trilogy seemed more 'typical' of the high fantasy genre, and it is easy to believe you know how it will conclude and the enjoyment comes from the storytelling and character development. But I was so wrong...the end blindsided me (something he also did with the sci-fi (?) Otherland series) so that was impressive and well worth it. It's not often an author gets the drop on me like that. Bishop also does a superb job at worldbuilding and I would recommend anything she has written-Black Jewels, Tir Alainn, The Others, Ephemera. Each world she creates is rich and complex, her characters are vivid and while some of the themes can be triggering for some readers, her writing is careful and evocative. She also has a delicious and wicked sense of humour.I have read all her series multiple times, they are that good. In terms of an underappreciated work, I would recommend Sarah Ash and the Tears of Artamon trilogy. An unexpected mash-up of ideas and themes, but I found it compelling and enjoyable. Ian Irvine is also another excellent author whose works are underappreciated from what I can see. And for storytelling that is raw and poignant and provocative, the Merlin Codex series by Robert Holdstock.

[@jenniferlummis8196]

Great top 10! Most of these books I either already love or will be reading this year. Glad to know they're still favorites!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Uhhhh which are the ones that you will be reading this year? 👀!! Thank you for watching, so happy you enjoyed the top 10!

[@jenniferlummis8196]

@@FunFantasyBooks Jade City for sure and hopefully Guns of the Dawn!

[@Mmitchtexas]

Oh! Love the accent lights on your shelves!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Really!! Yay! Thank you so much! 🥹

[@ruedizzle317]

I do like your selection and I would like to recommend just one more series that I don't see on a lot of top tens but is some of the best books I have ever read. The Wardstone Chronicles.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Thank you so much for the recommendation!! Added to my TBR!!

[@laku_u]

Obligatory cheer for Aurelian Cycle and Red Rising! I'm with you regarding Mistborn! I remember loving it, but I read it so many years ago that I don't feel comfortable putting it in any favorite lists. On one hand, I really think people have a better memory than I do! On the other, I vividly remember most details from Red Rising and Fireborne, and it's been respectively 5 and 2 years since I've read them (compared to the 6 of Mistborn). I often wonder if it is because those are *truly* favorites, like top 3 of all time, or just because my memory really sucks!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahaha I want to believe that our memory is good enough? (🥲👵)!! Ahhh I am so happy I got your mandatory cheer for Aurelian Cycle haha I legit thought about you while filming it! You think it’s time for a Mistborn re-read? I am scared I won’t like it as much 👀 and therefore I always push it! So you mentioned Aurelian Cycle and Red Rising… what’s the extra serie for the top 3? 🥹

[@laku_u]

@@FunFantasyBooks Boringly... the other one is ASOIAF. I forgot most of the details, but not how it made me feel when I read it almost ten years ago. This one I'm afraid to reread because then I'll start suffering from heartbreak again if the series is never completed! For Mistborn, same. It was my first adult Sanderson and my mind was blown by certain things, but knowing them beforehand I feel will diminish my experience. Also, I just realized that KZbin is being stupid again and not sending me notifications when you answer a comment, it only sends me that you liked the comment, so sorry if I did not answer any previous one/answered late❣

[@emilyelisabethsirois3820]

It's nice to find someone who loved Shadow of the Fox and the trilogy as much as me. It was exactly what I wanted it to be.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Right?? Ahhh! It is nice to find each other!! ✨

[@williamy.9977]

Thanks for the list! I just picked up Jade City and The Sword of Kaigen based on your recommendations. I hope that they're as great as you say!!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Omg! Omg! Omg! Yes!! Part of the mission is accomplished ✨🎊! Now you absolutely need to let me know if you enjoy them (so that I can fulfill the mission of helping you find a new favorite!) I really hope you enjoy them!!

[@williamy.9977]

@@FunFantasyBooks I’ll let you know! I’m sure that I will 👍👍

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Aaaaannddddd?? Any update?

[@williamy.9977]

@@FunFantasyBooks Not yet! I had to finish up Sanderson's latest kickstarter release. Sword of Kaigen is next on my list! It seems closest to The Poppy War Series (still need to start book 3); I like to hop around with genres and series to keep it mixed up.

[@TheUkuleleFool]

Love your enthusiasm. I think I will start with your #2 pick. Why don’t you have more subscribers? Looking forward to digging into your content here on YT.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh thank you so much! This comment means really a lot! I had such a though day and this brighten it! Thank you!

[@RyeMiArt]

I've read Mistborn trilogy this year and it for sure is one of my favourite series, especially with time I am realizing how much I love it [if that makes sense]. You just made me move up Sword of Kaigen to top of my tbr and I need to check out Red Rising for sure too.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

It completely makes sense!! I am also in awe about what Sanderson made, specially with the magic system! Just perfection! Ahh yes!! Please read Sword of Kaigen if you are interested in the themes mentioned! I absolutely loved it!

[@RyeMiArt]

@@FunFantasyBooks ahhh yes! The magic system is the best thing ever and while there is lot of talk about allomancy I LOVE hemalurgy because it's so dark and fascinating :D I audibly gasped every time they uncovered another part of it. It's official! I will be reading Sword of Kaigen right after finishing Babel :D

[@SoftOtaku]

I just found you and I already love your channel so much! Thank you for helping me to figure out what to read next. I just finished MISTBORN and am looking at other options but I have plenty. Have you ever read/talked about Brent Weeks? I’ve read all of his stuff and that was a big reason I got back into fantasy after finishing the Harry Potter Series around 20 years ago lol

[@kristal2783]

I completely agree with you 100% on Sword of Kaigen! I couldn’t put it down and I want everyone I know to read it! ❤

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh yes!! I feel so absolutely happy and validated reading this!! ✨✨

[@karrramba332]

This is my first time on your channel, but I definitely stay for longer!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Yay!! Welcome to this cozy family! It’s so great to have you here!!

[@ElectroMagneticJosh]

Thank you for this. Just updating my "to read" list with some of these.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Yesss! That makes me so so happy!

[@diegoleme77]

Impossible to have a top 10 without the Farseer trilogy!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhhh I am giving Hobb a second try with the Liveship trilogy!!

[@wallhagens2001]

I’m going to try Shadow of the Fox based on your recommendation. I love a Japanese feudal setting, so it should be just the thing! Thanks!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh yay! Let me know what you think afterwards please! I’m really keen to know!

[@bookswithlau]

I'm so bad at picking favorites 😭But Green bone saga, The Sword of Kaigen and TSA would have to be there too. I'd add Book of the Ancestor by Mark Lawrence, The Faithful and The Fallen and The Lies of Locke Lamora too, and I think that will be it 💫💫 Great video! I loved the music you put on the background, it was so soothing 🥰

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh so many many great picks for your faves!! I still need to read The Faithful and the Fallen! But I think May it’s going to be THE MONTH for that! Yay! I tried adding the music a little bit louder, but I was so unsure about it! Thank you for letting me know!

[@bookswithlau]

@@FunFantasyBooks no, i think the music was perfect 🤗😌 ohh that's great!! Whenever you find the time to read it, I hope you also love it 🤞🏼 book one is the weakest, being a debut, but it's really worth for what it comes next 🙂

[@tanyamelski747]

My. BookTuber daughter just got me into Romantic Fantasies so this video is awesome! She and I have to go through your list and find our next series to devour! Thanks for this!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh how lovely!! Who is your daughter? I hope you can find good books to binge!

[@tanyamelski747]

@@FunFantasyBooks Noelle Gallagher :)

[@zem_fm]

It's honestly too hard to pick favourites, I feel like I love all the books on my shelves equally 😂 The Daevabad trilogy and the Aurelian Cycle are definitely high up there though, and maybe the An Ember in the Ashes series! Another one I loooved is Little Mushroom, though it's less fantasy and more post-apocalyptic sci-fi/dystopia, and it left me obsessed with post-apocalyptic sci-fi now and I want more 😶 I feel like I need to start getting more into adult epic fantasy, then that list would be easier to make 😂

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahaha definitely!! Oh man, I really need to continue with the Daevabad trilogy! I feel like City of Brass was fantastic, but that it really gets better!! 🥹 Definitely something to read this summer!

[@lanceb247Upload]

I really enjoyed ember in the ashes, even though I felt like I was reading teenager books, it was fantastically written and I raced through the trilogy with a smile on my face the entire time!

[@wendyfairfull8967]

Great list! I was worried Stormlight Archives wouldn’t make the cut. It’s # 1. 🙌 I’ve read all the books except A River Enchanted. It’s been staring at me from my bookshelf for a while now. I’m going to pick it up next.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahah can you imagine that I missed Sanderson? I would have refilmed the whole video!! (For the 3rd time as my mic was off the first time 🥲)! Oh yayyy for a River Enchanted! Ah let me know your thoughts PLEASE! I now fear I’ve hyped it too much, but honestly I loved it!

[@wendyfairfull8967]

@@FunFantasyBooks that was silly of me to think you would leave off the Stormlight Archives. 😂 I don’t think you’ve over hyped A River Enchanted. Our book taste is nearly a 100% match. Besides I preordered it, so I’ve had it for some time. I had completely forgotten I had it. I may have a few too many books. 😂😂

[@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels]

I absolutely loved A River Enchanted, happy to see it get some attention in a top 10 list! Incidentally, given the things you mentioned enjoying about Piranesi, has anyone recommended you check out Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake? All through my reading of Piranesi I just kept thinking it read like a spiritual successor to the first in that series, Titus Groan, written in a more forgiving style to be accessible to a wider audience. Gormenghast is one of the many classics of fantasy that have faded into the sidelines because of Tolkien and his heir's commercial success. Worth giving a shot, if you haven't as yet.

[@libraryofaviking]

Amazing video!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Thank you so much!! 🥹

[@jimmychurch9588]

There were lots of things I haven’t read, but the ones I have I liked a lot. I’ll be checking some of these out :)

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Woho! Yes! So happy to read it! Let me know which books you end up picking up and your thoughts 🫶

[@jimmychurch9588]

@@FunFantasyBooks will do :)

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

I am completely charmed. The fantasy series that I really enjoyed outside of the true classics of _The Lord of the Rings_ and _The Chronicles of Narnia_ was R. Scott Bakker's _The Prince of Nothing_ series. I know that these novels are very controversial, but there's something about the way he writes, builds a world, and crafts characters and their motives that really drew me in. I was avidly reading all of the reprints of Robert E. Howard's _Conan_ stories and a friend recommended _The Prince of Nothing_ , thinking I would like them due to a particular character. I collected all 7 of Bakker's books in this setting and was mostly very pleased. Again, I know these books aren't for everyone, but I found the grim-dark fantasy genre particularly enjoyable and challenging at the same time. Another I found fascinating was Tad Williams' _Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn_ trilogy. Incredibly immersive, and said to have inspired George RR Martin. Which leads me to my next series I really enjoyed. Stephen R. Donaldson's _Lord Foul's Bane_ a series that is incredibly complex and beautifully written. George RR Martin considers this series the best in the fantasy genre, and I understand why he appreciates it. Another challenging, but highly recommended novel series is Gene Wolfe's _Book of the New Sun_ . These were incredible and so difficult and complex, I have them queued to read again now that I'm a bit older and marginally wiser. My honorable mention is _The Lies of Locke Lamora_ by Scott Lynch. Lynch writes beautifully, and I am looking forward to finishing his series.

[@shawneesoto7700]

I was surprised that Jade City is my jam too! I added The Shadow of the Fox to my tbr. Thanks!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahah absolute surprise!! Oh yayyy for Shadow of the Fox! Ahh let me know your thoughts afterwards! Also if you’re interested, I found the perfect Spotify playlist to read Shadow of the fox!

[@shawneesoto7700]

@@FunFantasyBooks oh fun! Yes please!

[@AdrianasWonderland]

a river enchnted looks amazing! grat video

[@FunFantasyBooks]

It is absolutely outstanding and it was the most beautiful cover!! Thank you for watching! ✨ I appreciate you being here!

[@ExpatNatt]

BRB whilst I immediately add all these to my tbr 😍

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahaha yay!! Oh please keep me posted on how these reads go for you!

[@melaniechapleau4774]

Haven't found a serie yet that hooked me as much as The assassin's apprentice of Robin Hobb. Such a sensitive writing,. Will probably try the Jade city serie :)

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh having a series that really hooks you it’s the best feeling! I will start with Liveship trilogy next week!

[@ksiazkowy_pirat]

I really like your videos! Your taste is very similar to mine so I know I can always rely on your opinions.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Yay! Thank you! I am so happy you enjoyed this video!! Uuuuhhh if we have similar tastes, recommend me a top favorite of yours!!

[@ksiazkowy_pirat]

@@FunFantasyBooks a few from the recent time which I think I haven’t seen in any of your videos: (not always the most popular ones): The Vampire Empire (Kristoff’s books are always hits for me), The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima and The Way of Shaman, which as a series had its problems, but overall was very engaging!

[@terencemoss6563]

I love your editions of some books and you’ve given me new books to look at. Currently starting the Wheel of Time series. Do you read them in Spanish ?

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh thank you Terence!! Which books you’ve discovered 👀? I want to start Wheel of Time soon!! I read some of the series in Spanish, but it is usually not that frequent! I tend to read in English 🥹

[@terencemoss5854]

@@FunFantasyBooks I have been thinking about the Mistborn trilogy for some time now especially as Brendan Sanderson has written the concluding three volumes of the Wheel of Time. But you intrigued me with your description of The Aurelian Cycle, by Rosaria Munda. So it's only my wish list now. I have written a sci fi time travel trilogy of my own, as a hobby, and I love a strong female lead character which I used in mine. I read and speak Spanish fluently but I only read classics. In sci fi and fantasy I understand it better in English. Thanks for your review, it was great.

[@luananoret8142]

I Loved the Red Rising series too ! even if its not the genre that I normally read ! I am not really surprise by your answer ! I think of those books when I thinks about you ah ah !

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahahah that is fair!! 🥹💕 you know me well and I can’t really express how much it means to me your support! ✨ as for Red Rising, absolutely yes! Incredible!

[@rbworleywrites]

Can you do a series of videos reviewing each of the Stormlight books individually? Also, have you read Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw? I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

I haven’t read it! But thank you for the recommendation!! Ahhh at this point I feel I should do a re-read of Stormlight in order for me to give a detailed review of each book! What I can say is that I really enjoyed them, specially book 3! But if there’s anything I can help you with, I can 100% try!

[@RLDesrochers]

Interested to see where Red Rising lands after you finish it.

[@MMAT16]

Thanks for the list! My best of all time is Tolkien, no surprises, I guess. If I ever make a list I´ll include Le Guin, Liliana Bodoc and surely Pat Rothfuss, who´s magical system is superb. =)

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh thank you for sharing your top reads!! I still need to get into Tolkien!!

[@terryj33]

@@FunFantasyBookswait what?

[@katrinamonson3819]

I NEED to get to Guns of the Dawn!! It's been on my list for a bit now and I hear nothing but great things

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Yeeeees!! Please please do! I feel in love with the book so early on, it was true my phenomenal! Let me know if you end up picking it up 🥹

[@natrajannadeem]

If you haven't read Harry Potter yet, may want to give them a try. The books evolve with the character's age. I loved them 20 years ago and I still very much liked them 5 years back. Definitely going to try Sword of Kaigen from your list. All the comments are raving about it too. Have read mistborn but may be I didn't enjoy them as much as you did. The first was fun though.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh Nadeem! It makes me so very happy to read that you’re going to pick up Sword of Kaigen!! I know! i’ve been wanting to read Harry Potter for forever (I read the first one years ago!)

[@wtf.iswrongwithella]

Hi. So I just found your channel on my FYP and was immediately intrigued. Fantasy is my least favourite genre (I've only ever read Red Queen book one and two), and can't seem to wrap my head around why people like it so much. I wanted to see for myself and was wondering if you knew any good fantasy novels for beginners like myself

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hiya Ella! Sorry I missed this comment! Ahh welcome to this cozy family! Let me think: Mistborn or Warbreaker are usually a great books to start, but if you let me know what do you usually like in books (romance? Mystery? Tension? Politics?) I can give you more accurate recs!

[@Derayne33]

I enjoyed your list. Have you ever read The Dark tower series by Stephen King? It has a great ensemble and still lingers for me as one of the finest fantasy stories ever told. Roland and his quest with Eddie, Susannah, Jake and Oy is timeless and in equal ways haunting and impactful. The fourth book 'Wizard and Glass' is a standalone gem for me. If you have, I would love to know your thoughts.

[@scottbirdsong6501]

Interesting list... very revealing to me how the generations differ (I'm much older then you and started reading for enjoyment around 11). Not a good or bad thing, just an observation.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Absolutely!!

[@ricardomianelli]

Happy to see so many unknown recommendations! My top #1 so far is still The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. Both The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear are unmatched so far (but I hope I find new books that will be even better)

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhhh Name of the Wind is in so many top lists! Personally it was a bit hard for me to connect with Kvothe, but so happy it clicked for you!! Hopefully you find more favorites from here!

[@GabrielaSantos-ff7ij]

The sword of Kaigen ❤ loved it loved it loved it!! Best book in a long time

[@FunFantasyBooks]

HARD agree!!!! I read it 2 years ago and I still remember almost everything 😭🎉🙈🥲🙃😶‍🌫️

[@GabrielaSantos-ff7ij]

@@FunFantasyBooks broke my heart!!!! But so good. Pity it is a stand alone.

[@FilmyDost007]

0:30 which edition is this?

[@FunFantasyBooks]

It’s one of the first editions that Gigamesh (an Spanish publishing house) did for Game of Thrones!!

[@ADudeWhoReads]

Great list. Obviously, I don't agree with every pick (everyone's top 10 list is deeply personal), but there's only one of these picks that I would actively argue against (#5). I think I feel as strongly negative about your #5 pick as you are positive. But, I suppose everyone can make mistakes from time to time ;)

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahah I agree 100%!! Reading is deeply subjective!! I am curious to know why you feel that way with book #5 (specially because i spent like 6 months deeply hating it lol)

[@ADudeWhoReads]

​@@FunFantasyBooks Now I'm super curious to understand how you went from "6 months deeply hating it" to it being in your 5th spot! My take: the first half of the first book was really promising. Then the second half: The pacing was a mess. I don't think the "grit" actually served the story, it felt like it was just there to be shocking. Despite having lived through such horrors, the protagonist's motivations feel immature at best and plain dumb at worst. I couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters. The writing style felt like it was trying to make every single sentence feel dramatic. To be fair, there are some redeeming qualities (mostly around world building and well-crafted historical parallels), but they're not enough to justify the high praise this series usually gets, in my humble opinion!

[@FPepe729]

thank you!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Pleasure!!

[@joelindley5113]

Have you read the Powder Mage follow up trilogy, Gods of Blood & Powder? Even better than Powder Mage in my opinion. His first book in the Glass Immortals series In the Shadow of Lightning is pretty good too. I recommend Django Wexler's Shadow Campaigns if you like flintlock fantasy

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh Joe, thank you SO MUCH for this comment! I am indeed fascinated with flintlock so I really appreciate your comment! I have In the Shadow of Lighting in my queue!

[@CorbettDavid]

I’ve been looking for a new series, so I’ll give a couple of these a shot. The series that immediately springs to mind that is The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erickson.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

I 100a% need to start Malazan!! Being such a polarizing series I wonder if I will fall in the bucket of people loving it or…no so much!

[@tiananesbitt7156]

Awe 🐈 Great Authors ⭐️ 🌌

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Yay! 🐈 !!

[@swisswatermethod1781]

First time watching one of your videos! Where are you from? You have a really interesting accent!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Welcome to this small family! So glad that you’re here!! I am from Spain! 🫶! What about you?

[@swisswatermethod1781]

@@FunFantasyBooks I’m from the UK - glad to be here!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Glad to have you!! 🥹

[@TheBookishMom]

Oh I have been meaning to read a River Enchanted forever!

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh yes!!! I am obsessed with this duology 🙃🥹! Please reaaaad it!!

[@cmeeki4]

So many wonderful books❤

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Awww thank you!

[@roberteaston5543]

I'm still in the Honorable Mentions but had to stop to give you a like, a subscription, and this comment. I think you're awesome.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh Robert!! This comment means a lot to me! Thank you so much! I apologize it took me so long to answer! Welcome to this cozy family! 🥹

[@dabriga7]

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[@peteranderson5714]

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[@knarf4083]

Like so many others who review fantasy series you missed out on Guy Gavriel Kay books. You really need to give his stuff a read. I loved Mistborn, but his stuff is even better. Try out "Sailing to Sarantium" or "The Lions of Al'Rassan". Two fantastic books.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Thank you so much for the recommendation!! Added to my TBR!!

[@_lilyofthevalley_]

The way I have almost all of these on my TBR 😂

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahahah please read them! I mean if you feel like it, but gaaaah so good!

[@ronaldwatson3862]

The Sword of Kaigen is so good.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Absolutely agree! 🥹

[@BitBard302]

This is an intellectual feast. If your appetite isn't satiated, there's a book with matching content. "Moonlit Shadows" by Olivia Whitestone

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

No book series is perfect, but some of the best I've seen are: *1) RA Salvatore's Legend Of Drzzt The first 25 or so books are really good, even phenomenal as a whole. Eventually he loses focus and starts doing reruns, but try writing 38 books in the same series. And Drizzt is one of the most popular fantasy characters. It would be really hard to pick out one or a few books that stand out. Personally book 3, Sojourn, is my favorite. The whole Dark Elf Trilogy stands out. Many enjoy The Icewind Dale Trilogy, the first published set in the story. There are even a few books dealing directly with characters others than Drizzt. *2) RA Salvatore's Saga Of The First King Unlike the Drizzt books, set in the D&D world created by others, this was his own imagination at work. This is enjoyable if a reader doesn't want a long epic. It's four books, that reach a perfect climax at the end. I think a main difference between the two styles & protagonists is while Drizzt is the person we want to be Bransen is the person we are more likely to feel we are and strive to overcome. *3) Ursula LeGuinn's A Wizard Of Earthsea While part of a largers series, The Earthsea Cycle which actually expanded from a trilogy into a quartet or tetralogy, the 1st book is the gem of her work. It deals with a foolish young man, barely more than a boy, who wants to be a wizard but makes mistakes on his path. There's demons and dragons, there's exciting adventures, there's a world of magic. It's intriguing. It's a shame the next 3 books are very dry and to me not enjoyable, but her imagination was great. Not every style works for everyone, and book one was a very different style than the others. The books were adapted into a miniseries on the scifi/syfy channel and later an animated version. *Honorable Mention) yeah, I like Game Of Thrones (or A Song Of Fire & Ice as Martin officially called it). I have read most of the books, and I'm not swearing off the newer installments, but since I have seen the whole HBO series & know the conclusion it's not a priority. It is an interesting and intriguing world, where many characters are likable and living between good & evil. Martin took great inspiration from historical figures and married it with his own fantasy world.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

So sorry it took me a solid minute to answer this amazing comment! I hope it also helps other people find great books! I got the Earthsea Cycle gifted last Christmas! So it’s definitely a read I want to get to soon! 🎉

[@jason-sp8nb]

Have you read any of the shannara book's those are fantasy books there brilliant

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh! I actually read the first one, forever ago! (Right after the TV series!) I enjoyed but never really continued!

[@jason-sp8nb]

@@FunFantasyBooks the TV series does not do it justice it is old book try Terry good kind sword for truth books

[@jason-sp8nb]

@@MrJedi5150 David eddings I need to look for them ones ok thanks for telling me 😀😊

[@Serenity7907]

Eddings is beginner fantasy, great for kids but the writing is simplistic and repetitive, wouldn't recommend it to someone that's already read a fair share of fantasy. Far better adult fantasy out there.

[@flywithty1]

Empire of the Vampire is so imbedded in me! I don’t know what to attempt to dethrone it with😂

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahaha ahh reading slump I am afraid? When a book is that good it gets tough! I am having a complex time this month moving forward from Jade Legacy!

[@flywithty1]

@@FunFantasyBooks I own the trilogy, but have been putting it off for that exact reason!😂

[@mrmagoo7524]

Most of these are grimdark?

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh not really! Some stories have a slightly dark touch, but not hard grimdark!

[@michaelmurphy748]

I have not read 'A Song of Ice and Fire' nor am I going to read anything from Brandon Sanderson (last book as Words of Radiance). Those authors are no longer hungry for the work so they take way too much time between novels for me to care. Taking 3+ years between book means I will die of old age before they finish so why should I read them?

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh I completely understand, and if what you’re seeking is an author / series that is complete, there are great fantasy series out there (*cough cough* Green Bone saga *cough cough*)!

[@michaelmurphy748]

@@FunFantasyBooks I will have to give it a try.

[@davidlowe1171]

LoTR didn’t even make the honorable mentions?

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh sorry David! Sadly I haven’t read LOTR yet, so I can’t really include it here! I’ll take it that is within your top?

[@HarukoZ001]

Sword of Kaigen was a good Avatar fan fiction turned into something more in-depth, but while I started off enjoying the book (the author took some interesting risks that I won't spoil for others to uncover), but it ultimately ended as a disappointment. I wonder if it would have worked better for me as a duology. What really bugged me was the pile of exposition at the end hinting at a second book.....in a book that is a stand alone. It left me ultimately disappointed in the story.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahh so sorry i completely missed this comment! Sorry you didn’t enjoy Sword of Kaigen 😭. I 100% understand what you mean, but ahh everything worked so nicely for me 🥹

[@adamforkner5615]

I don't know if i can take any top 10 of all time list seriously without Wheel of Time.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

I understand! Sadly I haven’t read Wheel of Time just yet, so I can’t count it in! I will start with it in June though!

[@BecxReadz]

The only one I've read is ACOTAR 😅

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahaha theeeen hopefully your TBR has increased? 🤪

[@tyrannosaurus696]

Can't get behind any list that omits Joe Abercrombie. Hard to pick between him or Martin as number 1.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Thank you for sharing!! Between the two it would be Martin for me! ✨

[@dominik3671]

Found some new Tipps but can a Tier List be real without Kingkiller chronicle? 🤔😄

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahah ahh I am afraid I didn’t enjoy Kingkiller Chronicle as much 😞! Maybe it was the moment when I was reading it!

[@dominik3671]

@@FunFantasyBooks maybe and maybe you should read it again sometime. Is my place one. Looking forward to reading Mistborn and Jade City soon 😊👍🏼

[@ericks141]

I was really hoping #5 was not on the list. I finished the trilogy, and for me, #5 is one of those stories that makes me quit fantasy for a while

[@alejandromontane1406]

Eres española? Porque esa versión en español de juego de tronos solo se vendía en España

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Siii! Soy de Madrid!! Vaya ojo tienes!!

[@00mpa1oomp4]

Malazan not in there???

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh I haven’t read Malazan yet 🙊. Should i? 🙊

[@Serenity7907]

Yes, absolutely. Read well over a thousand fantasy books by now and Malazan is probably in my top 3. Eriksens writing style isn't as accesible as say Sanderson but he's a master of the craft in his own way. I'm not a native english speaker and that's the only books I struggled a little bit with when I started reading them nearly 20 years ago. It's a commitment but well worth it imo

[@Z-Samo]

Try reading a book if the money spoke It's really amazing 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Bl3ss_yo_h3art]

A Song of Ice and Fire would be the best on my list if was finished...still waiting for the ending

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh me as well!

[@Crimmando]

No love for The Wheel of Time?

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh you got me there! i haven’t read Wheel of Time just yet! Will start soon tho 👀

[@laurencote5949]

GRRRRLLLLL... You KNOW A Song of Ice and Fire is #1!!! Always has been always will be

[@FunFantasyBooks]

hahahahahahhaha! fairrrrrrrrrrr! but it was so so long ago...! and can it be finished please :')

[@nazimelmardi]

This list would change a lot if you finish Malazan Book of the Fallen...

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhhh man I need to get to Malazan! I am planning this summer to be THE SUMMER to start it!

[@cugelchannel4733]

You cannot seriously have a top 10 Fantasy Series without: #1 The Lord of the Rings. The first and still the best and most popular fantasy series ever. Also Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams, an absolutely brilliant writer; and also The Nine Princes in Amber series by Roger Zelazny following the family of immortals who can create any world of their desires, but who scheme and plot for the throne of the one true world: Amber. Honorable mention to the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

[@w8stral]

Sorry, wheel of time sucks, wordy BORING books which should be 1/3 their length. Started good then went into polygamy and rambling boring BS and I'll even admit I own the books. Tad Williams Memory sorrow thorn ... is meh. He has a MUCH superior series Otherland which should be in top 10.

[@cugelchannel4733]

@@w8stral I liked Otherland too, but Memory Sorrow and Thorn is much more popular. So, much so that fans badgered Tad for over 10 years for a sequel so he started a new series with The Witchwood Crown. You might not agree, but going by sales Tad is one of the most popular fantasy authors behind JK Rowling. I think Tad's best novel is The War of the Flowers, which has the advantage of being 1 volume. I'd say the Wheel of Time gets progressively more boring, until the last book, but again, it was overall a good series and also judging by popularity as measured by sales. I did not include the Percy Jackson series, which I found amusing light hearted reading, but I wouldn't argue its great adult fiction. It is good for kids though.

[@w8stral]

@@cugelchannel4733 Witchwood Crown is just boring. Literally nothing of interest happens until book 2. I do not recommend it to ANYONE. Wheel of time is good up to book ~4 or 5 and then becomes utterly BORING.

[@cugelchannel4733]

@@w8stral I don't agree. I rather liked it, up till about Book 8, and then the final book was good. Haven't read the Witchwood Crown although I have the book. I wouldn't say the Wheel of Time is in the top 5 but I'd put it in the top 10 of Fantasy Novels I've read. Too long for sure. It should have been cut in 1/2, but still decent. None of these is as good as Nine Princes in Amber series, let alone LOTR.

[@w8stral]

@@cugelchannel4733 Last part I agree with 100%.

[@gandalf4751]

The lord of the rings ????The Hobbit ????The Silmarillion ????? 😍😍😍

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Unfortunately I haven’t read any of those boooks 😭

[@oniromante7465]

Veo que algunos de tus libros están en Español.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Si!! Soy de España, y algunos libros los compro directamente en español!

[@oniromante7465]

​@@FunFantasyBooksHablas muy bien inglés.

[@sumanpani]

OMG. I want to be your friend. And to go to bookshops together. And have discussion about books over coffee/tea. And i want to buddy read books with you. Because my book choices are exactly the same as yours. It's like meeting my soul sister( hope thats not too creepy. Haha)

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahaha i absolutely know what you mean Suman 👯‍♀️!! It’s the best feeling to have someone with a similar book taste 🥹!! What are you currently reading? Let me knoooow!!

[@sumanpani]

@@FunFantasyBooks i am in the middle of just way too many books. 🙈 Muse of Nightmares, the Burning God, Norwegian wood and before the coffee gets cold book 2.

[@sumanpani]

@@FunFantasyBooks i am guessing you are reading bone shard war. Or are you saving it for a better time?

[@fulgorete]

Y parece que por lo menos lees un perfecto español. Felicidades por el buen trabajo ;)

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Jajaja si! Soy española!! Muchas gracias!!

[@fulgorete]

@@FunFantasyBooks pues muy buen inglés entonces. Felicidades por partida doble :)

[@shamaunjiwanmall1987]

@0:22 Didn’t MAKE********** 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

If you think a book should have been #11, than you should made a top 11 list or gave it an honorable mention.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Haha I ended up sharing it lightly there (Founders trilogy)! But I needed to draw the line somewhere haha I legit spend too much time crafting the list

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

@@FunFantasyBooks, yep lists are hard

[@evelynyu88]

I couldn't finish the last book of the Red Rising series...it was just so boring... :(

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Oh no!!! So sorry you felt that way! Reading is so subjective! Hopefully you found another great book?

[@vinodvagadurgi414]

I don’t like her list but everyone’s talking about the way of kings

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Reading is so subjective! Way is kings is like by a lot of people, but is still a massive commitment and it won’t work for everyone

[@vinodvagadurgi414]

@@FunFantasyBooks That’s true reading is indeed subjective Your list is not my cup of tea I am more into world building,character development,sequences that challenge imagination of me and writer I am sure looking forward to read storm light but to be frank I really think mistborn was overrated. Also I liked your Fonda lee mention You know reading is time consuming so I restrict myself to the best content possible ASOIF is a classic Avidly waiting for winds

[@gabetabor9776]

No Lord of the Rings on here is troubling me.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Ahhh Gabe! I am afraid I haven’t read Lord of the Rings just yet!!

[@paulm7901]

My "top 20" fantasy novels ... haha

[@caitlinl2750]

Hahahaha I’ve read all of these😂🎉

[@caitlinl2750]

You should definitely read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!

[@gandalf4751]

The lord of the rings ??????????????

[@anuparnoacharya5779]

Each and every youtuber don't include Harry Potter in their top 10 list. I wonder why?? The all-time best selling fantasy novel series doesn't even find a single taker?? Is it jealousy or trying to look cool and different from others?? 🥴

[@AgnosticTruth]

I smell recency bias! Pretty much the same books as all the other younglings on KZbin! Go back in time; your list will change.

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Probably!! I can't deny recency bias! I didn't add into the list any book that I read less than a couple months ago, but still! I agree! there's a sweet spot between consolidating the read with time and remembering vividly the emotions the book made you feel!

[@AgnosticTruth]

@@FunFantasyBooks I hope my comment didn’t come off as negative. I just believe that if delve into the author’s that brought this genre into the forefront you’ll see why the modern authors are emulating them. A good way to figure out what classics you should read is to find articles or interviews of your favorite modern authors sharing the books and authors that inspired them. I enjoy your channel, keep up the good work!

[@girion590]

not worth the bother

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Sorry you feel that way! Reading is very subjective!

[@BB-qf1ns]

Thank you

[@thelastcube.]

refreshing to see some books which are not the common famous ones for usual top 10 And a few new ones which have now contributed to lengthening my neverending tbr 🥲

[@FunFantasyBooks]

Hahahaha 🥲 (i wish we had an “I know how you feel” emoji)! So happy that I contributed to enlarge your TBR! Hopefully a new favorite comes from here!