Ultimate Fantasy Book Tier List: EVERY Major Book Ranked (320+ books!)

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@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

If anybody wants to come discuss this video (or fantasy in general) - come join my discord channel! discord.com/invite/SbrEfnzKht

@alucardjp1 9 ай бұрын

You should try he who fights monsters , your taste seems similar to my and it’s a S tier series past book 1

@CharlesWolfeSkate 7 ай бұрын

I went there to see if this list was written down, but it isn't. I was wondering if you could at least post the top 5?? I'm not sure how to figure it out beside watching the whole video!! I don't know every book just by it's small and slightly cut off image.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 7 ай бұрын

@@CharlesWolfeSkate The Cripple God Wall of Storms Grace of Kings Memories of Ice Storm of Swords The Last Argument of Kings The Bonehunters Of Darkness and Light The Veiled Throne Words of Radiance Wrath

@k2u364 10 ай бұрын

Should I read 30% of a book or watch a single youtube video telling me that I should read books ?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

LOL

@admiraljosh 10 ай бұрын

Yes!

@ChaoLiang_thecmancan 10 ай бұрын

This is what happens to me with games.

@renatus6883 9 ай бұрын

Books are subjective you dont want to just take someone's words for it.

@KarateSnoopy 6 ай бұрын

In case anyone is interested, here's the ordering of the S tier books: #1 -- 0:53:00 -- The Crippled God Malazan Book 10 #2 -- 0:21:48 -- The Wall of Storms The Dandelion Dynasty Book 2 #3 -- 0:21:48 -- The Grace of Kings The Dandelion Dynasty Book 1 #4 -- 0:53:00 -- Memories of Ice Malazan Book 3 #5 -- 0:02:10 -- A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 3 #6 -- 0:41:35 -- Last Argument of Kings The First Law Book 3 #7 -- 0:53:00 -- The Bonehunters Malazan Book 6 #8 -- 0:14:53 -- Of Darkness and Light The Bound and the Broken Book 2 #9 -- 0:21:48 -- The Veiled Throne The Dandelion Dynasty Book 3 #10 -- 1:18:10 -- Words of the Radiance The Stormlight Archive Book 2 #11 -- 0:39:46 -- Wrath The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne Book 4 #12 -- 0:41:35 -- The Wisdom of Crowds The First Law #13 -- 1:12:11 -- Ship of Destiny The Realm of the Elderlings Book 6 #14 -- 1:18:10 -- Way of Kings The Stormlight Archive Book 1 #15 -- 1:22:49 -- The Wandering Inn Book 5 #16 -- 0:43:16 -- Lonesome Crown The Five Warrior Angels Book 3 #17 -- 0:02:10 -- A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #18 -- 0:44:45 -- Lies Loke Lamora Gentlemen Bastards Book 1 #19 -- 0:53:00 -- Deadhouse Gates Malazan Book 2 #20 -- 0:53:00 -- Reapers Gale Malazan Book 7 #21 -- 0:53:00 -- Midnight Tides Malazan Book 5 #22 -- 0:25:11 -- Discworld - Guards! Guards! 1989 #23 -- 1:00:16 -- Mistborn Book 3 #24 -- 0:41:35 -- The Trouble With Peace The First Law #25 -- 1:19:32 -- Lesser Devil The Sun Eater Book 2 #26 -- 0:41:35 -- A Little Hatred The First Law #27 -- 0:53:00 -- Toll of the Hounds Malazan Book 8 #28 -- 1:22:49 -- The Wandering Inn Book 3 #29 -- 1:12:11 -- The Mad Ship The Realm of the Elderlings Book 5 #30 -- 1:12:11 -- Ship of Magic The Realm of the Elderlings Book 4 #31 -- 0:25:11 -- Discworld - Small Gods 1992 #32 -- 1:12:11 -- Assassins Fate The Realm of the Elderlings Fitz and the Fool trilogy Book 3 #33 -- 1:21:26 -- Bone Ships Wake The Tide Child Book 2 #34 -- 0:46:25 -- Jade War The Greenbone Saga Book 2 #35 -- 0:46:25 -- Jade Legacy The Greenbone Saga Book 3 #36 -- 0:53:00 -- House of Chains Malazan Book 4 #37 -- 0:41:35 -- Before They Are Hanged The First Law Book 2 #38 -- 1:23:38 -- The Wolf Under the Northern Sky Book 1 #39 -- 1:17:36 -- How to Rule and Empire and Get Away with It The Siege Book 2 #40 -- 1:00:16 -- Mistborn Book 1 #41 -- 0:05:16 -- Kings of the Wyld The Band Book 1 #42 -- 1:17:36 -- 16 Ways to Defend a Walled City The Siege Book 1 #43 -- 0:02:10 -- A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #44 -- 0:25:11 -- Discworld - Men at Arms 1993 #45 -- 0:43:16 -- Blackest Heart The Five Warrior Angels Book 2 #46 -- 1:12:11 -- Fools Fate The Realm of the Elderlings Book 9 #47 -- 0:38:16 -- Tyranny of Faith Empire of the Wolf Book 2 #48 -- 1:12:11 -- Fools Assassin The Realm of the Elderlings Fitz and the Fool trilogy Book 1 #49 -- 0:41:35 -- The Blade Itself The First Law Book 1 #50 -- 0:53:00 -- Malazan Return of the Crimson Guard #51 -- 0:39:46 -- Ruin The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne Book 3 #52 -- 1:12:11 -- Fools Quest The Realm of the Elderlings Fitz and the Fool trilogy Book 2 #53 -- 0:48:26 -- The Wise Mans The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 2 #54 -- 1:21:26 -- Bone Ships The Tide Child Book 1 #55 -- 1:22:49 -- The Wandering Inn Book 2 #56 -- 0:25:11 -- Discworld - Feet of Clay 1996 #57 -- 1:18:10 -- Rythmn of War The Stormlight Archive Book 4 #58 -- 0:39:46 -- Hunger of the Gods The Bloodsworn Trilogy Book 2 #59 -- 0:53:00 -- Malazan Orb Sceptre Throne #60 -- 0:38:16 -- The Justice of Kings Empire of the Wolf Book 1 #61 -- 0:46:25 -- Jade City The Greenbone Saga Book 1 #62 -- 0:48:26 -- Name of the Wind The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 1 #63 -- 1:19:32 -- Empire Silence The Sun Eater Book 1 #64 -- 0:48:57 -- The Captain The Last Horizon Book 1 #65 -- 0:37:13 -- Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 1 #66 -- 0:43:16 -- Forgetting Moon The Five Warrior Angels Book 1 #67 -- 1:08:21 -- Magician Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga Book 1) #68 -- 1:02:21 -- Mother of Learning Book 3 #69 -- 0:18:12 -- Cradle Book 10 Reaper #70 -- 1:02:21 -- Mother of Learning Book 2 #71 -- 1:08:21 -- Magician Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga Book 1) #72 -- 0:06:38 -- The Black Company The Black Company Book 1 #73 -- 1:12:11 -- Royal Assassin The Realm of the Elderlings Book 2 #74 -- 1:24:26 -- Memory of Light The Wheel of Time Book 14 #75 -- 1:24:26 -- Towers of Midnight The Wheel of Time Book 13 #76 -- 0:50:27 -- The Blinding Knife Lightbringer Book 2 #77 -- 1:24:26 -- Gathering Storm The Wheel of Time Book 12 #78 -- 0:39:46 -- Shadow of the Gods The Bloodsworn Trilogy Book 1 #79 -- 0:53:00 -- Malazan The Wurms of Blearmouth (2012) #80 -- 1:24:26 -- Knife of Dreams The Wheel of Time Book 11 #81 -- 1:02:02 -- Eleventh Cycle (Mistland Book 1) #82 -- 1:24:26 -- Fires of Heaven The Wheel of Time Book 5 #83 -- 0:06:38 -- Soldiers Live The Black Company Book 9 #84 -- 1:12:11 -- Fools Errand The Realm of the Elderlings Book 7 #85 -- 1:24:26 -- Path of Daggers The Wheel of Time Book 8 #86 -- 0:53:00 -- Malazan The Lees of Laughter's End (2007) #87 -- 1:22:49 -- The Wandering Inn Book 1 #88 -- 0:53:00 -- Malazan Deadhouse Landing #89 -- 0:53:00 -- Malazan Kellanved's Reach #90 -- 0:06:38 -- She is Darkness The Black Company Book 7 #91 -- 1:09:15 -- Age of Myth Riyria Legends of the First Empire Book 1 #92 -- 0:06:38 -- Shadow Games The Black Company Book 4 #93 -- 0:18:12 -- Cradle Book 9 Bloodline #94 -- 1:12:11 -- The Realm of the Elderlings Book 1 #95 -- 1:05:57 -- The Autumn Republic The Powder Mage Book 3 #96 -- 0:18:12 -- Cradle Book 7 Uncrowned #97 -- 1:24:26 -- The Dragon Reborn The Wheel of Time Book 3 #98 -- 1:24:26 -- Lord of Chaos The Wheel of Time Book 6 #99 -- 1:24:26 -- The Shadow Rising The Wheel of Time Book 4 #100 -- 1:05:57 -- Crimson Campaign The Powder Mage Book 2 #101 -- 1:15:31 -- Secret Projects 1 Tress of the Emerald Sea #102 -- 1:16:42 -- Umbral Storm The Sharded Few Book 1 #103 -- 0:17:27 -- Rage of Dragons The Burning Book 1 #104 -- 0:39:46 -- Valor The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne Book 2 #105 -- 0:39:46 -- A Time of Courage (Of Blood and Bone Book 3) #106 -- 0:05:16 -- Bloody Rose The Band Book 2 #107 -- 0:37:47 -- Empire of the Vampire Book 1 #108 -- 1:21:26 -- Call of Bone Ships The Tide Child Book 3 #109 -- 0:39:46 -- Malice The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne Book 1 #110 -- 0:22:47 -- Orconomics The Dark Profit Book 1 #111 -- 0:06:38 -- Bleak Seasons The Black Company Book 6 #112 -- 0:39:46 -- A Time of Blood (Of Blood and Bone Book 2) #113 -- 0:44:01 -- The Forsaken Trilogy Book 1 #114 -- 0:18:12 -- Cradle Book 6 Underlord #115 -- 0:25:11 -- Discworld - Monstrous Regiment 2003 #116 -- 1:12:11 -- Blood of Dragons The Realm of the Elderlings Rain Wild Chronicles Book 4 #117 -- 0:18:12 -- Cradle Book 4 Skysword #118 -- 0:18:12 -- Cradle Book 3 Blackflame #119 -- 1:19:32 -- The Sun Eater Queen Amid Ashes

@connorhale341 10 ай бұрын

My biggest complaint with tier lists is that they often don't have enough items on the list... 😂 Let's go!!!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yeah...this one might have the opposite problem!

@apostle9209 10 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews You should've ranked the discworld books at the end cuz it really cluttered the space. Just a suggestion :)

@ryhmetravila8085 10 ай бұрын

Very first book, and one of my top five all time is in D tier. Never change Matt.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

LOL. Straight out of the gate!

@orepoutanes 10 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews ahaha SAVAGE!

@marcsoler6187 10 ай бұрын

What a huge tier list, The Dandelion Dynasty is now top priority on my TBR pile, I already had planned to read it but seeing 3 books on the top of your tier list made me so hyped to start.

@sophhnavarro 10 ай бұрын

this is amazing, gonna keep this one as a reference when I'm looking for what to read next, thanks Matt!

@nightmarishcompositions4536 10 ай бұрын

Respect for doing this. I haven’t read epic fantasy in a while now and I’m looking to get back into the genre again soon. This should help me a lot 👍🏻

10 ай бұрын

Yes!! Love these videos!

@dinocollins720 10 ай бұрын

Oh dang!!! I wasn't ready for this gonna have to watch the rest tomorrow haha. Can't wait!

@tine272 10 ай бұрын

holy moly the work that went into this video! so much fun to watch 👏🏻

@arymuhammad7549 10 ай бұрын

I haven't watched the whole video yet but it's already a lot of fun. You should make this a yearly thing where you either add all the new books you read over the course of the year to this existing tier list or make a new tier list for the year

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yeah the problem is that this website caps you out at 500 images. So I can probably do it next year, but not the year after.

@JakeSmith2580 10 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews Could remove the novellas or Sci-fi books in a couple years if you need to 🤷‍♂

@arymuhammad7549 10 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviewswell maybe you should just do the books you read since the last video which will probably be just over a hundred of so since that's how many books you read each year

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

@@arymuhammad7549 I do a different kind of recap video for the year that isn't a tier list. It's a ranking of all the books where I talk about each one for 30 seconds.

@luske2 6 ай бұрын

Love your content Matt. You've inspired me to read more.

@weregretohio7728 10 ай бұрын

Even thinking about synthesizing that much information makes my head hurt. I love it.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yup, it does the same to me! lol

@dinocollins720 10 ай бұрын

Matt always wrecks my tbr!!! He not only adds countless books to my list, but also sucks away my reading time with videos, discord, and competitions haha 😂

@TheCosmerenaut1 10 ай бұрын

Always wanted one of these videos! Matt never dissapoints

@marcusmusings 10 ай бұрын

I'm currently reading Magician now, as one volume, and I am really enjoying it, and I just recently started book two of Wandering Inn. Impressed you're up to 4.2

@Spliffstar26 6 ай бұрын

I've just started listening to the audio book of the Magican. It's on YT too

@michaelfenixmade8958 10 ай бұрын

Yesss been waiting on this video lol

@P_9_0 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@natalyaduncan8932 8 ай бұрын

I’ve just found your channel and this is the first time I’ve ever related to someone’s taste so perfectly. I am 50 pages into Dragon Haven and you suddenly putting into the D tier while other Hobb books are rated so much higher makes so much sense because I am struggling. But seeing you put the other two in the RWC much higher is giving me motivation to persevere and get it done so I can crack on with the final trilogy 😂👍🏼

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 8 ай бұрын

Awesome...you can make it! Lol

@samm8190 10 ай бұрын

Glad to see Black Company on there. Been thinking of starting it soon and wondered what you thought. Is that a read before or after Malazan series?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Malazan is better. Read it first.

@seanhalpin87 10 ай бұрын

When you read the 4th and 5th books I suggest doing the Boiled leather version that combines both books, it's a bit of a pain to do. But it's really worth it. Makes an AMAZING book

@HotTakesDiscussion 10 ай бұрын

Can't believe you rated all these books lol. Honored to be among them!

@balajiadithyavenkataramana806 10 ай бұрын

Great video as always! How the heck do you read so many books!? It takes me a month just to finish one, granted those are Malazan books. I'd have to thank you for making me start the series! XD Also, I just finished House of Chains.. and I'm loving the series till now!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

So glad you are loving it! Honestly I just read a lot. I don't really watch TV, reading is my main hobby.

@trlspann 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for putting in all the time stamps. These kind of videos can be huge slogs to read, but this made it much easier to consume.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@GideonsRecruit 10 ай бұрын

Wow! What an impressive list! Do you ever plan on reading The Belgariad series by David Eddings?

@syllphrena 10 ай бұрын

Bit interesting to see your spread of Black Company books, unlike most people we both like the back half quite a bit, but our opinions on the front half could hardly be more different. Shadows Linger and Silver spike are my favourites with Black Company itself closely following. Didn't love White Rose as much.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I could see my opinions changing upon a re-read!

@benbryan4468 10 ай бұрын

I may or may not screenshot the final list later use....🤣 good work sir 🤘

@joldomort5515 10 ай бұрын

woah okay Matt, this is gold

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@yura_riabov 3 ай бұрын

I like how of darkness and light is top8 according to this list, knowing how big of a step up the third book is

@jordancore8882 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate the video Matt, most try to fit tier lists into shorter videos. No no no this is what we need!

@fishyjoe6470 10 ай бұрын

Do you have a written summary of this tier list somewhere I can reference next time I'm looking for something new to read?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Come over to the discord and I'll share you a link to a document I have that might help.

@ashleyholbird4287 10 ай бұрын

Hey matt! Just wanna say i just read Promise of Blood (powder mage) and its genuinely in my top 3 favorite books of all time. Super under talked ahout for how good it is!

@lordcharlie8055 6 ай бұрын

What's your number one book?

@CasualHenk 10 ай бұрын

This is amazing.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

@giants8585 10 ай бұрын

Next time you read ASOIAF you should do the Feast with Dragons combo read. It really improves the two books greatly. I did it on audible and it was kinda crazy hopping around but man I loved it. I ranked all (5) of those the same as you.

@JasperHayward 9 ай бұрын

I've done this aswell, it is an interesting way of doing it - it's does mess with the pacing a but, you end up with like 20 consecutive chapters settings things up, takes a while to get into things

@AndreAlves-ri5ep 10 ай бұрын

Do you have any recommendation for a first fantasy book ? that isn't a slow paced book or a bad one xD, I'm scared to start reading a fantasy book and get bored on the first 150 pages, even tho is a genre that i really enjoy in movies and video games.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Stormlight Archive is the most popular fantasy series in the world right now, and easily accessible. The first book is The Way of Kings. Check it out!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Stormlight Archive is the most popular fantasy series in the world right now, and easily accessible. The first book is The Way of Kings. Check it out!

@AndreAlves-ri5ep 10 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews thank you! I will check it out!!

@lissavanhouten6628 10 ай бұрын

The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jamison was really good.

@kelleyceccato7025 10 ай бұрын

Agree heartily with "Guards! Guards!" and the Night Watch. Sam Vimes and Sybil Ramkin are among my favorite fantasy couples. "The woman was a city" -- just a beautifully romantic line of prose, a standout since, I swear, 90% of writers who attempt romantic plots or subplots get it horribly wrong. Happy to hear the love for Monstrous Regiment. Such an amazing book. I'm commenting as I watch, and I agree that Hunger of the Gods is better than its predecessor, although I love both books. In the first book, Elvar got on my last nerve; in the second, we're actually starting to see her learn and grow. By the end I was fully invested in all three of the main POVs. When it comes to creating complex and interesting female characters in epic fantasy, I can't think of many writers who have upped their game as splendidly as Joe Abercrombie, between the original First Law trilogy and the Age of Madness. I would never have imagined Abercrombie would be to my taste -- I tend to prefer more heroic, "noblebright" epic fantasy -- but reviews of the audiobooks made me curious, and now I'm addicted to both Abercrombie and Steven Pacey. Go figure.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yeah you are 100% spot on with their relationship!

@Christian-ut2sp 10 ай бұрын

Love the thumbnail

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I did the pose as a joke originally, but people think it's so funny that I reuse it from time to time.

@Carolina-rd3gh 10 ай бұрын

You should also do a version of series and another for standalones in the future!

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I did a series on back in January 😊

@eletronfinale1866 2 ай бұрын

It's list is incredibly, I didn't thought that someone would have read so much. I recommend you read more webnovels, try to read: The Beginning After The End, The Oracle Path, Shadow Slave, Birth of the Demonic Sword and Author's POV ;)

@sarugard9115 10 ай бұрын

Matt I think you should read mistborn secret history, its amazing, how so you didnt read it before? Or i missed it in a video?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I did, but I didn't include short stories in this video.

@josephwilson-doan4163 10 ай бұрын

You’re going to LOVE The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence whenever you get to it.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yeah it's definitely on my list.

@Br1cht 10 ай бұрын

I think Mark Lawrence is mid but I´m obviously in the minority, Mark T. Barnes is more my thing.

@josephwilson-doan4163 10 ай бұрын

@@Br1cht I hated Mark Lawrence before his newest trilogy. But it’s an absolute must read!

@planetseedy9797 7 ай бұрын

i’m new to fantasy and the only series I have read of the genre is the dark tower. however ive heard all the hype about the faithful and the fallen series and bought all 4 books. is it too complex for a fantasy newbie?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 7 ай бұрын

Nope! It's a great intro into epic fantasy. There are a lot of plot threads, but you should be fine. If you get confused at all, hop into my discord and I'll help you out.

@planetseedy9797 7 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews thanks so much!!

@lissavanhouten6628 10 ай бұрын

I liked Goblin Emperor. It was sweet.

@jason-sp8nb 8 ай бұрын

I just love this video I'm going to read all fantasy books 😊

@scottcecil5441 7 ай бұрын

The Stand - Stephen King's attempt at TLOTR. A journey across the landscape that has the ultimate battle about 4/5 of the way through the story and then the last 1/5 is everything settling into place and concluding. It wasnt a bad ending. It's just not the big standoff battle that people get excited for.

@Elle-fp5uy 10 ай бұрын

My favorite booktube channel because....Matt doesn't cater to the authors, he's honest about his opinion and they are usually good recommendations.

@JakeSmith2580 10 ай бұрын

Loved see your Malazan ranking. Wonder how it may change on the re-read 1. The Crippled God 2. Memories of Ice 3. The Bonehunters 4. Deadhouse Gates 5. Reapers Gale 6. Midnight Tides 7. Toll of the Hounds 8. House of Chains 9. Gardens of the Moon 10. Dust of Dreams

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm REALLY curious about that as well!

@crimsonking6585 7 ай бұрын

The drawing of the three was an amazing book

@ryanbartlett672 10 ай бұрын

Love scope and honesty. Carfeful on spoilers though...you gave a huge Ambercrombie plot moment away

@ultralegendary9029 10 ай бұрын

Matt have you ever reviewed legend of drizzt ra salvatore?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

No, but it's on my list of books to read!

@ultralegendary9029 10 ай бұрын

I've read the first 3, really like them, but at the same time I'd love to hear a review from your perspective. If you give it a 1 star don't worry i won't be offended!

@faustianbargains 10 ай бұрын

The way you ranked the Disc World books , the series would rank much higher than a B series for you. It would be closer to S or A series for you judging on your rankings. Most of the books you ranked in S or A tier.

@IzzyZil20 7 ай бұрын

First time viewer and haven’t read nearly as much as you but I think Red rising and its sequels are all high B or higher, just a phenomenal series to me

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 7 ай бұрын

Yeah my opinion is definitely not the prevailing one!

@anilmlalwani 10 ай бұрын

Ranking all books of a particular author deserves dedicated videos.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I've done that for Realm of the Elderlings, Malazan, and The First Law.

@anilmlalwani 10 ай бұрын

@MattsFantasyBookReviews How about a dedicated playlist folder. There is a folder "book reviews" in ur playlist, make a folder "series reivew" and put all 'ranking books within a series' videos at one place.

@martymcfly6411 8 ай бұрын

Check out a book called four wings of the dragon goddess. It's got dragons and time travel which is an interesting concept.

@andreabknight 10 ай бұрын

The S tier was already bursting at the seams.... and then Malazan arrived 😆

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

"annnnnd it's now doubled"

@anikbrinckerhoff1037 9 ай бұрын

I do recommend you read the last two Broken Earth books, though; I thought the first one was easily the weakest of the three and I didn't care for it much besides the gripping introduction, but the last two get a lot better!

@kriwient 8 ай бұрын

I'd say the first was the best actually, and if he hated that one I do not see why he would like the sequels. He should read Dark Age asap though.

@realrecognisereviews 10 ай бұрын

Matt I predict when you read Dark Age it'll be your favourite of the series and an S tier read

@user-nz2et2pe8u 10 ай бұрын

Matt, you are truly outstanding. No kidding, I used to think fantasy gendre as childish, but you showed me otherwise. My favorite writer in the past, Dickens. Now, Steven Erickson. By the way, I am a mexican fan, and I try to improve my english so I dont have to read translations of your favourite authors

@mr.orange8205 10 ай бұрын

I can believe you made this, and I can't believe I watched it all 😂.

@borasertgil5808 10 ай бұрын

Remember the first one you did probably year ago or even more. That’s when I was like damn this guy knows what he is talking about and started following you 😂

@AnotherSaturdayInTheFall 10 ай бұрын

Malazan goated

@EODO-si7dq 10 ай бұрын

I laughed out loud when you got to The First Binding

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I had to do something special!

@Benjamin-w41 5 ай бұрын

Do you intend to do a read along when you re-read Malazan?

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 5 ай бұрын

Yes for the first book, no for the rest.

@Benjamin-w41 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@kristen7623 10 ай бұрын

Omg almost my EXACT thoughts on Babel

@jayrocs 10 ай бұрын

Find it very amusing how many times Dungeon Crawler Carl is used as the scale in different tiers. I agree with practically everything (that I've read), wish I had the time to read more of your S tiers but can't commit to all that. Only thing is for me Goblin Emperor was really good but I read it after a long hiatus from reading. It was what I needed to dip my toes back in, not too committal or epic. Just a simple fantasy to dip my feet back into the water.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I didn't realize it, but apparently that's my benchmark book! lol

@chadeklund9835 10 ай бұрын

Sad to see you didnt like night angel, currently on a reread of it and I still think its great. A solid 4 stars for the first 2 books and 4.5 for the 3rd. Night Angel Nemesis just came out this year so its my next read once i finish the last 100 pages of Beyond the Shadows.

@raularaujo6339 10 ай бұрын

You are crazy Matt! In the best way possible ofc :) See you 1H and 27 Min later!!

@wrustria 10 ай бұрын

i took a screenshot of the S tier going to use that as my tbr😂😂

@thatsci-firogue 10 ай бұрын

My favourite Malazan books are Midnight Tides and Bonehunters but Crippled God ain't far behind.

@UNIDiver 10 ай бұрын

Oh boy, that is the largest S Tier I've ever seen, followed by an equally large A Tier. This ranking scoffs at those that are scared of your tough critiquing 🤣

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I really do liberally dish out the high grades. But I'm also not shy about loudly saying when I hate something - and a lot of other youtubers just won't do a review if they don't like it. So it gives the perception I hate a ton of stuff when in reality it's a big minority that I hate.

@saltconnoisseur4348 9 ай бұрын

We may not agree on the S, A, and Bs, but we definitely agreed on the Cs and Ds.

@ignorethis214 10 ай бұрын

Surprised to see the sequel trilogy of the First law as higher than the original. Personally having a really hard time getting into the sequel. I've put it down and having a hard time wven wanting to go back. I guess I just hate next generation stories.

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I just loved it so much, especially as the series gets going.

@gerardoperegrina5080 10 ай бұрын

Man I'm in the same boat about hating Tigana. I wanted to read GGK because I loved Farseer so much and the prose played a big part for me to appreciate it, so I looked up the best prose inside the genre and got recommended GGK. All this whining about how sad it was that Tigana was forgotten by everyone almost made me throw up. Can't deny the fact that the prose is very flowery and beautiful but the plot was just not good enough for me to complete it, and the characters bored me to death. DNF and not planning to read it again.

@praetorxyn 10 ай бұрын

Some Heartbreakers in here, but at least you didn't shit on "the slog" (which supposedly is books 7-10, not 9-10).

@alandoce9186 10 ай бұрын

YAAAY ❤

@ElEdenaRuh 4 ай бұрын

"Kings of the wild" and "bloody rose" Rank S???

@sarugard9115 10 ай бұрын

perfect video while cooking

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

If you are cooking a 10 course meal!

@sarugard9115 10 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews while cooking and eating it very slowly*

@dereksmith4509 10 ай бұрын

Brust? Chalker? C. J. Cherryh? De Lint? Donaldson? C.S. Friedman? Heinlein? Le Guin? Leiber? McCaffrey? Moon? Moorcock? Morgan? Powers? Swanwick? Tepper? Vance? Walton? Wolfe? ZELAZNY?! Ya' know, just to name a few you may have overlooked ;-)~

@alexverrall2760 10 ай бұрын

I'm surprised secret project 2 was in C tier after the review.

@kenisis123 7 ай бұрын

Is there enough time in the universe to read all these books

@arthurweise2573 7 ай бұрын

Dresden is incredible!!!!

@FrshChees91 10 ай бұрын

Hated Tigana? Wow! I expected either indifferent or liked haha

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I did it on audio and it just didn't work for me. I should try again on physical book.

@bobbyriley19 10 ай бұрын

I know The First Binding really bothered you. So I wondered if you felt anything like that from book 1 of B&B (Of Blood and Fire). I definitely would never state its a copy, it just felt so much like that of other works, like Gwynne, Eragon, WOT, etc.... Did this not bother you or is The First Binding wayyyyy more of an exact stealing of works? I have read Rothfuss but stayed away from TFB because of you, haha! I am going to read Of Darkness and Light, so it bothered me on book 1 but obviously not enough to put me off the whole series.... Cheers

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

In my review of Blood and Fire I mentioned that it definitely doesn't do anything original - and that while not a copy of anything in particular it just doesn't do anything new. My problem with The First Binding is that it's a scene for scene rip-off of a specific book.

@bobbyriley19 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for clearing that up. I guess I sensed more copying than you for Of Blood and Fire, but nothing like you are claiming for TFB. I guess the only way I would read TFB then would be if Rothfuss in fact never ever finishes TKC! Thanks again, great vid! @@MattsFantasyBookReviews

@TomOrange 10 ай бұрын

Great video Matt! I always enjoy when you get to talk about how bad the fifth season is. There are not enough of us who think its bad lol.

@charliesmith5783 10 ай бұрын

Now do a sub ranking of you s-teir choices 😅

@anilmlalwani 10 ай бұрын

Tier S is HHhuge!!!

@joshdakota01 10 ай бұрын

“Shits on Dresden files” I’m out! 😂

@JasperHayward 9 ай бұрын

God damn you've read em all

@poulamguha9995 2 ай бұрын

Why is Brian Lee Durfee books not famous??

@JJ-nu8qi 10 ай бұрын

You must have great memory. I can remember books I love and books I hate. The rest rest I can basically just tell you I read them.

@hrsh3329 8 ай бұрын

🍿

@lucagianchino6404 10 ай бұрын

INCREDIBLE! A Greta list, a pity you Don’t like DRAGONBORN Chair seire, it’s classsicl epic, very Good); Earthsea of LeGuin? You put it? I Don’t see right, sorry;) However, you are very a man of culture;)😎👍

@MattsFantasyBookReviews 10 ай бұрын

I'm reading Earthsea in September!

@lucagianchino6404 10 ай бұрын

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews ok Perfect choice, i suggest you her “The LEFT hand of DARKNESS”, Masterpiece of sciencefiction4;)

@musicgenius1948 10 ай бұрын

@@lucagianchino6404left hand of darkness is indeed masterpiece

@Rumham729 10 ай бұрын

Good video but maybe you should break it up a bit more. You have half the tier list in S. Lol your tier list not mine but I would only put like 10 in S