Where to start reading Fantasy

[@garymcc3748]

Nice suggestions - I just started back reading for fun last year. I initially started with kingkiller chronicles, currently working on 1st Mistborn trilogy. Also great to see Ryan Cahill’s books mentioned! Happy your channel popped up on my youtube feed, great content. Thanks!

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@garymcc3748 Thank you so much! Those are all so good, what will you read after Mistborn?

[@misheldar]

The Malazan takes it all… the Games of Thrones are standing tall beside the Wheel of Time that’s our destiny🔥

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@misheldar You’ve found your one true reading love aye!! I love seeing you more passionate about Malazan each comment, I’ll catch up to you soon I swear

[@misheldar]

@ oh my) my tension is rising with each turning page! I’m speechless and I’m emotional at the same time…I haven’t really read anything like that (only game of thrones can be at that level) I’m finishing book 3 and I’m all over the moon! What is going on?)🔥🤣🔥

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ I hear Memories of Ice goes off, and based off how great those first two are I bet it’s mind blowing

[@misheldar]

@@SpacedOutReads it’s an ultimate page-turner! The first 400 pages were done in a day then I realised I just could not stop whatever I was doing! I decided to take it a bit slower cos the Malazan avalanche of dark epic fantasy is swiping everything on its way! Long live Steven!🔥

[@ScorpionLibrarian]

I have recently fallen back in love with Fantasy books and this list is perfect for me! Thank you for it :)

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@ScorpionLibrarian I’m so glad to hear you’re back into fantasy, I hope you find some good reads here! What got you back into the genre?

[@ScorpionLibrarian]

@@SpacedOutReads honestly it started with romantasy books- dipped my toes back in and found myself craving more of the Fantasy side. I just read the firborne blade and even though it was short, I loved it! The big book series are daunting but Dune, GoT, and the Stormlight Archives are on my list for 2025!

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ Romantasy is really doing gods work! I hope you enjoy those three they are all so good!!

[@xRadiantOne]

Your comments on the Sun Eater series gives me hope. I finish Empire of Silence this week and the pacing was too slow for me up until I had like 80 pages left.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@xRadiantOne Ruocchio sure takes his time aye! I really liked book 2 a lot more, it’s still a little slow but definitely more interesting and the last 20% is full on action and wild times, then the rest of the series is up in the elite fiction category

[@cate5029]

Fantastic list of books!! I appreciate your warning. Its helpful to know when you are facing a long series .

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@cate5029 Thank you so much, I hope you find some great reads

[@bugtrapper]

Start with any Joe Abercrombie book and call it quits once you finish them all.

[@SpacedOutReads]

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[@library_of_a_silversaint]

The excitement I had when I saw this upload was off the charts!

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@library_of_a_silversaint Ye too kind

[@daniels6753]

Great Video! Currently reading both Mistborn and the Bound and The Broken series! So good! Cant wait to get to other's

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@daniels6753 They are both so great aren’t they!! Glad to hear you are enjoying them

[@TheSolarium18]

1.Start with The Hobbit…. best introduction for young people to fantasy 2. Continue with Harry Potter 3. Read Earthsea 4. Lord of the Rings 5. Song of Ice and Fire After that you will be hooked …Everything else honestly just feels subpar in comparison

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@TheSolarium18 I do like this order for younglings

[@TheSolarium18]

@ yeah that’s how I became a fantasy fan from a young age and it is a pretty good sequence to get into magic. Honestly I am pretty disappointed that you haven’t mentioned Earthsea since till today I think it’s the best and most intelligent magic system in any fantasy literation. And I apply it in headcanon to any other universe where it’s not explained since it fits very well into Middle Earth concerning the Ainulindale where a song creates the world is basically forming reality with the real words of things. Or better said coding the world. Or Harry Potter using magic words but never get into it or how it works. etc Also I was really disappointed with every other fantasy literature than them Many had really good character writing, some had great concepts or ideas, some had interesting plot twists but none felt so natural and real like those books and btw I really dislike Dune for various reasons but very much that a lot of its lore doesn’t make much sense or is really thought through to a point I can accept it Edit: I like the witcher universe in the Witcher games but I don’t like the books and writing that much and I really think the games refined them in many aspects and I adore the Darksouls lore. Pretty sad that games feature better worldbuilding than some widely known fantasy books

[@decayingrose1750]

Finally going to finish the inheritance cycle today. Can't wait to actually read other fantasy series. Excited for grimdark in particular :).

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@decayingrose1750 I hope you love the ending and enjoy the world of grimdark!! It’s a great sub genre

[@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels]

That's years worth of reading for most people, lol, epic video.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels potentially decades aye, so many books haha lots of good options

[@LuxVi7]

I actually just bought The shadow of the gods and I’m very exited to start reading it! Great list there btw! JRR Tolkien definitely has a special place in book loving heart.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@LuxVi7 I hope you love it as much as I did!! Tolkien really is the man aye

[@zackanderinreadalot]

My wife follows some booktubers, and they do live reading sprints. I haven’t found a fantasy enthusiast that does this, but I think you’d be great at it! I love your book club choices, so I know it would be such a great experience! But you’re also in Australia, sooo not sure how that would work. 😅

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@zackanderinreadalot Thank you! I’ll have to suss them out I haven’t thought much about them before

[@liezllovesbooks]

I love Fonda Lee. I have a hold with my library for her newest book, breath of the Dragon.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@liezllovesbooks She’s so good and still getting better with every book, her book with Shannon looks so interesting I hope you love it

[@dracul74]

Nice list and good presentation. Subbed. I've read almost all of these. The two I struggle with are Dune and Abercrombie. With Dune it is the writing style... I have tried many times and just doesn't speak to me (and I love sci-fi). With Abercrombie... besides Glotka (who I thought was really interesting)... I found the rest a bit silly and blah. LOTR, Elderlings, Faithful and Fallen (esp middle 2 books), Percy J and Olympians, WOT, H Potter, Thrown of Glass (ignoring a few books), GOT, Shannara, Red Rising would be my order. I plan to read Malazan and R Cahill this year.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@dracul74 Thank you so much! That’s very fair with Dune, it’s a different writing style aye. Those others are all so good, definitely a great list to follow!!

[@noname3609]

Incredible recs ! THANK YOU 😊

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@noname3609 No THANK YOU 🙌

[@orian57]

N K Jemisin's broken Earth/fifth season books were the ones that brought me into fantasy, reading her city we became just now and it's more urban fantasy, magical realism than these sort of things but I'm having a ball with it.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@orian57 Oh yes! Those have won a ton of awards!! I haven’t read them myself, but they sound very unique and interesting

[@miyayume_eclectic_dream]

Thank. I like looong visual list.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@miyayume_eclectic_dream Thank you!!

[@professoraugust]

Good suggestions. I've had a love/hate relationship with fantasy. Just picked up Dune as a longterm read for this year

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@professoraugust Thank you, that’s a fair relationship with fantasy. I hope you get on well with Dune

[@monikaknolton3440]

Thank you. Currently on book 1 of Red Rising.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@monikaknolton3440 Thank you! I hope you have a great time with Darrow

[@chrisgoods]

Very surprised you didn;t give Empire of the Vampire an honorable mention. Some cracking series in there... I've just about finished Lies of Locke Lamora, really enjoying it and I can understand the hype behind the series so far.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@chrisgoods Haha I thought I could leave Kristoff out of one video, give you guys a break haha I’ll have to follow you and read it, it sounds very fun

[@Zay_WiHN]

I read hobbit loved it taking a bit of a break before I continue. im exploring a bit. Now Im reading malice first in FaTF series absolutely loving it(just got really into fantasy) i will say the critique that there ARE A LOT OF CHARACTERS TO FOLLOW. I actually don’t mind it that much yet..

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@Zay_WiHN I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying Malice, I absolutely love it and completely agree with you. I thought all the POVs were easy to keep up with and all great character that only get better!!

[@elib1388]

Started reading the a song of ice and fire series. Started because I am a big fan of the show, but not sure what fantasy series I am going to next.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@elib1388 What aspects of ASOIAF do you like and what type of story do you want?

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@elib1388 I would suggest First Law myself

[@martymead]

i totally agree. read most of them. Only have to read Lies of ...and The Gods series by John Gwynne and not forgetting the Name of the Wind

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@martymead I have to get Lies too, it sounds so good

[@cgkstudios2002]

I've started reading The Witcher series by Andrej Sapkowski and completed 2 out of 8 books already, 'Tis really a great start for beginners, as I'm one.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@cgkstudios2002 I had such a great time with those books, I’m glad you are too

[@Garygrine]

Cool video. Could you recommend a book or series where the focus is martial arts or fighting tournament kinda like baki the grappler? Big fan of fantasy and grimdark

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@Garygrine Thank you so much!! I personally haven’t read any series like what you’ve mentioned, but a couple you may want to research would be Cradle by Wil Wight and a series called Combat Codes, I believe they both include a lot of training, leveling up and fights but I could be wrong.

[@Garygrine]

@SpacedOutReads cool thanks will check them out

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ I hope they are somewhat what you are looking for! Hopefully someone sees this comment and has some recs for you too

[@noname3609]

@@Garygrine try Greenbone Saga,IT has martial arts and its cool.☺️

[@MightyRedcliff]

Brilliant video, lots of varied styles of fantasy. But I'm surprised you didn't have 'Empire Of The Vampire'. Your recommendation for it was the reason i read it and it was absolutely brilliant. Shoud have mentioned it briefly

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@MightyRedcliff Thank you so much, I’m so glad to hear you loved Empire as well. I was on the edge of my seat whether to mention it or not, I should have aye

[@MightyRedcliff]

Understandable, I'm currently halfway through book 2, and I can't put it down. It's gonna be a sad day when I finish it

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ A very sad day! That ending… 🥲🤯

[@MightyRedcliff]

Oh God, I don't know if I'll be strong enough. But knowing there will be a 3rd book to finish it, and knowing I'll be starting 'Suneater' afterwards, I think I'll be OK

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ None of us are good at handling it, so we have to reread it haha Sun Eater is a great choice for your next series!!!

[@lissavanhouten6628]

A lovely list, but I don't think I would start with Dune as an entry into sci-fi/fantasy. It can be a dense read. Try two swashbuckler type fantasy series: Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Chronicles (6 or 3, i.e. 2 novels in 3 books) and Sebastian de Castell's Greatcoats series (4).

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@lissavanhouten6628 Thank you!! I agree with you too

[@AnonforGod777]

Do you read books in a series in a row or do you move from book to book and take breaks in between books in a series?

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@AnonforGod777 The last couple years I’ve taken breaks and do multiple series and books at a time. But this year I’m trying to stick to fewer seires at once and go more back to back. What do you do?

[@AnonforGod777]

@@SpacedOutReads I Currently am reading one book in The Faithful and The Fallen then I move on to one Sun Eater then I do one historical fiction then repeat .. I learned my lesson with Stormlight Archive.. I read Way of Kings and went straight to Words of Radiance and DnF the series because of that I believe

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ That’s a good way to go having a few on rotation but not too many

[@AnonforGod777]

@ Curious how that back to back goes for you

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ Me too, I’ve done well this month… but I make no promises on future months ahaha

[@yololivesonce]

sorry his description of the bound and the broken.... just sounds like Eragon no???

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@yololivesonce Exactly! It’s exactly of John Gwynne wrote Eragon, but he makes it his own (after book 1 lol)

[@AnonforGod777]

Great content

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@AnonforGod777 THANK YOU!!!

[@loganhanna7061]

Hail Reaper!

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@loganhanna7061 Hail Libertas

[@NickBR57]

Sanderson very overrated and boringly simple writing. Ice & Fire will never be finished so be aware of thdt before you start, and with GRRM's arrogance I don't hold out much hope fir avdecent book if he does finish. Not a fan of his. Theres a lot more to find out about LotR and tge universe behind it, the most complete universe building you will find. Many people seem to erroneously think that magic=fantasy (and vice versa) which is not true at all. For exampke Gormenghast is one of my favourite fantasy series and doesnt include magic at all. (Nor does LotR actually.)

[@SpacedOutReads]

@@NickBR57 Yea, I’m but the biggest on Sanderson but he does get a lot of newer readers going in fantasy which I do like and I love how he is with his fans and his business mind

[@noname3609]

@@SpacedOutReads different tastes,Sanderson is the goat for me.His World building,magic systems,epic stories ending with amazing Sanderlanche is unmatched.Amazing character arcs too.Unbeatable in my eyes.

[@SpacedOutReads]

@ He does a lot of things really well