Your Favorite Authors Favorite Books | Stephen King, Brandon Sanderson, George R.R. Martin

[@CapturedInWords]

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[@morenocastillo1]

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[@Regionia]

How about an episode entirely on female authors, since these were all dudes?

[@mikeprince6685]

Honest to god I had never read or even remotely been into westerns, but after reading the first couple pages of Lonesome Dove I was hooked. That book is incredible and I can’t wait to read it again

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Same here! I’ve enjoyed the Cormac McCarthy westerns (the Border Trilogy, Blood Meridian), but I never read any Louis L’amour, or stuff like that. I read a couple pages of Lonesome Dove at the bookstore & bought it right away.

[@RosieIfYouKnowMe]

The Streets of Laredo wasn't too bad as a sequel but lacked the magic of Lonesome Dove. Still highly recommend it ❤

[@mikeprince6685]

@@RosieIfYouKnowMe for sure! Streets of Laredo was intense! I also read Dead Man’s Walk, the only one I have left to read is Comanche Moon 🌙

[@Darth_Pro_x]

Patrick Rothfuss also mentioned that he loved and took inspiration from the autobiography of Casanova and the play Cyrano de Bergerac.

[@vivic.k.c.4244]

The Last Unicorn is amazing! Nice to hear that it is also one of Rothfuss favorite book.

[@YahbiiCot]

Lonesome Dove is a masterpiece and probably my favorite book of all time. It has some of the most realistic characters I've ever read and the journey they take is brutal and unforgiving. I'm in my mid-20s and not the target audience for Westerns. Almost all of the books I read are fantasy. I picked it up because so many fantasy authors praise it. Lonesome Dove is one of the few books I wish I could read again for the first time.

[@drummertp12]

Really enjoyed this video. There are some titles you often here but there were several titles that I'm definitely putting on my list now!

[@CapturedInWords]

Awesome, I'm happy you enjoyed the video and found some new recommendations! :)

[@elisabethprice4697]

This is so awesome! I was going to do a video on reading books that are Authors favorites and this is so helpful!!! I would love to see you do Pierce Brown!

[@ruththinkingoutside.707]

20:27 .. finally!! Anne McCaffery!! She’s FANTASTIC.. love her worlds.. ❤ absolutely one of my favorites for nearly 40 years..

[@smowka]

To be fair, I think it was John Wayne Gacy who kick started the fear of clowns.. he was literally a party clown who unalived young boys

[@ascorvinus]

The Joker has been around since 1940, inspired by a character in the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs… but yeah, none of them are scarier than Gacy.

[@thelordz33]

this isn't tiktok, you can say "kill" or "murderer"

[@smowka]

@@thelordz33 my comments are disappearing allll the time on KZbin, so I never really know which words are flagged 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@javil1648]

The book of the new sun is actually four books in one: (1) shadow of the torturer, (2) claw of the conciliator, (3) sword of the lictor, (4) citadel of the autarch

[@spacemanspiff8703]

Maybe Adrian Tchaikovsky could make an appearance in your follow-up? Great author! Currently devouring his Children of Time trilogy and loving it!

[@gregsquires6201]

This was a great topic and another great video!

[@CapturedInWords]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JoriamRamos]

Gosh, Jay, this is such a cool idea for a video - and you mentioned some of my heroes here. Thanks for that! Guess I'll have to read the Book of the New Sun now. There's no avoiding it! As for other authors, I'd love to hear more about Terry Pratchett's and Erin Morgenstern's favourite books.

[@ChemicalBooks]

I'm currently reading "The Last Unicorn" and am thoroughly enjoying it. I grabbed it because Rothfuss did an introduction for it

[@CapturedInWords]

Glad you're enjoying it! It's such a beautiful book! Love the introduction Rothfuss did for it

[@jdsutter]

Might be one of the best introductions ever written. Certainly the best one I've ever read in the decades that I've been an avid reader. It's a beautiful piece of scholarship.

[@RedFuryBooks]

Such a great video idea! If you continue this series, I'd love to see Robin Hobb and Guy Gavriel Kay on future installments. And yes, Lonesome Dove is incredible - a top 15 book of all time for me, and great for fantasy readers, because although it's a western, it has a fellowship and a quest!

[@CapturedInWords]

Will definitely add Robin Hobb and Guy Gavriel Kay to the list for future installments!! I'm VERY interested in reading Loensome Dove now, will likely start it in a few months when I finish up some other books :)

[@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels]

I've been hyping Lud-In-The-Mist every chance I get since I started making videos in January, because it's the single best fantasy novel I've ever read, period. It's nice to see it appear on a big channel! That book NEEDS to be read.

[@barbararowley6077]

It’s certainly one of my favourites! Such a delight that a pre-Tolkien fantasy has survived and regained popularity.

[@mdthatsme89]

With a new video, you never disappoint.

[@Paul_McSeol]

Would love to see you cover: William Gibson Travis Baldree RA Salvatore Robin Hobb RF Kuang Thanks!

[@CapturedInWords]

Great recommendations! I will definitely consider covering those authors!

[@matthewgordonpettipas6773]

Shannara is my all time favorite fantasy series (particularly the prequel novels and the first three original books). Terry Brooks is, for me, as big of an inspiration as Tolkien is to other writers. I love Tolkien as well (and of course Brooks was heavily influenced by him too) but for me the Four Lands and the adventures of the Ohmsford family and their descendants is just (as my girlfriend loves to say) chef's kiss haha.

[@UnderBarrowBog]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Elric or Memory Sorrow and Thorn for George

[@Talking_Story]

This was awesome Jay!

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed! :)

[@robertoleary5470]

Some recommendations. Richard Swan. R.F Kuang. Brent Weeks. Brian McCellan. James Islington. Isaac Asimov. Adrian Tchaikovsky

[@robertoleary5470]

That’s more then I few actually

[@CapturedInWords]

Really great recommendations! I will definitely make sure to cover some of them, thanks!

[@angelawilson-lama7953]

I really enjoyed hearing these! I too enjoy that series (2 trilogies=6 books) by Melanie Rawn. Nice to know someone like Sanderson enjoys it too!

[@Tamar-ph8ov]

Steven Erickson

[@YouWinILose]

I think he mentions The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, which is Vietnam War fiction. You can find a pdf of chapter 1 online easily, and... Well, it's really, really good.

[@DrLynch2009]

The Black Company by Glen Cook is definitely his biggest influence.

[@dugonman8360]

Kinda glad that, besides Lud-of-the-mist, I've read all the books these writers had mentioned.

[@Danny_Matson]

Neil Gaiman: Norse Mythology and Neverwhere!! Two you didn't mention which are my two favorite. Excellent stuff.

[@CapturedInWords]

Both of those are fantastic! Neverwhere was the first book I read by him and I still think about it sometimes. May have to reread it soon! Norse Mythology is really good too, one of his bests

[@TheBeardedBookBeast]

What a cool video! Great work as always, love your content. So fun to see some of my favorite authors' favorite reads! Added more to the ol' already never-ending TBR😂

[@CapturedInWords]

Awesome! Thank you! Haha I can relate to the never ending TBR 😅😂

[@ElFontas]

Loved it! I would like that you include Erickson in the part 2

[@PsychoPixie57]

You are in for a treat with Lonesome Dove. It is a FANTASTIC book. 💙

[@birgertales]

A Neil Gaiman book that many have recommended to me is Neverwhere :) A dark fantasy version of sorts of Alice in Wonderland :) "The book of the new sun" sounds very interesting to me as a dark fantasy author! 😃 One, because of its darker tones & Two, because it's inspiring your writing & you consider it as one of the most atmospheric books 😄💙📚

[@susansprague7304]

Thanks for the video! One of my fav Gaiman novels is 'Neverwhere'. Whimsical and gritty at the same time!

[@CapturedInWords]

Glad you enjoyed it! Neverwehre is really great, it was the first Gaiman book I read and still one of my favorites too!

[@BedlamBoy1978]

I like how you are channeling Rothuss with how long your summary of a Wise Mans Fear part two is taking, but going along with this video theme maybe Tad William's favorite books or Robert Jordans?

[@lady_draguliana784]

I was surprised at the mispronunciation of "Plymouth" ... until I looked it up and realized they went out of business in 2001 and now I just feel OLD! 😭 but it's a historical location for the founding of the USA's preceding colonies still!

[@NemesisEG]

Neverwhere is the book I recommend to people when they’re wondering what to read next. I’ve also gifted it a few times to friends and family. One of my favourite books of all time.

[@Wineoclockbookworm]

Omgosh! Stephen King 's taste in books matches mine!! No wonder he's my favorite author!

[@tyrellharrison3443]

I would love to see the favorite books of John Gwynne, Jim Butcher, & Pierce Brown!

[@danielfrancis2208]

Lonesome Dove is a masterpiece! Definitely worth a read, even if you aren't into Westerns. Highly recommend! I think it's pronounced Larry McmurTREE, fyi :) Another great Video sir.

[@isaacriggs4656]

It was Gacy that made some people afraid of clowns. It played a part, but the original was Gacy.

[@blakedeines7913]

Bit of a SK buff and only came here to see if you would add Lonesome Dove. It seems you’ve done your research. Job well done!

[@CapturedInWords]

After making this video, i started reading Lonesome Dove and am enjoying it a lot!

[@jaimieharris5275]

I enjoyed this video and am so glad you mentioned one of Gaiman’s favorites, Lud-in-the-Mist. I found it because he wrote a foreword in a new version that came out about 20 years ago. It’s a wonderful book! Next video, how about you highlight some authors outside of the white male ilk? All of these authors mentioned books by female authors. One more thing, how to do pronounce Stephen Colbert’s wrong?

[@icecreamvendor8245]

The cutie at 7:46 got me to put Dying Earth in my backlog

[@icecreamvendor8245]

Hold on, that's not Dying Earth at all, it's a comic series titled The Quest for the Time Bird

[@lelebbo1952]

Great! Now I'm waiting for "Your New Favorite Authors Favorite Books" video

[@yonathanasefaw9001]

Love this! I want to read all of them!

[@noname3609]

I gotta read Lonesome Dove one day ... :D

[@CapturedInWords]

Me too!

[@marcusbernardino6566]

Would be great to see NK Jemisin

[@JohnAndrewMacDonald]

"The Book of the New Sun" does not get enough love?! Are you serious?! It is constantly being praised.

[@CapturedInWords]

By who? I've seen several authors mention the books and niche scifi communities recommend it, but it is a Cult classic. It's not really known by the public or by most readers, and there's very little discussion of it on KZbin. I've even seen several reddit posts about how the series deserves more love and recognition from readers, as again, it's not well known to the general reader.

[@JohnAndrewMacDonald]

@@CapturedInWords It is literally in practically every top ten sci fi list. Not the mention all the love it gets since Folio did their special edition. Since Ruocchio's Sun Eater became popular BotNS as one of his main influences also has had it being talked about a lot. Maybe it comes down to an individual's personal circle that he listens to/watches because I hear about it a LOT and it seems that you don't.

[@konrad_m_rataj]

- talks about Jack Vance's "Dying Earth" - shows an unrelated picture from "La Quête de l'oiseau du temps", which takes place on neither a dying planet, nor Earth

[@CapturedInWords]

Lol yeah it can be hard to find artwork for certain series so I sometimes substitute with unrelated art that still gives a similar feeling, also I've had a fascination with La Quête de l'oiseau du temps recently so wanted to include some art

[@konrad_m_rataj]

@@CapturedInWordsNice! One of those great comics that effed me up when I was a kid and I wouldn’t have it any other way :) An idea for a future vid perhaps. If you haven’t already, check Regis Loisel’s “Peter Pan” comic book, a great, dark retelling/prequel.

[@briansebring]

Lonesome Dove is absolutely worthy of the praise. If you are even remotely interested, put it on your TBR.

[@PatrickRyanBookReviews]

Looks like my tastes most closely aligns with Rothfuss's, but I've read very few of the books listed here.

[@anthonywheeler2082]

I recommend checking out The Sandman : The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. It's an illustrated novella. It's also a stand-alone story, so you can just jump in. No one talks about it, but I think it's neat.

[@henriettel.n9626]

Would love to hear Robin Hobb recommendations if you make a part two or three😄

[@davidranderson1]

Fans of Dresden Files should check out the DC/Vertigo series Hellblazer, which featured the character Constantine. Alan Moore created the character in 1985 and other folks wrote the Hellblazer series in the 90s. It's a clear inspiration for Dresden.

[@pedrohgbruno]

You won't regret reading Lonesome Dove. It is EASILY one of the best books I've ever read.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I’ll second that!

[@hamdinger7145]

When will you read Doors of Stone?

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

The power of that 👏front👏curl!👏

[@masoodvoon8999]

Vance and Lieber to me were at least as interesting and influential as Ursula Le Guin (and I believe started a little while before her) and KZbinrs seem to only know Le Guin. It's good to see Vance here as he not only had a unique and mysterious setting but also has been credited with creating the magic system which most modern role playing games have copied.

[@richardcoupe1017]

Great video! Thank you!

[@andersonxaviersilva]

I'm old school, so still stay with The classics: Tolkien, Howard and Lovecraft!

[@Stormbrise]

No, water sewer drains are the things of nightmares! I could not walk by one within an arms reach for over a year. I DNFd two of Stephen King books, It and The Stand. I did finish The Talisman and the sequel Black House. I do plan on reading more of his ‘fantasy’ novels in the future. My favorite work of Neil Gaiman is the comic series of Death. My favorite Pratchett book is Mort, because I just love Death. My husband does not like romancy, so he ditched Melanie Rawn suggestion i gave to him. He said maybe he would pick up The Dragon Prince today actually (16 sept). I told him there are a lot of errors in the book with spelling etc. So Pratchett and Jim Butcher would be two authors I would be interested in.

[@AgnosticTruth]

1958 Ply Mouth! 😂 Sorry, I understand your a youngling and Plymouth’s were discontinued in 2001, and it’s spelled that way, but I’ve never heard that mispronunciation before. Hate to be pedantic but it’s pronounced Pleh-myth. Like Plymouth Rock. Thanks for a good laugh to start my day! Like your channel.

[@CapturedInWords]

My bad! Never heard it pronounced before 😂😂😂

[@jaustill237]

He's Canadian. Probably doesn't know about Plymouth rock. But I agree that that pronunciation was like nails on a chalkboard.

[@jessezigg]

He also referenced Stephen King's "The LONE Walk" (The Long Walk.) 4:33

[@callumgracey1867]

Pleh-myth? Pli-muth

[@AgnosticTruth]

Pli could be sounded like an I. And Muth is not as good phonetically as Myth or Mith even.

[@lady_draguliana784]

If you like Dresden Files, check out the Anita Blake series!

[@MrEzmodebro]

im sorry.... did he just say "ply-mouth" For Plymouth? I mean i get it. Its an old car brand that isn't around anymore. But its also a place, a town in Massachusetts.

[@CapturedInWords]

Yeah my bad 😅 I'm Canadian and never heard the word pronounced, nor do I know much about Massachusetts or any US towns.

[@lindaalley1418]

I never hear anything about Terry Brooks and his Shannara series. Could you do that series?

[@kendrarichardson8811]

Yes!!! I second this 👆🏼

[@taraminter5424]

Jacqueline Carey, Octavia E. Butler, N K Jemisin and Anne Bishop are great writers to include in the next video.

[@captainaomaruvomexekutivko4919]

great video once again m8

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed! :)

[@elijahbrents2951]

You gotta read Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. It’s such a fun read!

[@JackTucker-b4i]

“Plie-Mouth” hurt my soul

[@dbrothers6329]

Loved the video, just wondering when we'll be getting wmf summery 2?

[@ellery0909]

This was great. Time to read lonesome dove, I guess

[@hendrikm9569]

Lud in the mist kind of reminds me of the king of elflands daughter in how you describe it. Also: Tolkien might be interesting.

[@ithrahmunchswallow468]

Rothfus loves Dresden AND Sandman 🤓🤪 I can see Lud in the Mist in Stardust 🤔😍

[@knotslip8862]

Thanks for the video. Love your videos - especially series breakdowns and reading orders. One thing, Plymouth is not pronounced ply-mouth, it is pronounced more like plimuth. Later!

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks for watching! Yeah i discovered that after filming, my bad! 😅 I've never actually heard it pronounced before haha

[@elsonvictarion7101]

Can you please read The Deed of Paksenarrion when you get a chance!!!!! Which means now... like now... lol :P

[@elsonvictarion7101]

Seriously, I'd send you a copy if I just knew where and how lol. You really need to read it.

[@fitz6793]

3:22 "Ply-mouth"?

[@CapturedInWords]

Yeaaa my bad 😅

[@jasonsomers8224]

I would live to see Brent Weeks or R. F. Kuang in a future video.

[@Kdhrheee54]

My favorite book is Voyagers of hell by Sobers Rodrigues. Its indeed genre bending.

[@MattsFreeChannel1]

. . . It's not just you, lol. It's everyone. But where's the damn apostrophe after the s?

[@Scaion]

I love King and GRRM. And Gaiman’s Sandman is pretty good. Also, although I really liked the books, as a musician I’ve always felt that Kingkiller’s music aspect to be just boring and annoying (or, perhaps, it was because Kvothe’s such an annoying character). When it comes to Sanderson, I respect him as a creator, but rarely enjoy his prose. And I still need to read Abercrombie.

[@willycarpenter2759]

Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology is amazing if you're into those types of tales.

[@ruththinkingoutside.707]

3:40 .. I think Gacy’s clown obsession didn’t help the popularity of clowns either 😂 .. and as a kid from the 80s poltergeist had that haunted toy.. clowns were TERRIBLE for me and my friends by 1985 😝

[@TheAyeAye1]

I can't bring myself to give Neil Gaiman money anymore. If I ever have the urge to read something by him I haven't already read, I'll get it second hand.

[@CapturedInWords]

Totally understandable, I'm in the same boat. I'm very disappointed in his actions

[@Budgiebird4068]

You should do that with King too in that case since he's a paedophile. Though deep down I can't imagine anyone who truly loves reading genuinely enjoying the tripe that he produces.

[@Corlwow]

12:53 Quel’thalas intensifies

[@tyrson4331]

No mention of The Accursed Kings By Maurice Druon when talking about George RR Martin???

[@alexissmith7814]

Jacqueline Carey, VE Schwab, Patricia Briggs, RR Virdi

[@denathegale9324]

My favorite Neil Gaiman book is Neverwhere :)

[@benjaminr7252]

Hi, will you be dropping the SA 2 summary video soon?

[@_Mike.85]

“The Lone Walk” “Stephen Col-Bert” “Larry McMurty” … dude, are you okay?

[@CapturedInWords]

Lol well when you write/film/edit videos every week you're bound to mess up here and there on pronounciations or misreadings 😅

[@suzannemoore404]

I would love to see Robin Hobb covered❤

[@bcoalwriter8337]

Can you please cover Frank Herbert’s favorite books next?

[@CapturedInWords]

Good recommendation!

[@margaretdyal1380]

Patricia McKillip is criminally underrated!

[@CombativeRoboGuy]

Hobb. I want to know Robin Hobb’s favorite book.

[@dotdarkness]

Reccomendation: The Swipe series by Evan Angler

[@SaveLockwoodNCo]

Rick Riordan author of Percy Jackson is a big fan of Jonathan Strouds Lockwood and Co.

[@captainnolan5062]

Per the internet: The fear of clowns, or coulrophobia, has been documented for over a century. While it is difficult to pinpoint an exact date when children started to become afraid of clowns, there have been reports of people being afraid of clowns as far back as the early 20th century. 1892 opera Pagliacci - The main character, Canio, kills his wife and her lover while dressed as a clown, which may have contributed to the modern trope of "killer clowns." The 1970s American serial killer, who performed as Pogo the Clown at children's parties and charity events, may have solidified the idea of the scary clown. I suspect King merely grabbed on to this idea and was influenced by what was then in the news (King has stated that he first conceived the story in 1978, and began writing it in 1981. He finished writing the book in 1985. In March 1980, Gacy was convicted of 33 murders, as well as sex crimes, committed between 1972 and 1978, and given the death penalty. - "It" was published in 1986).

[@CapturedInWords]

Lol I do know that the fear of clowns goes way back and that it wasn't actually started by Stephen King's IT. I was just making a joke 😅

[@captainnolan5062]

@@CapturedInWords Some of your viewers may not know (and, therefore, be misled). I knew you were joking, but I am sure we both want viewers, who may not catch on that it is a joke, to have access to the actual history.

[@johnmrke2786]

Great vid, but you're saying McMurtry wrong.

[@undersscore6930]

You should do John Gwynne next.

[@andrewgoodenough1809]

My favourite author's all have one thing in common they all say the same thing stories are meant too be told as in Fahrenheit 451 these would include gaiman , king Scott card , enders game is good but speaker for the dead is so much better but why I bring him up here is the red prophet or the Alvin maker series or gatefather mithermages series and sanderson all of these authors write books to be heard , told , so when you read them they have more substance in your mind

[@buccuducks]

My go to genres are fantasy and scifi, but my favorite book is probably of mice and men. How come the xanth series doesnt get any love? Kinda similar to discworld with the satirical humor. Very much enjoyed those as a kid.

[@salmonofknowledge3229]

Because xanth is misogynistic as fuck.

[@rubeuspotter719]

Stephen King is my mood Author. I haven’t read much of him recently, but if I can’t find anything to read, I usually trust his writing. So if he recommends something, I’m gonna read it. Except Lord of the Flies, I hated that book

[@cameronramsey9277]

The number of mispronounced words and names here was wild. 😂 All jokes. Love hearing these perspectives from the titans of the industry.