YOUR MOST UNDERRATED FANTASY BOOKS part 3

[@PetrikLeo]

I'm smiling widely at this video. Thank you so much, Jessie! The Ember Blade is so amazing, and yes for The Stone Knife, too! Both of them are so underrated. But these are great books.😂 Btw, that marketing of Avengers meets American Gods may sound crazy, but it ended up being so true for the last book in the trilogy. SO EPIC. (I haven't read The Dragon Lord!! 😂)

[@JessieMaeBooks]

You’re a reading machine Petrik!! I can always trust you to have the best recommendations 😂 I’m so excited to pick up all of those you loved!!

[@bmoneybby]

Tomorrow's update on Goodreads: *Petrik has read The Dragon Lord and rates it five stars. Haha

[@PetrikLeo]

@@bmoneybby not THAT fast! 🤣🤣

[@bmoneybby]

@@PetrikLeo lol. All the marketing buzz words and comparisons had me cracking up. Soon it will just be comparing 2 random things together that everyone likes. "This book is like, not burning to death in a fire and eating chocolate chip cookies." Me: Oh, that sounds good.

[@henrywayne5724]

Hhnmnbm cbn. Njk nkn Blomquist

[@Grendelbc]

Just ordered the first Paternus novel. Thanks for the tip.

[@thefrenchbookdreamer7745]

The ember blade is fantastic!

[@ToriMorrow]

The Ember Blade sounds so good! I actually loved the first book in Wooding's steampunk series, so I'll have to check out his fantasy next. Perdido Street Station has been sitting on my tbr forever 😩 I hope we both enjoy it, whenever we get around to reading it!

[@GetWriteOnIn]

Voice of War was super good! I... haven't heard of any of the other ones lol. I love the way you read and react to book summaries

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I have the Jon Hollins books and I’m looking for an excuse to move it up the TBR lol 😂 I’ll read it when you do :)

[@Johanna_reads]

Yay for this video and the Petrik stamp of approval! I really enjoyed Black Stone Heart and plan to start the sequel, She Dreams in Blood, very soon! I love how many indie press/self-published books are on this list. Wonderful video!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you Johanna for watching!! 😄 I definitely want to read black stone heart, it sounds amazing!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I also loved voice of war :) great book!!!! I keep meaning to read the sequel.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Yes!!!! The ember blade is fantastic

[@samreadsbooks_13]

I don't think I've heard of any of these, but dang some sound so good!

[@TheNerdyNarrative]

I’m reading The Ember Blade next month!!! :) Voice of War is outstanding - can’t recommend the audiobooks for this series enough! Heard a lot of positive things about Black Tongue Thief - definitely on my radar.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the ember blade!!

[@Harrysmababyhorse]

The Ember Blade is amazing! It was one of my favourite books I read last year!

[@readingreignbro5680]

Awesome list. I don't know I need more book suggestions, but I just can't stop. 😆 For steampunk I'd suggest Cherie Priest's Clockwork Century series. Ive read 2 of the 5? I really like her snappy and clever prose, and y'know alternate history steampunk zombies don't hurt.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Totally going to check that series out!

[@safinan8008]

Like ur book list! 📚 happy reading to you!! 😊📽

[@agnesmetanomski6730]

These types of videos are some of my favourites, since they allow me to discover new books. But why, oh why, is Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy always missing? Hardly anyone ever mentions it, and it's so worth it! 😭

[@aliciaguzman9442]

I've been meaning to check out works by China Meiville ! I feel like I'll love his works as he is often lumped in as similar writers to Jeff Vandermeer!

[@kimberlycheetham3007]

One of my favorite steampunk series is Agatha H and the Airship City (novel form, not graphic novel) by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio. Great recommendations!

[@kellycox3621]

Innocent Mage is a great underrated book! Thanks for spreading the love.

[@joshyaks]

You brought up a couple of familiar titles. I was intrigued that you mentioned The Shadow of What Was Lost in passing, because I just finished the Licanius Trilogy a couple of days ago (I have mixed feelings about it, but will post a video with a detailed but spoiler-free review in the next couple of weeks). I read Perdido Street Station, and it has the distinction of being the very worst novel I've read through to completion (it's an older video on my channel). Like you, I LOVE the concept of a steampunk setting, but have been unsuccessful in finding a steampunk book that really hits home for me. (The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher was okay, but not overly amazing.)

[@nataliaweronikapetersson3425]

Ember Blade is great. I saw Merphy recommending it on her channel too.

[@angreehulk]

Perdido Street Station is great! 🤘🤘

[@Shaad2321]

This is such a great list! I have actually read all these books mostly based off petrik reviews! The only ones I have not read are the innocent mage and I’m about 20 percent into dragon lords! Paternus trilogy is awesome and that marketing is definitely accurate! I have really enjoyed most of these books on list!

[@soniciris]

Perdido Street Station is excellent but I warn at least for me Mieville's writing was very hard to get into, unapproachably dense. Once I was into it it's incredibe, so interesting and rewarding, but I know some people get scared off! He has a middle-grade book called UnLunDun which has his usual vibes but more approachable writing style so it might be worth trying as a jumping off point for him as a writer.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That’s definitely good to know!!

[@markmaidens5911]

Why is David Eddings' Elenium never mentioned? Those novels got me into fantasy years and years ago.

[@uptown3636]

Jessie, you cracked me up with your reaction to Petrik having reviewed all the books. Legend has it that Petrik has already reviewed The Door of Stone and The Winds of Winter.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

🤣🤣🤣 I wouldn’t be surprised!!!

[@oggarbagetea84]

Have you read Project Hail Mary?

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Not yet!! I have it and definitely wanna get to it soon!

[@MsSusyque]

Steampunk is my jam!

[@TheBookishMom]

Paternus sounds SO cool!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Right?! 🤩

[@TalibHOB]

after the things that I've been hearing about The Ember Blade I'm definitely picking it up

[@bmoneybby]

Cool name. I'll check out the channel.

[@AbbySalter]

Oh I own The Ember Blade and The Stone Knife already ! I read the Godblind trilogy by the same author and really enjoyed it

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh I wanna read that trilogy now as well!

[@adrianazavelea1241]

Anna Stephens ROCKS ! Look forward to reading the second book . I have to wait until April 2022 . But it’s all worth it . 💎

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

I read Once Stolen last month and its not main stream but I think had really cool steam punk vibes!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Totally checking it out!

[@BookishDrummer]

In terms of being an underrated fantasy series that not a lot of people talk about is Legends of the First Empire, first book bring Age of Myth, by Michael J Sullivan. It has a lot of ratings on goodreads, but the only booktuber I’ve seen talk about the series as a whole is the wonderful Jashana. I wished more booktubers would give the series a try! Great video Jessie!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you Jake!! Jashana has seriously made me want to read that series! I know Stephanie from Stephanie’s Bookverse is also reading that series and is really enjoying it so definitely want to check it out!

[@theell9014]

I have to recommend a fantasy trilogy which I have read three times spanning numerous years. None of the books is overly long, but each is truly fantastic and original. The author is Barbara Hambly and the series is called The Darwath Trilogy (The Time Of The Dark, The Walls Of Air, and The Armies Of Daylight). These books move along at rapid speed and have characters who are realistic and have you cheering them on. Lots of suspense and plot twists. Well worth reading.

[@NaynaSL]

They are so underated my Library doesn't have it and Libby has three library put together and none have them, so much for my book buying ban! 🤣🤣🤣❤️

[@JessieMaeBooks]

haha oh no!!! what a bummer about libby not having them!!

[@dr.nerdcraft8526]

I loved Perdido Street Station until the ending. That ending made me so angry that I literally hurled the book to the floor. So, there's that. 🤣

[@Morfeusm]

I loved that ending so so so so so much!

[@danielleoliver1734]

Chris Wooding’s other series is steampunk, based around airships. I’m pretty sure the first book is called the black lung captain. Edit: that’s book 2, the first one is retribution falls.

[@bmoneybby]

Have you read it by chance?

[@danielleoliver1734]

@@bmoneybby I read the first one a few years ago and really enjoyed it. It’s airships and pirates and really fun to read

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh I definitely need to check that one out!

[@sauscony]

If you read middle grade and want a fun book with a great steampunk aesthetic (with illustrations), I'd suggest Larklight by Philip Reeve.

[@blairelytton9303]

i hope you will include SCARLETT LOST IN THE FIVE LANDS by Rajendra Sarilla in your next video of under rated fantasy books.

[@pamelakibildis1177]

Great Video Jessie and those recommendations sounds awesome probably once I’m done reading all the library books I have I’ll definitely check these out 😉 And here’s a few more recommendations: The Ravenspire Series by C.J Redwine & The Gone Series By Michael Grant I Love Those Books So Much Have a Wonderful Evening 🙂

[@mckennahorman7675]

If you're looking for underated and Steampunk I recommend Chris Wooding's(author of the Ember Blade) Tales of the Ketty Jay series. I'm glad to see the Ember Blade getting some recognition but I honestly like this series better!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oooh definitely going to check that out!

[@katrey1273]

The Karen Miller books sound good

[@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664]

LK11 HI5 awesome video ! Happy Bookish Tuesday Friends 🤘🏽

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thanks so much!

[@dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla1664]

@@JessieMaeBooks our pleasure 🤗

[@kittyshiv]

awesome vid, thanks for sharing!!!

[@FineReads]

Karen Miller’s books are great. Dark and I think that duology had a very hate-able anti-hero. I could be mixing it up with another series from her… it’s a long time since I read it 😂

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Ooooh I do love a good anti-hero 😄

[@FineReads]

@@JessieMaeBooks I had to look it up.. it was not the kingbreaker kingmaker series by her, but the Godspeaker trilogy that had that great anti-hero. Loved that one!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

@@FineReads checking that one out!!!

[@BookishDrummer]

I can vouch for the innocent mage duology! It’s pretty simple fantasy, but very well written and told. The ending of that book will make you want to jump straight into the sequel haha

[@sanaaziz5251]

Also Furyborn by Claire Legrand in the Empirium triology is a masterpiece. No one talks about that triology.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I definitely want to read that series! I’ve seen a couple channels talk about it, I think most notably Thoughts on Tomes has talked about it quite a bit? But that’s definitely a good recommendation! 😄

[@sanaaziz5251]

@@JessieMaeBooks I have seen maybe 2 or 3 people talk about it on youtube since the first book came out. I definitely wanna hear your thoughts about the book. It's already my favorites of all time.

[@Morfeusm]

China Mieville ♥️

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Last comment I swear lol Empire in Black and Gd is stunning and Allen has great taste in books

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yes he does! I always trust his recommendations! :)

[@jemofabook]

This was a great list! Another underrated book I just finished is City of Lies by Sam Hawke! Super political, and there’s disability and neurodivergence rep, which is a huge selling point for me personally. And it is a completed duology too 😊

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That sounds awesome, definitely need to check it out!

[@kit888]

Side note: Garuda is a mythical bird, and an Indonesian airline.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Good to know! 😄