I meant Republic of Thieves, not Lies of Locke Lamora. Damn it!

@danf6975

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Greene I find your reviews to be of high quality even in the times that I may not agree which isn't very often I would love to know your thoughts on Frank Herbert and Brian Herbert

@melleklaver8021

4 жыл бұрын

I think only LoLL should be there, the other two were'nt as good imo. That being said, Lies is a true masterpiece and my favourite book if it were a stand alone novel

@Grimscribe732

4 жыл бұрын

@@melleklaver8021 LoLL isn't from this decade though, it's from 2006. Daniel's correction is correct ;)

@melleklaver8021

4 жыл бұрын

@@Grimscribe732 oh yeah, didnt notice that that was the reason

@stsscodok9889

4 жыл бұрын

The other two weren't as good but I still THROUGHLY en enjoyed them. Really hope book 4 drops this next year 🙏

Daniel Greene- "Brandon Sanderson ruled this decade." Sanderson- (Cracks knuckles) "Watch me do it again."

@turtleanton6539

4 жыл бұрын

Yuup

@leviackerman1799

2 жыл бұрын

At this point..I guess it's between him and Joe Abercrombie..since Martin and Rothfuss aren't gonna release books any time soon..

@VeyroneR

2 жыл бұрын

@@leviackerman1799 cannot read Sanderson anymore after Abercrombie.

@whisperingmoon8840

2 жыл бұрын

Makes me think of that spongebob meme, You wanna see me do it again?

@Ironworthstriking

2 жыл бұрын

@@VeyroneR why? Can you not watch both Tarantino and Christopher Nolan films?

You basically convinced me to start reading fantasy, your genuine love for the genre is intoxicating.

@Noeton

4 жыл бұрын

Same as well !

@elisre4391

3 жыл бұрын

@Bruno the Lies of locke lamora is amazingly well writen with just the right amount of detailed descriptions and world building so as to not get bored, which is something that might happen with other fantasy classics where the author pays a LOT of attention describing almost every little thing. Also, it's literally Impossible to be bored with this book! I honestly found myself reading looong into the night and going to work ridiculously tired the next day because I couldn't put the book down.

@matusvincze8188

3 жыл бұрын

Same;)

@rahmahmeligy301

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@mikeloOdium

3 жыл бұрын

Same

'How long can I keep doing this until society collapses?" That is honestly a great motivation tactic.

@tru9requ

4 жыл бұрын

Question and answer in a single line?

@Kegle2411

4 жыл бұрын

That didn't age well....

@dariuskashani6612

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kegle2411 Yup lool

Brandon Sanderson's decade? Seems legit.

@turtleanton6539

4 жыл бұрын

And next one will be too

His list: -A Memory of Light (Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson) -The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson) -A Dance with Dragons (George R. R. Martin) -The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin) -Prince of Thorns (Mark Lawrence) -The Black Prism (Brent Weeks) -The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch) -The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang) -A Little Hatred (Joe Abercrombie)

@ChristmasLore

3 жыл бұрын

Jemisin 😉

@Chempisvideos

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChristmasLore whoops, thanks!

@ChristmasLore

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction, She really deserves it 🎋

First thought when this video popped up : “ Ok, how many times will Sanderson show up here?”

@turtleanton6539

4 жыл бұрын

All the time

@11yoyomama

2 жыл бұрын

I missed mistborn on here tbh

Way of Kings is the book that made me realize that I would read pretty much anything Sanderson put out and I can't say I've regretted buying a single one of his books.

@turtleanton6539

4 жыл бұрын

So very cool

@DebzZi

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@rjf5790

4 жыл бұрын

Yep bro yep nothing speaks more truth

@imnotmagic6415

3 жыл бұрын

I relate so much

@thrombocyte2054

3 жыл бұрын

Alcatraz - that's the only one that's not for me.

"Or, you know, the apocalypse" Really nailed it with this guess Daniel.

@nomophobe

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, the guess really does age well

@kaimatus843

Жыл бұрын

Aaaaaaahh

Everyone else while watching this video: *wondering if their fave will make it, assessing books, comparing it with their picks* Me while watching this video: I should read this. I probably should read that one too. Now THAT one sounds good omg

Brandon Sanderson: Wanna see me write a book?... Wanna see me do it again?

@deborah2945

Жыл бұрын

Some writers sacrifice quality over quantity but not him. All of the are good

I so agree with you about Scott Lynch. I love the Gentlemen Bastards and the first time I read Lies of Locke Lamora I was completely blown away. It really does not get the love it deserves.

@BadNeighbor762

4 жыл бұрын

Big facts

@ushkdavid

4 жыл бұрын

I loved Locke Lamora, enjoyed book 2 but wasn't a huge fan of book 3.

@AspasiaDGordon

4 жыл бұрын

All I hear about is how much love it gets....its not over looked at all.

@keeganmcauliffe9764

4 жыл бұрын

The flash backs chapter's are like nails on a chalkboard for me. I couldn't finish the first one becasue of how much I despised the flashbacks.

@miezmiuremiezutschi414

4 жыл бұрын

i actually didn't like it at all but up to now i'm also the only one

Speaking of GOT, the Covid 19 is a virus created for GRR to be at home and then finish the series.

@johndavis8746

4 жыл бұрын

As well as Pat Rothfuss

@wingracer1614

4 жыл бұрын

@@johndavis8746 I'm starting to think Pat just doesn't want to write anymore. His books have made him enough that all motivation is gone, he can sit back and rake in those royalties for the rest of his life.

@samarthrana8861

4 жыл бұрын

He did say he was spending most of his time in Westeros now....but i dunno if i can belive anything anymore 😭😂😂

@nyelbaig

4 жыл бұрын

@@wingracer1614 we can only hope that money is not the only motivator

@Hahaa99

4 жыл бұрын

And the dream of springs will be just a dream.....

After reading The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson quickly became my favorite author. I've re-read all of the currently released Stormlight Archive books 3 times... and those are THICC ass novels.

@nyelbaig

4 жыл бұрын

Soon you will be on your 15th re read waiting for the Hoid Trilogy

@TileBitan

3 жыл бұрын

@@nyelbaig wit is such a boss

Well Brando Sando is on the list and he is here to stay. Looking at his plans only for the cosmere we have at least a couple 10 books to go. Dance of Dragons is almost 10 years old....bro that hit hard.

@wanemarr

4 жыл бұрын

I dont even think he peaked yet. He's still a rising star.

@TP-no4bh

4 жыл бұрын

iirc he once said he's planning on 46 cosmere books.

@bruceh9780

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon has mentioned that once he's done exploring the various Cosmere worlds in their respective series, we're going to see proper cross-over series done with characters and worlds interacting directly. Possible contender for best series of the 2030s :)

@gogozeppeli9267

4 жыл бұрын

@@wanemarr he will peak when we will get that hoid trilogy prequel! 🔥

@androukos6441

4 жыл бұрын

Ok Dio Brando

Robin Hobb finished off the Elderlings series...maybe its just me, but the series had an indelible effect, fantasy at its best...looking forward to revisiting in the next decade.

@haptikgames

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Nelson one of my favorite stories of all time. Absolutely loved it was sad to see it end but happy that it did, I hate when series think they have to go forever.

@austenkampe5257

4 жыл бұрын

Read the first 3.... It was honestly the hardest 3 books I have ever dredged through. I had heard amazing things about them. From multiple friends... Everything Robin Hobb scratched down I hated more and more. Loved nighteyes, but Fitz is the worst main character ever to me. i hate him...

@Pakilight93

3 жыл бұрын

Shes so slept on. It fucking baffles me, when people think Sanderson has DEEP characterization especially if you compare it to someone like Hobb. I've read Mistborne one and two, and am about to read the third installmenr, and I honestly find it to be the McDonald's of the fantasy genre. Hobb is definetly one of the biggest names this era and should be treated as such.

@My0ceei

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pakilight93 FACTS

@joelman1989

3 жыл бұрын

Yes agreed

Lightbringer was the series that changed all my expectations and notions for storytelling in book form. I didnt imagine that I can have a reading experience in which I am mind blown on every chapter by the twists the story does in an incredibly original and unexpected maner.

@yeeterich380

4 жыл бұрын

lightbringer killed me

@oliviabrakel6129

4 жыл бұрын

This comment alone makes me want to go pick it up.

@callum7081

4 жыл бұрын

@@oliviabrakel6129 same

@gogozeppeli9267

4 жыл бұрын

Lightbringer= lucifer? Is the book heavy on satanic things? 🤢🤔

@Mement0o

4 жыл бұрын

@@gogozeppeli9267 Not heavy but the specific myth of satan as a fallen angel is paralleled in their mythology.

Totally agree with your #1 pick. I just love Joe Abercrombie's writing and this twist on the Industrial Revolution with shades of Les Miserables and the aging Glokta and our other favourites from the First Law books lurking in the background was an astounding piece of fantasy literature.

@Njerve1

4 жыл бұрын

There is really something to be said about books that has no real heroes, and no real villains. Abercrombie are one of the few that i've read who does that really well.

@turtleanton6539

4 жыл бұрын

Whoaaa

@ozkan576

3 жыл бұрын

He said there is no order to the list...

Nitpicking here. "The Crippled God" from Stephen Erikson was released 2011. The climax of the Malazan series. It's absolutely tremendous. Besides that, this list was spot on! :D

@SomeJustice19k

4 жыл бұрын

That's not nitpicking. A Dance of Dragons came out the same year, and he mentioned that steaming pile of Hood's shit. Not mentioning The Crippled God, or the Karkhanas Trilogy, is criminal. The Malazan Series is the best fantasy series ever, and TCG was a worthy conclusion.

@shanebennett325

3 жыл бұрын

He hasn't read it yet. Pretty sure he's still on reapers gale

Where can we add submissions for Daniel's TBR list? I never hear him talk about Robin Hobb, but after reading some of her books, she should be a part of this channel. Truly one of the best authors in the genre.

My prediction for the comments: Half -> "Why did you not include (lesser-known book)? A real fantasy fan would!" Other Half -> "You included (lesser-known book)? Bro, horrible pick. No one has even read that!"

@seanmcguinness9587

4 жыл бұрын

More like this guy has put out a lot of content the last couple days.

@unprofessionalcritic3107

4 жыл бұрын

For the second category - Middlegame by Seanan Mcaguire. Not enough people have read it or seem to be interested in it. I think you mixed it with her other more popular series Wayward Children.

@nivikyesac

4 жыл бұрын

Jokes on you, I agree with your list whole heartedly

@atharvadeshpande4749

4 жыл бұрын

Well this should be the Pinned comment if you ask me. But yeah the jokes on you. I agree with all on the list.

@krle24

4 жыл бұрын

I've seen previous videos where your fans gifted you with amazing books, which would definitely be on your list, have you managed to read them. So, i suggest in couple of years just do a "RE-DO list" for this past decade.

Such amazing books on this list! So many of my favorites & series I need to continue with. This definitely renewed my excitement for the books on my shelf.

I love to have a video from greene everyday

Please stay on KZread forever, I love you and your opinion and your content and your personality and just absolutely everything about you. Plus, your content is not only very entertaining but also incredibly valuable. How do you not have millions of subs? Literally my first impression when I came across you on here was “Damn this guy must be popular”.

Love your vids. Just wanted to give a quick “thank you” for singing Brandon Sanderson’s praises so often. I finally picked up mistborn (I’m not that well read yet so stormlight and WoT are a bit daunting) and I am LOVING every second of it! So thank you for being my favorite booktuber!

Daniel, is like to say a big thank you! Through out this year I’ve taken your advice in reading Stormlight, Lightbringer and just got finished with the first book of First Law. Haven’t steered me wrong yet... thank you for kindling my love for reading ever so. P.S I’ll eventually get to the Wheel of Time

A very important book of this decade was 'Assasin's Fate' by Robin Hobb. A brilliant ending to a beloved series. An often overlooked series of this decade was 'The Traitor Son Cycle' by Miles Cameron, with its especially strong entry, 'The Red Knight.'

@legiongwb

4 жыл бұрын

Dance With Me Then I agree with The Traitor son Cycle, thoroughly enjoyed it and it does seem to get very overlooked

@keeganmcauliffe9764

4 жыл бұрын

Elderlings is my jam

@pontuslindheohlsson2184

4 жыл бұрын

The Realm of the Elderlings has a very special place in my heart. I started reading it when I was 12, I think, and finished Assassins Fate last year (having read everything in between). It is a spectacular story

@InnerMedium

4 жыл бұрын

@@pontuslindheohlsson2184 Thats truly how you write an epic fantasy series of over 20 books 16 of which are in the main story line.

@rayedjualidan1504

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed it should take the place of Fifths Season

So much love for mentioning Saga in your montage. I love that graphic novels have gotten some respect for story telling. I love your series and pretty much wholly agree with your opinions on books (die hard Wheel of Time fan). I have long argued with some more ‘school educated’ friends about the validity of graphic novel/comic book stories being great stories. Thank you for your channel. I truly love it.

Great episode! Articulate, really well-structured and no wasted words. Thanks and happy next decade to you!

Very solid choices Daniel! Love the videos, and thank you for all you do!

Great video! It's very thought out and a nice broad scope of books over the decade! Thanks for sharing!

So happy the Poppy Wars series is getting the attention it deserves. The author is so young, and the issues she tackled were really complex. I'm excited to see more books from R.F. Kuang

You and Elliot Brooks got me into the the Cosmere of Branson Sanderson two weeks ago. I have already finished the final empire and now reading Elantris. Good job!

I just got back into reading towards the second half of the year, and also just got into more than just YA, and oh boi do I have a lot to catch up on! So far I'm loving Stormlight Archive! This channel has expanded my tbr soooo much, thanks Daniel!

The only thing that kept me going through last week of vicious winter storm, power outage, worry for the animals on farm was my man @Danielgreen and his endless stream of videos (OK maybe not only him 🤔😉 ) Keep up the great work man love you for it!!! Hope Pips is treating you well with this workload 🐱

I have recently created a long-term reading list for myself that both is incredibly daunting and also makes me look forward to the next few years. This video confirmed several of my choices and helped to expand it a little bit (I hadn't previously considered the Broken Earth series).

I was waiting for it and you delivered right at the end. I knew you wouldn't let me down!

Great list!I am glad you nodded at the Broken Empire series. I think you'll love it by the time you get to the rest of them. Same with Changes in the Dresden series. I really struggled with Little Hatred. The characters seemed like pale reflections of the their parents.

God. Dang. I love me some Daniel Greene. You deserve all of the respect and praise you’ve been getting. You’ve introduced me to SO many good books and as someone who doesn’t have any friends who read, you’ve really become something like a friend. Someone to talk to about the things I love. Thanks!

So many great Fantasy titles! This is why you’re the MAN, Mr. Daniel Greene! You cover all of the most interesting fantasy titles on a consistent basis. I know that with each video of yours that I click on, I am going to be interested in nearly every fantasy book that you mention. Thank you for rarely leaving any important fantasy named book that is trending and popular out of discussion. Every next fantasy book that is on my TBR I get from you. You cover it all. You are at a leading forefront of the competition that is known as Fantasy Booktubing. Cheers to the brand new decade, happy holidays, and onwards to 2020! May you reach all of your career and personal goals in the coming years.

I knew the Powder Mage trilogy wouldn't make the list but I am sooo happy you made it an honorable mention! One of my favorite series by far!

I hit like as soon as you said Prince of Thorns! I started the series because of your POT review and it is now one of my all-time favorite series. Book one was good, books 2 and 3 were amazing!

This video has really helped me decide what I want to read this year. Need to try wheel of time. Still new to this genre and it seems to be held in such high regard

The First Law is my absolute favorite!! Thanks to you. I've yet to read A Little Hatred

Great list. A bunch of my favorites here. The ones I haven't read will be promptly added to my TBR

You have me hooked! I’m a fantasy author and I love hearing all of the other books for me to read. Cheers to the video!

I love that Middlegame and Circe got caps off. Also Saga 🎉 I'm still trying to make my list but love this list. Excited for what's yo come

Well, it seems I'm a little behind! I love your lists, Daniel. They really help put a spotlight on quality reads.

Great selection Daniel - I would have added the Books of Babel series by Josiah Bancroft. It carries a range of different fantasy settings all in one story line set in and around the tower. It is truly brilliant (and Mark Lawrence would concur).

Re-reading The First Law trilogy at the moment, it's been probably 5-6 years since I read it so don't remember much. Almost done with the first book and enjoying it much more than I remember. Can't wait to start A Little Hatred!

I'd love to see videos about your picks for some of the previous decades 😁

Sanderson put out so many amazing works during this decade and I can not wait to see what he has for us in the next 10 years!

I've just finished The lies of Locke Lamora and it was really good, so I'll continue with the series. Thank you for your recommendation.

Great list! I’m planning on reading Lightbringer & Stormlight Archives next year!

I agree with everything you said. There were many books mentioned that I have not read that were added to my already staggering queue of books. I am also excited to see where Rage of Dragons goes. Unless I'm mistaken, it is to be made into a series as well.

Thanks for the list, I needed more books to read

I am so happy you included the Gentleman Bastard books, brilliant series, great characters and amazing world building

Definitly going to have to try out the 5th season after that review!

Just read A Little Hatred. Glokta is still my favorite character of all time.

@grassygnoll3345

2 жыл бұрын

Just you wait.

I just started The Eye of The World. I'm so excited!

Always nice to see your videos. They are pure quality! Even tough my choice of top fantasybooks would be soooo different.. Lol😁👌

so happy about that saga shout out, it's such an incredible series

The Faithful & The Fallen series is AMAZING! I added a few book from this mist. Thank you!

Finished the wheel of time a couple of months ago, found your channel after looking for fandom and since then iv read, the first 2 books of the first law trilogy( had to have a break as it’s pretty dark and grimey) and I’m half way through the well of ascension after reading the final empire, all picks off your videos, I’m just gonna come out and say it, you’ve converted me into a fantasy fiend, can’t wait to start the storm light achieves

Me: Write that down write that down!

Just when I thought I was making great headway with my TBR, this video pops up on my suggestions. Thanks for turning my TBR stack into a mountain!

I was watching Sanderson's lectures on youtube without even knowing who he was. I quickly found out he was the author of the final Wheel of Time books, and I looked up top fantasy authors just to see if he would be on the list, and he was twice! Wow.

Hey been watching a TON of your videos the past few days since it’s the holiday season and wanted to read a book with my sister at the same time, and used your vids to pick a book! Only problem I have with them, is you don’t put the books talked about in the videos in the description below, this doesn’t really hurt this type of video, but it makes it tough when I want to look further into a series on one of your tier list videos... Anyways keep the videos coming so I can continue to find stuff to read and pull me away from the “real world” lol

Cool review Daniel, thanks for posting. If you were to recommend one fantasy book series above all others -- no matter the decade -- which series would it be and why? Thanks again and happy year 2020!!

Daniel Greene, thank you for this list! I clearly have some reading to catch up on... What is your take on the Dragon Age saga for dark fantasy? (If you've already done a video on it I must have missed it.) What started as a game has now a cult following with books and comics. I for one am super excited to see where the story goes next.

Pretty good picks, great video thx

To me, this decade signed the discovery of an amazing author (yes it's Brandon Sanderson) and the conclusion of the series I've loved the most, the first that ever made me feel so much things, the beloved Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb. But there is another series, a french series (which I have no idea if it is popular outside of France but here it's quite something) that began in 2013 and ended in December 2019, the Mirror Visitor by Christele Dabos. It is young adult fantasy, but it reeeally got me, and it is quite original!

I really loved The Books of Babel by Josiah Bancroft. Blew my mind!!!!! Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx, and Hod King are brilliant so I hope you give them a try. Fourth book coming out soon (fingers crossed).

Diplomat of Uram will always be one of my favorites but it's from 2020. Great list by the way!

Have always loved reading but am new to the fantasy genre. Was first initiated after reading The Ruins of Ambrai by Melanie Rawn and was intrigued enough to dabble in the occasional book. Then The Fifth Season totally blew my mind! And I am hooked! Have just ordered the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, and will dive into those next.

It's interesting to see the difference to other countries. I'm from Germany and I've only heard the name Brandon Sanderson for the first time a few months ago (I think in the video you made with Merphy). Actually I didn't know any of the authors you mentioned (apart from Martin) before I got into American Booktube this year, and the same goes for my mom who even works in a second hand book store...

Can’t wait for you to hopefully read City of Brass. Chakraborty is absolutely amazing.

Over here letting all of your ads play so you can get 👏🏻 that 👏🏻 bank 👏🏻 bahahaha. Heck yes, I knew Stormlight would be in here but I’m still happy to see it!!! And The Fifth Season, YES! One of my absolute favourites of this year, I’m so chuffed to see people talking about it so that many others notice and pick it up too. 💙 I’ve caught up on ALL of the First Law books this year & I’m getting A Little Hatred for Christmas and I’m beyond excited to start it in 2020. 🤘🏻

Awesome video. I really hope to see more fantasy break away from the traditional euro model. Tribal africa, South America and Asia are so rich with lore and it looks like we are finally starting to crack through. Poppy War looks like it will let authors know it's safer to take culture risks. Rage of Dragons is another one with tribal africa that blew me away. Rebecca Roanhorse is doing some very fun things with Native American lore. It isn't as well written as Rage of Dragons and Poppy War, but it's extremely fun.

Great now I'm going to spend the year trying to read all these fantasy series. Thanks a lot daniel...

So glad to see N. K. Jemisin and Fifth Season in there. Just a remarkable series from top to bottom.

You had me worried there, not mentioning Abercrombie untill the very end. This was a good list. I migh have included some Urban Fantasy series like Dresden Files, but the focus here is on secondary-world fantasy, so I understand why it isn't here.

The Licanius trilogy. It is a bit old fashioned but it intorduces some pretty cool and new ideas. Plus the characters are memorable.

@danilorezende2007

4 жыл бұрын

I loved this series so far!!!

@janhavi1977

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I thought it was great! I’m currently reading the third book and it’s super satisfying. Can’t wait to finish it, and read more from this author!

@danilorezende2007

4 жыл бұрын

@@janhavi1977, The Will of the Many is in my TBR list once it's released.

@janhavi1977

4 жыл бұрын

Danilo Rezende Is that James Islington’s new book?

@danilorezende2007

4 жыл бұрын

@@janhavi1977 it's his current project!! There will be updates January.

Glad you included Abercrombie, the first law world is just incredible and the best fantasy I've ever read. I know you'll love his standalones when you get to them (if you haven't already? I think I remember you saying you hadn't yet), I (and many others) think they're even more well written than the trilogy.

@Mark-iv6yg

4 жыл бұрын

Lord Baelish Best Served Cold is one of the ugliest stories I’ve ever read, but so good...

Of the ones you mentioned stormlight archive by far my favorite Followed closely by lightbringer both are just amazing series!!

I've been looking for so long for his Saga review and thankfully it's (kinda) here. Hopefully he goes more in depth with it someday when the series ends its hiatus.

@amarikwa888

2 жыл бұрын

It's coming back in January.

@INDIG0MAR

2 жыл бұрын

@@amarikwa888 Yes! I'm so excited for it!

The Lies of locke lamora is amazingly well writen with just the right amount of detailed descriptions and world building so as to not get bored, which is something that might happen with other fantasy classics where the author pays a LOT of attention describing almost every little thing. Also, it's literally Impossible to be bored with this book! I found myself reading looong into the night and going to work ridiculously tired the next day because I just couldn't put the book down. I'm generation Harry Potter and it made me feel like a little kid, caring so much for these characters and once again in love with reading.

Daniel amazing video as always

Great list Daniel!

*The Crippled God* (2011) is an amazing finale in Steven Erikson's epic Malazan Book of the Fallen series, and I'm honestly surprised that it didn't at least get an honorable mention given the general importance of the series within modern fantasy. Erikson's prose and incredibly ambitious world building should be experienced by any serious fan of fantasy. That being said, it's also a pretty challenging read at times due to the immensity of its scope.

Totally agree with Scott Lynch!!!!! I do not have words to describe how fantastic the series is! Anxiously awaiting the next one!!!

Nice picks, I tend to agree with all of your choices. If you are putting in the last wheel of time books, you should do the same for Malazan book of the fallen. An good ending to a crazy series.

I think another series on par with Lightbringer and also well representative of trends within fantasy in this decade would be the *Divine Cities* Trilogy by *Robert Jackson Bennett* . For one thing, it was nominated for a bunch of prestigious awards including the Hugo for best series in 2018. It was, from what I can tell, also a respectable commercial success. But more than anything, it explores concepts that have gained increasing traction these past years. Mental and domestic issues, trauma, deconstructions of the divine in particular, the topic of age(ing) for main characters, borrowing from slavic and oriental mythology - all of this has become hugely more prevalent in fantasy. RJB is also an author who's quickly becoming a go-to pick for many people because of his consistently well-written and consistently published books. Much like BrandoSando he hasn't written anything sub par yet and he's known to work on schedule.

Would def put Saga on the list, one of my fav stories of any format!

Slowly gathering the Hardcover editions on The Wheel of Time (4 down 10 to go) with hopes that Juniper Books releases some awesome new cover art.

@jerbear2271

4 жыл бұрын

I find those are half priced books clearance rack non stop

Daniel Greene: Brandon Sanderson ruled this decade. Sanderson: I will fucking do it again

Really good video, strongly agree with every choice. Quick question, are you planning to catch up with the First Law stand-alones in the near future? I think you would enjoy them a lot.

I have to say I always hope to see one of Brian Staveley's books on a top 10 list. Maybe its just me but even years after reading the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne it's still with me. I have read a few of the series usually mentioned on the lists and love them to bits. Still maybe someday i will hear someone raving about Staveley 😊

Jay Kristoff's Nevernight series was it for me. Both started and finished in the 2010's, the series never failed to stab me in the gut with it's twists and turns. (And an added bonus the UK cover art is to die for!)

I would have to say The LightBringer series is my favorite for the past decade, While I loved WoKs and everything by Brandon Sanderson, It was Brentt Weeks and his books that actually got my back into reading, In 2009 I randomly grabbed his NightAngel Trilogy from a Boarders and I loved it, It got my back into reading and the Light Bringer only deepened that, It was because of Weeks that I became an avid reader again