If You Like A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, Read These Books!

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Hi everyone! Today's video is about A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, and books I recommend if you like the legendary series. For the past three years, one of the most requested videos on my channel is for me to do this kind of video. If you like a (insert series name), read these books. Today, I'm posting the fifth episode in this series of videos after several requests I received to do one for A Song of Ice and Fire.
Let me know what you think of A Song of Ice and Fire if you've read it, and what do you think of my recommendations? Also, do tell me which series you want me to do next!
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0:00 Intro & Rules
1:10 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin amzn.to/4cubpAM
2:08 The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham amzn.to/3RGStXz
3:43 The First Law by Joe Abercrombie amzn.to/45FUN78
5:29 The Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu amzn.to/3RGHj53
6:41 The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne amzn.to/4bhzrhB
7:42 Riftwar Empire trilogy by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts amzn.to/3zgFhCw
8:55 Conqueror by Conn Iggulden amzn.to/3xw61OU
9:54 Closing
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@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy Ай бұрын

Great video, Petrik, and solid recommendations! I’d add for ASOIAF fans’ consideration R. Scott Bakker’s Second Apocalypse Series, with the Prince of Nothing Trilogy and the Aspect Emperor Tetralogy.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you, Philip!! Oh that's a good one. I haven't read the series yet, but it seems like it will fit the bill. I will start Prince of Nothing this year for sure!

@herosheartcoaching3394 Ай бұрын

Prince of Nothing has so many of the best things in fantasy, while also possessing some things I sincerely hate. Still, it's a top 5 all time series for me.

@alvinmarcus5780 Ай бұрын

Joe Abercrombie and John Gwynne. Two of the very best in this 69 year olds opinion. Been reading for awhile and these guys first series are my favorites in fantasy. Great video Sir.

@dash4800 Ай бұрын

I was into Abercrombie a bit, but there were things he did that were really off putting to me. And then I read Gwynne and that was pretty much perfect modern fantasy. Everything I like and none of the crap I hate.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I love Abercrombie and Gwynne's books very much for some similar and different reasons! :)

@pixgamerBA Ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@Ironworthstriking Ай бұрын

I think Brian Lee Durfee's Five Warrior Angels trilogy is another good choice!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Yeahh that is so true! Can't believe I didn't include it here. 🥲

@ModernDayRenaissanceMan Ай бұрын

If you want to read a series that starts off very similar to the style where you live in a post apocalypse world, due to nuclear war where anyone can die (in the first few books), but eventually settles into a long 100 book series of almost always being exactly 249 pages each book & the core characters never die because I think they decided "Hey .. we can make money with releasing these once a month" & it should be a TV show - Deathlands is an old classic. Older readers will probably remember them, but so many new kids are on KZfaq probably never heard of it. They tried to make a movie out of it but butchered it. I heard they are doing a TV show again but it's very Indy made & I don't know if it's going to get the exposure & love it needs. Good luck finding all the books. I hear they are going for big money.

@noname3609 Ай бұрын

You are a jewel we must protect with our very life Petrik ! Always recommending awesome series !!! :) Loving Jade Legacy atm,btw !!! :D

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Aww, thank you so much! Jade Legacy is a masterpiece. Enjoy! :)

@esmayrosalyne Ай бұрын

Thanks for the recs, Petrik! Recently, Derri's Read it Before and Jimmy Nutts did a video about the similarities between ASOIAF and RotE, which was suuuuper interesting. Never thought about it, but those two series have so much overlap, highly recommend that livestream, such great fun! Your picks were spot-on as well though!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you, Esmay! I certainly forgot to mention RotE and Five Warrior Angels in this video! 😂😂

@safinan8008 Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 for the recommendation. At the moment I’m currently interesting reading historical fiction. Happy reading!! 😊

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

You're welcome! Happy reading to you, too! 😄

@dinocollins720 Ай бұрын

Another fantastic video! Thank you Petrik!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Dino! :)

@JackWylde-y3y Ай бұрын

Glad to see dagger and the coin finally get some love. Love that series and the channel

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you do much! Dagger and the Coin is great. More fantasy readers need to read it! 😄

@AshleyRebecca Ай бұрын

I always appreciate your recommendations! My reading test is similar so you never lead me a stray!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Ashley! I'm always happy to receive a comment from you on my videos! :D

@FlochIsKing Ай бұрын

This is such a great list! I’m so happy to see Dagger and the Coin as the first recommendation, I love that series, The Tyrant’s Law is one of my favorite books (closely followed by Spider’s War) and Geder is one of my favorite characters in fantasy. I’ve read everything except The Khan series and Empire trilogy (I’ve tried Magician but put it on standby as I didn’t really connect with it), so I'll put them on the TBR for next years. I would also recommend Green bone saga and Liveship Traders, as the politics and characters are one the same level as ASOIAF.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Spider's War is my favorite book in Dagger and the Coin. Incredible conclusion, imo. And yeah! Please give Empire trilogy a try. It's much better than Magician. And Green Bone Saga + Liveship Traders (or Hobb generally) are good recommendation, too. Should've mentioned them as well. 😅

@SivaKumar-yo1tw 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Petrik, I would like to also add Prince of Nothing series to this 😊

@PetrikLeo 23 күн бұрын

I definitely have to read that series!! :D

@BrianBell7 Ай бұрын

Excellent suggestions here, Petrik! I've read them all except The Khan Series and The Dandelion Dynasty. I learn something from all of your videos! "BookTubing the way BookTube should be BookTubed."

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Haha, that sounds like a blurb gifted by George R. R. Martin! :D

@asfaloth12 Ай бұрын

I’ve been interested in most of these, but had not heard of The Khan series. Will definitely add it to my TBR. Thanks for sharing!

@kingfisher9725 Ай бұрын

Definitely worth it. I enjoyed the audiobook version very much about 2 years ago, I think, which meant I was able to use my time efficiently while doing everyday chores :)

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Cheers! The Genghis Khan series is AMAZING!

@emroyka Ай бұрын

Always love when you mention the Riftwar Empire Trilogy!✨💖📚

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

You and me both! Always a good day to talk about Riftwar Empire trilogy!

@nazimelmardi Ай бұрын

And there is the Elderlings. Even more beautiful writing, better characters, they are miserable… the only thing is that she is not killing them as Martin does, that keeping her from the line of grim dark. Even the dragons are there and started at the same time. We are looking at you Martin, this is how you finish something! 👀

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Ohh Eldenrings is a good recommendation. Love the series very much! 😄

@ArthusRen Ай бұрын

Excited for this video!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@clarue5298ify Ай бұрын

Started reading A Song of Ice and Fire in the early 2000's when it wasn't really a well known series LOVE the books but wish Martin didn't take forever writing them. Anyway, I HIGHLY recommend reading The Pillars of the Earth series by Ken Follett. Anyone who loves the GoT series will enjoy these books

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Yeah! Just about to start Pillars of the Earth today! 😊

@samilluminated Ай бұрын

Great list! I definitely need to add The Kimoni Legacy to the list! The author, Omari Richards, is still little known but his book blew me away!!! I couldn't put it down. Political intrigue and West African lore at its best!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Thanks for the recommendation, too. Never heard of that one!

@yassinemiri3555 Ай бұрын

Missed you brother ! What great video to come back to the Leo wagon. I’ll binge the rest on the morrow.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Have fun catching up to the videos!

@yassinemiri3555 Ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Mos Def !

@calumlott Ай бұрын

Great video as always, Petrik!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Many thanks, Calum!!

@lucagianchino6404 Ай бұрын

The Faithful and the Fallen is more high fantasy than dark like Martin books but know i think about battles and I see why your out that! Just an awesome Saga;) thank you;)😊

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Oh absolutely! As I said, their tone and narrative are very different. But I think depending on what you're looking for from ASOIAF, some parts of TFATF should scratch the itch!

@lucagianchino6404 Ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo i SEARCH EPIC battles and good wirtten characters and a Story just epic;)

@1siddynickhead Ай бұрын

Thank you for this! Will definitely check out the ones I'm not familiar with. My main gripe about Asoiaf-ish book recommendations is that most of the writers use modern language that takes you out of the narrative. Martin's use of language is the missing link for me even if the other series may out do him in plotting, characters, world building etc..

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Oh yeah, that is a good one to think about. I heard Sword of Shadows by J.V. Jones should be similar to George Martin in language as well, but I haven't read that one yet. :)

@1siddynickhead Ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo I think a lot of fantasy fans aren't too particular about language and symbolism but it's just something that takes a story to the next level for me😂 I will definitely check out JV❤

@michaelgmclendon Ай бұрын

Great suggestions, Petrik. I think Dandelion Dynasty is so great. Also JOHN GWYNNE

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you, Michael! I think so, too. 😄

@alassesinda Ай бұрын

"Memory, Sorrow & Thorn" Trilogy by Tad Williams is a very good recommendation as well. It is the trilogy that actually inspired GRRM to write the ASoIaF. The follow-up sequel series "The Last King of Osten-Ard" by Tad Williams is also amazing with the last book in the series to be released December 2024.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

True! Not sure why I didn't remember it when I made this video. A Song of Ice and Fire took many inspirations from it. 😅

@SwagDragon1 Ай бұрын

Totally agree about Abraham! Kithamar is amazing by the way! Definitely a must read for Abercrombie and Anna Smith Spark fans!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

I certainly will read Kithamar trilogy, too. I'm just waiting for the announcement of the third book now. I haven't read Anna Smith Spark's books, but I'm a fan of Abercrombie and Abraham! :)

@Srbthmlnsmth Ай бұрын

Great vid! I’m embarrassed to admit I never read song of ice and fire. Love the tv series so maybe I should do that first…

@1siddynickhead Ай бұрын

It's honestly the best! Such an immersive experience

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you! Nothing to be embarrassed about. Look at Bookborn. She just started last year and she is obsessed with the series now. :)

@Srbthmlnsmth Ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo oh I should check that channel!!

@hannahblackwellbooks Ай бұрын

Just added the khan series to my TBR, I’d never heard of it!!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

It's so good, Hannah!! And completed too! 😄

@ladyfox6705 Ай бұрын

Love ASoIaF, and enjoy reading the 'side' novels. Am enjoying my first reads of Abercrombie and Erikson. If you haven't read any of Martin's very early works, his short story collections like 'Songs of The Dying Earth', I highly recommend. Very good!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Good to hear you're enjoying Abercrombie and Erikson's books. I haven't read any of Martin's books outside of A Song of Ice and Fire! I certainly have to fix this. :)

@yourewelcomebooks Ай бұрын

Great recommendation 😁- I will deffo check out Daniel Abrahams's book - AND I totally agree with you. The Empire Trilogy was so much better than its companion series. I loved every moment of reading it, and it had on of my favourite female main characters

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm glad you agreed with me on Riftwar Empire. I think that trilogy is fantastic. I love Mara so much! :)

@ZOMGfantasy Ай бұрын

Awesome list Petrik! It certainly is hard to live up to the ASOIAF standard, isn't it? I definitely want to get into Daniel Abraham, Conquerer, and Riftwar. Can the Riftwar Empire trilogy be read without the rest of the Saga?

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you, Zammar! Yeah, it's difficult for sure! And yeah, Riftwar Empire can be read without reading the rest of the saga, imo. Though you will benefit from reading the first book in the series: Magician. :)

@emroyka Ай бұрын

As someone who read Riftwar Empire Trilogy without reading the other series over 10 years ago and still loves Empire to this day, I can confirm you 100% don't have to read any other part to enjoy Empire!

@EricBCryptoFutures Ай бұрын

Nice one Petrik. Have you come across the Under the Northern Sky sky series? I think it fits well with these recs as well

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Oh I haven't read that! By Leo Carew right? I have to give it a try, too! :D

@Rendref Ай бұрын

The villain in The Dagger and The Coin is indeed interesting, very unique. First time he does his "evil" thing in the first book I was like "em, excuse me what?". It was not clear that this will be his arc. It was amazing, though I felt more mid on the series towards its ending.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Very true. Not mentioning his name, but I found his story arc to be incredibly intriguing! :D

@mikesbookreviews Ай бұрын

I keep telling all ASOIAF fans that Bound & the Broken and Faithful & the Fallen will scratch that itch.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Oh good one! Bound and the Broken is a solid recommendation, too!!

@ladymairreads Ай бұрын

Dragon rider by taran matharu is like GOT X Eragon. Not as dark but defo a few scenes in there that I can see he took from GOT.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Oh I have that one! Haven't read it yet, though! 😂 Thanks for the rec!

@TheBeardedBookBeast Ай бұрын

Awesome recommendations, Petrik! I agree with them 100% and look forward to reading Dagger and Coin and Faithful and the Fallen eventually. First Law is my favorite of all time! PS - How's the new Elden Ring dlc treating you!?

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! As you can probably tell... Elden Ring DLC is sucking up most of my spare time right now. xD

@TheBeardedBookBeast Ай бұрын

@PetrikLeo Hahaha that's okay, live it up! You should do a playthrough video, it'd be fun to watch since you are probably way better than I am😂

@linushell4726 Ай бұрын

I would probably also recommend the Warlord chronicles by Bernard cornwell.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Yeah, that's a solid recommendation!

@davidbonar5190 Ай бұрын

i'd add "Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne" trilogy by brian staveley. more like abercrombie than grr martin, fast paced, with momentum. "A Land fit for Heroes" trilogy by richard Morgan, also similar style, with just a hint of sci-fi, and some surprisingly graphic passages on all kinds of sexual activities... stuff grr martin would like to but wouldn't dare to write :D

@herosheartcoaching3394 Ай бұрын

A land fit for Heroes is the best prose in fantasy imo

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Ohhh! Unhewn Throne is a good one. I like that series. The sequel series is off to a super powerful start, imo. Empire's Ruin is INCREDIBLE,A

@khomo12 Ай бұрын

Great video!👍👍👍📚🤖🚀🐲Thank you!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@nflower33 Ай бұрын

I really enjoy Daniel Abraham’s books.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Me too! So underrated. I've read almost everything by him! :)

@PaulRamen Ай бұрын

Its weird as a massive grrm fan i started the first law with maybe a bit too much expectations. I'm half way through number two so maybe (still ?) too early to tell but a bit underwhelmed so far. It feels "smaller" if that makes sense. I'll finish the trilogy though, hopefully I'm wrong!

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Oh absolutely smaller. That's one of the reasons why I said GRRM's world-building is better than Abercrombie's. 😄

@PaulRamen Ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo I might try the Dandelion Dynasty or the Empire trilogy :) !

@leym12 Ай бұрын

I think I'm the only one that love ASOIAF but don't like the first law. I don't like the plot of the first trilogy. Should I read the second trilogy ?

@herosheartcoaching3394 Ай бұрын

I read the First Law and the first book in Age of Madness, and so far, I found AoM to be much better. First Law is good, but I think A Little Hatred improved on all the flaws.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

The standalone and Age of Madness has a different story structure to the first trilogy, imo. If you don't have any issue with the writing, I think they're worth giving a try. In technicality, Age of Madness has some of Abercrombie's best writing to date!

@herosheartcoaching3394 Ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Completely agree. Also the grandest "oh no" moment in the history of books.

@Benjamin-w41 Ай бұрын

Not a fantasy novel, but still quite similar in some regards is The Pillars of the Earth.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Just about to start reading that!! 😄

@Benjamin-w41 Ай бұрын

Haha, that's why I mentioned it 👍🏻 I hope you enjoy it.

@guillaumedewulf198 Ай бұрын

I believe The Five Warrior Angels trilogy deserves a mention here. It did remind me quiet a lot of GRRM's writing style and grim world building.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

Oh man you're absolutely right! Can't believe I forgot to include that! 😅

@Grimscribe732 Ай бұрын

I do agree with most of these picks, except John Gwynne's The Faithfull and the Fallen. It is a good series, but it is quite different from ASoIaF. So is First Law, but it pretty much feels like reading As for additional recommendations, I'll go with one GRRM himself has pointed to quite a bit: The Once and Future King by T.H. White. Other suggestions: - The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell - The Prince of Nothing & The Second Apocalypse by R. Scott Bakker - Anything written by Giles Kristian (particularly his Arthurian Tales) - A Song for Arbonne, The Lions of al-Rassan, and Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - and if one enjoyes the eldritch gods aspect the Ironborne bring to the table, Gunmetal Gods by Zamil Akthar is awesome

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

I have read Arthurian Tales by Giles Kristian. I couldn't find similarities between the two, though. I am so looking forward to reading Second Apocalypse series by Bakker this year! :)

@Alithia451 Ай бұрын

Why do you have two copies of "The light of all that falls"?

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

One is sent to me by Orbit, the other one is from Broken Binding. 😅

@luffyluck Ай бұрын

I kind of disagree with john gwynne. Very good but completely different from soiaf. After book one, it felt like the characters were pretty safe.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

I personally think his books on first read are very engaging and tension. There are many character's death throughout the series. I mean, compare to Wheel of Time, I'm on book 10 and most of the characters are still alive. In Malice, one of the MC was killed off already. 🙂 And then there's more... but spoilers. 😂

@grazzitdvram Ай бұрын

I swear I've tried giving the dandelion series a chance like 4 times and the 2nd book just bores me to a "did not finish". I keep finding myself having to go back and relisten to entire chapters, maybe it's just a matter of audiobook vs reading because reading does require more focus.... which doesn't allow me to cook dinner, do laundry, clean, play games etc... which is why I've almost entirely quit reading lol. Oh well I'll probably give it another try eventually.

@PetrikLeo Ай бұрын

No need to force it if the series isn't for you! :)