That's an incredible story, Thomas! Thank you for sharing that with me. I do understand the feeling of having missing out on so many books, but I'll also say it's never too late to discover our passion for something! I never expected to love reading fantasy novels until 5 years ago myself! :)

@@PetrikLeo I tried to read the first few chapters of Gardens of the Moon but it was too difficult to understand.

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 The first book is considered the hardest to understand/most difficult in the series, as the author kind of throws you in without explanation. I powered through it, and now starting book 9, it was worth the effort. I would say go for it, and don't expect to understand everything. It will all start making sense soon after.

@@chungusdisciple9917 l'll just read the Plot on Wikipedia for the 1st Book.

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 sounds like a solid plan. Many rank the second very highly and the third as one of the best. So if you can't get in to those, probably best to just cut your losses. And don't be afraid to read up on stuff like the magic system or races to get a bearing

I love so many of these that I have read. Another series I loved was Artemis fowl which is for a slightly younger audience and the moontide quartet which I haven't completely finished but is soo good❤️

My top 1 is 100% the Godblind trilogy by Anna Stephens. I finished the last book at the begining of the year and it left me in pieces. Can't wait for her new book !

The Abhorsen series by Garth Nix. The original trilogy is just so good!

Loved the new video Petrik.. Could you add series names in the description or in pinned comment. I feel it will be easy to access that way. Thank You.

I read most of your top but I can add one serie at least the night angel trilogy by Brent weeks , a wonderful tale about assassin.

You could do an updated version of the list Mike xD You know these list vids do well. Hehe.

@@VicRibeiro777 I'll probably update it next year after I'm into Malazan a bit. See if it can crack in.

Thank you, brother! I've seen that video, and I definitely look forward to watching your updated version! Btw, I really don't see any possibility of you disliking Kings of Paradise and the entire series. I hope I'm not wrong! TRUTH AND COURAGE!!! 😊

@@PetrikLeo I've heard Richard Nell is about as close to Abercrombie as you're going to get without Lord Grimdark himself writing it, so my excitement is high.

As a fellow grimdark enthusiast I can vouch for Richard Nell! His writing alone make it worthwhile

Hey! Thank you for such a lovely comment! I'm very pleased that my story managed to get you back into reading! 😁 And just to clarify, I don't think I've ever mentioned I had depression; what I said was I was in a very bad place and I'm not sure whether I'm depressed or not. I do honestly think people with mental health issues are a much stronger person than I am. 😊

@@PetrikLeo thank you for replying! i think even if you didn't have depression you still have a very empowering story :)

@@alhasanalalawi9495 Cheers! You keep on fighting the good fight, okay? Whatever you're going through. Don't give up! 😁

Thank you so much, Crystal! Oh if you love Farseer that much already, you're in for some unforgettable adventure with the rest of the series!! Enjoy! 🤩

Thanks, Aaron! Don't expect Hobb's writing style, though. But the premise and execution of the first book is similar! 😊

Thank you, Saraubs! Endless TBR demands to be feed... xD

You're welcome! I enjoyed The Wheel of Time and Lotd of the Rings, but not enough to earn a place in my top spots yet. 😅

First law my number one , Logen and Glokta are so funny ,dark,lovable and dislikable all at once .

@@amshia0121 I’ve heard a lot of great things about First Law, can’t wait to check it out!

@@nightmarishcompositions4536 you will love them book 4 is one of the best books iv ever read .

@@nightmarishcompositions4536 please come back to this thread when you have . If you have audible Steven pacey is a god and it puts voices to the characters.

You and me both, Melcus. You and me both. Doubtful I can finish every book I want to read! xD

Woohooo!! Enjoy the EPIC adventure! 🙂

Oh yessss! I hope you'll love Malice and the entire series. I treasure this series so much!!! 😊

I'm having such a hard time getting into it. I've put it aside to work on other books. I only got through like 9 chapters after 2 months. That's terrible for me.

Ah thank you so much, bro! I'm very curious on your opinion on Kings of Paradise and City of Stairs; I think they're incredible. For The Poppy War, yeah, I have to admit that although I loved the first book very much, my history and race played a huge part on why the first book worked so well for me. In terms of writing and storytelling quality, the second and third book technically outshone the first book! Hahaha, that's too kind of you! 😂 Cheers!!

Of course, Dyrk! Thank you for writing such a great series for me to read! 🙂

@@PetrikLeo My great pleasure, sir 😊

Yayyy! So good to hear that! Ah yeah, that ending was so fitting; such an amazing book! Can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts on it, too!!

Oh yes!! Believe me, if you're hooked already, the rest of the series just constantly gets better and better! Enjoy! 😀

Thank you so much, Michelle! Theft of Swords is a solid choice for newcomer to fantasy genre! 😊 Enjoy!!

Hahaha I guess I am. 😅 Thank you, I'll do my best! And I hope you'l lfind the remaining Malazan books soon!

Wow, thank you so much for the kind words, Marco! I REALLY love these series; ranking them actually hurts me a bit. I'm not sure I want to do that again in the future! 😂

Of course! I HAVE to reread this series. Also, those quotes.... my heart. 😢

I am on Assassins Quest right now with about 150 pages left. I went ahead and got all the series in Elderlings based on the first two books. Solid series so far

@@civoreb it only gets better! Though I feel compelled to warn you that assassin’s quest may be the weakest book in the entire series (for me and many others it was) so please don’t let assassin’s quest deter you from reading the rest. Robin Hobb really shines in Fitz’s second and third trilogies, as does Fitz himself since by then he is an older and more experienced protagonist.

@@civoreb i pretty much seconded what Davis Tran said. Assassin's Quest, for me on my first read, was one of the weakest book of the entire saga. That and Rain Wild Chronicles. Other than those? Phenomenal series!

You're welcome! Oh Paternus trilogy is amazing! A feast for those who love fantasy and mythology! 😊

Totally understandable! I miss reading her books. Will do a reread one day! 😄

Thank you, nemesis. I loved A Song of Ice and Fire, but I really didn't like the fourth and fifth book of the main series. I will reread them again when Winds of Winter comes out, whenever that is... 🙂

Yesssss! A new member of Gwynne's war band! So glad you loved the series that much! The second part is amazing as well! 🙂

You're so welcome. Glad you loved Ash and Sand trilogy! Super underrated trilogy!

Guess my top 3 isn't a surprise! 🤣 I talked about them a LOT! I hope you'll continue to enjoy Gwynne's books!! 😊

Thank you! And so true... i miss her books, I really have to make time to reread her series again! 😊

The only bad thing about Hobb is that I haven't found anything close to what her books are like...still searching but I'm not sure I ever will

@@pau5781 i probably will never find another long series like hers again. Though I guess that's also what makes her books special. :')

Thank you, Sam! That's sooooo great to hear! 😊

Ah thank you so much, Alvin! It means a lot to me to hear you say that, especially because I'm still relatively new at this! I'll keep on doing my best! 😊

Thank you so much, Matthew! 😁

You're so welcome, Brad! Very pleased that this list is helpful. I will be making an updated list to this at the end of this year! 😄

You're welcome, Lily! Argh, I want to reread Realm of the Elderlings! It's been 3 years since I finished the series and I miss the characters!! 🥲

Reading it now

Thank you, Gianni! Yeah, I just realized it myself yesterday that I don't have many older completed series here. I think I enjoyed plenty of pre-90's series but they didn't fully align with my reading taste. I'm glad this list can help you! I'll try to do a favorite ongoing series next month! 🙂

Thank you! haha I didn't intend it to be that way, whether these are popular or not, they are indeed my favorites. You're quite right, though, I've seen so many lists which consists only of the same popular books/series spoken by different booktubers! Can't fault them, it's their favorites after all, but yeah there's so much more underrated series with quality that matches (or even better) some of the most popular series!

That series is amazing! You won't regret adding it to your TBR!

Yeahhhh! One of the best trilogy I've read! Honestly crazy how few people are talking abouy this series. The first and the third book in the trilogy in particular were sooooo good! 😁

Thank you so much, Nico! I hope you'll enjoy your time on this channel! I love both traditionally published and self-published books! 😍 That's actually a really good video idea. I'm thinking of slipping in how I do that on my future "favorite self-published books" video, but if I'm not able to, I'll definitely keep that in mind!

@@PetrikLeo yes that’s perfect! Looking forward to all your future content!

You actually just predicted my next video. My bookshelf tour is scheduled next week! 😃

@@PetrikLeo Can’t wait!

Hahaha! You're welcome. I am happy to be blame for this. Wounded Kingdom trilogy is so damn underrated. The ending was so good!

Awesome!! Book 3 and 4 are amazing. Well the entire series is... 😄 Happy reading!!

I know right!?? I loved what Barker has done with the trilogy. I thought I was going to dislike Paternus, too, at first, and for almost the first half of the first book I did think that way. But then the second half of the first book and the rest of the series pretty much made me in love with the series! 🙂

Yes!! That's great. I hope you're going to enjoy it. The first half of the first book can be a bit weak but after that, ooohh boy everything gets better and better, especially the final book! 😊

You're welcome, Hayden! Enjoy the one you haven't read! 😄

Thank you so much! I hope this channel will be useful to you, too! :)

Thank you so much, Marianne!! Gwynne's books will always be on the top of my list. Moving forward, expect to see me talk about his books frequently on this channel! xD I've read Traitor's Son Cycle by Miles Cameron, but unfortunately it didn't really click for me. I will still try some of his books in the future, though. Several readers have mentioned that historical fiction is his main forte, so I'm looking forward to those!!

Yay, thank you, Kenny! Glad to hear that! :)

Thank you, Lila! Ash and Sand trilogy, for Ruka alone, kinda deserves more readership. One of the most well-written character! 🙂

Nothing wrong with that! This just means you have more adventure waiting for you! I hope you'll enjoy The Wheel of Time! 🙂

The Winnowing Flame is such an incredible series, Anya. I totally agree that it deserves more love and recognition! As for The Witcher, I've read The Last Wish a longgg time ago, I'm going to reread it and the rest of the series is still on my series to read; hopefully next year! 🙂

Thank you so much, and you're welcome! I hope you'll enjoy reading them! 😊

Awww! Thank you for your trust in my reading taste!! I hope you'll enjoy reading them all!! :D

You're welcome, Melissa! 😊 Thank you for watching, and happy reading to you! Many amazing books here! 😁

Logen and Glokta are some of my all-time favorite characters! I hope you'll enjoy the rest of the books you check out! :)

Right!? I think Age of Assassins definitely got that Assassin's Apprentice feel. The second and third book starts to differ more from it but it's still a great series on its own. I hope you and your friend will continue to love it! I think it's such an underrated trilogy! :)

You're welcome, Angela! And I absolutely LOVED Licanius trilogy! Deserves so much more readership, imo! 😃

Thank you so much! Yeah, there's an incredibly huge number of underrated authors as good (or even better) as the most popular authors in the genre. And I definitely will plan for more! I hope to release a "favorite ongoing series" in November, wish me luck! 😁

Absolutely! Looking forward to them 👍

You're welcome, Annie! 😊 I hope you'll enjoy these new adventures! 😄

Poor Fitz... always poor Fitz.... 😂

That's awesome. I hope you'll love Mistborn! And that's not weird at all. Thank you! I truly appreciate it. 😊

His profile picture just screams "I'm an epic fantasy writer" so much doesn't it!? 😊

@@PetrikLeo Yeah 100% also "I have lived through all of the things I am writing about"

Thank you, Priyanka! I'm glad you enjoyed all these books. Always good to read great books after coming back from work! 😃

You're welcome, Chris! Paternus trilogy is sooooo good! The third book is hands down one of my favorite books! Right on time that you said that 😂 my video on favorite ongoing series should be uploaded within next week!

Ah that's too kind of you, thank you so much! I'm humbled 😊

Thank you so much, Hillary! Glad you loved many of these, too. Licanius trilogy is sooooo good, and Gwynne is one of my top favorite authors! Don't worry about Malazan Book of the Fallen, if it's not for you no need to push it. Jen Williams is so worth the read, though! 😊

Love Divine Cities, I hope I can reread the series one day!! Sigrud was an amazing character. Also, what goes around comes around, I'm glad Mike's video got you to reading The Faithful and the Fallen! 😊

Thank you very much, bro! I haven't counted how many ongoing series I'm in right now; I'm terrified... HEY, you're one of the few people I know who actually mentioned Mistborn being very anime/manga-like; that's a HUGE reason why I loved it! I think the scene in this series is very easily imaginable to me because of that! 🤩

Oh, my point was, I subscribed because your book taste is great and I'm looking forward to review's in the future!!

Thank you so much, Mike! Haha, I honestly can't decide which one I loved more between Malazan Book of the Fallen, Realm of the Elderlings, and Banished Lands Saga. Depending on my mood, either one of them could by my number 1 spot. Licanius is amazing, and I wish it weren't so underrated!

Thank you, Terry! And those are superb recommendations. I'm going to be reading Book of the New Sun for the first time this year! :)

The never ending game of our life! You're welcome, Jenn. Thank you so much for checking my video out! 😊

Hahaha that's amazing! Enjoy them all! xD

Thanks for subscribing! I do think trilogies or a quartet, in general, has a better chance of succeeding compared to let's say, 5 books or more series. Not saying it's not possible at all, as you can see my top three favorite series here are long series. But I do think longer series tend to be riskier as they can feel overwritten and drawn out more than necessary. Plus, yes, although many authors are (understandably) proud of their work as gardeners, I seem to have more of a liking for the architect type of writer. I believe every author is on some level a mix of both, but those who lean towards the architect type seem to have a better outline, structure, and fewer plot holes in their story compared to gardeners. At least from my experience anyway! :)

@@PetrikLeo 'preciate the reply. May I recommend a trilogy right up your alley still in print after 40+ years: Eric Lustbader's The Sunset Warrior, Shallows of Night & Dai-San. The hero refuses to align himself with any of the daiymo-type warlords in a vast cylindrical subterranean city of people who follow a Bushidō-like code, hence his name Ronin (Frank Miller swiped the name for a hero of his years later). Men and women alike practice combat daily with edged weapons like steel fans and swords. Trouble ensues (of course) to thicken the plot and the first book concludes with an O. Henry one-two punch I never saw coming. Ronin and another character decide to blow that pop stand on the last page and set off across a sea of ice. Shallows of Night begins with their 40-page trek. This journey is no description-laden snooze fest like Robert Jordan belaboring the details of the draperies, rugs and furniture in a Tar Valon lavatory. Ronin winds up in another warrior culture in an Edo/Shanghai amalgam under the shadow of sorcery. The martial arts hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting by Lustbader exceeds the excitement it's supposed to evoke moreso than any writer I've ever read. The original trilogy with superb Don Maitz covers are still available on ebay and elsewhere. Maitz also did new covers for the 1991 threesome reprint, they too stellar. Years later a fourth book about a minor character made the trilogy a tetralogy and almost 20 years after that a fifth, again about the minor player, enlarged the series to a pentalogy. The secondary not-a-duology are detached standalones having nothing to do with Ronin, who isn't even in them. They're disposable honestly---the trilogy arc is THE MONEY. And always a rewarding reread.

Thank YOU for watching it. Elliot is awesome! 😃

Thank you, Heather! Haha I try my best to read whenever I have the time! Enjoy Malice! 😁

Yeah, that's kinda what makes Abercrombie so amazing. His grimdark books are also some of the most hilarious books I've read! 🙂 Too bad Paternus didn't work for you, I do admit that the first half of Paternus isn't a good gauge of the rest of the series, though!

When I made this video, I did think of "when will I be able to include Stormlight Archives... 20 years!?" Nah I'm not waiting that long. When Book 5 comes out, I'll include it as a Stormlight Archives Part 1 completed! 😄

Awesome! Ahh so glad to hear you loved Paternus! The rest of the series keeps on getting stronger, I hope you'll agree with me! :)

Thank you so much! Hahaha oops! xD

I always dread editing because I'm so slow with it, but every time I post, everyone's lovely comment and responses made it worth the trouble! 😊 Thank you for watching, Anna!

Thank you, Validus! OH MAN I should've mentioned that The Winnowing Flame is only available in UK on the video! I totally forgot, I knew I forgot something! :/

@@PetrikLeo I think the paperback is on amazon US, but nothing else. Just sucks for us ebook nerds!

Thank you so much, Louis! This video is more than a year old already, and I'm glad it's still helpful for several readers! I tried my best to talk about them as spoiler-free as possible, and I'm happy to hear it worked for you. I hope you'll enjoy the series you decided to try from this list! :)

Hahaha yay! That's so good to hear!! 😃

Thank you so much! And also you're welcome, Alex! If you have loved Malice already, I guarantee you that the rest of the series will make you love the series even more! I totally understand why you'd delay reading Rhythm of War for it! Truth and Courage!🙂

@@PetrikLeo You're right, I read for nine hours last Sunday to finish Valour. Incredible and impossible to put down. IRON ON IRON ... on to Ruin.

@@alexfrederick3404 Wow! 9 hours of reading!? Well done! Corban and co would be proud of you! 😄 Onwards to Ruin. Truth and Courage! So pleased to hear another new reader enjoying this series! 😁

Thank you! No worries, none of our list will ever be the same anyway. As for the books you mention, I have Feist to read next year. Can't say I'm too intrigued by Dragonlance and Eddings books, though; I've tried them both and got so bored. I'll probably try them again one day, but not anytime soon! 😅

You're welcome! And yeah, you're not the only one who felt that about Theft of Swords. I was the same on my first read. I even thought it felt like a book written for teenagers... xD That said, I just did a reread of the series this year, after getting attached to the characters from finishing the trilogy and reading the Riyria Chronicles, I LOVE the series even more now. Theft of Swords improved so much on reread. I definitely have to update my ranking! :)

@@PetrikLeo that’s exactly how I felt about it! The characters were great but the prose felt very amateur YA in some spots. I look forward to seeing the progression.

Thank you, Gemma! So pleased to hear it increased your TBR! 😄

Aww thank you for reading my story, Ashlyn! And I'm glad the same series got you back into reading! The Realm of the Elderlings is amazing, I hope you will love Gwynne's books, too! 😊

Thank you, David! Mistborn was VERY close to being in the top 3, but these top 3 are too good to beat! 😅 Ranking these series aren't easy!!

@@PetrikLeo lol totally fair! I really need to catch up on RotE. I've only read farseer and 1 tawny man so far

@@davids2735 YOU HAVE TO! The Liveship Traders is a must-read, too. That's my second favorite series in RotE!

@@PetrikLeo I plan to haha. Cassidee and I are gonna do a buddy read of Liveship sometime soon-ish!

Thank you so much, Justin! I appreciate it! 😊

Thank you so much, Jessie! I hope you'll love them all!!! 😊

Thank you, Olga! Enjoy them all! 😊

Agreed so much regarding Hobb's characterizations! I haven't read Soldier's Son, though! 😅

Thank you, Dustin!! I totally understand that. As I said in the video, i think the top 3 series I mentioned here are pretty much at the number 1 spot together! :D

I know right? It deserves so much more readership! 😊

You're welcome, Daniel! It's an amazing trilogy. Urban fantasy doesn't get more epic than this. For sure! ☺️

Definitely on my list to do one day! 😊

Hi Claire! Ah I'm glad to have another reader from Fantasy Faction group to check out my channel!! Thank you so much! And yeah, I love The Realm of the Elderlings, I'm so looking forward to begin my reread through the series! The Winnowing Flame trilogy is so worth checking out, it's an incredible (and under-the-radar) trilogy! It's not available on US, though, so you might need to get it from Book Depository! I will do my best! Thank you, Claire! 😊

Mistborn trilogy on first read was certainly an unforgettable experience!! That finale was so damn good! 😊

You're welcome! I hope you'll get a lot of amazing books from this list! 😄

Hahaha, I'm glad to hear that this video has increased your TBR that much!! 😂

Oh yeah!! It was really good. Glad you loved it!! 😊