Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Let me know if I missed any of your favorites! I'll try to add them to my ever growing tbr

❖ First time reading A Game of Thrones: youtu.be/ELOpYqLXDbE
❖ The Poppy War reading vlog: youtu.be/kgY3Y1hp_YU
❖ The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi review youtu.be/Sph6OQKqd5k
❖ Mad Ship gush: youtu.be/aSI7evJxI1Q

Books mentioned in this video:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Adventures of Amina Al-sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
Darkstalker by Tui T. Sutherland


00:00 preamble
01:04 first fantasy book
03:04 what got you into fantasy?
03:14 the book that got me into fantasy
04:31 flawed utopia
06:02 the most popular book
08:17 more grimdark?
09:08 swashbuckling fantasy pirates
10:15 bring the box of tissues
11:17 DRAGONS!!!
13:35 bring on the tragedies
14:48 give me your tragedy recommendations!
15:31 the pinnacle of fantasy

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