Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Welcome! Let's quick-sample 32 different series of books and help you find your next read.

This is a list of my 20 personal favourite series, plus 2 groups of honourable mentions. Every series mentioned today has a video review already on my channel! So if you find a series that interests you, make sure you check out the full, dedicated video review to learn more.

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00:00 Intro
01:05 Rules for this list
03:58 20. Three Body Problem
05:10 19. Roots of Chaos
06:55 18. Five Warrior Angels
08:15 17. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
09:20 16. The Hunger Games
11:00 15. Licanius Trilogy
12:03 14. The Dark Tower
12:50 Honourable Mentions 1: Objectively Good
17:14 13. Red Rising
18:25 12. Game of Thrones
18:59 11. The World of the First Law
19:37 10. The Dandelion Dynasty
20:51 9. Malazan - All Series
22:22 Honourable Mentions 2: Future Series
26:49 Eight
27:45 Seven
28:21 Six
29:30 Five
30:27 Four
31:34 Three
32:28 Two
33:49 And Number One...
35:32 Happy Reading