Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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If you are new to fantasy as a genre and don’t know where to start, I’m hoping this video will be useful.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:52 What is fantasy
05:35 Choosing a fantasy book to try
10:12 Recommendations
19:45 Outro

Books I refer to:
David Eddings ‘The Belgriad’ and ‘Mallorean’ series
Raymond E. Feist ‘Riftwar Cycle’ series
Katharine Kerr ‘Deverry Cycle’ series
Anne McCaffrey ‘Dragons of Pern’ series
Jim Butcher ‘Dresden Files’ series
Benedict Jacka ‘Alex Verus’ series
Suzanne Collins ‘The Hunger Games Trilogy’
Sara Douglass ‘The Axis Trilogy’
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman ‘Death Gate Cycle’ and ‘Dragonlance’ series
R.A. Salvatore ‘The Icewind Dale Trilogy’ and ‘The Dark Elf Trilogy’
Joe Abercrombie ‘The Blade Itself Trilogy’
George R.R. Martin ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’
Brandon Sanderson ‘Mistborn Trilogy’
Robin Hobb ‘Farseer Trilogy’


Music: ‘Acoustic Breeze’ from Bensound.com

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