Brandon and Dan spend some time in a recent heist before moving on to their lists of their picks for the top five living fantasy authors.🍔 Food Heists:““Do ...
I took this list from the youtube comments and expanded on it with books they mentioned and found recommendations elsewhere when they did not recommend a specific book.
Dan’s picks:
#5 Neil Gaiman
(see brandon’s list for recommendations)
#4 Matt Ruff
Lovecraft Country
The Mirage
#3 G Willow Wilson
Alif the Unseen
#2 Robin Mckinley
The Blue Sword
Beauty
The Hero and the Crown
#1 Fonda Lee
Green Bone Saga
Brandon’s picks:
#5 Robin Hobb (if he ran the numbers on her)
Fool’s Errand
Ship of Magic
Fool’s Assassin
#5 Guy Gavriel Kay
Tigana
The Lions of Al-Rassan
Children of Earth and Sky
Under Heaven
#4 Neil Gaiman
American Gods
The Graveyard Book
Neverwhere
Anansi Boys
#3 NK Jemisin
The Fifth Season
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Killing Moon
#2 Jane Yolen
The Emerald Circus
#1 George RR Martin
Sandkings
Dan Mentions:
Guy Gavriel Kay
Samantha Shannon
Brandon Mentions:
Leigh Bardugo
Jim Butcher
Patrick Rothfuss
Sarah J Maas
Andrzej Sapkowski
Lois McMaster Bujold
Joe Abercrombie
On both Brandon and Dan’s mentions:
Terry Brooks
Philip Pullman
Victoria Elizabeth Schwab
Seanan McGuire
Holly Black
Robin Hobb
Charlie N. Holmberg
Brent Weeks
Brian McClellan
Anybody have a list of the books and authors they mentioned? Any personal recommendations on which ones to try first?
Edit: sorry for the bad formatting. On mobile.
I took this list from the youtube comments and expanded on it with books they mentioned and found recommendations elsewhere when they did not recommend a specific book.
Dan’s picks: #5 Neil Gaiman (see brandon’s list for recommendations)
#4 Matt Ruff Lovecraft Country The Mirage
#3 G Willow Wilson Alif the Unseen
#2 Robin Mckinley The Blue Sword Beauty The Hero and the Crown
#1 Fonda Lee Green Bone Saga
Brandon’s picks: #5 Robin Hobb (if he ran the numbers on her) Fool’s Errand Ship of Magic Fool’s Assassin
#5 Guy Gavriel Kay Tigana The Lions of Al-Rassan Children of Earth and Sky Under Heaven
#4 Neil Gaiman American Gods The Graveyard Book Neverwhere Anansi Boys
#3 NK Jemisin The Fifth Season The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The Killing Moon
#2 Jane Yolen The Emerald Circus
#1 George RR Martin Sandkings
Dan Mentions: Guy Gavriel Kay Samantha Shannon
Brandon Mentions: Leigh Bardugo Jim Butcher Patrick Rothfuss Sarah J Maas Andrzej Sapkowski Lois McMaster Bujold Joe Abercrombie
On both Brandon and Dan’s mentions: Terry Brooks Philip Pullman Victoria Elizabeth Schwab Seanan McGuire Holly Black Robin Hobb Charlie N. Holmberg Brent Weeks Brian McClellan