Ranking Every Fantasy Series

What’s you’re tier list? Include every series you’ve even started. This is the final video I’ll be collecting data for a future video going over all the fantasy data.

Terry must be pleased that he has a tier all to himself. He really is in a league of his own!

01:02 - The Riftwar Cycle - B 01:55 - Malazan - A 02:40 - Doc Savage - C 02:52 - The Powder Mage Trilogy - B 03:32 - The Dark Tower - A 04:08 - The Dresden Files - B 05:22 - The Witcher - S 06:04 - Lord of the Rings - S 06:14 - The Sword of Truth - D 06:16 - The First Law - S 07:59 - The Broken Empire Trilogy - C 08:42 - Harry Potter - B 09:51 - The Poppy War Trilogy - B 10:59 - The Licanius Trilogy - C 12:43 - Lightbringer Series - S 13:44 - The Stormlight Archive - S 14:40 - Gentleman Bastard Series - S 16:06 - Broken Earth Series - A 16:58 - Forgotten Realms - B 18:17 - The Kingkiller Chronicle - C 19:16 - A Song of Ice and Fire - A 20:19 - His Dark Materials - B 21:32 - Earthsea - A 22:02 - Black Leopard, Red Wolf - C (*quality A or S, enjoyment C) 23:47 - The Mistborn Era 1 - S 24:52 - The Mistborn Era 2 - B 25:34 - The Wheel of Time - S Alternatively, by tier left to right S Tier 05:22 - The Witcher 06:04 - Lord of the Rings 06:16 - The First Law 12:43 - Lightbringer Series 13:44 - The Stormlight Archive 14:40 - Gentleman Bastard Series 23:47 - The Mistborn Era 1 25:34 - The Wheel of Time A Tier 01:55 - Malazan 03:32 - The Dark Tower 16:06 - Broken Earth Series 19:16 - A Song of Ice and Fire 21:32 - Earthsea B Tier 01:02 - The Riftwar Cycle 02:52 - The Powder Mage Trilogy 04:08 - The Dresden Files 08:42 - Harry Potter 09:51 - The Poppy War Trilogy 16:58 - Forgotten Realms 20:19 - His Dark Materials 24:52 - The Mistborn Era 2 C Tier 02:40 - Doc Savage 07:59 - The Broken Empire Trilogy 10:59 - The Licanius Trilogy 18:17 - The Kingkiller Chronicle 22:02 - Black Leopard, Red Wolf D Tier 06:14 - The Sword of Truth

I'm seeing a lot of back and forth with Name of the Wind, and I get how people say it draged, but I think that the way the story is told is the so new and unique to me with a character who is alone but not some dark depressed loner, one of my favorites but I see how it's not for everyone

Im surprised you hadnt read Eragon. I thought every fantasy loving teenager read that book.

You should make a tier-list of your tier-list videos.

Me, new to fantasy: S tier looks like a good reading list

Never watched a video of yours before. I have read 6 of the series you ranked here, was worried you were going to disappoint me when I saw the Wheel go all the way to the end. Then you said it is your favorite and I clicked subscribe, lol. May you always find water and shade sir.

I was at a Barnes and Noble with some friends looking at the fantasy section, and it was fun to see how many series I recognized from your videos. While there, I remembered your Recommendation for The Lies of Locke Lamora, so I hunted it down and bought it. I have consistently read to around midnight each night, and spent three hours this morning reading. It is legitimately so good, that I might put as one of my favorite books, even though I’m not done. Thank you so much for recommending this EDIT: I am now finished with the book, and disregarding the Stormlight Archive since that will always be my favorite, this is my new favorite book/book series (though I hesitate to say series, since I have yet to read Red Seas under Red Skies or the Republic of Thieves yet)

S- Difficult to pronounce letter for some people. I say it's D-tier. A- King of the alphabet. First and one of the best letters. Easy S-tier pick. B- Also a strong letter. Gonna assign it to A-tier. C- Somehow, I'm just not really feeling it with this classic. Gonna put it in B-tier. D- Well this one was fun for a while. Now it's lost much of its charm. But, for nostalgia alone, I'll put this letter at C-tier.

This is both a good and dangerous list.

Me thinking he was going to put “The Name of The Wind” in S Class without thinking

Name of the wind is one of my top five fantasy stories ever LMAO. I love the writing style so much. It's the series that finally inched up above wheel of time for me, or at least tied it as favorite. Wheel of time, name of the wind, and Robin Hobb's books in Fitz's world

Daniel: "I know there's a lot of S tiers. there's going to be less!" Wheel of time logo slowly appearing from under his face

FINE! I´ll read The Witcher dammit

I get so much direction from your recommendations. I really respect what you have to say about these series some of which I have already invested so much of myself into. King killer being one of them. It grieves me to hear what you and some others have to say about it and it’s conclusion because I hold your insight in such high esteem. But I totally get it. Thank you Daniel and for where I should go next after I finish Lightbringer!!

Name of the Wind a C tier? You broke my heart, Fredo.

Series I forgot! Inheritance cycle, John Carter of Mars, Discworld, Narnia, and I should have broken up forgotten realms by story.

Surprised not to see any Robin Hobb on here, based on the series in your list that I have read, and how you ranked them, I think you would enjoy her work. I kind of see her books as a sort of middle ground between ASIAF and Stormlight. Her characters are put through the absolute ringer, and she is a lot more graphic than Sanderson in some ways but nowhere near as graphic as martin. Her stories are very character and perspective driven too, which both Martin and Sanderson do well. I'm sure I am not the first to recommend her books but i seriously love them more than any other series apart from stormlight. Obviously everyone is different though Edit: I've just realised this is an older video and you have now read Farseer because you included Fitz in your favourite characters video lol

Name of the Wind is such a pleasure to read. So subtle, yet memorable. Its an S in my list. Maybe the best I've read in this genre.