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I adore Leviathans Wake and for some reason I haven't moved on to the next book just yet 😂 I have been holding off on watching the show until I read the books but... 🤦‍♂️ Maybe soon 😅

Jimmy, I'm reading Cloud Atlas and it took me a week to get through that first story, it was a struggle. Is the rest of the book more like that?

Elric & Stormbringer are LEGEND and pretty much inspired all of SF/Fantasy authors. All have borrowed from Moorcock in 1 way or another. Most all admit it too except for witcher author.

I swear I don't understand some people's takes on The Expanse. It's WAY high up there in Sci-Fi series for me, and easily tops so many of the examples I see hardcore sci-fi nerds rave about. Would never call it popcorn sci-fi personally.

I first read Elric when it was only two books-- the handful of stories collected in "The Stealer of Souls" and the novel "Stormbringer". Those were wonderful. Dark, disturbing, so utterly different, Now-- the moment that Moorcock created his whole "Eternal Champion" idea, he lost me. I refuse to read any of the Eternal Champion stories. But I will still read (and love) the two 1960s books.

i got the books just need time to read it

I looked for Amanda's author name on Amazon and was unsuccessful in my search. Anya Dillon?

Its always fun for me when people pick up Tad Williams and rave about him. When i first got into fictional stories as a very early teen he was one of the first authors i picked up and adored, not knowing that he was incredibly respected. I've loved every book I've read of his, including his less poopular series, like his Bobby Dollar books. It's just fun seeing other people read his books 20 year after I read them and love them. Keep it up!

Why no Nutt button for Douglass?

You should read the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series by Fritz Leiber - considered to be the beginning of fantasy writing. Great books!

I’ve had Kushiel’s Dart rattling around my brain the past few days this is definitely gonna get me to try and read it this month! I’ve heard basically nothing but good things about it!!

I love the old game of thrones covers with the stellar paintings smh the the graphics of the new copys just don't hit the same fr

i don't get the popularity of this book. but honestly, i don't understand the popularity of the majority of the books in this family of books?

i just finished book 8 of book of the fallen. doing the audio, it was tough to get use to but so worth it. cant wait for a reread and highly recommend the audio, they do an excellent job.

Will the podcast be available on RUclips in video form as well?

I’m late to the series but so enjoyed it. I did overlook this moment. Thank you.

Kushiel’s Dart is a book that’s been on my radar for a while. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it. I just got done re-reading Bone Clocks by David Mitchell. Now I’m reading another David Mitchell book, Slade House.

Hell yeah Malazan.

Yeah mate, GotM (wut? 😂) also rocked me on a re-read. I can totally relate to the “I want to be in the Malazan world” feels. Just finished my Reaper’s Gale re-read and dayyyum, that book. 😳❤️

I am black man in Texas and a fan of your channel. I found you through Lost in Roshar and I just feel happy, because you read book black people. I started Black Leopard, Red Wolf because of you.

Long live the re-reads!! Also, I really need to get some Tad Williams in my life, it sounds like such good comforting epic fantasy. My standout for June was Sundered Moon by Zammar Ahmer, the sequel to Riven Earth. One of my new favourite duologies, absolutely exceptional! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Kushiel's Dart, happy reading ;)

I have started The Dragonbone Chair three times. I can't get past around page 150 or so. This was three attempts years apart from one another 😭. Maybe someday I will get over the hump of neverending boredom that is the first 150 pages of that book. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is so damn good. I have been to his gravesite in Rochester, NY. Susan B. Anthony is buried in the same cemetery. I got a guided tour of all the great historical stuff from a local a very long time ago, it was amazing. That fantasy series by Ken Scholes sounds pretty badass. I need to check it out. I will give the Patreon pick a try. It is free on audible and I know the narrator isn't the best but I will still give it a go. I'm starting the month by finishing A Song for Arbonne and then I'm reading Lonesome Dove so we I will check it out later in the month. Great wrap up!

Jimmy you might as well just call it “the money shot” No reason, the phrase just kinda popped up into my head, very randomly.

Just started reading The Dragonbone Chair... Kushiel's Dark is another one of those on my long list, if getting to it soon proves possible.

The Expanse gets better and better the more you get into it. The last three books to me are something really special.

I completed reading Eiji Yoshikawa’s The Heike Story. This was my first book by this author, though I have read several volumes of Vagabond which is based on his novel Musashi. Enjoyed it tremendously and am looking forward to attempting the original version, as well as Eiji’s other books. I aldo finished Sailing to Sarantium by GGK. Under Heaven was my book of the year last year but I have tried three other books of Kay’s since then and didn’t like them nearly as much as Under Heaven. Thank you so much to Read by Kyle and Jake Bishop for championing these books. It was pretty damn good! Under Heaven remains my favorite GGK novel but this lies at a close second. Looking forward to reading Lord of Emperors.listened to Childten of Ash and Elm, a history of the Vikings, in the car this week and was really enjoying it up until the section on Biking funerals which made me feel a bit ill. As the only first hand account of a Viking longship funeral we have is Ibn Fadlan’s (if you’ve read Michael Chrichton’s Eaters of the Dead you’ve read it word for word) the writer of this nonfiction book quoted it quite a bit and then had to add some extra context which is really quite lovely to hear at 6:30 in the morning driving some the highway before one has has near enough coffee.completed the Jack London novel The Sea Wolf 🐺 this man can bloody write. I would strongly recommend any of his works for anyone who feels they would like to start reading more classics, or just anyone in particular. I also finished the Martian Chronicles by Bradbury which I read with my mom. I think she enjoyed it a bit more than I did, maybe because she grew up during the Cold War era and this reminds her of the books and shows she grew up with. I liked it though. Good stuff. on top of al this nonsense I have been attempting to finish the Legend of the Galactiv Heroes series. Well, happy reading!

Did I just hear the year of the tusk being flat out provided in GotM ? Inrithism ? Shrial Censures ? All this Empire cavorting dialogue being merely jnan set to practice rounds? Truthfully, I find this unceasing. Looking sharp as always dude :) TtH is making rounds, can’t wait to reach the discussion on yo channel and witness the appropriate amount of Linkin Park references.

A little late for this one, but still: I wouldn't trust Hollywood with my IP at this point in time. They ruined Wheel of Time, Star Wars is in shambles, Disney managed to ruin Marvel in just 3 years, The Rings of Power is an abomination. Also, I'm not sure that I can "see" the world of Malaz in film. But I'm really intrigued in an animation. Ralf Bakshi is still around, as an example. You wouldn't be really pressed with time like that. I think that it will be the better medium for bringing this exceptional franchise to screen.

Hi Jimmy! Could you give me few words about Pillars of the earth please? I didn’t find anything about it on the channel. I read it now, I wonder why is it only 3 star read for you. Is it overlong?)

I am glad you liked lapvona, i thought you wouldn't finish it 😂. I am currently reading the 3rd book of rainwild chronicles and really struggling with it.

I read few things in June, but all of them were phenomenal in different ways. I started with The Exile and Of War and Ruin which both were great examinations of heroism and were just incredibly fun to read. I then read Cloud Atlas which knew exactly how it wanted to convey its themes in such a brilliant way but I think a lot of it went right over my tiny little head. I then read A Song For Arbonne which was just an extremely powerful emotional read. This month I will probably read Herald by Rob J Hayes, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb, The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell, and Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Yeah, last month was my worst reading month of the year.

I was just gifted Kushiel's Dart for my birthday last week. Is this a sign? Should I read with you?

Didnt realize you also read Frederick Douglass this month, that book is phenomenal. Interested in your thoughts on Kushiel's Dart for sure.

Gardens of the Moon really feels so different on a reread. So many series wide hints dropped in this book. But if you get to Deadhouse Gates, that is one of the most satisfying books for a reread, you will enjoy it so much more this time.

You also see how much is foreshadowded and set up dor the entire series on a GotM reread. Especially the prologue. Loved Curse of Chalion and almost done with Paladin of Souls which is a close second.

Hi guys. Thanks so much for having this conversation. There are so many points of appreciation that you guys have made that have spun into and responded to points happening in my own mind. Also, nice to know that I'm not somehow naive in thinking that this story is in indeed happening at a different level than most other fantasy literature out there.

After sitting on my shelf for years, I am finally reading 'The Forgetting Moon' by (fellow booktuber) Brian Lee Durfee. I am really enjoying getting immersed in an epic world-building fantasy series. I expect I will read the following two books immediately after I finish the first one. I get the sense that the 'The Five Warrior Angels' trilogy is a woefully underrated set of books.

Love Kushiel's Dart.

As a science geek, i believe in determinism in my head but not so much in my heart. Very mind-f*ckery.

I have Malazan on my 2025 series list, but with a question mark. With all the big series I'm reading/rereading this year (Cosmere & Osten Ard), I am looking forward to focusing on trilogies and other short series. If I do start Malazan again next year, it will probably be toward the end of the year and will continue into 2026. I will have to reread the first 4 before continuing. I didn't stop the series years ago because I wasn't liking it. In fact, I loved it; chain of dogs still haunts me 10 years later. My life just got really crazy and difficult when I started book 5, and I had to put it down for easier reads.

Kushiel’s Dart is often mislabeled as a erotica because of BDSM elements, but they make a small portion of the book and the political intrigue is the main part, the names are a little hard to keep track of but there is a character list to help you. As for the language, the dense writing can put a lot of people off but I personally liked it because the character voice is strong and distinct. Also, Kushiel’s Dart has one of the best villains ever written and of course has one of my favorite female protagonist Phedre ❤ Book 2 is even better and book 3 has a great conclusion

I'm glad you enjoyed You Like It Darker- rattlesnakes was my favorite of the collection as well. Thanks for the video Jimmy!

The "Raffler" sounds like a d-list Batman villian. 😂

OMG!!!! Kushiel’s Dart is one of my favorite books/series of ALL TIME! Love the way it explores body (esp female) autonomy, love in all forms from friendships to mentors to romance to lust, loyalty and honor, class and civil rights. It’s so good! Yes, dense, but being an experience fantasy reader, I think you’ll be fine. So so excited to hear your take!

If, depending on the day you could answer it either way, that almost certainly puts you in the free will camp. Kushiel’s Dart is unfairly neglected. It’s a good series, and gets even better in the second series. It’s not particularly dense. Rather it’s written in a style that some may find too florid and archaic. That usually puts me off, but I liked it here. Otherwise I think people have a hard time with the masochism that’s crucial to the first three books. But I dismiss that criticism as simply shallow reading. I doubt it will bother you (at least not dispositively).

Wow that's crazy. I just finished book 3 of the expanse too. I read a new book in the series every other month.

Jimmy, only you can make me want to read a book with a lamb on the front that I've never heard of is described as grotesque😂. Well played, on the TBR it goes!

Woohoo I hope you love it. It's more political intrigue imo than BDSM

Just picked up Speaks the Nightbird from the library after it was mentioned in chatting with nutts, it’s huge so hopefully I can finish it this month before I need to return it haha

The sheer amount of… everything in the Malazan books is kinda silly 😅