Best Fantasy Novel of the 21st Century (so far)

Thank you to all of the content creators for contributing clips - check out their channels below! What is your choice for best fantasy novel of the 21st century (so far)?

@mikesbookreviews
@RekindledReader
@CapturedInWords
@TheObsessiveBookseller
@libraryofaviking
@BooksWithBenghisKahn
@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
@storytoob
@thelibraryladder
@SheWasOnlyEvie
@MattsFantasyBookReviews
@bardsandbooks
@Talking_Story
@someokiedude9549
@AndrewsWizardlyReads
@KindlesandKicks
@jakebishop7822
@Shelf-Esteem
@BrianBell7

00:00 Intro
00:53 Mike's Book Reviews
02:10 Rekindled Reader
03:32 Captured in Words
04:40 The Obsessive Bookseller
05:34 Library of a Viking
06:15 Books with Benghis Khan
07:32 Philip Chase
08:35 StoryToob
10:20 The Library Ladder
11:31 She Was Only Evie
12:42 Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews
13:43 Bards and Books
14:36 Talking Story
16:18 Some Okie Due
18:31 Andrew's Wizardly Reads
19:22 Kindles and Kicks
20:26 Interlude
20:41 Jake Bishop
23:20 Shelf Esteem
24:20 BellTube
24:50 Red Fury Books

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[PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

Thank you for inviting me to participate in this one, Josh! It's a big one! It was only with much effort that I resisted saying, "The Best of Fantasy" in my Philip Chase voice. 😁

[mikesbookreviews]

Thanks a ton for the invite, amigo! Some really great choices here.

[RafaelToscano]

8:36 - they nailed it! I also got happy that someone mentioned Harry Potter later in the video. Love or hate it, it changed the world of fantasy forever.

[CapturedInWords]

Love all the responses! Thanks for inviting me to take part, Josh! There's some books mentioned that I still haven't read so going to be adding them to the top of my TBR. We still have a good 75 years in the 21st century, so I'm excited to see what other gems will be written!
I had so many different books/series I was considering, like The First Law trilogy, Malazan, Harry Potter, and ASOIAF but then I surprised myself and went with The Broken Earth trilogy 😂 Jemisin is brilliant, and even though the series isn't one of my favorites, I can still appreciate how truly unique it is and how it is an instant classic of the genre.

[Talking_Story]

Humbled to be included Josh was amazing to see all the wonderful picks.

[BooksWithBenghisKahn]

I loved contributing to this so thanks for having me be a part of it, and watching was a blast! It has me so excited for the ending to the Realm of the Elderlings coming up on me soon too.

[Shelf-Esteem]

Thanks so much for including me Josh! ❤ great to see so many illustrious booktubers’ answers as well, many of whom I’ve watched for a long time. Thanks for putting this together!!

[RekindledReader]

Great video, Josh! Some repeat authors on there, wow. Very interesting. Thanks for asking me to be part of this one! Brilliant idea, and helpful in getting a ton of recs!

[MacScarfield]

Well, with Library of a Viking taking “Dandelion Dynasty” and Benghis Khan taking “A Brightness Long Ago”, I feel very confident with choosing “Under Heaven” by Guy Gavriel Kay as my pick! 😊

[Sarcasmses]

Man, that transition around 3:25 from Rekindled Reader's genuine, conversational voice to that fake-excited, content creator voice of Captured in Words was jarring. Simply answer the question, please, no need to perform.

[BrianBell]

Love the video. I have 3 takeaways: 1) I love the video. 2) I clearly misunderstood the assignment. I thought just to name the book, not provide an extended rationale for my selection. 3) Bridger is absolutely an advanced, time-travelling AI from the 30th century just back here doing research to see how it was possible mankind survived to create his brilliant, Commander Data-like, positronic brain.

[thefantasythinker]

I have to agree with Philip and Matt, The Crippled God takes the cake!

[natalierodriguez]

So happy to see the Baroque Cycle on this list! Excellent video!

[fearghalburke]

Holy shit my guy after ten minutes voice is insane

[paulwilliams]

I think my answer would be Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Freaking adore that book and wrote a whole dissertation on alternate history fiction so I could write some scholarship on it.

Also, holy crap—Evie’s got a bunch of John Crowley novels in her background?! Excuse me, I need to go subscribe to a channel of someone with such exceptional taste!

[Thxlbx]

I love lists like this. I often discover new booktubers to follow, and new books to add to my TBR. Thanks for posting!

[brendan]

I would definitely say A Storm of Swords. It’s just extremely iconic and beautiful written. Like I feel Storm was really the book that cemented asoiaf in that heavyweights of the genre category.

I also initially was a bit surprised to see Harry Potter mentioned, but after thinking they definitely have a point. It was an absolute sensation in a way that really hasn’t been replicated and genuinely might never be again. It was lightning in a bottle.

Pretty much everyone born between like the 90’s-early 2000’s had Harry Potter as a major part of their childhood/adolescence and for a lot of that age group, Harry Potter is probably the only fantasy series they’ve ever read, or at least the first they’ve read.

[akellerhouse]

This type of video is always fun! I think my big takeaway is that I need to read The Spear Cuts Through Water. I feel like I've been hearing a lot about it lately.

[darmokandjalad]

Interesting to see the Hobb fans align around Assassin's Fate! Between Fool's Assassin, Fool's Errand, and Ship of Destiny, there are definitely some other strong contenders!

[VoyagesIntoImagination]

Very valuable video, both for the books and the channels.