BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE: 2010's

it's not the best of the Song of Ice and Fire books but not being the best and still being a good a Song of Ice and Fire book puts Martin head and shoulders above most of his peers for the genre

he uses this darker setting this really tone and themes of a more nihilistic view of humanity to tell what is such a real story about people who are not overly dark but makes sense within their setting

the story was ended so well and that's honestly why memory of light makes the cut

I didn't love this book I also don't typically love grim dark that much so it lines up well and I do believe in terms of grim dark this is a tremendous execution of a lot of the ideas the sub-genre allows authors to take on

Lightbringer evolves from there spectacularly well there are still some Christian themes taken at our still some influences from medieval Europe no doubt we're pushing beyond that we're expanding is a genre from our roots while still paying respects

the second book sold me on the premise and series as a whole the dragon Republic was poor but it could not have been as brilliant as it was without the foundations built from the book that came before

I've read the first and I'm in the middle of the second book but I think the first is one of the most brilliant fantasy stories I have seen in a long time

in terms of overall characterization of personality I can have a hard time thinking of any authors even close to Scott Lynch in his absolutely incredible relationship building between his two main characters

I really like the first book but the second book sold me on the premise and series as a whole

it does a lot to push the boundaries of fantasy further beyond what we've ever seen before while still being an entry for the genre that stays incredibly true to fantasies roots