Hi everyone! Today’s video is my top 16 best first book of a series as of 2023. I posted my top 10 endings about a week ago, and today’s video will be about best beginnings. In total, I have started reading 225 series. This doesn’t include standalone books, manga, or graphic novels in my equation. There is no ranking on the list. They are my absolute favorite first installment I’ve ever read. Let me know your favorite first book of a series!

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0:00 Intro & Rules
1:41 Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
3:02 The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
4:46 Malice by John Gwynne
6:06 Dreams of the Dying by Nicolas Lietzau
7:33 Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
8:52 Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
10:42 The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
13:12 Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
14:50 The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
17:23 Jade City by Fonda Lee
19:19 Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
21:27 The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
22:54 A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
24:48 The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
26:32 The Will of the Many by James Islington
28:24 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
30:28 Closing

Illustrations by
-Vin and Kelsier by Giselle Almeida
-The Blade Itself by Andrey Vasilchenko
-Malice by Marcus Whinney
-Dreams of the Dying by Stefan Stankovic
-Blood Song by Xiling
-Empire of Silence by James L. Cook
-The Dragonbone Chair by Donato Giancola
-Daughter of the Empire by Janny Wurts
-Jia Matiza by Jessica Liu
-Jade Shards by Charis Loke
-Battle of the Band by Felix Ortiz
-Locke and Jean by Alessandro Manzella
-Jon Snow by Magali Villeneuve
-The Name of the Wind by Marc Simonetti
-The Will of the Many by Catrina Paints
-Kaladin Stormblessed by Howard Lyon

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