The Five Warrior Angels Trilogy - Dark Epic Fantasy

Welcome back! Today we’re looking at the fantastic Brian Lee Durfee and his trilogy of books, the Five Warrior Angels. I really enjoyed this trilogy. In fact, I would even use the word ‘masterpiece’ to describe it. You might know Durfee from his youtube channel ‪@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS‬ where he shares his incredible love of books. This is a dark epic fantasy trilogy in a classic Tolkien-esque fantasy world, with humans, elves and dwarves. The story is modernised and moves beyond many of those old fantasy tropes and even subverts them in clever ways. It’s a more Game of Thrones level of violence and realism. There’s a religious war and several heroic quests. But best of all, this is an extremely character driven story, with some of the best character work I’ve seen in a while. Buy Brian's books here: https://brianleedurfee.weebly.com/ind... Buy MY books here! https://michaelcronk.com/ To support the channel, check out my patreon and my shop:   / cronkthebookguy   https://rainbowspaceunicorn.com/ Instagram @cronkthebookguy Channels Mentioned at the 6.00 minute mark: ‪@ToriTalks2‬ ‪@Johanna_reads‬ 00:00 Intro 01:28 Overview of trilogy 02:52 The Concept 04:57 A Stereotypical Fantasy??? 07:27 Worldbuilding the Five Isles 10:41 Plotlines - Quests, Mysteries, Warfare 13:43 Characters - All the Arcs 16:11 Religion and Nuances 19:57 Subverting High Fantasy Expectations 21:52 The Length 22:45 Representation 25:01 Content Warning 26:14 Is the Ending worth it? 27:06 How much should you try? 27:46 Outro