Thank You for 600 — The Books That Built This Channel

Which books built this channel? At 600 subscribers, a thank-you walk through the speculative fiction, mythology, and philosophy that shaped SHRIKANT THE NOSTALGIC DRAGON — Malazan, Book of the New Sun, Sun Eater, R. Scott Bakker, and more. I don’t do quick takes. This is a slow, cozy BookTube milestone: the books on the shelf, the spiritual and philosophical lens behind the channel, and a genuine thank you to everyone reading along. 🕯 CHAPTERS 0:00 — 600 subscribers thank you 3:20 — Malazan Book of the Fallen (Erikson) ~7:00 — Community & collab shoutouts 15:15 — Heritage, Ganesha, Bible & dual roots 20:15 — Gongfu tea & slow reading practice 22:05 — R. Scott Bakker / The Darkness That Comes Before ~26:00 — Gene Wolfe, Book of the New Sun ~29:00 — Writing, cyberpunk & Akira 36:42 — Closing thanks 📚 BOOKS & IDEAS MENTIONED • Malazan Book of the Fallen — Steven Erikson • Sun Eater — Christopher Ruocchio • Book of the New Sun — Gene Wolfe • The Prince of Nothing / The Darkness That Comes Before — R. Scott Bakker • Philip K. Dick • Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, the Bible • Grimdark fantasy, dark fantasy, speculative fiction through a philosophical & spiritual lens If you’ve been here from the Erikson archive, the Bakker spine, or you just found the channel: thank you. Tell me in the comments — which book built YOUR reading life? No spoilers for others, please. ──────────────────── 🎧 Next on the catalog spine: • What can we learn from fantasy book crusades? Bakker & Steven Erikson —    • What can we learn from fantasy book crusad...   • R Scott Bakker — Can a cruel book make you better? —    • R Scott Bakker - Can a cruel book make you...   • The Blade Itself: Can Humour Save the Grimdark Genre? —    • The Blade Itself: Can Humour Save the Grim...   • Malazan Book of the Fallen: How to Approach a Huge Epic Fantasy —    • Malazan Book of the Fallen: How to Approac...   • Book of the New Sun: The Claw of the Conciliator —    • Book of the New Sun: The claw of the conci...   ✉ Contact: thenostalgicdragon@outlook.com 🤝 Collabs welcome — reach out. #Malazan #BookOfTheNewSun #RScottBakker #GrimdarkFantasy #BookTube #SunEater #GeneWolfe #StevenErikson #FantasyBookReview #PhilosophicalFiction