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Welcome to BellTube—your home for thoughtful, honest, and obsessively curated takes on fantasy, sci-fi, and LitRPG.
I’m Brian, a lifelong reader with a passion for immersive worlds, rich characters, and stories that stick with you. On this channel, I dive deep into:
📚 Tier lists of fantasy & LitRPG series
🧭 Starter guides
🧠 Books that surprise or challenge me
🎥 Monthly wrap-ups, TBRs, and the occasional author chat
If you love book talk that’s sharp but chill—and skip the hype to get to what’s actually worth reading—you’re in the right place.
Pull up a chair. Let's talk books.
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Hi Friends. A little scary medical news, but I'm OK, 10 days ago I had what apparered to be a brain seisure. I was hospitalized for a week and am now over at my sister's for a few days for them to keep an eye on me. No video this week, but I should be back next week. No idea how it ihappened as I've never been epileptic. Hopefully the meds they prescribed will prevent any future issues. BellWorks Audio is pushing forward, so feel free to check out the website if you'd like to contritubute!
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GIVEAWAY! BellTube Community! I'm giving away 5 (yes, 5) audiobooks of Johnathan McClain & Seth McDuffee's "Meet Your Maker Volume 1" All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here! It truly puts the "LIT" in LitRPG. The prose is fantastic, the narration impeccable, and it's a journey worth taking. I"ll spin a wheel and pick five names by August 9!
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Important Community Poll! (please answer if you did already, YT had a glitch). We've started production at BellWorks. "Where do you prefer to get your audiobooks?"
1 month ago | [YT] | 6
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Had a blast at LitRPG Con! Get this, Jeff Hays saw my name badge and said, "hey, I've watched "BellTube"" Fun stuff. This week's video will be my top 10 books so far of 2026. LMK in comments if you also want my top 10 fails. We are still raising startup for bellworksaudio.com too if you haven't checked the site out yet! We have some STELLAR voice talents eager to work with us. Top tier.
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Hi - This coming weekend I'll be meeting and networking with many outstanding voice actors as we build out our talent roster for BellWorks Audio. I'm on 2 panels and am the moderator for a 3rd. (in Denver at LitRPG Con). Thus, no video this week, but absolutely would love support for the new company and you can check it out at bellworksaudio.com (Support starts at about 5 bucks, and everything counts!)
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I'm proud that I'm writing a publishing rights agreement contract that forbids me from using AI for narration or art design. I'm legally forbidding myself. Authors and narrators deserve it. If you'd like to learn more or to support, go to bellworksaudio.com
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Quick Update! "A Song for Arbonne" won the "next book" poll, so I started it yesterday! Also, a Discord will be happening when we get more pledges for BellWorks Audio. Lastly, thinking about creating some "Merlin Merch" if anyone is interested :) lmk your thoughts and Happy Monday!
1 month ago | [YT] | 28
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It's Community Poll Time! Before I start the next Wars of Light and Shadow book (book 9) - you all pick what's next. If "Other" leave a comment.
1 month ago | [YT] | 9
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Hi Friends! We are bringing amazing indie SFF novels to audio life! Check it out at www.bellworksaudio.com Things are heating up on our timeline and I'd love for you to be a part of it's creation!
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Updates! Will be starting a Discord channel when BellWorks is finalized, with both public and private channels (private for BellWorks reward tiers). Fear not, Merlin's and Rick's discord channels will be public. FWTBT shows being scheduled. First guest upon return will be Topher from Topher's Library. Date TBD. On the way to 10k!
2 months ago | [YT] | 33
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