The Last Ringbearer
The Last Ringbearer by Kirill Yeskovby Kirill Yeskov
Shares rank 27 of 41 fantasy novels by recommenders
Recommended as a well-written, fun, engaging read that people found entertaining, though one reader said it is not a good book.
Recommended as a well-written, fun, engaging read that people found entertaining, though one reader said it is not a good book.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Amusing, entertaining read
“it's not a good book, but was an amusing read”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)” “I found it fairly entertaining”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “It's time to reclaim the word "Palantir" for JRR Tolkien” Enjoyable to read
“I really did actually enjoy reading it.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)” Well-written, fun and engaging
“it's a well-written, fun book that manages to be engaging”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)”
Other fantasy novels people recommend
The four most recommended other fantasy novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Ringsby J.R.R. Tolkien | 66 | 11 | 86% | 12 | 15 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| The Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien | 49 | 13 | 79% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Dungeon Crawler Carlby Matt Dinniman | 48 | 6 | 89% | 11 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationalityby Eliezer Yudkowsky | 19 | 17 | 53% | 7 | — | — |
| The Last Ringbearerby Kirill YeskovThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I found it fairly entertaining”
“I really did actually enjoy reading it.”
“it's a well-written, fun book that manages to be engaging”
“it's not a good book, but was an amusing read”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.