I'm incredibly honored and happy to see Return to Edan making this list, Petrik. My deepest thanks for reading the trilogy. Also, I cannot wait for the art we will have for it in the special edition by The Broken Binding. Finally, my best wishes to you for many great reads in 2025!
Thank you so much, Philip! I look forward to working on The Prophet of Edan and Return to Edan. It will be great! 😁 Best wishes to your 2025 reading too!
I’m glad that The Tainted Cup ranked so high (and that The Teller of Small Fortunes made the list). My #1 for this year would be Blood Over Bright Haven. Amazing.
I saw this video last night and today I ordered Empire of Silence today itself. Been hearing great things about it from many places (including you). I think as a Red Rising fan, I am going to love this. Also, looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Wind and Truth. And the longer video you promised on Dragonsteel Nexus. Loads of love. Keep doing the great work.
Thank you so much! Yeah, US and Dragonsteel vlog should be posted this week. Editing it is a lot of work. So many clips! I hope you'll enjoy Sun Eater!
I read Kingdoms of Death in Jan, and I would have both it and Disquiet Gods at the top of my list. Loved the Tainted Cup as well (although I think it is more akin to a Nero Wolfe mystery than a Sherlock Holmes one!) Great list. Tad Williams has been on my TBR for a long time, I really need to get his series in my life.
Interesting! I haven't read anything by Nero Wolfe yet, so I cannot make that comparison. Maybe I should give that a try, too, after I finish reading all Sherlock Holmes stories! And yes, give Tad Williams' books a try! :)
Kingdoms of Death was insanely brutal. It absolutely floored me and the Berserk comparisons are spot on. The moment with the “public feeding” and everything that preceded it were just horrifying.
I love 'Failures" there was so much going on, but the way it was tied in was amazing. I was guessing the whole time as to how everything would connect. I went off your recommendation and i was so happy i listened. I tell anyone who will listen about it.
To me Ken Liu's Dandelion dinasty is the highlight. Amazing achievement. Enjoyed " Bastion" by Phil Tucker as well. Am starting Jade City now by Fonda Lee and enjoy enormously the atmophere mix between " The Godfather" and " Big trouble in little China". Great year overall.
@@KAB-w7n Dandelion Dynasty was the highlight of 2022. And it remains strong as one of the best I've ever read! Green Bone Saga is a masterpiece too. Enjoy!
Another wonderful video Petrik! You gave me some great suggestions for my TBR. Sun Eater series is now at the top of my list. Pillars of the Earth is so good. I'm also happy to see two of Tad Williams' books on your list. He's my all-time favorite. I haven't read The Navigator's Children yet, but plan to read it over the holidays. I always love your videos. Thanks for taking us along on your reading journeys!!
Thank you very much! I haven't read The Navigator's Children yet, too. Some fans have mentioned it's the best book he has ever written. I'm excited to get around to it! :)
Great list! I read The Teller of Small Fortunes thanks to you and was so good! “Expansive worldbuilding” sounds awesome! I will add The Failures to my TBR! I am so happy you enjoyed The Tainted Cup!! It was such a great story!
Not as much crossover between our lists as I would have thought. Really intrigued by the Benjamin Liar book. Lots of Dark Tower fans have been recommending it.
I’m hoping to fit in the Sun Eater series next year, at least the first three from BB. My top three this year in order would have to be Heroes, A Storm of Swords, and The Powder Mage Trilogy
I can't believe I have only read 2 of these, I clearly have some exciting stuff waiting for me!! Especially excited to check out The Dollmakers, The Failures and Sun Eater after all your gushing. I haven't had the guts to make my own top favourites list yet, but I can safely say that Asunder by Kerstin Hall and Obsidian: Revelation by Sienna Frost are going to make it to the top! Good luck with finding a better work/life/reading balance next year, I hope you have a wonderful 2025 🥰
@@esmayrosalyne thank you so much, Esmay! Well, I've read like 10% of the number of books you read this year. I have more exciting stuff waiting for me. 😅
Congratulations on a year filled with personal achievements - and it’s reassuring that you have some reading years less intense than others - you are only human 😉 Thank you for your videos !! And your great recommendations !
I already expected KoD would be your number one. I just started my Sun Eater journey, enjoying Empire of Silence so far (about two-thirds done). I really hope that I'll feel like most readers who consider it one of the weakest installments. Because if that's the case I should be in for a ride in 2025.
Wanted to add the following: This also makes back-to-back years in which a Sun Eater novel is your book of the year (or at least shares the top spot with other novels).
Just read The Tainted Cup, my first book by him. I didn't know I needed fantasy-murder mystery. Those characters are just pure joy to read about. Looking forward to reading A Drop of Corruption soon!
@PetrikLeo Definitely. Do you have any similar or in the same genre recs? Also please come to Threads even if you only post the links to YT videos and current reads!
@@thecalcuttanbibliophile I have too many social medias already. I don't think i can add Threads. 😂 For recommendations, nothing completely similar to Tainted Cup, but I posted a video about great fantasy murder mystery!
This is a really great list. I have to thank you for highlighting Julie Leong's debut a while back, I loved that one too and it wasn't even on my radar before your videos. Still super jealous of that Devils ARC, man 😂
Next year I will only read blacklist. Good books this year... Cuando fuimos los peripatéticos, Yo,Pol Rubio by Hector Lozano, EoV and EoD by Jay Kristoff, The Testament by John Grisham
So many great books! I read the teller of small fortunes definitely a 2024 fave. - Flawless liars it’s on my tbr for 2025 and definitely will pick up the devils 😊- Yes to the top favorites love the sun eater so far 😊
The books I most enjoyed this year are : Best served cold, Joe Abercrombie (ok I’m still reading it but I don’t see it falling off in what’s left) The sword of Kaigen, ML Wang A man called Ove, Fredrick Blackman Cibola burn, James SA Corey
Nice collection bro! I am a new Subs! Any suggestions for a fantasy with lots of dragons? right now, I ordered Daughter of Fate, Embers of the Ancient world and The Heir of Archonia.
Thank you! The Bound and the Broken, Echoes Saga, Dragon Mage, and if you're up for something massive, Malazan Book of the Fallen should tide you over. 😃
I'm sorry you feel it wasn't the best reading year, but I think this video proves that there were some spectacular books read regardless! I can't wait to dive into some of these favourites. Pillars of the Earth, Sun Eater, Herald, there's too much good stuff to read man!
GOLDMINE of a list! Great job Petrik! Love to see the Dollmakers and Mr. Tad here. I had to run to the bathroom around the 8 minute mark, though, did I miss anything? 😁
I read 61 books this year,and a good portion of them were mediocre. However I do have a top 10: 1 - The Lonesome Crown (Brian Lee Durfee) 2 - Empire of the Damned (Jay Kristoff) 3 - The Sword of Kaigen (M.L. Wang) 4 - The Song of the First Blade (T.C. Edge) 5 - Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler) 6 - The Silverblood Promise (James Logan) 7 - Of War and Ruin (Ryan Cahill) 8 - You Like It Darker (Stephen King) 9 - The Will of the Many (James Islington) 10 - Ordinary Grace (William Kent Krueger) You have a lot of books in your list I haven’t read, but I’ll be looking into them!
Hi Petrik, Italian fan of your videos here 😁 where did you find the hardcover editions of the God Eater Saga? I seeing them only in paperback on Amazon ITA, UK or USA 😢
To name a top 5 I think I would have to go with Navigator's Children by Tad Williams, Summertime Rendering (manga) by Yasuki Tanaka, Fire and Blood by GRRM, Stinger by Robert McCammon, and the two available volumes of Strange House (manga) by Kyo Ayano for being something totally unexpected (architecture based mystery with splashes of horror). Overall a decent year for me.
Argh, I hope to get around to Navigator's Children ASAP! Definitely early next year. Fire and Blood was great, too. I'm pleased you had a great reading year! :)
A am too lazy to make a list, but the complete Green Bone Saga and both A Time of Dragons books are definitely on the top when it comes to Fantasy reads this year for me. I enjoyed or at least plan to read many of the books on your list, too!
The best novels I've read in 2024 from 1 to 7 : "A Master of Djinn" - P. Djèlí Clark "The Tainted Cup" - Robert Jackson Bennett "Mirrored Heavens" - Rebecca Roanhorse "The Cautious Traveler's Guide to the Wastelands" - Sarah Brooks 🏅Best Debut "Titanchild" - Jen Williams "Blood of the Old Kings" - Sung - Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur "Toward Eternity" - Anton Hur
Here's my picks Tales of the body thief by Anne rice book 4 in the vampire chronicles Clytemnestra by constanza casanti Good luck with that by kristan Higgins One summer in Savannah by terah shelton Harris Her too by bonnie kistler The violence by delilah s dawson Lizzie Blake's best mistake by mazey eddings Queen of the damned by Anne rice book 3 in the vampire chronicles The maid by nita prose Summer on the bluffs by sunny hostin Miss memory lane by colton Haynes memoir The wild truth by carine mccandless memoir This could be us by Kennedy Ryan Binding 13 by chloe Walsh Stars in your eyes by kacen callender
Will there be a spoilers discussion of the entire Last King of Osten Ard trilogy when you finish Navigators children? I am dying to have someone to talk to about these amazing books.
Those are some great reads you had, and some that are very high in my tbr hahah. I dont think I can do a top 15 but a top 5 I can: 1. Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill. It was the best I still keep thinking about even when I read this at the start of the year 2. Golden Son by Pierce Brown. Incredible. 3. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan my favorite book in the series, it was funny, scary, and heartbreaking towards the end for what the title meant for Rand. 4. The Will of the Many just finished it a few days ago AND THAT ENDING WAOOO! 5. The Name of the Wind. It was everything I was promised both good and bad, but Kvothe reminds of that friend that you kow is exaggerating but you have hung out with him enough times to know that weird stuff does in fact happen to him. The wise mans fear is staring at me and I dont wnat to start it because I know the moment I finish it that's it. Bonus: harrow the ninth, weird in a good way; and Shadow Rising. My other favorite from WoT. That book was crazy.
I actually really enjoy these 5 books you mentioned. With the exception of Dragon Reborn, they are some of my favorire books of all time! What an amazing reading year you had!
So I decided I'll go ahead and ask, as I figure you MIGHT have an "in" on information that hasn't made it across the book community yet 😀!!! Any clue on whether Ken Liu is EVER planning on writing another wonderful and spectacular series?!! Fantasy as a genre always wins when exemplary writers and voracious readers collide, and while I've heard that he said he wouldn't attempt something as ambitious as the Dandelion Dynasty again, I'm crossing fingers he changes his mind and does EXACTLY THAT!!! We all need MANY more truly amazing magnificent and amazing (thick and lengthy) books and series like that one 😀!!!! Thanks in advance!!!
If only I have an "in" on this... Unfortunately, not. Last I checked, the answer remains the same. He's not writing a series as big as Dandelion Dynasty again. Ken Liu has a new series coming next year, though. It's a sci-fi thriller! :)
I have such a FOMO not reading Tad Williams nor Ruocchio 😭 I wanted to start Dragonbone chair this summer but I couldn’t find the series in one printing all I could have had was every book in different formats and I couldn’t handle that. With Suneater I tried the novella and I bounced off it so hard (didn’t hate it just found it perfectly mediocre). Oh, fingers crossed you will love Wind and Truth because it’s 😬something….
Please give Tad Williams and Ruocchio's books a try! You might end up enjoying them! The novellas are alright, but they definitely need to be read accordingly. I look forward to reading Wind and Truth! :)
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I'm incredibly honored and happy to see Return to Edan making this list, Petrik. My deepest thanks for reading the trilogy. Also, I cannot wait for the art we will have for it in the special edition by The Broken Binding. Finally, my best wishes to you for many great reads in 2025!
Thank you so much, Philip! I look forward to working on The Prophet of Edan and Return to Edan. It will be great! 😁 Best wishes to your 2025 reading too!
Looks like you had a wonderful year with some amazing reads!
Not as many as I hoped!! :D
@ but these really seem special. This list just tells me I gotta pick up those beautiful editions of Memory Sorrow and Thorn you ADed.
Alright! You convinced me, I'm starting the Sun Eater series in Jan 2025.
Series ending next year. Good time to start!
Yes, «Return to Edan»! 🙌 Also, I am so excited to continue into both «Osten Ard» and «Sun Eater»! 😎
Cheers Petrik! 😊
Thank you so much! Here's hoping you'll love the rest of Osten Ard and Sun Eater, too!
I’m glad that The Tainted Cup ranked so high (and that The Teller of Small Fortunes made the list). My #1 for this year would be Blood Over Bright Haven. Amazing.
@@JulieTheReader of course! Blood Over Bright Haven is awesome. I read that last year. One of my favorites too!
Don’t get down on yourself! 15 really good books sounds like a great year to me! Best of luck in life and reading in 2025
Yeah I guess that's true! It's a significant drop from my previous year, but you're right!
I saw this video last night and today I ordered Empire of Silence today itself. Been hearing great things about it from many places (including you). I think as a Red Rising fan, I am going to love this.
Also, looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Wind and Truth. And the longer video you promised on Dragonsteel Nexus.
Loads of love. Keep doing the great work.
Thank you so much! Yeah, US and Dragonsteel vlog should be posted this week. Editing it is a lot of work. So many clips! I hope you'll enjoy Sun Eater!
I read Kingdoms of Death in Jan, and I would have both it and Disquiet Gods at the top of my list. Loved the Tainted Cup as well (although I think it is more akin to a Nero Wolfe mystery than a Sherlock Holmes one!) Great list. Tad Williams has been on my TBR for a long time, I really need to get his series in my life.
Interesting! I haven't read anything by Nero Wolfe yet, so I cannot make that comparison. Maybe I should give that a try, too, after I finish reading all Sherlock Holmes stories! And yes, give Tad Williams' books a try! :)
Finally somebody noticed Nero Wolfe vibe
Kingdoms of Death was insanely brutal. It absolutely floored me and the Berserk comparisons are spot on. The moment with the “public feeding” and everything that preceded it were just horrifying.
Yeahh, the buildups and the execution were absolutely outstanding. I was completely riveted by the sequence! :)
I love 'Failures" there was so much going on, but the way it was tied in was amazing. I was guessing the whole time as to how everything would connect. I went off your recommendation and i was so happy i listened. I tell anyone who will listen about it.
@@johndavis6280 Ah, that's wonderful to hear. Keep recommending it to people. I'm pleased my recommendation click with you!
To me Ken Liu's Dandelion dinasty is the highlight. Amazing achievement. Enjoyed " Bastion" by Phil Tucker as well. Am starting Jade City now by Fonda Lee and enjoy enormously the atmophere mix between " The Godfather" and " Big trouble in little China". Great year overall.
@@KAB-w7n Dandelion Dynasty was the highlight of 2022. And it remains strong as one of the best I've ever read! Green Bone Saga is a masterpiece too. Enjoy!
Can you do a detailed video about the reading order of Tad Williams’ works? His work sounds really interesting.
I'll try to make a video on that ASAP! :)
Another wonderful video Petrik! You gave me some great suggestions for my TBR. Sun Eater series is now at the top of my list. Pillars of the Earth is so good. I'm also happy to see two of Tad Williams' books on your list. He's my all-time favorite. I haven't read The Navigator's Children yet, but plan to read it over the holidays. I always love your videos. Thanks for taking us along on your reading journeys!!
Thank you very much! I haven't read The Navigator's Children yet, too. Some fans have mentioned it's the best book he has ever written. I'm excited to get around to it! :)
Read Kingdom of Death at the release date. Still amazed about the last 20% of the novel. Heart-wrenching.
The Black Feast. Simply unforgettable!
The Failures was SO GOOD. thank you for introducing me to it, I can't wait for part 2
@@dasha9460 you're so welcome! I look forward to book 2 as well!
Great list! I read The Teller of Small Fortunes thanks to you and was so good!
“Expansive worldbuilding” sounds awesome! I will add The Failures to my TBR!
I am so happy you enjoyed The Tainted Cup!! It was such a great story!
Yay! The Teller of Small Fortunes was the fun cozy read we needed. I look forward to your thoughts on The Failures! :)
I’m starting 2025 with Kingdoms of Death and now I’m looking forward to it even more!
That's how I started this year! Enjoy!
I may too lol
Not as much crossover between our lists as I would have thought. Really intrigued by the Benjamin Liar book. Lots of Dark Tower fans have been recommending it.
@@mikesbookreviews this year is a weird one for me man. I think you'll find The Failures interesting!! 😄
I’m hoping to fit in the Sun Eater series next year, at least the first three from BB. My top three this year in order would have to be Heroes, A Storm of Swords, and The Powder Mage Trilogy
Those are great picks. A Storm of Swords is SO GOOD. 🤩
I loved kingdoms of death. I am doing a stormlight reread before starting book 4
@@dphunk87 Enjoy your reread! Journey before destination! 😄
Kingdoms of Death made me cry. Twice. Insane.
That book is just mental. Incredible stuff.
I just started my first read-through of Way of Kings. It's daunting starting a five-book series where every book is over 1,000 pages long!
@@beardedshadow ah I envy you. Reading for the first time is special. Enjoy. Take your time! 😄
Hyped for The Devils! I found The Tainted Cup and The Will of the Many from your videos so I'm eager for anything else you've loved
@@audreyapproved The Devils will be worth your time, too! 😄
I can't believe I have only read 2 of these, I clearly have some exciting stuff waiting for me!! Especially excited to check out The Dollmakers, The Failures and Sun Eater after all your gushing. I haven't had the guts to make my own top favourites list yet, but I can safely say that Asunder by Kerstin Hall and Obsidian: Revelation by Sienna Frost are going to make it to the top!
Good luck with finding a better work/life/reading balance next year, I hope you have a wonderful 2025 🥰
@@esmayrosalyne thank you so much, Esmay! Well, I've read like 10% of the number of books you read this year. I have more exciting stuff waiting for me. 😅
By the way, thanks for your work, Petrik. I discovered some gems thanks to you. Keep up the good job!
@@yvesandrethevenot3489 thank you so much! I'll do my best next year as well!
I’m glad u found some amazing books on ur list! 😊
Thank you, Safina!
Congratulations on a year filled with personal achievements - and it’s reassuring that you have some reading years less intense than others - you are only human 😉
Thank you for your videos !! And your great recommendations !
@@alexia7981 Thank you!! Yeah, as I keep saying, I'm only human. I'm not a reading machine some people claimed. 🤣🤣
You have a great list, Petrik! Some books I definitely need to prioritise in 2025.
Also love seeing how many copies of The Will of the Many you have 🤣
Thank you so much! Hahahaha. It's an accident. I will talk about it in my book haul video! 🤣
Another fantastic video! Thanks Petrik!!!
@@dinocollins720 thank you, Dino!
Ruocchio at the top. 😮
Amazing books!
I’m loving Last King Of Osten Ard, I’ve still got a lot to read in book two, so I’ll also be finishing it next year, along with Stormlight and WOT.
@@DanielsBookNook that makes the both of us then! No rush. Stormlight 6 won't be out until 2031. 😂
I already expected KoD would be your number one. I just started my Sun Eater journey, enjoying Empire of Silence so far (about two-thirds done). I really hope that I'll feel like most readers who consider it one of the weakest installments. Because if that's the case I should be in for a ride in 2025.
There's no bad book in Sun Eater, but yeah, EoS is one of the weakest ones in comparison. Amazing series, really!
Wanted to add the following: This also makes back-to-back years in which a Sun Eater novel is your book of the year (or at least shares the top spot with other novels).
@@Benjamin-w41 holy moly. You're right. Demon in White tied with Light Bringer last year!
I read Pillars of the Earth almost 12 years ago and it's still an all-time favorite. Need to re-read soon.
The mini series was really good too.
I need to try the mini series someday! The book was great. I look forward to World Without End next year!
Just read The Tainted Cup, my first book by him. I didn't know I needed fantasy-murder mystery. Those characters are just pure joy to read about. Looking forward to reading A Drop of Corruption soon!
Fantasy murder mystery done right! I hope Drop of Corruption will be stronger!
@PetrikLeo Definitely. Do you have any similar or in the same genre recs?
Also please come to Threads even if you only post the links to YT videos and current reads!
@@thecalcuttanbibliophile I have too many social medias already. I don't think i can add Threads. 😂 For recommendations, nothing completely similar to Tainted Cup, but I posted a video about great fantasy murder mystery!
@@PetrikLeo Checking it out!
Yeah, Kingdoms of Death is also my favorite.
Such a brilliant novel!
This is a really great list. I have to thank you for highlighting Julie Leong's debut a while back, I loved that one too and it wasn't even on my radar before your videos.
Still super jealous of that Devils ARC, man 😂
Thank you! Devils is amazing. It will be worth the wait. At least Julie Leong's book was great for you!
My #1 this year I can't decide between Will of the Many and Demon in White. It's been a good year!
That was my picks for last year! :D
I am excited to check out Godeater Saga. I think it's a cool way to approach a series structurally.
Yeah! I'm looking forward to act 2 of the series!
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@@Chels101 thank you!!
Next year I will only read blacklist. Good books this year... Cuando fuimos los peripatéticos, Yo,Pol Rubio by Hector Lozano, EoV and EoD by Jay Kristoff, The Testament by John Grisham
I will be reading EotV again and EotD next year!
that timeof the year to get out the TBR list and start adding Petriks favourites as you know they are good! if you havent already!
Hahaha thank you for the faith in my reading taste! 😄
I've read Pillars Of The Earth years ago, and I liked it.
@@louisity it's so good. I'm late to it. 😂
So many great books! I read the teller of small fortunes definitely a 2024 fave. - Flawless liars it’s on my tbr for 2025 and definitely will pick up the devils 😊- Yes to the top favorites love the sun eater so far 😊
Yay! Glad to hear Teller is on your favorite list! I needed that read. 😄 I hope you'll love The Devils next year!
The books I most enjoyed this year are :
Best served cold, Joe Abercrombie (ok I’m still reading it but I don’t see it falling off in what’s left)
The sword of Kaigen, ML Wang
A man called Ove, Fredrick Blackman
Cibola burn, James SA Corey
All great picks! Especially Best Served Cold and The Sword of Kaigen! :)
Nice collection bro! I am a new Subs! Any suggestions for a fantasy with lots of dragons? right now, I ordered Daughter of Fate, Embers of the Ancient world and The Heir of Archonia.
Thank you! The Bound and the Broken, Echoes Saga, Dragon Mage, and if you're up for something massive, Malazan Book of the Fallen should tide you over. 😃
I'm sorry you feel it wasn't the best reading year, but I think this video proves that there were some spectacular books read regardless! I can't wait to dive into some of these favourites. Pillars of the Earth, Sun Eater, Herald, there's too much good stuff to read man!
Thank you, Zammar! That's true. If you want to try reading a space opera with beautiful prose, can't go wrong with Sun Eater! 😁
Thank you, the best book blogger!
@@sdv198 thank YOU! 😄
Great list as usual! Can I read Brothers of the Wind having not read anything from Tad Williams?
Thank you! Technically, you can. But I don't recommend it. Go with the publication reading order. It's the best way to enjoy the book, IMO. :)
GOLDMINE of a list! Great job Petrik! Love to see the Dollmakers and Mr. Tad here. I had to run to the bathroom around the 8 minute mark, though, did I miss anything? 😁
GET BACK TO THE 8 minites mark!!! 😂
I read 61 books this year,and a good portion of them were mediocre. However I do have a top 10:
1 - The Lonesome Crown (Brian Lee Durfee)
2 - Empire of the Damned (Jay Kristoff)
3 - The Sword of Kaigen (M.L. Wang)
4 - The Song of the First Blade (T.C. Edge)
5 - Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
6 - The Silverblood Promise (James Logan)
7 - Of War and Ruin (Ryan Cahill)
8 - You Like It Darker (Stephen King)
9 - The Will of the Many (James Islington)
10 - Ordinary Grace (William Kent Krueger)
You have a lot of books in your list I haven’t read, but I’ll be looking into them!
That's an amazing list! I have to read Song of the First Blade! 😄
I’ve read ten of these!🎉
That's awesome! :D
Hi Petrik, Italian fan of your videos here 😁 where did you find the hardcover editions of the God Eater Saga? I seeing them only in paperback on Amazon ITA, UK or USA 😢
I got these from the Kickstarter campaign of the series. I don't think the hardcovers are available to the public yet.
To name a top 5 I think I would have to go with Navigator's Children by Tad Williams, Summertime Rendering (manga) by Yasuki Tanaka, Fire and Blood by GRRM, Stinger by Robert McCammon, and the two available volumes of Strange House (manga) by Kyo Ayano for being something totally unexpected (architecture based mystery with splashes of horror). Overall a decent year for me.
Argh, I hope to get around to Navigator's Children ASAP! Definitely early next year. Fire and Blood was great, too. I'm pleased you had a great reading year! :)
A am too lazy to make a list, but the complete Green Bone Saga and both A Time of Dragons books are definitely on the top when it comes to Fantasy reads this year for me. I enjoyed or at least plan to read many of the books on your list, too!
Arghh, I still have to read A Time of Dragons. I'm glad Green Bone Saga is on your list, though!
The best novels I've read in 2024 from 1 to 7 :
"A Master of Djinn" - P. Djèlí Clark
"The Tainted Cup" - Robert Jackson Bennett
"Mirrored Heavens" - Rebecca Roanhorse
"The Cautious Traveler's Guide to the Wastelands" - Sarah Brooks 🏅Best Debut
"Titanchild" - Jen Williams
"Blood of the Old Kings" - Sung - Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur
"Toward Eternity" - Anton Hur
@@mariareadsssf i have to read Rebecca Roanhorse's books. I really enjoyed Black Sun!
Here's my picks
Tales of the body thief by Anne rice book 4 in the vampire chronicles
Clytemnestra by constanza casanti
Good luck with that by kristan Higgins
One summer in Savannah by terah shelton Harris
Her too by bonnie kistler
The violence by delilah s dawson
Lizzie Blake's best mistake by mazey eddings
Queen of the damned by Anne rice book 3 in the vampire chronicles
The maid by nita prose
Summer on the bluffs by sunny hostin
Miss memory lane by colton Haynes memoir
The wild truth by carine mccandless memoir
This could be us by Kennedy Ryan
Binding 13 by chloe Walsh
Stars in your eyes by kacen callender
Will there be a spoilers discussion of the entire Last King of Osten Ard trilogy when you finish Navigators children? I am dying to have someone to talk to about these amazing books.
@@jackbharucha1475 nothing planned at the moment! Who knows when I'm done with it though... 😆
Those are some great reads you had, and some that are very high in my tbr hahah. I dont think I can do a top 15 but a top 5 I can:
1. Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill. It was the best I still keep thinking about even when I read this at the start of the year
2. Golden Son by Pierce Brown. Incredible.
3. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan my favorite book in the series, it was funny, scary, and heartbreaking towards the end for what the title meant for Rand.
4. The Will of the Many just finished it a few days ago AND THAT ENDING WAOOO!
5. The Name of the Wind. It was everything I was promised both good and bad, but Kvothe reminds of that friend that you kow is exaggerating but you have hung out with him enough times to know that weird stuff does in fact happen to him. The wise mans fear is staring at me and I dont wnat to start it because I know the moment I finish it that's it.
Bonus: harrow the ninth, weird in a good way; and Shadow Rising. My other favorite from WoT. That book was crazy.
I actually really enjoy these 5 books you mentioned. With the exception of Dragon Reborn, they are some of my favorire books of all time! What an amazing reading year you had!
@PetrikLeo well, it was your reviews/videos that got me into them as a newish fantasy reader so thanks so much!
Bookborn also made this year an exception to her rule of one book per author or series lol.
@@shadowoflugia it is a weird year. 😂😂
Petrik, have you ever read any Robert E Howard books, Conan in particular? I’d be curious as to your thoughts or reviews. Thanks
I haven't read anything by Robert E Howard yet! Something I definitely have to fix in the future! :)
@ I can’t wait for your reviews
So I decided I'll go ahead and ask, as I figure you MIGHT have an "in" on information that hasn't made it across the book community yet 😀!!! Any clue on whether Ken Liu is EVER planning on writing another wonderful and spectacular series?!! Fantasy as a genre always wins when exemplary writers and voracious readers collide, and while I've heard that he said he wouldn't attempt something as ambitious as the Dandelion Dynasty again, I'm crossing fingers he changes his mind and does EXACTLY THAT!!! We all need MANY more truly amazing magnificent and amazing (thick and lengthy) books and series like that one 😀!!!! Thanks in advance!!!
If only I have an "in" on this... Unfortunately, not. Last I checked, the answer remains the same. He's not writing a series as big as Dandelion Dynasty again. Ken Liu has a new series coming next year, though. It's a sci-fi thriller! :)
Hope you have a better reading year in 2025 and still manage more trips. It’s ok to reset the number of books if you’re having fun in general. ❤
Thank you so much! I'll make sure to remember that. Your support this year is fully appreciated too! 😊
Do you have a video of where to best start with tad williams or what order would you recommend ?
Dragonbone Chair for epic fantasy, Otherland for sci-fi, and War of the Flowers for standalone fantasy!
@PetrikLeo thank you so much!
If only I had an advance copy of "The Devils", it would probably be my top read of 2024 too ! 😆
I'm sure it will!! 😄
I was wondering where wind and truth was. I think it's a good Idea to reread Rythm of War. I felt like I gained a lot from my reread.
Great to hear this! I will make sure to reread RoW first. I have reread the first three books!
Take some time to spend with your family over the holidays and don't worry about us.
@@leezirkle7840 thank you so much man! I appreciate the understanding! 😄
Petrik it’s always a joy and a comfort seeing you on my page 💕
Ah, thank you so much. I appreciate that! :)
I have such a FOMO not reading Tad Williams nor Ruocchio 😭
I wanted to start Dragonbone chair this summer but I couldn’t find the series in one printing all I could have had was every book in different formats and I couldn’t handle that.
With Suneater I tried the novella and I bounced off it so hard (didn’t hate it just found it perfectly mediocre).
Oh, fingers crossed you will love Wind and Truth because it’s 😬something….
Please give Tad Williams and Ruocchio's books a try! You might end up enjoying them! The novellas are alright, but they definitely need to be read accordingly. I look forward to reading Wind and Truth! :)
Vapire hunter d. It will pick you right up from any slump. 👍
I just released DD4 over 2024's winter solstice. 💪😎✌️ ~180k words and 100+ non-A.I. illustrations.
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@@Novastar.SaberCombat well done!
Narrow Road making this list is a testament to how poor a year its been. Strength of the Few next year though, so bring on 2025!👍
@@Kenb3d1 It hasn't been a good reading year. Among this... only the top 6 have 5 stars rating 🥲
Peeeetrik!!
Zeeeennnnn!
How dare you pick the joe abercrombie book ;) I came here looking for something to tide me over!
Hahaha just one out of 15!! :D