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I really hope nobody is taking shots every time you said 'empire' during the Kristoff news because that was insane hahahah. SO excited for the finale though, and I can't wait to see what the actual title is going to be hahahah. Also, screaming with joy over the Rook and Rose BB editions, even though I won't be able to get them. That series deserves the spotlight!
Thank you so much Petrik & Choco! Funny you mention wraithmarked... I just finished Legends and Lattes last night and I absolutely fell in love with it (its COMPLETELY different to everything i normally nead and Im shocked how much I love it). I now Have the Wraithmarked Special edition of Legends & Lattes in my cart. Im also currently reading Empire of the Vampire and I absolutely love it too (I dont typically seek out Vampire books tbh, the only ones I read & enjoyed were Octavia's Fledgling & The Historian). I desperately wish the UK hardback edition of Empire of the Vampire was still available- I love the cover by Kerby Rosanes! May I ask do you know if that will be reprinted? Only paperback is available now. Im So glad the 3rd and final Empire of the Vampire is being released next year!!! I wish Wraithmarked would do a release of his books! Thank you so much Petrik- I really love and appreciate these Spotlights
You're welcome, and thank you for the kind words! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed Legends and Lattes and you got the Wraithmarked edition of it. I'm not sure whether the UK edition of Empire of the Vampire will be reprinted, though. Usually not. But sometimes it COULD happen. So we'll have to wait and see!
Thank you for the news! So excited for the new Ken Liu books. My husband is updating his PC for the new Witcher, so we both have something to look forward to.
The announcement said the first WoT book should be coming in Dec 2025. I’m so excited. Although I’ll be 71 if they only do one book a year. I’m hoping they can produce more than one a year. I understand that many fans might not be able to afford more than one book a year.
Yeah, I think it's better that way rather than having so many of them at once. Although, having 2 books per year might not be too bad, but artists have to work on the illustrations first. Not to mention book production etc. :D
George might be unsure about Winds of Winter, but the rest of us know it's never getting published. Certainly not in his lifetime. And yeah, hyped for Witcher 4, even though it's probably at least three years away. I guess I'll have plenty of time to replay the entire Witcher trilogy before it comes out.
Very cute dog! Also, I made it to book ten in my reread of WOT! I actually liked Winters Heart, loved all the Mat chapters. So far book ten is fine. Almost done the slog!
Petrik did you decide yet whether you’re going to re-read 1000s of pages of the stormlight archive or whether you’ll read Wind and Truth using a recap?
As always, thank you so much for sharing these news, I’m so excited about some of those! By the way, Choco Boy is so cute it hurts, you should make him the second host of the channel😂
Come on, George, you can do it!! (please) Petrik, Elden Ring Nightreign (Rogue-likes aren't my usual jam, and I'm too shy for co-op, so I'll be soloing it eeekkk!) Looking forward to the Witcher 4, ofc, and the yet-unnamed new game from the people who made the Shadow of the Colossus. Sven's speech was so great, what a man. Got my first-ever Broken Binding book - the Bloodsworn Saga, which will be my first read of John Gwynne! Very exciting to have that yellow and black box arrive safely to NZ :-)
Woohoo. Congrats on getting your first Broken Binding books. And yeah, It will be amazing if George can do it. Seriously, I mean that. Things just aren't looking that positive. I am so looking forward to playing Elden Ring Nightreign and Project Robot!
@@PetrikLeo It does, but she has begun to post a daily word count on he patreon page that anyone can see, which gives me confidence. She's averaging about 500 words a day and I think she expects it to be out in early 26. Today she did 1,100 words.
Hi Petrick! I started listening(audiobook) The Grace of Kings and currently on chapter 13. I am having a hard time in memorizing the names of the characters. Is there any method to remember them? I hope George releases TWOW!
Oof that's a tricky question. I did not use the audiobook. Even reading it in physical format, remembering all the names was challenging. I think that's just Grace of Kings. The names are easier to remember in the sequels! :)
@PetrikLeo even that cuts it down in a HUGE way. I’d take two per year! That said they did do Bands of Mourning and two volumes of Words of Radiance - with Dragonsteel Prime and work on a new secret project. Maybe in a slower year perhaps they could push a third one. MAYBE.
WoT tv series starts March 13th. I’m pretty sure they are going to skip most of book 3 since it is similar to book 2. Probably only a couple of scenes from book 3 will be included. Some kind of Faile introduction and some Caemlyn royalty scene (being vague to not include any spoilers)
What kind of books does Chocoboy like? Such a cutie 😍 I should first read the Dandelion Dynasty before I get excited about new Ken Liu books, but I promise it will happen in 2025! I really wonder how people get through Wind and Truth so fast. I started one day after it came out (on ebook) and I just reached the 50% mark 😅(which is almost 700 pages!). I don't really want to rush it too much either. I just hope I won't stumble across nasty spoilers before I finish.
Chocoboy oddly like Richard Swan's books hahaha! And Dandelion Dynasty. I hope you'll read and enjoy Dandelion Dynasty. It's an amazing story. And yeah. I'm truly astounded by people's reading speed on Wind and Truth. I saw SO MANY people finished the book within 3 days of its release. That's 170,000 words per day!
Hypothetically if George passed on the torch to someone else because he couldn’t finish who would you think would be able to emulate him the best and give us a satisfactory conclusion? I’m 40% done with Dances with Dragons I held off as long as I could, didn’t even watch the series.. now I’m about to be in everyone else’s boat 😅
I honestly think Daniel Abraham or Joe Abercrombie would be a great pick. But leaning more toward Daniel Abraham because his writing and storytelling style is more similar to George's. Have fun reading the second half of Dance with Dragons! :)
Noooo! Not Empire of the Vampire! Well Kristoff can call it Empire of Empire of Empire... I'm still not reading it! I'm just teasing though, as much as I didnt care for the series I can't deny the fact that its incredibly popular and highly rated on goodreads. And yes those Dungeon Crawler Carl hardcovers look great in person.
Man. GRRM comments may be joking but the series won't even be finished at this point. He will die before it's over and that's just judging his book release schedule alone. He said he wants 2 books after this to finish and that would push him in 90s and above. Its not going to happen. I don't even recommend it to people anymore. It will just be bastardized by a different author that picks up book rights after he passes. Such a shame. It could be so satisfying with a proper ending. But why read a unfinished series with major plot left out? Who enjoys that stuff? Also this Witcher 4 is crazy. Why are they ditching all the lore for this to bring in new fans? CDPR is becoming just another big game company. Name one show or game that had a set series of lore, bypassed it and it turned out good. Wheel of time? Amazon LOTR? Netflix Witcher? Last of Us? It all ends in fire. As cool as Ciri is and the trailer it just doesn't feel right since I read all the books. It doesn't make sense. Ditch the lore I ditch the game. It doesn't even feel right in terms of Witcher 3 ending. Yeah she "wanted" to be a Witcher but she's also crazy powerful mage. I came in full of joy but these two topics made me Salty. Sorry Petrik!!! Good video as always
Thank you so much! For now, i'll wait and see what they do with Witcher 4. They did an excellent job on Witcher 3 so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. I'm more lenient because I haven't finished reading the books though. 🫠 As for GRRM... yeah. I hoenestly think the series won't be finished. It's just so unlikely now. Even if he managed to finish TWoW, no way he could finish writing Dream.
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Was super excited to hear about Ken Liu’s new book!! 😍
ME TOO!
Can't wait for new book from Ken Liu ❤
Same here!!!
I really hope nobody is taking shots every time you said 'empire' during the Kristoff news because that was insane hahahah. SO excited for the finale though, and I can't wait to see what the actual title is going to be hahahah. Also, screaming with joy over the Rook and Rose BB editions, even though I won't be able to get them. That series deserves the spotlight!
@@esmayrosalyne Empire of the Empire game would be instant knockout! 😄 I look forward to reading the rest of the series!
@@PetrikLeo Get that title licensed now and make money when he wants to use it hahahahah
Hiii Chocoboy! 🙋♀️😍
If #3 isn’t titled “Empire of the Empire” it will truly be a missed opportunity 😂
Thank you for providing SFF Spotlight! 🙏
@@Jillybeanzxo thank you so much! Choco says hi back! 😁😁 Empire of the Empire must win!
Attention! That's what Choco wants. All the pupper attention! 🐶
@@nightleopard13 i'm giving him the attention right now!! 😂😂
Thank you so much Petrik & Choco! Funny you mention wraithmarked... I just finished Legends and Lattes last night and I absolutely fell in love with it (its COMPLETELY different to everything i normally nead and Im shocked how much I love it). I now Have the Wraithmarked Special edition of Legends & Lattes in my cart.
Im also currently reading Empire of the Vampire and I absolutely love it too (I dont typically seek out Vampire books tbh, the only ones I read & enjoyed were Octavia's Fledgling & The Historian).
I desperately wish the UK hardback edition of Empire of the Vampire was still available- I love the cover by Kerby Rosanes!
May I ask do you know if that will be reprinted? Only paperback is available now.
Im So glad the 3rd and final Empire of the Vampire is being released next year!!! I wish Wraithmarked would do a release of his books!
Thank you so much Petrik- I really love and appreciate these Spotlights
You're welcome, and thank you for the kind words! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed Legends and Lattes and you got the Wraithmarked edition of it. I'm not sure whether the UK edition of Empire of the Vampire will be reprinted, though. Usually not. But sometimes it COULD happen. So we'll have to wait and see!
Thank you for the news! So excited for the new Ken Liu books. My husband is updating his PC for the new Witcher, so we both have something to look forward to.
Thank you so much, Maria! Both of us will be playing Witcher 4 when the time comes!
The announcement said the first WoT book should be coming in Dec 2025. I’m so excited. Although I’ll be 71 if they only do one book a year. I’m hoping they can produce more than one a year. I understand that many fans might not be able to afford more than one book a year.
Yeah, I think it's better that way rather than having so many of them at once. Although, having 2 books per year might not be too bad, but artists have to work on the illustrations first. Not to mention book production etc. :D
Petrik! Thank you so much for featuring A Chorus of War! I totally understand the curse of the never ending TBR! Haha 😅
You're so welcome, Scott! Congrats on the great cover reveal!
I'm just excited for a new Ken Liu series, man.
ME TOO! :D
So am I. The Dandelion dinasty is a masterpiece of fantasy. We wish for more.
You are my best discovery this year :D great work!!
@@martinosoriobenitez5539 haha thank you! 😄
Thank you for all the updates!! 😊
You're welcome!
George might be unsure about Winds of Winter, but the rest of us know it's never getting published. Certainly not in his lifetime.
And yeah, hyped for Witcher 4, even though it's probably at least three years away. I guess I'll have plenty of time to replay the entire Witcher trilogy before it comes out.
That's my thoughts as well. :')
SFF Spotlight is already great, but now you add Chocoboy to the mix? Elite content.
Hahaha Choco boy is extra power! 😄
Very cute dog! Also, I made it to book ten in my reread of WOT! I actually liked Winters Heart, loved all the Mat chapters. So far book ten is fine. Almost done the slog!
Thank you! That's good. Maybe you'll have better luck with Crossroads of Twilight than I did! :)
Petrik did you decide yet whether you’re going to re-read 1000s of pages of the stormlight archive or whether you’ll read Wind and Truth using a recap?
@@blane6017 I decided to reread only Rhythm of War and then dive into Wind and Truth. I'll use recap for book 1-3! 😄
So much amazing stuff headed our way. Hope you first trip to the USA was great!
@@Talking_Story it was awesome! I'll be back again one day!
@ wonderful!
“Ya - that’s great and everything, but what are Choco’s favorite books this year…” Great Video and 2024 Year Petrik.
Thank you so much! Hahaha, I wish I know what his favorite books are! xD
As always, thank you so much for sharing these news, I’m so excited about some of those!
By the way, Choco Boy is so cute it hurts, you should make him the second host of the channel😂
@@loredanadeblasio Thank you!! Haha, Choco is doing the hard work of attracting more viewers! 😂
Noooo, I need the Rook and Rose edition! I loved the first book I just need to continue on with the series.
Rest of the series is better than the first book!
@ definitely continuing on 2025 😊
I keep thinking your dog is a stuffed animal, he's amazing.
Hahahah! He's unreal!
Come on, George, you can do it!! (please)
Petrik, Elden Ring Nightreign (Rogue-likes aren't my usual jam, and I'm too shy for co-op, so I'll be soloing it eeekkk!) Looking forward to the Witcher 4, ofc, and the yet-unnamed new game from the people who made the Shadow of the Colossus. Sven's speech was so great, what a man.
Got my first-ever Broken Binding book - the Bloodsworn Saga, which will be my first read of John Gwynne! Very exciting to have that yellow and black box arrive safely to NZ :-)
Woohoo. Congrats on getting your first Broken Binding books. And yeah, It will be amazing if George can do it. Seriously, I mean that. Things just aren't looking that positive. I am so looking forward to playing Elden Ring Nightreign and Project Robot!
Chocoboy is so precious 😭😭😭😭
He is!! :')
Endlords to be released before Winds of Winter for sure.
Really??? Both seems to be in the same situation for many years!
@@PetrikLeo It does, but she has begun to post a daily word count on he patreon page that anyone can see, which gives me confidence. She's averaging about 500 words a day and I think she expects it to be out in early 26.
Today she did 1,100 words.
Hi Petrick! I started listening(audiobook) The Grace of Kings and currently on chapter 13. I am having a hard time in memorizing the names of the characters. Is there any method to remember them? I hope George releases TWOW!
Oof that's a tricky question. I did not use the audiobook. Even reading it in physical format, remembering all the names was challenging. I think that's just Grace of Kings. The names are easier to remember in the sequels! :)
@@PetrikLeo this turned out to be true😆
Have you been watching the Wheel of Series Tv show, both seasons? What are your thoughts on it so far, having read the books
The books are better. I watched only the first season though. I haven't tried the 2nd season yet!
I think they should do the first one and then try for 3 per year on the Wheel of Time.
@@MaxFidler might not be possible to do 3 books per year. 2 books per year sounds more possible, IMO. 😄
@PetrikLeo even that cuts it down in a HUGE way. I’d take two per year! That said they did do Bands of Mourning and two volumes of Words of Radiance - with Dragonsteel Prime and work on a new secret project. Maybe in a slower year perhaps they could push a third one. MAYBE.
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When video started I thought "Cool shirt" only than to realize that it is the real Choco Boy :-)
@@Rendref 🤣🤣 He's like a real doll.
WoT tv series starts March 13th. I’m pretty sure they are going to skip most of book 3 since it is similar to book 2. Probably only a couple of scenes from book 3 will be included. Some kind of Faile introduction and some Caemlyn royalty scene (being vague to not include any spoilers)
That could totally be the case! Book 3 is also the shortest of series if we don't count New Spring. :)
What kind of books does Chocoboy like? Such a cutie 😍
I should first read the Dandelion Dynasty before I get excited about new Ken Liu books, but I promise it will happen in 2025!
I really wonder how people get through Wind and Truth so fast. I started one day after it came out (on ebook) and I just reached the 50% mark 😅(which is almost 700 pages!). I don't really want to rush it too much either. I just hope I won't stumble across nasty spoilers before I finish.
Chocoboy oddly like Richard Swan's books hahaha! And Dandelion Dynasty. I hope you'll read and enjoy Dandelion Dynasty. It's an amazing story.
And yeah. I'm truly astounded by people's reading speed on Wind and Truth. I saw SO MANY people finished the book within 3 days of its release. That's 170,000 words per day!
Hypothetically if George passed on the torch to someone else because he couldn’t finish who would you think would be able to emulate him the best and give us a satisfactory conclusion? I’m 40% done with Dances with Dragons I held off as long as I could, didn’t even watch the series.. now I’m about to be in everyone else’s boat 😅
I honestly think Daniel Abraham or Joe Abercrombie would be a great pick. But leaning more toward Daniel Abraham because his writing and storytelling style is more similar to George's. Have fun reading the second half of Dance with Dragons! :)
Hey Petrikk
Heyyy!!
@PetrikLeo Eotv trilogy will be goat imho🙏
Choco! 🐕😘
EoV and EoD are the same. I don't see one being better than the other.
@@radudumanovschi3387 okay! 😄
Chocoboy 🤎
Peeeetrik
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Noooo! Not Empire of the Vampire! Well Kristoff can call it Empire of Empire of Empire... I'm still not reading it! I'm just teasing though, as much as I didnt care for the series I can't deny the fact that its incredibly popular and highly rated on goodreads.
And yes those Dungeon Crawler Carl hardcovers look great in person.
Hahahaha! This happens sometimes. 😂 Consider it good for your wallet and time to not like the series! 🤣
George is fat and rich and doesn't want to ruin his series . Its never coming
The TV show kinda ruined his series, too, I guess. xD
@@PetrikLeo I think secretly that was a lot of what he was going to have as his ending and it failed
Witcher 4 looks amazing, but Project Robot by Fumito Ueda's new team was the most exciting thing for me.
Holyyyy. I didn't see that Project Robot announcement. It looks amazing!!
It looked amazing, right?! I'm looking forward to the Witcher 4 and Elden Ring Nightreign.
Man. GRRM comments may be joking but the series won't even be finished at this point. He will die before it's over and that's just judging his book release schedule alone. He said he wants 2 books after this to finish and that would push him in 90s and above. Its not going to happen. I don't even recommend it to people anymore. It will just be bastardized by a different author that picks up book rights after he passes. Such a shame. It could be so satisfying with a proper ending. But why read a unfinished series with major plot left out? Who enjoys that stuff?
Also this Witcher 4 is crazy. Why are they ditching all the lore for this to bring in new fans? CDPR is becoming just another big game company. Name one show or game that had a set series of lore, bypassed it and it turned out good. Wheel of time? Amazon LOTR? Netflix Witcher? Last of Us? It all ends in fire. As cool as Ciri is and the trailer it just doesn't feel right since I read all the books. It doesn't make sense. Ditch the lore I ditch the game. It doesn't even feel right in terms of Witcher 3 ending. Yeah she "wanted" to be a Witcher but she's also crazy powerful mage.
I came in full of joy but these two topics made me Salty. Sorry Petrik!!! Good video as always
Thank you so much! For now, i'll wait and see what they do with Witcher 4. They did an excellent job on Witcher 3 so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. I'm more lenient because I haven't finished reading the books though. 🫠
As for GRRM... yeah. I hoenestly think the series won't be finished. It's just so unlikely now. Even if he managed to finish TWoW, no way he could finish writing Dream.
Good luck with RoW reread as your appetizer for W&T!
Thank you so much! I'm excited about it!
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