My Top 13 Priority Fantasy Series To Start (and finish) in 2025!

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  • @eateverything5022
    @eateverything5022 28 днів тому +4

    I am almost done with lord of the mysteries, it is as fantastic as everyone says❤

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  28 днів тому

      @@eateverything5022 arghhh! I need to read it ASAP!!!

  • @V_Alex_M
    @V_Alex_M Місяць тому +14

    I started lord of the mysteries this October, im 80% through it, absolutely amazing series, it just skyrocketed to the top of my fav fantasy series ever, wish it had a better translation though.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      @@V_Alex_M the translation wasn't good? I still look forward to it regardless!

    • @V_Alex_M
      @V_Alex_M Місяць тому +4

      ​@@PetrikLeoit is decent, not awful but not like say ken liu tier translation.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      @@V_Alex_M That's expecting too much, to be fair. Ken Liu is too good 🤣

  • @sydneydenham5778
    @sydneydenham5778 Місяць тому +20

    I can’t recommend the audiobooks for Dungeon Crawler Carl enough! They’re so good. I don’t think I would have loved the books quite as much if I had only read them physically

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +5

      So many people recommended the audiobook! Maybe I'll give it a try even though I'm not an audiobook user!

    • @vigilantScrivener
      @vigilantScrivener Місяць тому

      @@PetrikLeoi concur this is absolutely the one to do on audiobook if no other one. Jeff Hays has a range of voices beyond any other narrator I’ve ever heard.

  • @jayrocs
    @jayrocs 24 дні тому +3

    I've read both Worm and Lord of The Mysteries. LOTM is hands down one of the best things I've ever read. Worm is good but I personally don't think it stays strong throughout it's entirety. Plus LOTM part 2 is already underway. So if you care about votes in any way, I vote for LOTM.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  24 дні тому +1

      I'm leaning toward reading LotM! It was supposed to be this year, but time and life just got in the way!

  • @sann7564
    @sann7564 Місяць тому +15

    Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobook is something else, extremly fun, talented voice actors and special effects, even music

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +4

      I heard so many amazing things about the audiobooks!

  • @MetalGildarts
    @MetalGildarts 29 днів тому +3

    Another fun year awaits you Petrik. I'm gonna revisit Memory, Sorrow and Thorn yet again, to finally get ready for The Last King of Osten Ard, especially now that it's finally complete. I also wanna read the Sun Eater series. Those are the only "priority series" I have on my radar. probably some other series I started this year. It'll be tough cause I need to focus on finishing my second draft of my book and I still got a ton of anime I wanna watch, including another rewatch of the entire Naruto saga, to celebrate the 20th year anniversary of being a fan.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  29 днів тому

      Thank you so much! Enjoy your revisit to Osten Ard Saga! You won't regret reading it and Sun Eater. I actually just reread Naruto. Still as incredible as the many times I read it!

  • @celestialdemon1316
    @celestialdemon1316 Місяць тому +7

    Good list. I have the War Arts Saga and Dungeon Crawler Carl on my TBR as well. I will most likely start Dungeon Crawler next year. I hope you like The Library series more than I have. I agree that the first couple of chapters in the first book were great, and I was all-in. But somewhere along the way, I just wasn't feeling it anymore.
    My priority series to at least start in 2025:
    1. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
    2. The Black Company by Glenn Cook
    3. Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    4. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
    5. The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham
    6. The Adversary Cycle/Repairman Jack by F. Paul Wilson

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      That's one heck of a priority series. I love The Dagger and the Coin and the first three books in The Black Company. Skyward is great, too. I haven't read the rest. We will read Dungeon Crawler Carl next year then! :D

  • @andrewhanson405
    @andrewhanson405 Місяць тому +8

    The thing about the Warhammer 40k novels is that they are geared towards people who are really into the universe so the books never do the type of world-building explaining things like they do in other SFF series. Horus Heresy has a lot of major lore characters and assumes the reader has some familiarity about them. This is why I think you should start with Eisenhorn. Warhammer 40k books are pretty fun pallet cleansing type books and their influence on the space opera genre is kinda underrecognised so they are definitely worth delving into.
    You should definitely get theough PoN just so that you can started on the much better Aspects-Emperor

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +2

      Thank you so much, Andrew! This is very helpful to know. After seeing the comments, I think I will indeed start from Eisenhorn instead of Horus Heresy! :)

  • @Talking_Story
    @Talking_Story Місяць тому +5

    Yessss!!! Mathew Corbett. This series is amazing! Can't wait for book 10 next month my pre order is in. This series starts straight historical but the supernatural elements creep in.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      I've wanted to read this for a while now. Boy's Life and Swan Song were amazing, to say the least! :)

    • @Talking_Story
      @Talking_Story Місяць тому +1

      @ he is such a different vibe here with his neo Dickensian prose and a series that gives him more space that allows him to try something new as a writer and by the series end return to his roots. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts my friend.

  • @gauravshahi6334
    @gauravshahi6334 Місяць тому +16

    Lord of the mysteries? Bro's gonna experience one of the greatest fictional stories of all time

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +4

      @@gauravshahi6334 yeah! The plan was to read it this year but time doesn't fit!

  • @fjuran1
    @fjuran1 28 днів тому +2

    Lot's of good books for you to enjoy.
    I have most of those series sitting on my TBR, took a bit of a detour lately, on to Sci-Fi and a bit of mystery, and funny Warhammer. I read both of these books, realize that Horus Rising takes place 10K years before Eisenhorn. Eisenhorn is a much more easily readable and traditional type story which most certainly introduces you to the world, with much better characters. McCammon's Speaks the Nightbird is excellent, he immerses you in the time. Read all the Dungeon Crawler books recently as well, really enjoyable. So that was my departure from all the mainstream and genre releases these days.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  27 днів тому

      Thank you so much, my friend! Yeah, this year I took some detours, too. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I'm glad to hear about Eisenhorn, though. I plan to start the universe from that series! And of course, read Matthew Corbett and Dungeon Crawler Carl series! :)

  • @Buttermilk1320
    @Buttermilk1320 Місяць тому +7

    Read Lord of the Mysteries and Dungeon Crawler Carl, please! 2 of my favorite series ever.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +2

      Will do!! That's the plan! :)

  • @kevinwalsh9704
    @kevinwalsh9704 Місяць тому +3

    Book 1s of series I’m going to read in 2025, with plans to continue the series if I enjoy:
    -The Pariah
    -Beyond Redemption
    -Gods of the Wyrdwood
    -The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
    And after getting back into reading in 2018 I’m FINALLY getting to Stormlight. I had planned to read Mistborn AND Stormlight last year, but era 1 didn’t blow my socks off so I punted The Way of Kings to start 2025. I’m committed to going through all 5 books, and the .5 books, spread through out the year.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Beyond Redemption and Pariah were great!! I haven't read Gods of the Wyrdwood and Children of Gods and Fighting Men yet. And wow, good luck with your reading of The Stormlight Archive. Have fun!! Amazing that you don't have to wait for each book anymore! :D

  • @SwagDragon1
    @SwagDragon1 Місяць тому +3

    Age of Ash was my most surprising book of this year, particularly because it was so underhyped. It is one of the best portrayals of grief I have read, and was very powerful! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
    For me, I’m looking forward to diving into Gunmetal Gods, the Devils (obviously), finishing Sun Eater, and, if for only the cover alone, A Song of Legends Lost!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Thank you! I certainly will try the Kithamar trilogy in 2025. I look forward to reading Gunmetal Gods, too, actually. A Song of Legends Lost as well! :)

  • @davidestes2133
    @davidestes2133 Місяць тому +3

    I’m honored that you included Fatemarked in a list of such incredible series!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Once the deluxe edition arrives, I'll start the series, David! It's time!

    • @davidestes2133
      @davidestes2133 Місяць тому +1

      @@PetrikLeo Working hard to get it done as soon as we can :) Getting all the art finished is probably the thing that'll take the longest, but also make the books the coolest!

  • @PritamDas-mu4vf
    @PritamDas-mu4vf Місяць тому +9

    Ah yes, just in time to add to my ever growing list of TBR books.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      It's the end of the year Booktube season 😂

  • @josephd5879
    @josephd5879 29 днів тому +1

    I just discovered the books by R. Scott Bakker this year and decided to try them after watching the great reviews on UA-cam. I really loved all seven books in the Second Apocalypse. I look forward to your reviews.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  29 днів тому

      Thank you so much! God I hope I can read the series next year! 😄

  • @BrianBell7
    @BrianBell7 Місяць тому +2

    hell yes on DCC Petrik. I've been screaming about this series since book 1 released. I believe you will have a blast with it.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      @@BrianBell7 thank you, Brian! I hope so, too! 😄

  • @dianeshearer6989
    @dianeshearer6989 Місяць тому +2

    You are so right about Daniel Abraham! Under read and under appreciated. He’s so good! Shauna Lawless I didn’t enjoy, not going to finish the series. I reread the entire Cosmere AND entire Malazan this year. Nearly broke my brain! I may read nothing but Charles Dickens and LOTR in December. I need comfort reading.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      @@dianeshearer6989 you reread Malazan and Cosmere in one year!? That's insane!! 😂😂 I agree about Daniel Abraham. I wish his booos are more read and talked about!

    • @dianeshearer6989
      @dianeshearer6989 Місяць тому

      @ Yeah, in retrospect it was too much, but I accomplished it. Ready for Wind and Truth!

  • @Olphas
    @Olphas Місяць тому +2

    Good picks! From those I should finally get to Wesley Chu's books, too. I have had them on my shelf for so long, but just did not get to them yet.
    Series I haven't started yet but want to start and hopefully finish in 2025 are definitely The Dandelion Dynasty and Ranger Archives/The Echoes Saga

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      It's time to read War Arts Saga. I wanted to read it this year, but the last book doesn't end up being published this year. To next year it is! Dandelion Dynasty is AMAZING. As you know my thoughts on it. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did! :)

  • @ZOMGfantasy
    @ZOMGfantasy Місяць тому +2

    Oof I can't wait for Mathew Corbett myself
    Excited to get your takes on these as always, cheers Petrik!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Thank you, Zammar!! Fingers crossed we'll enjoy the Matthew Corbett series! :)

  • @AuthorJohnADouglas
    @AuthorJohnADouglas Місяць тому +1

    I’m with you on Dungeon Crawler Carl, but I got to get those original covers. That kind of cover is exactly my jam

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      The original cover art of the series looks amazing!

  • @OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels
    @OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels Місяць тому +2

    Some nice stuff on here. I want to read Fionavar before the year is out. Prince of Nothing is pretty insane, hope it lives up for you!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Thank you so much! Let me know your thoughts on Fionavar when you read it!

  • @olgagicala7886
    @olgagicala7886 Місяць тому +2

    The Kithamar Trilogy is fantastic! The first book takes its time to get going - the set-up is quite slow. But after it finds its pace it becomes absolutely stunning. I'm planning to do a reread of the whole thing after reading the final book because I know that there'll be a whole lot of satisfying cross-references between all installments.
    As for Earthsea, I would say that the first book can be a bit challenging to get through because it's more a psychological allegory about facing your fears than an actual story. At the time of writing this book le Guin was strongly influenced by Carl Jung and there are tons of direct references to his ideas. Tombs of Atuan are excellent though - till today they are one of my favorite books ever. It's also good to know that Ursula le Guin changed her mind about many elements of the series as time went by, and because of that "Tehanu", the 4th book, is a little bit of a retcon. Earthsea is one of those series where it really helps to know the real world context for why le Guin made certain decisions because otherwise this series may feel like a confusing hodgepodge of ideas.

  • @esmayrosalyne
    @esmayrosalyne Місяць тому +1

    Look, making reading goals and actually reading are two entirely separate hobbies hahaha. I really hope you get around to these though, I am eager to hear your thoughts! Kithamar, Gael Song and DCC are the most appealing to me as well. And additionally, I hope to binge Sun Eater myself next year! Fingers crossed it actually happens 🤩

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Hahaha that's true! I can't disagree with that. Book buying too. :'D

  • @VanillaJayy
    @VanillaJayy Місяць тому +1

    Gael Song and War Arts are on my list for next year as well!
    I think you'll really like Kithamar! Picked it up with zero context and loved it!
    I tried Dungeon Crawler Carl this year and didn't enjoy it at all. The friends I buddy read it with absolutely loved it and have kept going with the series though!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Yeahh! SO MANY people love Dungeon Crawler Carl. I don't usually read LitRPG novels, but I'll give this one a try. I'm confident about Kithamar and War Arts Saga, though. I hope you'll love them, too! :)

  • @mattmorris2572
    @mattmorris2572 Місяць тому +1

    Love watching these videos, Petrik! I have found many amazing books that I would have never found. Thank you for the content!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you very much! It's always good to have some things to read and look forward to! :)

  • @2012scienceproject
    @2012scienceproject Місяць тому +1

    The Art of Prophecy is AMAZING PETRIK!!!!!!!! My favorite ongoing series along with Red Rising and Empire of The Vampire

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Thank you so much! That's HIGH praise! :)

  • @fedesiempre
    @fedesiempre Місяць тому +1

    Having read most of Warhammer franchise books i can say both Horus Heresy and Eisenhorn are good choises to start from. Horus Heresy will show you the start of the main plot line and focus on space marines and their surroundings, on Eishenhorn youll get a better look of the average humans life.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'll keep this in mind. I'll most likely start from Eisenhorn first. 😂

  • @ajsinanan
    @ajsinanan Місяць тому +4

    Still noticing no Wandering Inn, hmmm. 😊 , but seriously, I am all caught up and find myself waiting for the next chapter. It has cut down my overall number of books I would normally read in a year lol

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I have given up on committing to the series. I'll read The Wandering Inn whenever my mood calls me for it. XD

    • @ajsinanan
      @ajsinanan Місяць тому

      @PetrikLeo totally understandable 😀 it's very long.

  • @cipriansirbu3699
    @cipriansirbu3699 Місяць тому +1

    Great choices Petrik,some of these series are also on my radar,The Library trilogy,Earthsea,The Gael Song but don't know if I will be able to get to them next year. Other series that I will definitely read are:The Last King of Osten Ard,Kingsbridge series (loved Pillars of the Earth),The Dark Tower,The Green Bone Saga and the Dandelion Dynasty. Hopefully,we both will manage to get to the most of them.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you so much! From my side, I can confirm The Last King of Osten Ard, The Green Bone Saga, and the Dandelion Dynasty are all excellent series. I truly hope you'll love them. Fingers crossed we'll enjoy The Library trilogy, Gael Song, and Earthsea. I'm thinking of reading The Left Hand of Darkness quickly as a tester to Guin's work, too! :D

  • @ozkantd
    @ozkantd Місяць тому +1

    I started my journey into the 40K novels with Eisenhorn and it was a fantastic starting point for me. The Horus Heresy is more of a prequel lore journey and is an enormous undertaking if you want to read the whole thing. Eisenhorn is actually set in the 40th millennium proper and is it's own contained story, a perfect place to dive into the world IMO!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you so much! Yeah, many have said something similar. I will start from Eisenhorn for sure. WOOHOO!!

  • @orkoverend4331
    @orkoverend4331 Місяць тому +1

    I'm so excited you want to read Warhammer. Eisenhorn series was the first books I read in that universe and it was my favorite read of the year.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I think it's time I try reading the books, too. Some of them anyway. I've wanted to do it for YEARS. :D

  • @kanongemini221
    @kanongemini221 Місяць тому +1

    Starting with Eisenhorn is good because it gives you a more broad sense of the setting. It deals with all the inquisition, space marines, chaos space marines, chaos cultists. If you want you can grab Warriors of Ultramar to get a sense of how Space Marines works and even Storm of Iron to go for chaos Space Marines before jumping into Horus Heresy.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Thank you so much! I'm quite confident with my choice to start with Eisenhorn. Many have mentioned the same thing. I hope I'll enjoy the series! :)

  • @TheHumbleRoots
    @TheHumbleRoots Місяць тому +1

    Great shirt! Personally I can’t wait to read Dungeon Crawler Carl. I have been highly recommended to listen rather than reading. Thanks for the video

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Same here! Thank you for watching! 😄

  • @LimeymanZero
    @LimeymanZero Місяць тому +2

    I would absolutely recommend the Eisenhorn books, I really enjoyed them, the Ravenor books too but that's as far as I've gone so far in 40K. I know you don't really do audiobooks but for anyone else Toby Longworth does the narration on Audible and does a fantastic job, just a shame you can't get them all in an omnibus, it's quite a few credits considering the length of the books!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Awesome! Do you think I should read Horus Heresy books first? Or it's okay to just dive into Eisenhorn. I know the brief background of Horus Heresy from playing the games. :)

    • @LimeymanZero
      @LimeymanZero Місяць тому

      @PetrikLeo I didn't know much past the very basics so I think it's fine to jump in with Eisenhorn. I learned a lot more about the background of Warhammer from the Space Marine 2 game. I only meant to read the first Eisenhorn book but I went through all of them plus Ravenor trilogy and a couple of related short stories. I do mean to start the Horus Heresy one day.

  • @litlbucky
    @litlbucky Місяць тому +1

    Great video~ I am trying to plan getting thru series on TBR in 2025, some have been on TBR too long or started & need to re-read and complete
    A Forgery of Magic by Maya Motayne, The Drowning Empire by Andrea Stewart, Kel Kade’s King’s Dark Tidings, Lawrence’s Library Trilogy, Five Warrior Angels, Echoes of the Fall, Under the Northern Sky, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Poppy War, and still others

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      That happens! I have some series I haven't continued because I need to reread them first. 😅 Good luck with your 2025 TBR!

  • @frazethebear7725
    @frazethebear7725 Місяць тому +1

    The audiobooks for Guards Guards/Nightwatch are a lot better than the physical books in my opinion. I struggled to physically read it, but found it so easy and enjoyable to listen to it

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Interesting! Maybe that's what I'll do if the physical read doesn't click with me!

  • @MacScarfield
    @MacScarfield Місяць тому +3

    Yes, «Earthsea»! Will start on «Gael Song» next after my current read «Lord of Light» by Roger Zelazny and «Fury of the Gods» by John Gwynne!
    As for myself:
    The «Aspect-Emperor» series by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy inspired by the Crusades, Silmarillion, Blood Meridian & Dune)
    «The Last King of Osten Ard» series (plus the standalone prequels) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy, Sequel Series to the «Memory, Sorrow & Thorn» Trilogy)
    The «Witcher» series
    The «Kane» stories by Karl Edward Wagner (S&S, Proto-Grimdark)
    The «Arthurian Saga» by Mary Stewart (Arthurian Fantasy)
    Cheers Petrik! 😎

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Ambitious plan you have there! I hope you'll enjoy The Last King of Osten Ard as much as I did! :)

  • @jgrosenblum
    @jgrosenblum Місяць тому +1

    For Warhammer, my vote would either be Eisenhorn, or the Gaunt's Ghosts series, both by the same author, Dan Abnett. Horus Heresy I would say would be more for superfans of the universe. That series is written by different authors, with variable results. For Eisenhorn, the parallel to something you might have read would be the 'Empire of the Wolf' series by Richard Swan, except in a science-fantasy setting. The main character is an inquisitor whose quest brings him close to becoming the very thing he struggles against. This is my favorite set of books set in the Warhammer universe. The only caveat is we have been waiting for the last book in the 3rd trilogy for a few years.
    Gaun't s Ghosts is maybe a little more formulaic, but it has the benefit of being a completed series. More straight-ahead military sci-fi.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Empire of the Wolf!? That's all I need to hear. Eisenhorn it is. Thank you so much!

  • @ansh2771
    @ansh2771 Місяць тому +5

    LOTM is peak. book 1 was 10/10 for me

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Sounds amazing! I never heard anyone disliking it! :)

  • @JohnAndrewMacDonald
    @JohnAndrewMacDonald Місяць тому +3

    You will love Fionavar Tapestry. It is 100% Epic High Fantasy.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      @@JohnAndrewMacDonald I truly hope so!! 🥲

  • @BooksWithBenghisKahn
    @BooksWithBenghisKahn Місяць тому +1

    All of these are on my tbr as well! Except for DCC that is which I am a massive fan of already!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Good to know! I'll catch up soon brother! :)

  • @audreyrochemont604
    @audreyrochemont604 Місяць тому +2

    Hello Petrik i have on my goal the last trilogy by James Rowling and reading at last the cradle saga! Hope the strength of the few will be available en 2025 😊 fingers crossed

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      I'm pretty sure Strength of the Few will be out in 2025!

    • @audreyrochemont604
      @audreyrochemont604 Місяць тому

      @ that’s great yeah!

  • @Eluarelon
    @Eluarelon Місяць тому +1

    I really hope you will enjoy the Fionavar trilogy as much as I did, and while I don't know if that's any indication, I also enjoyed Tigana immensely, so there's at least a chance you might. Apart from that, there's so much I want to read that I have a hard time narrowing it down to something realistic. I already told you that I want to start The Sun Eater saga in 24 and that will certainly carry over into 25. I also want to finally start with Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series and I also want to do a reread of the Wheel of Time saga, so unless I find a way to ramp up my reading speed, that might already be enough to cover next year's reading. If not then there's still a few books by Anthony Ryan and Mark Lawrence I want to read, and I think with this video you might just have expanded my 25 TBR for another 30 books ^^. I better leave it at that.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      That's hopeful! Good luck with your ambitious series to read, too! We have a lot of them! 😂😂

  • @dereksmith4509
    @dereksmith4509 Місяць тому +1

    I'm happy to see this video. You know how highly i think of Earthsea, and I've poked you a bunch of times about Age of Ash and Blade of Dream when you were lamenting the lack of 5 star reviews over the past few years 😂.
    As for Kay, I enjoy two of his standalone works far more than his series. Both Tigana and Ysabel are exceptional, in my opinion. Not to say his series are bad, far from it, but those two stand high above for me.
    Terry Pratchett rules. I'm so happy you're gonna give Discworld another go. Interesting Times, Thief of Time, and Night Watch, are my personal fav's. I'll look forward to your thoughts.
    Dungeon Crawler Carl is fun, and one of the few LitRpgs I've read where the pros far outweigh the cons.
    Prince of Nothing...finally! It's not one of my personal favorites, but that just means it's in my top 100 series, and not my top 50 or 20! Given what i know of you from the last few years of reviews, and some communication, I think the Prince of Nothing and The Aspect-Emperor trilogies are gonna hit you good, maybe even REALLY good!
    Happy reading, and thanks for the reviews!
    D

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you so much!! Haha yeah, I truly hope next year will bring more mpre 5 star readings. This year has been so devoid of them. Sad times! 😂 Thanks for your opinion and input on these series. I'm excited to get to them!

  • @SHR0UD-e
    @SHR0UD-e Місяць тому +1

    The first 4 books of the Horus Heresy are amazing. The Flight of the Eisenstein is one of my favourites

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Woohoo! Good to know! I want to know more about the universe before the adaptation appears, too!

  • @mariareadsssf
    @mariareadsssf Місяць тому +1

    Ambitious plans in there! Beacause of Susana Clarke I want to read "The Tombs of Atuan" so I guess I need to start with the first book in the "Earthsea".
    Series I want to start:
    "Binti" - Nnedi Okorafor,
    "The Divine Cities" - Robert Jackson Bennett,
    "The Sorcerer of Wildeeps" - Kai Ashante Wilson (SF novellas duology)
    "A Chorus of Dragons" - Jen Lyons
    "Moon" - Waubjeshing Rice (Post Apocaliptic)

    • @olgagicala7886
      @olgagicala7886 Місяць тому +2

      Technically you could read "Tombs of Atuan" as a standalone because it follows a different protagonist and takes place in a different location than "The Wizard of Earthsea". IMO, "Tombs" is a much better book than "The Wizard".

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Divine Cities is amazing! :)

    • @mariareadsssf
      @mariareadsssf 22 дні тому

      Thank you! I really appreciate the info.

  • @faye3386
    @faye3386 Місяць тому +1

    Mort is ok, Guards Guards is great. The City Watch books are my favorite Discworld (mostly because I love Vimes and Vetinari), I didn't even read them in order but still very much enjoyable.
    but then again, I keep recommending them to my brother but he just couldn't get into them even tho we basically read the same books

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Fingers crossed Guards2 will be The Discworld series for me!! 😄😄

  • @The-Euroclydon
    @The-Euroclydon Місяць тому +1

    I really hope you make it to Work this year. It's amazing.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Do you mean Worm? Because I do work everyday! xD

    • @The-Euroclydon
      @The-Euroclydon 27 днів тому

      😂 autocorrect got me ​@@PetrikLeo

  • @iheartwalle
    @iheartwalle 29 днів тому +1

    Ive only read the first Earthsea book and want to read the next in the series

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  29 днів тому

      Nice! I hope it will be the same for me, too! 😄

  • @Jaffacake786
    @Jaffacake786 Місяць тому +1

    Horus Heresy is a great starting point for warhammer as it is the event that informs pretty much everything in the 40k universe. Really long series though so good luck 😅

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      I'll probably just read a few books in Horus Heresy hahaha! The series is super long!

    • @Dantrag123
      @Dantrag123 28 днів тому

      @@PetrikLeo Read only those, which have the highest ratings on goodreads (above 4 at least).

  • @the_fools_tale
    @the_fools_tale Місяць тому +5

    YES PETRIK. DCC. YES.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      I'm on it, Andrew! I'm on it!!

  • @HowellingRoots
    @HowellingRoots Місяць тому +1

    I'm very excited to purchase and read:
    1) Gael Song
    2) Gunmetal God's
    3) 5 Warrior Angels
    4) Kagen The Damned
    Keep on keeping on Petrik :) enjoy your 4th quarter, and enjoy Quarter 1 of 2025
    -JRoot

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Thank you very much! Five Warrior Angels is GREAT! :)

  • @yoitsmikey6025
    @yoitsmikey6025 Місяць тому +1

    If i could do it over again, I would start with Eisenhorn. Youll get a better understanding of everything. Although Eisenhorn does take place 10,000 years after the Horus Heresy

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Eisenhorn it is! I didn't know it takes place 10,000 years after Horus Heresy, though! :D

  • @BlackLiliummmmm
    @BlackLiliummmmm Місяць тому +1

    Prince of Nothing is AMAZING!!!
    Also Matthew Corbett is good.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      @@BlackLiliummmmm Thank you! I am pumped for them!! 😄😄

  • @Floar
    @Floar Місяць тому +1

    This year for me has been a year of Warhammer. Started with Eisenhorn, then some Ciaphas Cain books and now I'm on Horus Heresy. As total warhammer noobie myself starting with Eisenhorn felt like a mistake, I was quite lost at times. Ciaphas Cain is easy entry and the books were fun and generally decent quality.
    Horus Heresy on the other hand is extremely long but the beginning is solid but there is soo many crappy entries in the first 20 at least that you have to either force read or ignore some entries. Need to do some research to find the gold in the pile of rubbish. There are ton of different reading guides of skippable books.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I will make sure to do my research before reading Warhammer! Thanks for your opinion, though! :)

  • @thatsci-firogue
    @thatsci-firogue Місяць тому +2

    As an Irish person myself I'm curious about Gael Song.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Can you let me know what you think when you read it? :D

    • @thatsci-firogue
      @thatsci-firogue Місяць тому

      @@PetrikLeo aye aye captain!

  • @axtell500
    @axtell500 Місяць тому +1

    I just couldnt get into Warhammer 40K for some reason, maybe I just read the wrong ones 😊. So many to choose from I was a bit overwhelmed

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      It's a truly MASSIVE series!

  • @Chance.Dillon
    @Chance.Dillon 28 днів тому +1

    I neeeeed to get to mark lawrence-and also the fatemarked universe has been calling my name

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  28 днів тому

      @@Chance.Dillon yes you should! Let me know what you think of Fatemarked! 😄

  • @ferminmoreno9430
    @ferminmoreno9430 Місяць тому +1

    Are you going to read The Wandering Inn volume 1 on 2025?
    Worm is amazing, the main character is one of the bests of all time, LOTM is really good too, especially the worldbuilding and powers, i still found the last arc a bit boring, but all of it before that is really good

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Most likely just volume 1 of Wandering Inn! I'm not including it here just because I don't want to commit to it yet. The series is so damn massive. xD

  • @mint-pumpkins
    @mint-pumpkins Місяць тому +1

    Have you considered Small Gods (discworld)? I personally think there’s a better chance of you liking it over Guards Guards! :)

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Oh my god yes! It's either Guards2 or Small Gods as a starting point for me. 😂

  • @scotts1912
    @scotts1912 Місяць тому +1

    Petrik can barely get to 50 books a year? OMG he really is human!
    Both the Matthew Corbett series by McCammon and The Prince of Nothing by R. Scott Bakker are on my list to get to next year.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      I AM GROOT. I AM HUMAN! :p
      So looking forward to reading Matthew Corbett and Prince of Nothing. At least start them! :)

  • @cryttler1162
    @cryttler1162 Місяць тому +3

    Everyone talks about how amazing Lord of the Mysteries’ world building is and yeah it’s fantastic but I feel like people don’t talk about something that’s literally in the NAME and that’s that the mysteries are so complex and have such massive payoffs that they’d probably make Islington, Mochizuki, and Ryukishi07 cower in fear (which is saying something as my username is a direct Umineko reference lmao)
    Also the villains are some of the scariest mfs I’ve ever read about and I haven’t even gotten to the one who everyone won’t stfu about even though he’s technically a spoiler until his first appearance!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      WOW. That's very high praise. You're right, though. I don't think people ever talked about the mysteries. But maybe that's to avoid spoiler. I am so pumped for it. I wish I could've gotten to it this year! :/

    • @cryttler1162
      @cryttler1162 Місяць тому +2

      @@PetrikLeoit’s definitely to avoid spoilers. To stay vague there’s a diary the protagonist will find pages from throughout the whole story (like he reads his first pages not even 30 chapters in) and basically every scene where he reads more pages there’s always some sort of revelation of a varying degree. There are A LOT more outside of said diary pages as well.

  • @Speed202
    @Speed202 Місяць тому +1

    Petrik...do you think you might read/review one of those self pub books you get in your monewly hauls?

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Definitely. I mean, this year I read Threadlight trilogy as one of my priority series too. Gunmetal Gods will most likely be the self-pub book I read next year

  • @atrophis
    @atrophis Місяць тому +1

    I’m confident Prince of Nothing will become one of your favourite series. You’ll struggle to find better prose in the fantasy genre. The only other series that gets close is Malazan imo.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      Many people who know my reading taste said the same thing. It's why I'm sad I couldn't get to it this year. I hope I can fix that next year, at least the first trilogy! :)

  • @parkercrystal1
    @parkercrystal1 Місяць тому +1

    Don't feel bad. I am currently reading over 100 series. 😂

  • @samuelbarber6585
    @samuelbarber6585 Місяць тому +1

    Man I envy your reading aptitude.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Thank you, friend! :)

  • @NevsBookChannel
    @NevsBookChannel 23 дні тому +1

    I’d like to start The Fionavar series in 2025. Re Guards Guards, if you didn’t like Mort, I don’t see you liking GG much more

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  23 дні тому +1

      @@NevsBookChannel that's what I'm afraid of... 🥲

  • @jadapandy
    @jadapandy Місяць тому +2

    You really should treat yourself to a classic sci-fi series by decades-long best-selling author W. Michael Gear's Donovan series. You'll thank me.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I'll thank you now for the recommendation! :)

  • @brokenredflag
    @brokenredflag Місяць тому +1

    Uuuu. Cool. Im looking foward to earth sea. Long a go i deed research of earth sea to see if i want the omnibus book. I think i siced my purchess to safe money back then. Lets see if your reed of earth sea gives me a push to buy it. And yea on my search long ago, they said the animated movie was NOTHING like the book and that the book is a crown jwel. Oh yea! I boght the teler of small fortunes😊 thank you.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      You're welcome. Enjoy The Teller of Small Fortunes! I look forward to reading the Earthsea!

  • @radudumanovschi3387
    @radudumanovschi3387 Місяць тому +1

    Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and Assassin's Creed Series

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Enjoy! MST is awesome! :)

  • @DanielsBookNook
    @DanielsBookNook Місяць тому +1

    I’m sitting at about 118 books read so far this year.

  • @MrAelin
    @MrAelin Місяць тому +1

    Terry pratchett is not a one novel read. To get to know the world you have to read at least 3 books of the same saga, let's say the guards. Then you get to know Ank Morpork, the dirtiest and smelliest city that never sleeps and its lovely second characters that appear in all the books that happen in Ank Morpork.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      That's true! I have to remember this the next time I attempt Pratchett's books instead of giving up on it not even halfway through Mort. xD

  • @ryandberry1
    @ryandberry1 Місяць тому +1

    DCC please try audiobooks!

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I keep hearing that!

  • @blakedavis7498
    @blakedavis7498 Місяць тому +1

    Aw still no Drenai Saga :(…. How many years will I have to wait

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I'll most likely read Legend next year! :)

    • @blakedavis7498
      @blakedavis7498 25 днів тому

      @ you been saying that every year lol

  • @arymuhammad7549
    @arymuhammad7549 Місяць тому +1

    Hope you read worm in 2025, interested to see how you'd feel about it

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      @@arymuhammad7549 I know right!? I want to read them all!

  • @Avid_Reader
    @Avid_Reader Місяць тому +1

    I'm sure it was just an editing mistake, but you forgot World Without End by Ken Follett. 😉

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Oh I will read that for sure next year. This is just for series I haven't started! I've started Kingsbridge! :)

  • @christopherdaley5617
    @christopherdaley5617 Місяць тому +1

    I just received my advance reading copy of A Drop of Corruption. I was going to hold off on reading it, but I loved The Tainted Cup so much I probably won't make it until Saturday.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      What!? I don't have mine yet! I need to request for a copy of A Drop of Corruption! 😄

  • @Red21Viper
    @Red21Viper Місяць тому +2

    Bakker dude. Bakker 😛

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      @@Red21Viper it WILL happen. 😄

  • @duck9215
    @duck9215 Місяць тому

    Omg Petrik, why do you sleep on the Gunmetal Gods Series?

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I will start it next year, too. This list (except DDC) is for completed series.

  • @Sir_Zoro
    @Sir_Zoro Місяць тому +1

    Jeff Hayes narrates DCC like Kaladin uses the spear.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      Daaaaammmnnnnn. The highest of praises!

  • @lurkingturkey7882
    @lurkingturkey7882 Місяць тому +1

    I couldn't get through book 1 of The Fionovar Tapestry- too much of every fantasy cliche in existence, done poorly. Sailing to Sarantium (4 stars) is well worth the effort to get to Lord of Emperors (5 stars). Matthew Corbett gets a but 'modern' at times, but McCammon always delivers.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +1

      I did not like Sailing to Sarantium at all. Here's hoping I'll like Fionavar more despite the cliches. I have faith in Robert McCammon's writing!

    • @lurkingturkey7882
      @lurkingturkey7882 Місяць тому

      @@PetrikLeo I can understand the difficulty with Sailing to Sarantium- I had to push through parts of it myself a few times. All the best with Fionavar. Maybe one day I'll get back to it...

  • @lissavanhouten6628
    @lissavanhouten6628 Місяць тому +1

    Tigana was beautifully written, but I really hated the story and arc of one of the characters, if you know the one I mean.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      It's beautifully written! I'm not sure which character you meant, though? :)

    • @lissavanhouten6628
      @lissavanhouten6628 Місяць тому

      It was Dianora, I think. I won't go into why I really didn't like her situation and how I think it should have turned out because of spoilers.

  • @williamrelihan9295
    @williamrelihan9295 Місяць тому

    GGK doesn’t write LitRPGs, magic-systems. If that’s your speed, probably be disappointed.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      I don't even read LitRPG. Definitely not my speed. xD

  • @Jrdn357
    @Jrdn357 Місяць тому +1

    Aw, no Gunmetal Gods?

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому

      @@Jrdn357 will probably start after Conqueror's Blood arrive! 😄

  • @zenthepoet.
    @zenthepoet. Місяць тому +3

    Peeeetrik

  • @fcsolis
    @fcsolis Місяць тому

    My educated guess is you won't get to read any of those. Thank you.

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +2

      Any? I will prove you wrong. Easily. Thank you. 🙂

  • @noname3609
    @noname3609 Місяць тому +2

    I don't see Wheel of time.Definetly worth finishing. 🤨

    • @PetrikLeo
      @PetrikLeo  Місяць тому +2

      @@noname3609 This list is for series I haven't started. 😄

    • @noname3609
      @noname3609 Місяць тому

      @PetrikLeo ok.☺️

    • @noname3609
      @noname3609 Місяць тому

      @@dffndjdjd better series ?😁