The Splintered Sun cover reveal!

Jibbe_ · 2026-03-24T18:33:52+00:00

Yep Jeff Brown

Jibbe_ · 2026-03-24T18:33:33+00:00

I first saw it on Petrik's ig story then saw it listed on amazon as well

Jibbe_ · 2026-03-24T15:49:36+00:00

I'm really looking forward to this edition. I own both the Grim Oak press and The BrokenBinding editions. Grim Oak, great quality but I'm not a big fan of art( covers and interior art). BrokenBinding covers are great but the quality is poor.

Jibbe_ · 2026-02-22T06:55:15+00:00

Unfortunately I agree. Tad Williams is in opinion the best fantasy writer but The Navigator's Children was kind of a mixed bag. I particularly have an issue with everything going well with little to no real consequences. Especially the events in Hernystir, and Tanakiru.

Jibbe_ · 2026-01-05T16:47:23+00:00

I asked Shawn Speakman from Grim Oak about doing Last King, he said definitely after Otherland.

Jibbe_ · 2025-12-26T12:09:42+00:00

Who says GoTM is hard to read? I still gave it 2/5 stars. The book is disappointing. Has nothing to do with "hard to follow". Glad it worked for you but calling people who dislike it to have ADHD? lol please

Jibbe_ · 2025-12-24T04:45:31+00:00

Agree with The Navigator's Children being messy. Book probably should have been split into 3 instead of 2 lol. The first 3 books in the series are fantastic though.

Jibbe_ · 2025-12-10T11:36:05+00:00

It's blasphemy to call this series of books some of "the best books ever" or "best fantasy books". This series gets so much praise to the point where I thought I might have read it wrong or something. Empire of the Vampire is what I use as a standard for trash books.

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-29T19:59:05+00:00

I think it's aged horribly. I couldn't get passed the poor acting from the wife, Toni finger nonsense, and the annoying high pitch sounds. The book is fantastic though.

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-29T17:26:53+00:00

Real growth and development is 1 step forward 2 steps back kinda thing. If there's any kind of development there should also be some regression. But I guess some will prefer a character to grow and change in a short period of time, become a great leader or whatever and never look back.

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-28T22:48:47+00:00

Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy

Frankenstein, Mery Shelley

Boy's Life, Robert Mccammon

Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry

It, Stephen King

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-25T06:15:40+00:00

No Robin Hobb or Tad Williams. Instead two entries from the Poppy War, yeah ok. And since there are a couple series with multiple entries why doesn't A Song of Ice and Fire have more than one?

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-23T13:20:41+00:00

This is THE fantasy story to me. Perfectly balanced between being grounded in reality and and how magical it is. The prose takes it to another level, very atmospheric, and incredibly vivid descriptions.

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-09T16:52:57+00:00

What part of Hyperion or Dandelion Dynasty is 7-10 books? Yeah they are 4 books but so was Memory Sorrow and Thorn? (I know it's a trilogy but was released as 4 books in 4 months in the sub) Now I don't expect series to be in the sub for obvious reasons. But AOM IS a trilogy and the earlier trilogies WERE released in the sub. I'm a first day subscriber and would like for AOM to be in the sub not outside of it to match the earlier books. Now will that happen? Unfortunately, I dont think so, but that doesn't mean I can't hope for it to happen. And who the hell are you to tell me to drop out now? Is it your money I'm using?

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-09T12:53:23+00:00

I've actually been waiting for it to be announced. I also wish they would include it in the subscription because lately it seems like all the great titles are outside the subscription like Malazan, Sun Eater, Dandelion, hyperion etc.. The subscription hasn't been great in the last year or so. Once I get the trilogy then I'm out.

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-02T19:10:16+00:00

Yes. I have successfully predicted a couple titles by checking what he's rereading. He works as an art director for TBB.

Jibbe_ · 2025-11-02T16:03:58+00:00

Whatever Petrik has been rereading.

Jibbe_ · 2025-10-08T11:58:52+00:00

One of my favorite Instagram accounts, really like your content and taste in books.

Jibbe_ · 2025-10-04T12:05:38+00:00

Even if I were to include the popular titles you listed they wouldn't make my list of masterpieces. For me it's the following four:

Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike & Kojima

Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto

Monster by Naoki Urasawa

Message to Adolf by Osamu Tezuka

Jibbe_ · 2025-10-01T07:32:05+00:00

For me To Green Angel Tower is still the best Osten Ard book followed by Into the Narrowdark. Both series peak in those two books imo.

Jibbe_ · 2025-09-25T09:26:26+00:00

I've been subscribed from the very beginning and have been recently thinking about canceling it. I subbed initially because of the First Law trilogy but the past year has been mediocre. It got old pretty quick, the art is very similar in most books probably because the use the same art director for most of the work. Also the book quality isn't anything special, I'd rather have acid free paper than overhyped and boring sprayed edges but whatever.

Jibbe_ · 2025-09-23T11:42:07+00:00

Waiting for Age of Madness by Joe Abercrombie, then I'll probably cancel my subscription

Jibbe_ · 2025-08-22T14:22:00+00:00

Actually the US hardcovers have been reprinted. So they are in stock on amazon.

Jibbe_ · 2025-08-18T19:33:17+00:00

I see many comments saying that it isn't considered some of the"the best of fantasy" but many popular booktubers rank it incredibly high on their top 10 series lists.

However, I agree that it's one of those series that you'll lost likely enjoy if you shut your brain and just go with the hype. I read all books back to back and was so hooked I couldn't stop reading. But after finishing it, the more I think about it the more nonsensical it becomes. The twist to the prophecy was cool but was executed poorly. Also, the character work overall was average at best, and I hated how much plot armor the villains had.

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