8 Answers2025-07-10
So what DO we want from book 3? Can we get some detail on the plot? Do we finally get to leave Earth with Rei? How does the war with the Archons actually play out? I hope we don’t get bogged down in too much interstellar politics. The strength of the first book was the tight focus on the academy and Rei’s growth as a character. I hope that isn’t lost in an attempt to expand the universe for the third book. I want book 3 ASAP, but I want it to be right. And that takes time. A rushed attempt to expand the universe could be worse than taking a long time to get it right. Just my two cents though.
8 Answers2025-08-21
Unfinished stories can be the best. They have so much potential. ‘Berserk’ and ‘Hunter x Hunter’ are good examples of this. Even though both series have been going on for what feels like an eternity, fans are completely devoted to them. In part, this is because the story is still unfolding. Once a story is completed, doors that were once open to our imaginations are closed.
I’m not saying that the series should never end, but when a work is still in the process of being written, it has a very special energy. The many, often brilliant theories that are spawned in the discussions, the feeling of the discussion being open-ended – this all disappears as soon as the work is complete. The discussions will then slowly shift from “what will happen next?” to “what did it all mean?” which is also very valuable, but in a completely different way.
8 Answers2026-05-06
I just measured my old hardcover boxed set of The Two Towers using a ruler and it stands about 4.5 inches tall as a total stack. The most physical measurement I can offer is that each book is a very satisfying, heavy chunk of book. They make a very neat and unified adventure block on a shelf.
12 Answers2025-08-05
Availability in non-US countries may vary. Unfortunately Book Depository, who used to offer free shipping worldwide, ceased to exist a couple of years ago. So you might want to check Amazon in your country, or look for a larger online retailer from your region, such as Blackwell’s in the UK, who still ship worldwide. The ISBN for the US hardcover is 978-1524759780. This should allow any bookstore to get a copy for you.
8 Answers2025-08-30
No official sequels, alternate endings or even side stories have been written by Samira Nayebagha. However, if you’re interested in reading more stories within this universe, there are hundreds of unofficial sequels, alternate endings and side stories. Most are hosted on websites such as Archive of Our Own and FanFiction.net. While there aren’t a huge number of stories in relation to a very popular book, there are plenty of stories for a book of this caliber. You can find stories written from an alternative version of Jason, from Daniela’s perspective, about what happened to the original Jason from the winning timeline, and even humorous crossovers with other characters. As fans create their own ways of continuing a story, often the writer can stay true to the author’s tone and ideas better than an actual official sequel. Just be warned that unlike an official sequel, a fan-written story is not going to be part of the ‘official’ canon. But it’s a lot of fun to read and can even be thought of as reading another ‘branch’ in the multiverse that the author has created.
6 Answers2026-07-19
(This is a lengthy post – after reading through it three times, I’ve put together an optimal story-flow order for reading Knights of the Old Republic stories, balancing narrative coherence with switching between different media).
1. Read 'Tales of the Jedi: Golden Age of the Sith' & 'Fall of the Sith Empire' (comics).
2. Read 'Knights of the Old Republic' comics Vol. 1-4. It continues to follow some of the most fantastic new characters to have been introduced in the Mandalorian War era.
3. Play through the video game 'Knights of the Old Republic I' or watch a full story recap of it.
4. Play/Watch 'Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords'.
5. Read 'The Old Republic: Revan' novel. This is the direct sequel to the video games for the story.
6. Read 'The Old Republic: Deceived'. Reads as a great post-war story to the rest of the comics and books.
7. Watch 'The Old Republic: Return' & 'Hope' CGI Trailers.
8. Read The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance & The Old Republic: Annihilation ( novels set during the Cold War).
By watching the videos in this order, you will get to experience each story with minimal whiplash, while having plenty of time to soak up each tale between videos.
4 Answers2025-08-05
As for what’s next for Rebecca Yarros and her readers after Onyx Storm, Yarros plans for two more books to complete The Empyrean series for a total of six novels. Her fifth and sixth novels will continue to produce plenty of drama, tons of dragons, and, of course, lots of love. I’m looking forward to the conclusion of her work with this series.
13 Answers2025-07-25
Comparing me to Scott Lynch, who is also struggling to announce a release date for the next Gentleman Bastard book and has been open to his struggles with mental health as well, makes sense because I am another deeply detailed, character-driven fantasy writer. The depth of our work seems to come at the cost of a brutal, and largely unpredictable, work schedule.
8 Answers2025-06-25
I just finished House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas and I am just blown away by how she recontextualized the entire first two books. I mean I had totally forgotten some of the little details that were just thrown in of no importance in Earth and Blood and Blood and Sand, but all of them become super super important in this book. So if you read the first two books then you should totally read them again before jumping into the third. I know it’s a lot to ask for, but it really does reward a series reread because you can really see the planning and care that Maas put into the world she created right from the beginning. We learn so much more about the Asteri, the Gates, and the history of the Fae worlds. And it all just clicks into place in the most surprising yet inevitable way. The third book definitely makes the first two better than they were before.
10 Answers2026-07-29
I’ve forgotten that I even pre-ordered something half the time. It’s a nice surprise from my past self. The occasional charge to my card or delivery notification and I’m confused for a moment and then I remember “Oh yeah, that book I was buying 6 months ago!”. It’s a nice little treat and something I don’t worry about in terms of the release date. It’ll get here when it gets here. I don’t follow any of the obsessive fan forums on the web where people are counting down the minutes. If you’re deep in a fandom then you’ll find it impossible to forget that you’ve pre-ordered a novel, but if you’re only buying standalone novels then this approach is blissfully ignorant.