God, I sobbed for hours when I finished Jade Legacy. I couldn’t ask for any more because I got everything I wanted.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Yeah... Jade Legacy, felt like my heart was serrated with jade blades. Brutally painful and yet such an incredible ending!

Carlos Ruiz Zafon is so underrated. Thank you for showing him some well deserved love. Keep up the awesome work.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

His books are absolutely amazing. I wish readers would read more of his books beyond The Shadow of the Wind. :')

I just finnished The Light Of All That Falls yesterday, and it was one of the best endings to a series that I have read. James Islington was able to weave it all together so well.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Yesss! I still think about the ending fondly. Crazy how Islington managed to weave them all together! :)

Thank you Petrik. Great list as always. Respect!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

Thank you so incredibly much for the amazing roundup- definitely some going on my tbr! That is a huge amount of series you have read… definitely be tricky narrowing down the list so thank you SO much again! I NEED more hours in the day to get through my tbr list now . Lol Hope you had a wonderful week!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Paige! I agree. We need more hours in a day. We still have so many books to read! :D

Right with you on those First Law and Faithful and the Fallen amazing endings, and with Mistborn as well which is also the series that brought me into fantasy ad an adult-what an emotional and impactful ending that had!! This video is making me so excited to get to Licanius and Dandelion Dynasty, since great endings are very important to me!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Glad you agree about Mistborn, brother! Always makes me happy to hear many readers starts reading fantasy books as an adult thanks to Mistborn! And yes, The Faithful and the Fallen and The First Law have an amazing and fitting ending respectively! 😁

I finished the Jade Legacy on the first Father’s Day without my father and I sobbed harder than I did when he actually passed away last year. It unlocked some feelings I hadn’t worked through. It’ll be a while before I go back and revisit, but I definitely will. Amazing books.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Oh my god... that is super emotional. The power some books have, I swear... And you have my condolences. 🥲

@apop4921

3 ай бұрын

My condolences❤

Fantastic series you’ve read!! I hope 🤞 you have more fantastic reads for 2024!! 🎉

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Safina! Wishing the same for you, too! :)

Ahh Jade Legacy is so incredibly good!! After this video I REALLY need to pick up book 2 in the Licanius Trilogy! Great video!!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Isa! I hope you'll enjoy the rest of Licanius trilogy! :)

ooooh. so many wonderful series. I'm kinda surprised that To Green Angel Tower isn't in here since you've been raving about it this year.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

It was bloody difficult cutting that from the list, but I'm trying to narrow it down to 10 final installment only. So yeah... :')

I started the shadow of what was lost yesterday and am already enjoying it! Glad to see it on this list.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Yay! An Echo of Things to Come and The Light of All That Falls are so good! :)

Oh man, you've got the hardcover for Faithful and Fallen, and it looked like there were sprayed edges! So nice!!

@PetrikLeo

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, The Broken Binding sent them to me. I'm truly grateful to have a hardcover of this series! :)

Happy Thanksgiving to all in the US. Enjoy the day. Thank You Petrik for another Great Video!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

Joe Abercrombie and Robin Hobb certainly know how to write the ends of books - messy crying! When I’m not reading their books, I actually miss the characters, especially Fitz and Fool! My heart ached for Orso though.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Exactly! I think it's the best kind of books that can make you thing of the characters and events when we're doing something else. Or sometimes when we're reading other books! :)

Thanks a lot Petrik for keeping your word when I messaged you... This is the video I have been waiting for....... Love and regards from India...😃

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Haha, you're welcome! As I said, I plan to make this video. Hope you enjoyed it!

Always appreciate your videos and recs!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Ashley! I always appreciate your comment, too. 😁

Great video, Petrik! I absolutely agreed with you on the Licanius Trilogy. Amazing conclusion and a series over all. 😊 It deserves so much more love.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, my friend! Yeah, The Licanius trilogy deserves more love. I hope the success of The Will of the Many will bring more readership to it!

@thepussycat66

8 ай бұрын

@PetrikLeo Yes, absolutely. I hope so too. 😊 I was also curious why The Five Warrior Angels didn't make your list? 😊

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

@@thepussycat66 just didn't make it into the top 10. There are still a lot of amazing final books. I couldnt even fit The Lost Metal and The Stone Sky! 😅

@thepussycat66

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Yes, I understand. 😊

Great list! I agree that both of Abercrombie's series belong here. And of course I love Assassin's Fate being here too! :)

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Josh! Assassin's Fate is an emotional rollercoaster. 🥲

I never finished A Time of Courage as I got battle fatigued but now I am going to go ahead and finish it!! Looking forward to the ending now.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Good luck with finishing it! I fully understand the long battle scenes can be tiring to read. I hope you'll enjoy the conclusion!

That’s a great list. I can’t disagree with any of your choices. And, being from Barcelona I’m particularly happy to see the Cementery of forgotten books series included.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Reading the books makes me want to go to Barcelona. And I will achieve that someday!

One of my favorite videos. Jade Legacy and Hero of Ages left me needing to sit in a quiet space and process for quite a while. I’ll never forget them. That said Labyrinth of Spirits is everything. I have an ARC and a signed first edition of that one and it’s my most prized title. I am so happy you mentioned it. You gave me too many more series to try and prioritize though. Ahhhh Petrik why do you do this to me?!?!?!?

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Jenn! These are mostly the kind of ending that left me sitting, staring at nothing, trying to process everything I just read. Absolutely brilliant. AND WOW! You have an ARC and signed first edition of Labyrinth of the Spirits!? That's incredible!! :O

Absolutely Jade Legacy. Also the Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka and Codex Alera by Butcher have extremely satisfying endings.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Alex Verus is a series I've yet to start. Heard many wonderful things about it, and the ending is satisfying. I have to read that someday! 😁

@surpriseitsus9622

6 ай бұрын

I'm starting Codex Alera by Jim Butcher today. Thanks for your comment 🌟

What you say about Jade Legacy elevating the entire series is so interesting. I haven't finished the trilogy yet but this is how I feel about book 3 of Lev Grossmans magicians trilogy. It really shows the authors consideration for the trilogy as one connected part rather than three disconnected but related pieces. Such a skill.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Yeah! I mean, I already love Jade City and Jade War. But Jade Legacy was something truly special. I love it so much when the last book of a trilogy or series can elevate the previous books in the series. As you said, it makes them really a connected sequential series rather than treating them like separate installments. 🙂

It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and I'm thankful you motivated me to read The Faithful and the Fallen and Of Blood and Bone. A Time of Courage was amazing!! I'm currently over halfway through A Memory of Light ... the last four books of Wheel of Time have been equally incredible ... keep going till you get there, Petrick!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Happy Thanksgiving! I will do my best to read through the remaining books in Wheel of Time! 😊

I sobbed profusely at the end of Speaking Bones, such a beautiful ending

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

I cannot fault you for that. That ending was so damn beautiful and emotional. "A falling leaf yearns to return to the root." :')

I love Ryira's ending!!!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Me too!!

I was waiting the whole video to see Malazan 🤣 Glad it's one of your favourites

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha! Of course The Crippled God will be included!

Jade legacy was absolutely amazing love the greenbone saga happy Thanksgiving petrik 😊🦃

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Happy Thanksgiving, Angela! 😁

End of Faithful and the Fallen may be my favorite fantasy series ending of all time!!! That's a good choice for this list!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Woohoo! Truth and Courage!! 🙂👏

I have yet to read/finish some of the series mentioned here, but I totally agree with Licanius, Mistborn, The Faithful and the Fallen, Ryiria, and First Law! Brilliant endings to absolutely fantastic series 🤩 Can't wait to find out how Malazan and the others end 👀

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

They are all amazing final books, Karin! I hope you'll agree with The Crippled God, too! :)

Brilliant list, Petrik!! I am so eager to reread Riyria to experience that phenomenal ending all over again. MJS is so good at foreshadowing, which makes all his stories sooo satisfying. Also totally with you on Jade Legacy, Speaking Bones, and Assassin's Fate. And now that I am looking at those titles, I think we have a type: pure emotional destruction. Hahahah, love it 🤣🤩 Some of my favourites finales that you didn't mention include Darkdawn by Kristoff, Bonds of Chaos by Zack Argyle, Labyrinth's Heart by M.A. Carrick, The Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons, The Bone Ship's Wake by RJ Barker and King of Assassins by RJ Barker. And those last 4 were all read this year, so it's been a great year for me!!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Pure emotional destruction is the best kind of ending. I will read Bonds of Chaos next year. And I agree R.J. Barker wrote some magnificent ending to his books! :)

Great video ❤ Can u make best weapons or swords in fantasy

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hmm, that's a good idea! I don't think I ever made that video. 😁

The first Mistborn trilogy was also what got ne back into reading, back in 2021!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

So pleased to hear that, Sam! :)

The Alex Verus series has amazing endings in general and the final book .. let's just say the author did something unique that I haven't seen in an adult fanatasy book before. And it was great

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

That's awesome to hear! I'm not sure when yet, but I certainly will read Alex Verus series someday! :)

Wrath might be my favorite finale I have read in years. Also the coolest cover art.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

TRUTH AND COURAGE!!

@DanExploresBooks

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo and Dr. Pepper

I absolutely enjoyed the wisdom of crowds and the age of madness trilogy I definitely want to reread the series it's very rare for me to want to do that

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Yeah! I want to reread the entire First Law World!

Wrath was also on my list, and now I've hot a stack of Gwynne...📚 Another on my list of best endings would be the final book in Manda Scott's Boudica series, Dreaming The Serpent Spear. I would definitely recommend those 4 📚 books... I read them back to back just like I did The Faithful and the Fallen... when the writing has me, it has me. 😃📖

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Ah, I haven't read Boudica series yet! Kinda difficult to find the physical copies of the series here! Great to know it is worth the read, though!

@amy_harboredinpages8272

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo I highly recommend the audiobooks for Boudica. 😃

I just finished Fool's Assassin and am not prepared for what those last two RotE books have in store for me... Thank you for compiling this list, now I know how to get over the inevitable heartbreak of having finished that series :)

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

There's no getting over the inevitable heartbreak... 😭😂

Finished the Green Bone Saga earlier this year and wow was it incredible. Hilo is easily one of my favorite characters of all time

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Exactly. Truly one of the finest characters! 👏

Can we please stop the time so i can have time to read all this books? More to the tbr list now! 😂 and same feeling either way mistborn! Is the one that made me start reading again!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

I totally agree. 😂😂 Time need to stop for a while so we can read more!

I’ve been reading Licanius for about a month. Currently at ~20% of The Light of All that Falls as I’m equally excited / engaged and at the same time frustrated by the execution. So far I think the complexity of the plot is not matched by the character development (except as you said maybe Caeden). And all those info dumps about the past sometimes seem so confusing that I’ve felt the need for a Wiki (an aid I need when Reading Malazan for example). But I’ll power through and I expect a satisfying conclusion

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

It can definitely get confusing. There are so many details to remember, and when it can diminish your experience when you don't remember the details of what the characters or narrative are referring to. That's why I recommend reading them close to each other. You're right that a wiki would be super helpful though! 😁

I'm reading The Light of All That Falls right now and I'm loving it, so many elements are coming together even at the halfway point. I love Caeden but I also think that Davian, Asha, and Wirr are all well written and have interesting storylines. I think that these other main characters and their viewpoints are all deep and well developed, it's just that Caeden is so beautifully conflicted that it's hard for anyone's story to be as compelling as his. I really have to start reading Ken Liu. Would you say that The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories is the best entry point? Also, The Broken Binding has a pretty substantial Black Friday sale right now...do you have one or two recommendations? :) Thanks as always for an amazing video, Petrik!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! And hey, I agree with you so much on The Light of All That Falls and Licanius trilogy. I loved Davian, Asha, and Wirr. Sure, they're not as amazing as Caeden, but no way the series would become one of my favorites if it only has Caeden driving the narrative forward. You totally have to read Ken Liu's books! And yeah, you can't go wrong with trying out The Paper Menagerie. So many amazing short stories there. But if you want the epic fantasy books, read The Dandelion Dynasty! For Black Friday sale from Broken Binding, my only recommendation is Radiant Emperor duology and also War Arts Saga. Note, I haven't read War Arts yet, but Radiant Emperor is great, imo! :)

@Patrick-mf1xg

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Thanks for the recommendations, Petrik! I had already ordered The Paper Menagerie, but now I also picked up The Grace of Kings on your recommendation. Two tales of revenge/rebellion and an unlikely friendship sounds like a great premise to me. I'll also check out your Broken Binding recos, thanks!

I agree with all the ones ive read. But id definitely add the lonesome crown, as its my second favorite trilogy as of now

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Lonesome Crown is amazing. Just not in my top 10 best final book. Tough decision, unfortunately. 😅

Ah, seeing 'The Crippled God' is just making me more and more excited to get through the series even faster! (currently 1/4th through 'House of Chains'). Also, as is expected, there are obviously some big names on the list, but I'm definitely intrigued by 'Riyria' tbh. The TBR just keeps getting bigger and bigger by each passing day lol.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Memories of Ice was amazing isn't it? You'll love Midnight Tides and the rest of the series! Riyria is great. Very different to Malazan but wonderful, too! 😃

@indyman_123

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Oh absolutely, MOI was incredible! Tbvh, I'm loving MBOTF so far. It's truly epic, and something very unique wrt fantasy I feel.

Petrik hve you watched Blue Eye Samurai yet? I saw you reposted it on X. It's so freakin good!!!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

I did! I fnished it recently. Surprisingly so GOOD!

@dinocollins720

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Right?!?!? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!!!

Heir of Novron is top for me.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Such an amazing book! 😁

hmm interesting, i'm quite new in book/novel reading (actually i listen audiobooks), i did like mistborn but after few hours in to The Well of Ascension i quit, will give it a second try :)

@PetrikLeo

6 ай бұрын

If you do give it a try again, I hope you will love it more! 😁😁

This video is so damn important ! My heart was broken repeatedly by "meh" ending or full on atrocious third acts. Ending on a high note is important ! Just compare the ending of Game of Thrones to the ending of Breaking Bad. (I know these are TV shows but screen writing is still writing) That's why I always wait for the end of a series and book tubers like Petrik with good tastes to give their Green-light. Thank you for this video Petrik !

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, ending is damn important. And Breaking Bad ending is phenomenal. Ozymandias is also one of the best episodes on TV! 😁

@user-xl4zx7rg8v

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeoThe weight of that episode ! from start to finish ! Ozy might be the only episode in BB that made the air in my room smell different. (like a psychosomatic episode)

Enjoying reading Licanius trilogy! Any other series which is as well planned and complex like Licanius trilogy?? (No Brandon Sanderson, I know his books😅)

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

The Will of the Many by James Islington will turn into something more complex and well-structured. And I'm not finished with it yet, but I feel like The Sun Eater will join the rank! :)

Stumbled on this by accident. Have to say there are a lot of good choices there. Without trying to be controversial I'm a little disappointed that the Wheel of Time didn't show up. Was it the author's death prior to finish (and Anderson's completion of it) that caused that?

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Not controversial at all. It's simply because I haven't finished reading Wheel of Time. I'm about to start reading Winter's Heart next month or in January! 😅 I'll get to A Memory of Light eventually!!

It's crazy, mistborn did the same thing for me, literally got me into reading. Great video as always, hope you're doing well.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Hope you're doing well, too. I think Mistborn, without me knowing, has sparked a lot of reader's interest in reading fantasy novels. :)

I think I mention that in every video where the Dandelion Dynasty is mentioned but every book could have been its own series

@PetrikLeo

6 ай бұрын

So true. MANY events happened in each book.

At the end of Wisdom of Crowds, I was so ANGRY!!!!! Like...F*CK!!!!! I was so angry but the epilogue gave me hope that certain characters will get what's coming to them lol. 5/5, torture me more please Mr. Abercrombie

@PetrikLeo

7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah absolutely. "How's the leg?" What a damn brilliant scene. Not sure when but it will be great to read Abercrombie's return to The First Law!

If I asked you to rank them, which one would be your number 1? For me it would be "Wrath" by Gwynne!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Urgh... so hard... I can't. But Jade Legacy, Speaking Bones, Assassin's Fate, Wrath, Last Argument of Kings, and Crippled God are definitely at the top of the top. Oh wait Hero of Ages is absolutely important, too. Aaaaa I can't. 🤣🤣

Does anyone else think Mistborn series 2 isn’t even comparable to series 1??? I’m slogging through but I just can’t seem to get into it 😢

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

I highly enjoyed Mistborn Era 2, but it is definitely not on par with Mistborn Era 1. :)

@Speed202

8 ай бұрын

It's interesting how and when we choose to "slog" through an uninsipring text. I mean, in high school, if I had to slog, I DNFed...LOL...but we are loyal to our favorite artists sometimes until the bitter end while hoping for a better end....

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Just look at how many people justify the 4 books in Wheel of Time. Crazy, in my opinion. No other authors would receive the forgiveness of 4 horribly slow books as much as Robert Jorban!@@Speed202

I have bought the audio books of the Jade series, since you have been so excited about them. Unfortunatly, we do apparently not have the same taste. This series has really been the most boring fantasy I have ever listened to. I have given up in the midst of the second book. Henceforth, I will be more cautious with your recommendations.

@PetrikLeo

5 ай бұрын

Agree to disagree. Not even for a page I felt bored with it. But I'll do you one better! Ignore my recommendation. There's nothing wrong with having different opinion and taste. There will be other reviewers with similar taste to you that can lead you to better reading experience. Good luck!

i have all of these (either part of or the complete series) and i haven't read any of them. shame on me! best i got is the first farseer trilogy that i read more than 10 years ago lol glad to hear they have satisfying endings tho so many books, so little time 🥲 -goes back to reading chapter 500 of a xianxia webnovel-

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

No shame at all! We have a LOT of stories to read, after all. I haven't even read the many web novels I want to read yet! 😅

I "really really love" Wheel of Time, and I thought the Licanius series was fantastic!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Oh whew! That's a relief! 😃

Duology Trilogy Tetralogy Pentalogy ... Coincidentally I looked this up about a week ago because I didn't know what a set of four was called.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

I just call a 4 book series a quartet. 😂

@knotslip8862

8 ай бұрын

I used to call them quadrilogies...guess I was wrong. 🙂

@LuckbeaSladey

8 ай бұрын

Now I’m wondering: Is it called Tetris because all of the block sets are made up of four blocks?

Sad there was no mention of The Five Warrior Angels ... a very underrated series

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Totally underrated series. If this were the top 20, I'm sure Lonesome Crown will be there. :)

Petrik make a video plz with all the series that you finished

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Wait, what do you mean? Like talk about all the series I finished? The video will be more than 2 hours long. 😂

@celestialdemon1316

8 ай бұрын

​@@PetrikLeoYou don't have to talk about them in detail, but just a sentence or two. Look at Brian Lee Durfee's top 100 list. He burns through them in about 30 minutes, because he only says a little bit about each. I think it could work.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

@@celestialdemon1316 i'll have to take a look at that video!

@Orbuser

8 ай бұрын

why not? It is a pleasure i believe for all of us to hear the way that you describe the series that you like and of course with your incredible accent! :p @@PetrikLeo

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

That actually is very kind of you. I'll schedule this into my list of videos to make someday! @@Orbuser

Man where did you get hardcovers of Licanius and The Faithful and The Fallen?

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

I got them from The Broken Binding! :)

@djsuth7727

8 ай бұрын

Keep an eye out for Grim Oak Press possibly publishing The Faithful and the Fallen next year.

@heretic124

8 ай бұрын

@@djsuth7727 Not possibly. Certainly. :) They already teased first artwork few months ago.

@djsuth7727

8 ай бұрын

@@heretic124 Good stuff🙂 - didn't realise it had been confirmed. I remember receiving the survey a few months back and felt it was unlikely nobody would want it !

Petrik catches us too early!

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

You're slower than usual today, Zen!

@zenthepoet.

8 ай бұрын

@@PetrikLeo slept in! 😅

Unpopular opinion: Wrath was the weakest book of all in The Faithful and The Fallen. It had so many fallacies and inconsistencies. Everything was happening according to author's convenience. But the first three books were pretty solid; I loved Ruin the most.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Disagree, but I can certainly agree Ruin is amazing. :)

@TheMrNukeman

8 ай бұрын

I understand what you are saying that it seemed convenient, but somehow still found it amazing and loved it. Ruin was full of some of the worst and best moments that the series had.

@Michael_L_Morrison

7 ай бұрын

Wrath was my favorite of the four books.

Fonda Lee is such a crap author tho

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Eh, disagree.

*Endings.

@PetrikLeo

8 ай бұрын

Title fixed. Missed a letter. Thought I added that already.