Hey Petrik, Thanks for getting the word out. I know it's gotten confusing--no real way around that. To all the people saying it's a shame that the short story collections aren't available in print. I agree. But the plan is and was always to release a single volume of ALL the short stories once the series was done, but I had a problem: I had a few stories knocking about, and people were upset about the prospect of hunting them down in a bunch of different anthologies, so I released the ebooks as a compromise. I figured people could buy the ebook if they wanted to, read the stories, then when the omnibus finally came out, it would still be something special. Unfortunately, the series going from 5 to 7 books and related publishing delays meant this has taken longer to finish than I thought it would. Rest assured, the omnibus is coming. I know you all want it. It is the first thing I'll be getting out the gate after SHADOWS UPON TIME.

@PetrikLeo

14 күн бұрын

You're welcome, and thank you so much for the information, Chris! I think that's a good compromise, and I'm sure the omnibus edition will be worth the wait! :)

Yes! I was honestly a tad confused with all the novellas and short stories in this series. This reading guide is exactly what we needed. Thanks Petrik! I shall refer to it again when I get into this world!

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

You're welcome, Zammar! Haha I figure with so many titles in the world now, I might as well make a video talking about each of them briefly. 😄

I mean you don't HAVE to do a lot of things, but I love the novellas. They add even more to this world and I love getting all of the little tid bits that Christopher Ruocchio has fleshed out for us. I've only read the first two of the novellas and should be getting to the short story collections next. I'm reading Demon in White right now. Loving this series so much!

@PetrikLeo

14 күн бұрын

Very true! Glad to hear you're enjoying this series. Demon in White is terrific. Kingdoms of Death, too! :D

This is my second most anticipated series on my tbr after stormlight, so reading guide is pretty useful

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Glad to hear that! I hope you'll enjoy the series as much as I did! 😄

I am about to start Ashes of Man shortly. Wow, Kindgoms of Death was incredible! I am also not a huge short story person so didn’t end up reading Tales of the Suneater Vol 1 or 2 when it was recommended in the timeline but I am catching up on them now quickly and will read the others in between the books when I am supposed to. It’s always hard to stop between main books of a series to read short stories, especially with how Christopher’s books end! I always want to start the next right away!

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

I know what you mean! I find it better to wait a bit between books though for this series. But each book is amazing. I strongly recommend reading Tales of the Sun Eater 3. You'll know more about Corvo after Kingdoms of Death!

1. KoD 5/5 2. HD 5/5 3. DiW 5/5 4. AoM 4/5 5. EoS 4/5 (I haven’t read disquiet gods yet) Also Queen Amid Ashes is darn good. Some of Ruocchio’s best prose is contained in that little novella. It’s a must read

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Great rating and ranking! KoD is something special, imo. I agree about Queen Amid Ashes! 😄

Thank you so much for making this video! I finished Empire of Silence a few days ago, I'll be picking up The Lesser Devil this week.

@PetrikLeo

6 күн бұрын

You're so welcome, Jenna! The Lesser Devil is good. Here is hoping you will love Howling Dark even more!

Thank you, Petrik! Great guide to Suneater. I just finished Queen Amid Ashes and Tales Vol. 1 and am starting Demon in White!!!! I'm so pumped😊

@PetrikLeo

15 күн бұрын

You're so welcome! 😄 Enjoy the journey!!

I've got a copy of the 1st book on audio format awaiting my ears! As soon as I finish Red Seas Under Red Skies. 📖😁📚

@PetrikLeo

11 күн бұрын

Yay! I hope you'll love the series!

Oh wow, I was shamefully unaware of how many short stories/novellas there are in this series... hope I love the story when I finally start it, because it seems like there is a deep well of amazing content just waiting for me to be discovered! Curious to see where the finale is going to fall in your ranking, hope it's a banger! Thanks for sharing Petrik 🤩

@PetrikLeo

15 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, Esmay! I hope the finale will be in the number 1 spot. We'll see. But until then, I hope you'll try reading this series! :)

I’m glad you made this video, I love the series but only read the six main books. Maybe upon reread I’ll pick up the short stories.

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

I bet that will elevate your reread experience!

Great and useful video. The Sun Eater is an amazing and unique series. I want to add that the audiobooks are amazing, especially Kingdoms of Death. Empire of Silence suffers from some audio and production issues, but if you’re an audiobook consumer, don’t let that dissuade you. It’s well worth to hear Hadrian’s journey.

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I heard a lot of great things about the audiobooks, too! 😊 I haven't tried them, though.

Thanks for the spoiler-free reading guide. I've read the first 2 books but plan to reread them with my wife and continue with the series later this year. I hope DAW comes to its senses and reprint the 2nd and 3rd hardcovers too, since they're missing from my collection.

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Yeah! Based on the sales of EoS, I'm confident they will reprint 2nd and 3rd hardcover, too.

Can we talk about how gorgeous the covers are too? Demon in White is one of my favourite book covers around.

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Agreed! Every book in the series has such a beautiful cover art! 😍

@alzaronwayne5255

14 күн бұрын

I really love book 1s cover for the US editions but then the other 5 are kinda just enjoyable for me. But the UK covers are stunning, so doing some shopping at Blackwells lmao

I’ve been planning to read the Suneater Saga for a long time so this guide is much appreciated. Thanks Petrik 😁

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Incredible series. I hope you'll enjoy it!

This reading guide was very helpful - I'll finally be starting later this year, so thank you!

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

You're welcome, Josh! Here is hoping you'll love this as much as we did! 😄

I'm finishing Gentleman Bastards and Jade Legacy and then Suneater is my next series to start.

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

That's brilliance after brilliance in succession. Enjoy!

I just read Empire of Silence in April, and I'm about to start reading The Lesser Devil in a few days. I intend to read every novel and novella and short story in order. I really liked Empire of Silence, and I feel like I will love the whole series.

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

If you love Empire of Silence already, you're going to love the whole series. Amazing space opera series!!

Oh this is very helpful. Hoping to get to it soon!

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Superb! Glad the video is useful. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Thanks Petrik! I'm almost done with Howling Dark and I can't wait to dive into Demon In White and the rest! So damn good! Going to finish the series while I patiently wait for Of Empires And Dust.

@PetrikLeo

15 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Oh Demon in White and Kingdoms of Death are the best of the series, imo. Enjoy it! :)

@LoneStarViking90

14 күн бұрын

The last quarter of Howling Dark was incredible and you’re saying it gets even better!? Can’t wait!

Doing the Lord's work! Thanks Petrik!

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

It's my pleasure to talk about Sun Eater!

Halfway through Empire of Silence right now and was just thinking about which books to buy next a few hours ago. Thanks for the video! For now I'm planning on just reading the main books (I'm trying to get through some newer Cosmere books and the last half of Wheel of Time so I don't want to get too sidetracked with this series), but I'll maybe read the spinoffs once I'm caught up on the main books and am wanting to visit the world again.

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Totally understandable! The companion titles will be there waiting for you! 😊 I'm in the middle of reading Crossroads of Twilight, too!

@tasosalexiadis7748

16 күн бұрын

Definitely read Queen Amid Ashes between books #2 and #3, it feels like a missing chapter from Hadrian's main-sequence story and it is main-series quality.

@macowwan6075

16 күн бұрын

@PetrikLeo I’ve been on the prologue of Crossroads of Twilight for over a week now lol, I’m really hoping I’m going to be able to force myself back to it after Empire of Silence

So timely! This world is popping up on so many tbrs lately! Could you post a screenshot-friendly comment w/ the order list of the mains and novellas 🙏🏼 alt. Could be a good seo post on novel notions 😅

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I believe Ruocchio has the comprehensive reading order on his website! www.sollanempire.com/faqs

But Petrikkk, I didn’t really enjoy EoS 😬 I just bought Lesser Devils and Howling Dark. I’m hoping they will grab me more! Also, appreciate this guide :)

@PetrikLeo

15 күн бұрын

Herr's hoping you'll love Howling Dark more. EoS is very introductory, imo. But I loved Ruocchio's writing so much!

WOAH GREAT IDEA

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Thank you, Samuel!!

I think the Novellas are all important but specifically the short stories with Hadrian and the Short Story with Harnendotes are so important to the series I argue it is poor form for them to not be included in the main series somehow.

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Hadrian's short stories are all wonderful. Hopefully they will have a physical release too someday! 😄

Absolutely love the Sun Eater! My personal ranking is: 1. Demon in White 2. Disquiet Gods 3. Empire of Silence 4. Ashes of Man 5. Kingdoms of Death 6. Howling Dark

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

We have similar top books! Quite a surprise to see Howling Dark and Kingdoms ranking the lowest though. 😆

@yremogtnomnad

17 күн бұрын

@@PetrikLeo I think part of it was that I didn't take a break between EoS and HD, and also I didn't take a break between DiW and KoD. Some series (like the Dandelion Dynasty) I seem to enjoy more when I take a break between books. That being said, all of these books are sooooo good and Demon in White is one of the best books I've ever read!

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

@@yremogtnomnad i can agree with that! Some series are better read by taking your time rather than a binge read.

I will definitely get to it at some point, but I really need to finish some other series first. Especially The Expanse. That is the next (on book 3 right now). But after that I will probably finally start with Sun Eater.

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Sounds like a good plan. Expanse is great, too! Not as amazing as Sun Eater but still a great read! 😉

@lululala4658

16 күн бұрын

Same here ! I’m keeping an eye on this, but I must make progress (if not finish) some other series first. Like The expanse and The wheel of time…

Petrik, I have a question about the Broken Binding reversible jackets for Sun Eater. Is BB printing them with better materials than they did with The Will of the Many? As you know, one side had wear/damage from the folds

@PetrikLeo

14 күн бұрын

I'm not sure as I'm not in charge of this. I certainly don't want that to happen, though, and I have reminded them about it! :)

All hail Hadrian Half-Mortal!!

@PetrikLeo

12 сағат бұрын

HALFMORTALLL

Wish the tales of the sun eater series were all combined into an actual physical book instead of just ebooks.

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

I long for that day, too!

I got through Empire of Silence thought it was OKAY I was 50/50 on it and wasn't a huge fan. Got to Howling Dark and read about 50 pages and then dropped it. I might pick it up and try again but I was just bored the whole time lol

@fishingfitness

17 күн бұрын

Howling dark took me a hot minute to get through, the last 3rd of the book was outstanding though

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Try to read until they arrived at Vorgossos. That's really where the book started to shine for me. The last third is so bonkers. 😃😃

@mayhem502

17 күн бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Gotcha I'll give it a shot.

Hey Petrik! How goes your Pillars of the Earth progress, and are you enjoying it?

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

About to start it next week! Most likely Tuesday! 😄

It is a damn shame that all the short stories are only available as ebook or deluxe hardcovers,not normal hardcover or paperback from head of zeus or daw Same with green bone saga and temeraire

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Never give up hope. Maybe it will appear someday! 😄

@thecomicreadern4344

17 күн бұрын

​@@PetrikLeo do you know some secret we don't?🥺

Its a shame the tales (short stories are not avaiable via book format, so i won't read it) lets hope he publishs with time

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Fingers crossed! I'm sure he will eventually!

1 KOD 2 HD 3 Diw 4 eos For me havent read last two yet sadly

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Time to read them! 😄

@davitdimitradze8347

16 күн бұрын

@@PetrikLeo i want to but i'm waiting for the last book to be finished

I didn’t know about the time jumps between each books ! I gather that the characters change between books too, then ?

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

Not really. Due to the usage of fugue, the characters remain mostly the same. It's so well realized!

@lululala4658

16 күн бұрын

@@PetrikLeo seems really interesting! (And Thank you for taking the time to answer ❤️)

Just bought the first 3 novels and really looking forward to reading. Does anyone know if they plan on releasing the Tales of the Sun Eater volumes in paperback?

@PetrikLeo

14 күн бұрын

Not yet as far as I know! But I think it's only a matter of time!

@alzaronwayne5255

14 күн бұрын

I really hope so!!! I've seen the 3 novellas are all in paperback and being a completionist/collectionist I would love to have everything sitting on my shelves

@offworlder4694

14 күн бұрын

Ruocchio plans to release the short stories in a single volume. He's been doing the Tales ebooks as like...stepping stones. He doesn't think they're long enough to release on their own.

@alzaronwayne5255

14 күн бұрын

@@offworlder4694 oh awesome thank you for the heads up! I'll have to keep an eye out for it

I love this series so much. Yet I find it fascinating that so many reviewers actually gave the first book such a high ranking. I honestly thought it was a 3.5 out of 5. For me was the weakest book by a mile. The second one is the first I can actually say I really liked, and I agree that if you do not like the second you won't like the rest. The third is when finally you fall in love with the series. My personal ranking would be: Empire of Silence

@PetrikLeo

16 күн бұрын

You're not the only one thinking that! I feel fortunate I enjoyed Empire of Silence that much. The writing clicked with me so well. So many promises offered in EoS and the rest of the series delivered. 😄

That collection of hardcovers is inspiring me to jealousy 😒

@PetrikLeo

10 күн бұрын

Haha, sorry! I hope you'll be able to acquire them!

Peeeetrik

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Zeeennnn

Good video 🎥 sorry this series wasn’t for me… 😊

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

Nothing wrong with that! 😄

currently Reading howling dark after I read your review of disquiet gods. I just value your opinion sooo.much 🫶. I'm still not too much into the series but still believing in it's potential

@PetrikLeo

17 күн бұрын

That is very kind of you. I truly appreciate it. And I hope you will love the series!