Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we recap the biggest, baddest, and best stories from the past seven days, so long as those stories have to do with fantasy, sci-fi, movies, books and TV. Our first story draws from a few of those areas, as smalltime fantasy author Larry Correia takes aim at huge-time fantasy author George R.R. Martin on the dedication page of his latest book:
Fantasy author taunts Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin in his new book: https://t.co/DaS73BcJx0 https://t.co/DaS73BcJx0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
Allegations of sexual impropriety mount against fantasy author Neil Gaiman. This story is extremely serious, so proceed with caution:
Horrifying new details about Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations come to light: https://t.co/9Gd3eiEO1Q https://t.co/9Gd3eiEO1Q
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
The third season of The Wheel of Time is coming up very soon! This cast is huge, and we're still about new people coming on board:
The Wheel of Time announces more cast members for season 3, including Faile and key Aiel characters: https://t.co/P6VHFSFlBZ https://t.co/P6VHFSFlBZ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
Squid Game remains one of the biggest shows around! There have been a couple of controversies, though:
Squid Game season 2 star Park Sung-hoon in hot water over social media activity: https://t.co/qCtjH5wZFb https://t.co/qCtjH5wZFb
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
There were some big trailers dropping this week, none more important than the full official trailer for Daredevil: Born Again:
Matt Murdock cracks bones and spills blood in official trailer for Daredevil: Born Again: https://t.co/BInHI6h1MH https://t.co/BInHI6h1MH
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
Author Brandon Sanderson, one of the business fantasy writers around, has announced some of his plans for the future:
Brandon Sanderson has begun work on Mistborn Era Three: Ghostbloods: https://t.co/Zei4emPxQm https://t.co/Zei4emPxQm
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
Please enjoy this banging infographic comparing the sizes of all the dragons in both Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon:
Check out this gorgeous size comparison chart for every dragon in the Game of Thrones universe: https://t.co/ineIwvPkHA https://t.co/ineIwvPkHA
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
The seventh season of Outlander is over! How did it go? Check out our review:
Review: Outlander's season 7 finale leaves us with a shocking, unexpected twist: https://t.co/wo4GDWiFr5 https://t.co/wo4GDWiFr5
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
A new Game of Thrones video game called Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is on the way. A few folks are play-testing it as we speak, and they have thoughts:
Early impressions for Game of Thrones: Kingsroad are pretty good! https://t.co/Y3Jtqf7CYd https://t.co/Y3Jtqf7CYd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
Finally, there are a ton of sci-fi and fantasy books coming out this year. Which ones are worth reading? Check out our guide:
The 16 most hotly anticipated fantasy and science fiction books of 2025: https://t.co/ZQedZcLCvC https://t.co/ZQedZcLCvC
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
Along the same lines, what video games should the sci-fi and fantasy aficionado be looking out for?
Our 10 most anticipated fantasy & sci-fi video games of 2025: https://t.co/HMaMHDolVV https://t.co/HMaMHDolVV
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 19, 2025
Hang around WiC all week for much more! We didn't even get to our reviews of Silo and Severance, which respectively wrapped up and began their second seasons this week. There was a lot going on!
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