WiC Weekly: June 29-July 5, 2025

We have Sandman reviews, book recommendations, interesting news about HBO's new Game of Thrones prequel, and more:
The Sandman. (L to R) Tom Sturridge as Dream, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne in episode 204 of The Sandman. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025
The Sandman. (L to R) Tom Sturridge as Dream, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne in episode 204 of The Sandman. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 | The Sandman

Another seven days, another 10 stories highlighting the biggest bits of news to come out in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books in the past week. You're gonna be okay: it's time for WiC Weekly.

Let's start off our run-down with a look at a new Vikings sequel show on the way; this one is set after the original Vikings but before Vikings: Valhalla:

We were irritated when we learned that HBO was pushing back its new Game of Thrones prequel show. Now we at least know why, or at least we think we do:

It's summer, which means it's beach season, which means it's beach read season. We've got recommendations for you:

Now as ever, The Wheel of Time fans set themselves apart:

Netflix dropped new episodes of The Sandman this week! Start with our spoiler-free review and move onto our deep dives on each episode:

The third season of House of the Dragon will introduce a number of new characters, including one who will wear a big honking set of armor:

Let's go back in time to celebrate some of the best sci-fi and fantasy shows of yesteryear:

Staying on memory lane, let's look back at some shows that overstayed their welcome, either by a little or a lot:

The Witcher began life on Netflix as a fan favorite, but enthusiasm dropped after a while. The show is about to enter a new era, with Liam Hemsworth stepping in for Henry Cavill in the lead role. The fourth season is supposedly coming out sometime this year. While you wait...

Let's end by circling back to books. As usual, there's a bunch of new ones coming out; we've sorted through them so you don't have to:

As usual, there's much much much more where this came from Stick around WiC all week to see what I mean.

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