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Iarwainiel I

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  1. You might consider some of the books by Stephen Lawhead: The Pendragon Cycle - Books 1 & 2 Taliesin and Merlin are wonderful! Book 3 Arthur was disappointing to me, and the next 2 Pendragon and Grail were IMO worse. Book 6 Avalon was interesting, but it's set in the present-day so kind of apples-oranges. The Song of Albion Cycle - Books 1 & 2 The Paradise War and The Silver Hand are excellent - I reread them from time to time (filling time between Brandon's books, LOL). Book 3 The Endless Knot was another disappointment, though I guess the end was clever - I don't reread this one. The Bright Empires series - Books 1 & 2 The Skin Map and The Bone House were really rich and interesting. IMO things started going astray in book 3 The Spirit Well, continued that direction in book 4 The Shadow Lamp, and TBH I think someone should replace book 5 The Fatal Tree with some fan-fic, it was (again, IMO) that bad. This is just my opinion, so please take it for what it's worth, but IMO Lawhead starts strong but doesn't know how to close out a series, which is a real shame. And again just IMO, but I've felt that some of his other books are not good at all. The only history-related one I liked (not fantasy) was Byzantium, but I stopped reading his new stuff a while back - Brandon's books fill most of my reading time! I would get Lawhead's books via a library if I were you, so you're not out $$ if you don't like them. Maybe you'll like the endings, & I'm totally wrong. :-) Happy reading!
  2. Very cool! This reminds me of the cover (Perrin?) of Towers of Midnight that's on Brandon's site right now: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/the-wheel-of-time-series/#TOWERSOFMIDNIGHT
  3. So, Hoid = Access (kind of...)? Very interesting. Great post!
  4. How to choose? They're all so excellent! I picked Cytonic because of all the plot twists and surprises, plus the way it loops in the "Defending Elysium" story. My #2 choice would be Skyward because that's where we meet all the characters and it's where their story arcs begin. Some pretty good plot twists there too. Thanks for making this poll! Good job for your first post here!
  5. (I'm always wrong when I theorize, but here goes...) I'm wondering if the StormFaker isn't an avatar of Bavadin/Autonomy? And when it says it's leaving the Kholin family behind, that its next target was Ishar? I thought about Bavadin/avatars when I read RoW, because Ishar could open a perpendicularity. And maybe when Rayse/Odium said (in Oathbringer) "We killed you" about Honor and his splintered Shard, that the "We" wasn't Odium and Cultivation (though we know she was there), but Odium and Autonomy/Autonomy's avatar? As the OP said, it's a shambles for sure.
  6. Jorr-gunn ("J" like in Jasnah, = Jazz-nuh) Like, Jason Write is Jason, not Yason; and Robert Jordan is Jordan, not Yordan.
  7. Soundtrack for Wax & Wayne, out in the Roughs:
  8. Watching some clips of rhythmic gymnastics on YouTube and had a Sander-moment (just for fun!): When book 2 comes out, might Rithmatist Gymnastics help our heroes win the day? Or, on Roshar, will we ever see Rhythmic Gymnastics of War? OK, OK, apologies for being so silly. Back to my to-do list now.
  9. That is so interestting, because when I was young (60s-70s) almost all books were written in third-person were 3rd-omniscient - anything not 3rd-omniscient was first person ... at least, of the books we read here in the midwest. Probably fine arts-style literature was different, but I remember the teachers having to explain to us (in high school?) about character-specific POV writing. Quite a change, in my lifetime. Makes me wonder what's ahead?!
  10. I just wanted to comment that this thread is a great example of the Shard at its best: Sander-fans helping each other with kindness and respect, and positive vibes all 'round. Up-votes for both of you!
  11. I saw it Friday - wanted to make sure I caught it in the theater. Loved it. Really good job with her back story. One thing I expected at the end didn't happen: I would definitely go see it again. LOL, my only downside of going to the movies these days is not being able to easily eat popcorn! I have 1 more month with these clear aligner-style braces - first thing I'm gonna do once they're finished is stop by the theater and buy a huge bucket of popcorn!!
  12. @Nameless - Thanks! That was my first guess, but the bottle in his hand was what confused me - I don't remember him drinking a lot in SA, but it's been a while since I read TWoK. @Halyo_Alex - Best Sander-joke of the week!
  13. These arrived last week with my box-o-swag, and wow are they ever gorgeous! Better than I had even imagined, and top quality materials too. I was even impressed with the box: the top opens like you'd expect, but the bottom is glued together - - this means that when you put the cards back in the box (to keep them nice, of course!), there's no edge for them to catch on & the whole deck slides straight in to the bottom. Classy. Question: Who is the other Joker card, apart from Wit? It's probably obvious, but I am stumped with that one - thanks for your help!
  14. It is a herb, and it adds more flavor. If you've ever had mashed potatoes at a Boston Market restaurant and wondered why they taste so good, this is why. (I never worked there, but the taste is unmistakable.) A package of bay leaves is pretty cheap - like $3? - so it's not a lot of $$ wasted if you don't like it. You can find them in the spice section of your local grocery store. Hope you give it a go!
  15. If you get a point for the book + a point for the POV, I got 12. Eric's excerpts were more of a challenge for me!
  16. These are wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing your talents!
  17. YT channels I follow/watch regularly: Jelle's Marble Runs (formerly "Marblelympics") - World-class marble races; I found out about it here on the Shard years ago 1bike1world - Scottish guy biking around the world who adopted a wee kitten & became an internet celebrity TwoSetViolin - Young violinists who post funny videos about the classical music world; they have built an online community for music students similar to what we Sander-fans have Joseph Carter the Mink Man (aka Minkenry channel) - Hunting, fishing, and pest control with trained minks and dogs (Sometimes I wonder if there are "minks" in Stormlight Archives because Brandon somehow knows Joe: they are both LDS and in the SLC area. Seems unlikely, but you never know...) Dad How Do I - What a gift this man is to the world! Many people, young and not so young, didn't have a dad/parent to teach them stuff like how to change a tire or how to unclog a drain. This internet "dad" gives calm and positive instructions that meet a need in our world today. And of course Brandon's YT channel
  18. Just finished re-reading Heart of Barkness and Of Mutts and Men in preparation for the July 9th release of Tender Is the Bite, book 11 in the Chet & Bernie mystery series. I pre-ordered the new one, since they send you a free e-short story on publication day if you pre-order. Can't wait!
  19. Whenever you're boiling potatoes (like to make mashed potatoes), put a bay leaf in the water while they're cooking. (You throw the bay leaf away when you dump the water out - they're big & easy to find.) I was amazed at this trick the first time I tried it - I bet you will be too. :-)
  20. @Cyclops - IDK if you've addressed your challenge with using highlighters already, but if not, I agree with whoever suggested using colored pencils instead. You can usually buy colored pencils one at a time at art supply stores and they're not very expensive - maybe less than $1.50 apiece. That way you can have a consistent color and choose something that gives the contrast you want. How awesome that you're writing longhand! (And aren't we all glad that Brandon doesn't?! We'd be waiting decades between Stormlight books: 3 years feels like an eternity!)
  21. I always find out about different music here on the Shard! LOL, the only songs I've heard of are "Ring of Fire" and "Freebird" (yes, I am old ... but I'm cool!). Here are a few songs I thought of: Szeth - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harem Teft - "The Real Hero" from the Avengers Endgame soundtrack Kaladin - 2nd movement from Beethoven's 7th Symphony I'll add links here if you want, but I don't want to make it seem like I'm forcing my old-ster tastes on ya'll. Thanks for this thread @Elend Venture
  22. So happy that this thread is thriving! 2021 has been crazy-busy for me at work, which is great for our small business but bad for me keeping up here on the Shard! My latest pen purchase was a Kaweko Frosted Sport - I got the Mandarine color because it looks just like orange sherbert (yum!). It's a nice pen, but the one I bought as a gift for a friend writes smoother than mine does, with the same size nib. So it seems like the nibs do vary a bit, but it's a $30 pen not $300, so no complaints. I have decided on an ink that's "my color" (at least for the time being) - it's Jacques Herbin Bleu Austral which is similar to their Emerald of Chivor but without the glitter and sheening. (Wish I could use sparkling inks, but my fine lefty-nibs get clogged too quickly. Oh well, you can't have everything.) I don't really have a grail pen, and as a fairly new homeowner I need to save for things like a new garage door or a sofa, but I am sorely tempted to splurge on one of the Sailor Pro Gear Slim FPs from the upcoming The Sound of Rain series - they are all so pretty! Particularly the Summer Rain one ... but, garage door ...
  23. Great topic for a thread @Bridge-Four - let's get this one going again! @Spren of Kindness - I clean my glasses with dish soap too, & always shake off the rinse water, never wipe them: the key to keeping scratch-free! Here's my best LPT: To always keep your keys handy and remove any risk of dropping them, put a clip like the picture below onto your keyring. The loop (on the right side of the image) goes onto your keyring, then you use the clip to secure your keys: you can hook it to your beltloop, a zipper pull, your purse or backpack or wallet, or even a wrist wrap. This is so handy, and it's cheap and easy as well: Just buy an inexpensive keyring that has one of these clips, then transfer the clip from there to your own keyring and throw the other one away. Where I live, these are sold everywhere, like drug stores, discount stores, etc. Hope you all find this helpful!
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