Argenti Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hi I'm Argenti! (No relation to that other guy) I'm a lover of sci-fi and fantasy, and I've read pretty much the entire Cosmere (Save for white sands, which I can not for the life of me find). I've read most really popular high fantasy (Hot take! The Wheel of Time drags on.) and always looking for book recommendations. And really, I choose my name before I ever opened any online Forums (It's just silver in Latin). Currently, I'm reading "A Gathering of Shadows" by V. E. Schwab. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Argenti said: Hi I'm Argenti! (No relation to that other guy) I'm a lover of sci-fi and fantasy, and I've read pretty much the entire Cosmere (Save for white sands, which I can not for the life of me find). I've read most really popular high fantasy (Hot take! The Wheel of Time drags on.) and always looking for book recommendations. And really, I choose my name before I ever opened any online Forums (It's just silver in Latin). Currently, I'm reading "A Gathering of Shadows" by V. E. Schwab. Great to see you, welcome to the Shard! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Stormy Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hi @Argenti! Glad to have you here, you're going to have lots of fun here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Lobo Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Welcome, Argenti! Try here: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C132295 for the new White Sand omnibus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 19/3/2023 at 11:24 AM, Argenti said: Hi I'm Argenti! (No relation to that other guy) Lol. “That other guy” is an almighty powerful moderator, minion of the Lord Ruler of the Forums Chaos. Welcome! :D. What is your favourite Shardworld? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Cinnamon said: Lol. “That other guy” is an almighty powerful moderator, minion of the Lord Ruler of the Forums Chaos. Welcome! :D. What is your favourite Shardworld? Personally, my favorite is Sel, If I'm being honest, it's mostly because of Shai but the magic systems and whatever is happening to D&D's power seems pretty cool. Any ideas about what the third empire is? 8 hours ago, Lost Lobo said: Welcome, Argenti! Try here: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C132295 for the new White Sand omnibus Thanks! (just a question, how do you quote a specific part of someone else's post?) Edited March 20, 2023 by Argenti 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Leaf Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) On 3/18/2023 at 7:24 PM, Argenti said: Hi I'm Argenti! (No relation to that other guy) I'm a lover of sci-fi and fantasy, and I've read pretty much the entire Cosmere (Save for white sands, which I can not for the life of me find). I've read most really popular high fantasy (Hot take! The Wheel of Time drags on.) and always looking for book recommendations. And really, I choose my name before I ever opened any online Forums (It's just silver in Latin). Currently, I'm reading "A Gathering of Shadows" by V. E. Schwab. Also Argenti is silver in French with a spare i. Book recommendations? Well... Discworld, Satirical Humorous Fantasy The Three Body Problem, Hard scifi Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Humorous Scifi Good Omens, Satirical Humorous Fantasy Edited March 20, 2023 by The last Fae in the Woods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Rue Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 4 hours ago, The last Fae in the Woods said: Also Argenti is silver in French with a spare i. Book recommendations? Well... Discworld, Satirical Humorous Fantasy The Three Body Problem, Hard scifi Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Humorous Scifi Good Omens, Satirical Humorous Fantasy Mhh, I really gotta read the tree body problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoolenStream554 Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Hello! Welcome to the Shard! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 oh hey I have A role now! Yay! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 9 hours ago, Argenti said: (just a question, how do you quote a specific part of someone else's post?) There’s two ways. 1. You highlight the part of their post that you want to post and click the “quote this” bubble that comes up. 2. You can quote a post normally and delete the text that you don’t want 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Cinnamon said: You can quote a post normally and delete the text that you don’t want Ah ok thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Lobo Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) On 3/20/2023 at 7:24 AM, Argenti said: Thanks! (just a question, how do you quote a specific part of someone else's post?) You are welcome! I'm sitting on that link myself, thinking it will be my "fun" money for next month or so. I have the three previous ones, so, it's harder to justify than a brand new book. I quote their entire post, and then delete the text in the quote box that isn't addressed to me Edited March 22, 2023 by Lost Lobo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Lost Lobo said: You are welcome! I'm sitting on that link myself, thinking it will be my "fun" money for next month or so. I have the three previous ones, so, it's harder to justify than a brand new book. It doesn't help I'm a broke 15-year-old without a job! On a different note, how does the whole reputation thing work? I keep getting notified someone is giving me reputation? Edited March 22, 2023 by Argenti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Lobo Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Just now, Argenti said: It doesn't help I'm a broke 15-year-old without a job! I hear that. I'm a full grown adult with a job, and I still can't buy all the books I want to. FWIW, I will second @The last Fae in the Woods when it comes to Terry Pratchett (both Discworld and Good Omens). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Just now, Lost Lobo said: FWIW, I will second @The last Fae in the Woods when it comes to Terry Pratchett (both Discworld and Good Omens). Diskworld seems really funny (from what I've heard), I'll see if my local library has it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Lobo Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Argenti said: Diskworld seems really funny (from what I've heard), I'll see if my local library has it You can't go wrong with it I do recommend reading in order, at least within the various "series" within the broader Discworld "Series", if you can (if your library can support it). I'll admit, I'm a little jealous; you still have it all new in front of you. Fun Edited March 22, 2023 by Lost Lobo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 AHh more notifications about my reputation! WHOSE DOING THAT! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Lost Lobo said: You can't go wrong with it I do recommend reading in order, at least within the various "series" within the broader Discworld "Series", if you can (if your library can support it). I'll admit, I'm a little jealous; you still have it all new in front of you. Fun What order? Discworld apparently has several ways to read them (All 41!? I Thought the Cosmre was big!), ranging from chronological, to mini-series? Just give me a starting book (my library supposedly has 90 discworld books) (while searching I found out the next town over has the first two white sands books!) Edited March 22, 2023 by Argenti 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Leaf Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 37 minutes ago, Argenti said: What order? Discworld apparently has several ways to read them (All 41!? I Thought the Cosmre was big!), ranging from chronological, to mini-series? Just give me a starting book (my library supposedly has 90 discworld books) (while searching I found out the next town over has the first two white sands books!) First book: ... The Wee Free Men, do mini series order 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Lobo Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Argenti said: What order? Discworld apparently has several ways to read them (All 41!? I Thought the Cosmre was big!), ranging from chronological, to mini-series? Just give me a starting book (my library supposedly has 90 discworld books) (while searching I found out the next town over has the first two white sands books!) Yeah, all the interplay and how awesome it was between series really set me up well for the Cosmere cross overs. Bonus: (SP1 Spoiler) Spoiler Sanderson has clearly read his Pratchett, and Tess of the Emerald Sea is written in a style very similar to Pratchett's.... but the actual narrator is Hoid, which means Hoid tells stories like Pratchett, which I am very - very - excited about As for various orders? Oof. Here's a tree: (citation, in case that matters, here; I am newish myself) As you can see, there are a lot of options to choose from. Wizards - ridiculousness, mostly centered around Rincewind, the Disc's worst and most cowardly wizard. Witches - fun, with lots of call outs to deep roundworld (read: earth) fairy tale lore Death - fantasy hero saves the world, usually with Death (as in, the grim reaper) as a supporting character City Watch - Ever try to be a beat cop in a city that basically works like self-ordering anarchy (which is legal! ish.), in which your villain may made out of stone, or a basically unkillable vampire, or a freaking dragon (immediate citations: disturbing the peace. arson. loitering with intent. general intent.)? I'm underselling it, this is in many ways the "core" series of the Discworld series. Moist Von Lipwig - my favorite character. A Con-Man is captured, and, for his punishment, forced into government service (it turns out there is a surprisingly large overlap in necessary skill sets). Edited March 23, 2023 by Lost Lobo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Leaf Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Wow, someone got a list of the arcs! 56 minutes ago, Lost Lobo said: Sanderson has clearly read his Pratchett Yeah he has, he made a post somewhere about Pratchett. Also does anyone want a cookie? Cookie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, The last Fae in the Woods said: Wow, someone got a list of the arcs! Yeah he has, he made a post somewhere about Pratchett. Also does anyone want a cookie? Cookie. On that note, can someone explain what the heck the alleyverse is? I read the intro page on the wiki and still have no idea 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Leaf Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, Argenti said: On that note, can someone explain what the heck the alleyverse is? I read the intro page on the wiki and still have no idea No clue, I just run other RPs, I think the alleyverse is a combo realm of a lot of Sanderson's works in one city, you submit a char in a time period and someone will run it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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