Isles of the Emberdark Typos

[Chaos he/him]

Post Isles of the Emberdark typos here.

[Treamayne]

Epub - Ch 46:

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It is…not so easy as you imagine, the being said

The italics stop with the section opening bold - "easy as you imagine" should also be italicized as it  is the rest of Chrystalis' thought-speak.

 

Ch 54:

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“My orders,” a guard snapped, “are to keep these prisoners prisoners.”

. . .  keep these prisoners prisoner.

Ditransitive use of keep noun-verb agreement (prisoner is the state [singular] being maintained for the prisoners [plural])

 

Inconsistancy - but possibly purposeful:

Ch 51:

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“This,” he said, “is the story of wise King Nohadon, 

Why would Hoid use the Vorin honorific name in this conversation exclusively about Bajerden's lifetime and before?
 - seemed out-of-place for a Vorin Psuedonym in a conversation between Hoid and Starling in the spirit realm shores.

 

Edited July 4, 2025 by Treamayne
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[RShara she/her]

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All right, God of Insects, Dusk said in his mind.

Chapter 46, this is the only time God of Insects is capitalized. All other instances are lower case

So in the version, most of the references to the mainland as where people lived have been removed. Currently the mainland is considered cold and inhospitable

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“It’s never made sense,” Chief Second of the Palm said, “when people say we came from the mainland. It’s a frozen wasteland. Felt like nonsense to me that we would be born somewhere so close. No, we sailed long distances—my son still practices the old arts. We came from far away.”

However, in the flashbacks, Vathi still considers Sak a mainland bird, which doesn't quite fit in with the mainland being a frozen wasteland.

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That’s a mainlander bird,” she said. She held up the light. “I knew it was when I first saw it. The sharper beak, the black feathers, more sleek. I assumed it wasn’t an Aviar, because mainlander birds can’t bestow talents.”

Dusk turned away and continued cutting.

“You brought a mainlander chick to the Pantheon,” Vathi whispered. “And it gained a talent.”

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She grabbed a piece of half-rotten fruit nearby and pulled it apart. Tiny glowing worms squirmed in the flesh of the fruit. A similar light seemed to glow in her eyes as she realized. “It’s not the birds. It never has been… It’s a parasite. They carry a parasite that bestows talents! That’s why those raised away from the islands cannot gain the abilities, and why a mainland bird you brought here could.”

So is Sak still from the frozen wasteland mainland somehow, or should those be changed to homeisles instead?

[Argent he/him]

Cakoban's fingers never capitalizes "fingers" in the text, but the chapter illustrations do (i.e. "Cakoban's Finger," as seen before chapters 14, 18, 47, and 54). I thought at first that the figure names might always capitalize, but none of the others ever do. So I think the Cakoban fingers ones shouldn't either. 

I also think that the text suggests that the name of the plant is always plural, but evidence is not 100% conclusive. 

[Glamdring804]

Page 418, Chapter 57. 

Starling was not bitten on the first day, she was stung by a wasp. 

[lacrossedeamon]

6 hours ago, Glamdring804 said:

Page 418, Chapter 57. 

Starling was not bitten on the first day, she was stung by a wasp. 

Technically she was also bitten on the first day as revealed in chapter 44 but chapter 57 is from Dusk's perspective so it moots and this should be stung.

[Glamdring804]

10 minutes ago, lacrossedeamon said:

Technically she was also bitten on the first day as revealed in chapter 44 but chapter 57 is from Dusk's perspective so it moots and this should be stung.

Yes, and she specifically started following in his footsteps after that first sting. 

[lacrossedeamon]

On 7/5/2025 at 11:00 PM, Glamdring804 said:

Yes, and she specifically started following in his footsteps after that first sting. 

I know. Not trying to be pedantic here, just giving extra context here about actually also being bitten on the first day but it not applying to this situation.

On 7/3/2025 at 6:35 PM, RShara said:

Chapter 46, this is the only time God of Insects is capitalized. All other instances are lower case

It's capitalized once before in that chapter (near the bottom of page 339) and once again in chapter 60 (midway on page 435). In all three instances Dusk is directly addressing Chrysalis; it is uncapitalized when occurring outside of his thought quotes.

Less a typo and more an omission but potentially intentional

Chapter 46 (again) page 350

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We’ve learned that mortals—be they human, Sho Del, or true Vaxilian—fear us.

Singers left out on the list of mortals. Might fall under human, might fall under Vaxilian, might be immortal now, might be extinct? Might just be outside the scope of Chrysalis's experiences.

Chapter 30 bottom of page 206

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“Middle-old Iriali,” Ed said. “It had a character shift in the 3000s—and since their numbers are letters, if you read this straight, you’ll do it wrong..."

Unless there is an aspect to Iriali historiography we are missing, "Old" should be capitalized as in Late Old English and 3000s is ambiguous to either sometime in the decade between 3000 and 3009 or anytime within the whole 3rd millennia.

[PeterAhlstrom he/him]

I asked Brandon about the mainlander bird issue, and he said it's correct as written.

[lacrossedeamon]

Ch 51 page 388

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"Like...Nohadon the wise?"

Should "wise" be capitalized here? It looks like it's being used as a byname a la Alexander the Great.

[Nightstar The Bright]

Ch 31.

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His arms felt like they’d been bitten by a bitterspring scorpion—which turned bones and muscles to mush.

Shouldn’t this be stung rather then bitten?

[NameIess]

Ch. 32., page 219 in the physical book, while she's talking to Xisis:

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He left space for her speak first. Saying nothing as he drank his wine, sitting comfortably...

Should be "for her to speak first", right?

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

On 7/3/2025 at 8:35 PM, RShara said:

Chapter 46, this is the only time God of Insects is capitalized. All other instances are lower case

So in the version, most of the references to the mainland as where people lived have been removed. Currently the mainland is considered cold and inhospitable

However, in the flashbacks, Vathi still considers Sak a mainland bird, which doesn't quite fit in with the mainland being a frozen wasteland.

So is Sak still from the frozen wasteland mainland somehow, or should those be changed to homeisles instead?

Spoiler

Actually, I dont think Sak is native to the planet.

 

[KristyGilbert]

Edited to add this intro: Hey all, I'm new to 17th Shard. I'm Dragonsteel's lead editor on Emberdark and will handle most of the typo reports.

 

@Treamayne

On 7/3/2025 at 2:42 PM, Treamayne said:

Epub - Ch 46:

The italics stop with the section opening bold - "easy as you imagine" should also be italicized as it  is the rest of Chrystalis' thought-speak.

Good catch. Thanks!

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Ch 54:

. . .  keep these prisoners prisoner.

Ditransitive use of keep noun-verb agreement (prisoner is the state [singular] being maintained for the prisoners [plural])

This is correct for this character's idiolect. It's not the most proper, but they're saying they want to keep the prisoners as prisoners (type of person) rather than keeping them in the state of being imprisoned.

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Inconsistancy - but possibly purposeful:

Ch 51:

Why would Hoid use the Vorin honorific name in this conversation exclusively about Bajerden's lifetime and before?
 - seemed out-of-place for a Vorin Psuedonym in a conversation between Hoid and Starling in the spirit realm shores.

This is artistic license on Hoid's part.

 

@RShara

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Chapter 46, this is the only time God of Insects is capitalized. All other instances are lower case

This is an intentional difference. Dusk believes in many gods, so one of many is not capitalized when discussed in general. But when you use a title in place of a name, it gets capitalized. We do the same thing with, "Yes, Captain, I'll get right on that" vs. "The captain told me to get right on that."

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So in the version, most of the references to the mainland as where people lived have been removed. Currently the mainland is considered cold and inhospitable.

Sak's origins are written as intended (as Peter mentioned).

 

@Argent

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Cakoban's fingers never capitalizes "fingers" in the text, but the chapter illustrations do (i.e. "Cakoban's Finger," as seen before chapters 14, 18, 47, and 54). I thought at first that the figure names might always capitalize, but none of the others ever do. So I think the Cakoban fingers ones shouldn't either. 

I also think that the text suggests that the name of the plant is always plural, but evidence is not 100% conclusive. 

This is a typo in the art. Good catch.

 

@Glamdring804

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Starling was not bitten on the first day, she was stung by a wasp. 

Good catch!

 

@lacrossedeamon

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Singers left out on the list of mortals. Might fall under human, might fall under Vaxilian, might be immortal now, might be extinct? Might just be outside the scope of Chrysalis's experiences.

The list is not necessarily exhaustive, and the three-part list makes a nice rhythm in her dialogue.

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Unless there is an aspect to Iriali historiography we are missing, "Old" should be capitalized as in Late Old English and 3000s is ambiguous to either sometime in the decade between 3000 and 3009 or anytime within the whole 3rd millennia.

Good catch!

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Should "wise" be capitalized here? It looks like it's being used as a byname a la Alexander the Great.

There isn't an established byname for Nohadon in this style. I'll bring it up with Brandon, but it might just be something Starling calls him.

 

@Nightstar The Bright

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Shouldn’t this be stung rather then bitten?

The bittersting scorpion is a Patji creature, so it is probably deadly at both ends. I'll check, though.

 

@NameIess

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Should be "for her to speak first", right?

Yup. Thanks!

Edited July 17, 2025 by KristyGilbert
Added an introduction.

[Xaladin he/him]

Not exactly a typo, but similar. In the list of books written by Brandon, Defiant is missing.

[Vlaeder]

Chapter 11 page 79

"We think they’d run out of light—though it’s hard to tell"

 

When talking about the first expedition the admiral refers to running out of worm paste as running out of light. Could be intentional but it just screams Rosharan influence. The admiral could have observed the paste runs out of light when it becomes useless and then referred to running out of paste as running out of light but it seems like a big jump to come to the same diction as another planet without much reason. More likely they would just say they ran out of paste.

 

Or Admiral Rattu is a world hopper, which seems far fetched.

[Clarkmon22 He/Him]

I am really sorry as I do not have my copy on me at this time, but when the crew is talking about scadrian colonization, Ed says something to the effect of "the shards that back the scadrians."  Is this a typo? or a lore-y thing?

[Nitpicking]

On 3/23/2026 at 12:34 PM, Clarkmon22 said:

I am really sorry as I do not have my copy on me at this time, but when the crew is talking about scadrian colonization, Ed says something to the effect of "the shards that back the scadrians."  Is this a typo? or a lore-y thing?

He presumably means Ruin and Preservation. Potentially,  they could have other Shard allies, but I took it as R&P.