Um, how'd I get here?

[Lagundu]

Hey, Drew here.  Originally from upstate NY, currently living in a remote corner of the Basque Country.  I was brought to the Cosmere by my brother bit by bit over the course of years.  Sith of the Dusk, the original, standalone, is my favorite Cosmere story.

 

I started reading paperback back versions and thought audio books were for long commuters and the lazier side of society, but since catching up to the more recent works which are only in hardcover and becoming a dad I have come to find I can only keep up with everyone else by listening to audio books as I do chores and exercise.

 

I’m going to the tail end of Celsius 232 this year and would love to meet up with any other World hoppers from around the world.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/Him]

1 hour ago, Lagundu said:

Hey, Drew here.  Originally from upstate NY, currently living in a remote corner of the Basque Country.  I was brought to the Cosmere by my brother bit by bit over the course of years.  Sith of the Dusk, the original, standalone, is my favorite Cosmere story.

 

I started reading paperback back versions and thought audio books were for long commuters and the lazier side of society, but since catching up to the more recent works which are only in hardcover and becoming a dad I have come to find I can only keep up with everyone else by listening to audio books as I do chores and exercise.

 

I’m going to the tail end of Celsius 232 this year and would love to meet up with any other World hoppers from around the world.

Do you like Dragons? Do you like Wayne?

What are your opinions on E-books/Webnovels?

Edited July 10, 2025 by CoderDrag0n8

[___ He/Him]

Hey! How're you doing?

(Btw that's a really cute animal, bunny? I can't tell)

[Lagundu]

3 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Do you like Dragons?

Yeah, Sanderson dragons seem to be a cool enough take on the genre.  I am a bit surprised they seem to only come in the Yolen variety since humans and other humanoids seem to have no problem with convergent evolution over various worlds.

 

 

3 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Do you like Wayne?

He was good enough.  I think that Sanderson kept the character fresh enough through the second age, though I know he grated some people the wrong way.  What I thought was kind of neat about Wayne and Wax was that Wax seemed for all the world to be a Batman figure, while Wayne was the one who possesed his alter ego's name.

 

3 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

What are your opinions on E-books/Webnovels?

Yeah; I had to e-book read Isles of the Emberdark in corners at off moments regularly to get through the book and I'm pretty sure I missed some important details becaise of it.  I'm definitely going to give it another "read" through now that the Audio book is out and I have a long drive to Celsius 232 next week.

1 hour ago, mippo said:

Hey! How're you doing?

(Btw that's a really cute animal, bunny? I can't tell)

Hey, not bad!

Nope, that would be a lamb.  Her mother rejected her so we had to bottle feed her.

[___ He/Him]

15 minutes ago, Lagundu said:

Nope, that would be a lamb.  Her mother rejected her so we had to bottle feed her.

Aww that's so cute

[CoderDrag0n8 He/Him]

1 hour ago, Lagundu said:

Yeah, Sanderson dragons seem to be a cool enough take on the genre.  I am a bit surprised they seem to only come in the Yolen variety since humans and other humanoids seem to have no problem with convergent evolution over various worlds.

 

 

He was good enough.  I think that Sanderson kept the character fresh enough through the second age, though I know he grated some people the wrong way.  What I thought was kind of neat about Wayne and Wax was that Wax seemed for all the world to be a Batman figure, while Wayne was the one who possesed his alter ego's name.

 

Yeah; I had to e-book read Isles of the Emberdark in corners at off moments regularly to get through the book and I'm pretty sure I missed some important details becaise of it.  I'm definitely going to give it another "read" through now that the Audio book is out and I have a long drive to Celsius 232 next week.

Hey, not bad!

Nope, that would be a lamb.  Her mother rejected her so we had to bottle feed her.

That is adorable and tragic.

I just got the IOTE E-book when I wanted the physical book. I dislike the Backer Priority. Whatever.

Well, If you don't mind, I have a book recomendation for you.

Click this link please and read away!

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

Welcome to the Shard!

If you could invite any 6 Sanderson characters to a party, who would you invite?

[Lagundu]

12 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I just got the IOTE E-book when I wanted the physical book.

I read the physical books when I can but who's got space to lug a hardcover or even an e-reader around in our daily routine?

 

12 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I dislike the Backer Priority. Whatever.

Meh, I felt a bit sour about them when the hard covers showed up at a lower price point in book stores shortly after here in Europe, but now I've settled on the opinion that they build hype and a week and a half is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

 

12 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Well, If you don't mind, I have a book recomendation for you.

Click this link please and read away!

HAHAHA! IDK if I've got time for that!  Why's there no scroll bar on the right?

I'll try to give it shot though ... is their an audio option? 

13 hours ago, mippo said:

Aww that's so cute

She's like a puppy who put loads of points into head 

[Lagundu]

12 hours ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

If you could invite any 6 Sanderson characters to a party, who would you invite?

Alright so for "party" I'm imagining a night on the town during some Spanish style fiestas.

1) (An aged up) Lift
2) Wayne
3) Adolin 
4) Lightsong 
5) Blushweaver 
6)  aaaand (IotED spoiler)

Spoiler

a mondern sleepless like Chrysalis or Masaka 

 

 

Think that looks like a well balanced group of fun loving characters who are easy going enough not to get into any real conflicts, but lively and diverse enough to make for a fun, ever changing dynamic. 

Kinda bums me out that I can't go out with them now that this thought experiment got the idea working its way through my imagination.

Edited July 11, 2025 by Lagundu

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

14 minutes ago, Lagundu said:

Alright so for "party" I'm imagining a night on the town during some Spanish style fiestas.

1) (An aged up) Lift
2) Wayne
3) Adolin 
4) Lightsong 
5) Blushweaver 
6)  aaaand a mondern sleepless like Chrysalis or Masaka 

 

Think that looks like a well balanced group of fun loving characters who are easy going enough not to get into any real conflicts, but lively and diverse enough to make for a fun, ever changing dynamic. 

Kinda bums me out that I can't go out with them now that this thought experiment got the idea working its way through my imagination.

Yes, these are all nice characters. Well, I don't know who Chrysalis is... IotE? In that case... there are Sleepless on First of the Sun!

Alright, revelations aside, I think you are the first to invite Blushweaver and the first to not invite both Hammond and Rock. Wayne and Adolin are pretty popular-ish, Lift I don't think anyone's picked either. And I believe you're the only one so far who's picked a non-human character. Wow. These are... quite unique choices. 

But I'm glad you have the sense to not invite Hoid. He would arrive late, leave early, and insult everyone while he's there, so yeah.

[Lagundu]

Err, yea not a big spoiler, but sorry either way.  I hid it in the off chance someone else finds their way to it.  What's the Spoiler policy on this sight?

Yea, Hoid and the Lopen don't vibe well with others imo so ad to check them at the door.

Design could be a stand in for number 6 though.  She's got the right funny create your own character vibe.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/Him]

3 hours ago, Lagundu said:

I read the physical books when I can but who's got space to lug a hardcover or even an e-reader around in our daily routine?

 

Meh, I felt a bit sour about them when the hard covers showed up at a lower price point in book stores shortly after here in Europe, but now I've settled on the opinion that they build hype and a week and a half is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

 

HAHAHA! IDK if I've got time for that!  Why's there no scroll bar on the right?

I'll try to give it shot though ... is their an audio option? 

She's like a puppy who put loads of points into head 

uhhhh. No. It is originally a Korean Webnovel, so we are lucky it got translated at all, let alone on an audio option.

Soooooo...

Sorry?

And I have IotE on my phone. Apple Books.

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

On 7/10/2025 at 1:26 PM, Lagundu said:

Hey, Drew here.  Originally from upstate NY, currently living in a remote corner of the Basque Country.  I was brought to the Cosmere by my brother bit by bit over the course of years.  Sith of the Dusk, the original, standalone, is my favorite Cosmere story.

 

I started reading paperback back versions and thought audio books were for long commuters and the lazier side of society, but since catching up to the more recent works which are only in hardcover and becoming a dad I have come to find I can only keep up with everyone else by listening to audio books as I do chores and exercise.

 

I’m going to the tail end of Celsius 232 this year and would love to meet up with any other World hoppers from around the world.

Welcome to the Shard! Do you play any instruments?

6 hours ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

Yes, these are all nice characters. Well, I don't know who Chrysalis is... IotE? In that case... there are Sleepless on First of the Sun!

Alright, revelations aside, I think you are the first to invite Blushweaver and the first to not invite both Hammond and Rock. Wayne and Adolin are pretty popular-ish, Lift I don't think anyone's picked either. And I believe you're the only one so far who's picked a non-human character. Wow. These are... quite unique choices. 

But I'm glad you have the sense to not invite Hoid. He would arrive late, leave early, and insult everyone while he's there, so yeah.

LIAR!!! I invited Lift. And not Ham

 

Don’t forget me

Edited July 11, 2025 by ChipsAHoid

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

5 minutes ago, Celloist said:

My favorite answer for this question was

telsin

moash

amaram

straff

zane

in a party in a wooden shack, and then Dalinar to help burn it down.

Oh lol I think it’d take more than that to kill em but oh well. Who said that?

[SpartanBrigade He/Him]

10 hours ago, Lagundu said:

Alright so for "party" I'm imagining a night on the town during some Spanish style fiestas.

1) (An aged up) Lift
2) Wayne
3) Adolin 
4) Lightsong 
5) Blushweaver 
6)  aaaand (IotED spoiler)

  Reveal hidden contents

a mondern sleepless like Chrysalis or Masaka 

 

 

Think that looks like a well balanced group of fun loving characters who are easy going enough not to get into any real conflicts, but lively and diverse enough to make for a fun, ever changing dynamic. 

Kinda bums me out that I can't go out with them now that this thought experiment got the idea working its way through my imagination.

Hey welcome to the Shard!
Glad to have you here

Wayne and Blushweaver in the same room sounds uh… interesting 

Edited July 11, 2025 by SpartanBrigade

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

11 hours ago, Lagundu said:

Err, yea not a big spoiler, but sorry either way.  I hid it in the off chance someone else finds their way to it.  What's the Spoiler policy on this sight?

Yea, Hoid and the Lopen don't vibe well with others imo so ad to check them at the door.

Design could be a stand in for number 6 though.  She's got the right funny create your own character vibe.

So Chyrsalis is not a major spoiler, I just now know they exist. But on the forums, for most sections no spoilers are allowed outside of spoiler tags

Spoiler

This is a spoiler tag

However, in the Book Discussion section, spoilers are allowed. Like in Cosmere Discussion, the entire cosmere is allowed except for new releases, and right now IotE is a new release. You can talk about IotE in the Spoiler Board though. There are sections for things like Mistborn-only spoilers, Stormlight-only spoilers, various other cosmere and non-cosmere stuff.

5 hours ago, ChipsAHoid said:

Welcome to the Shard! Do you play any instruments?

LIAR!!! I invited Lift. And not Ham

 

Don’t forget me

You did?

Alright. Well @Lagundu is the only one who didn't invite Rock then.

5 hours ago, Celloist said:

My favorite answer for this question was

telsin

moash

amaram

straff

zane

in a party in a wooden shack, and then Dalinar to help burn it down.

...

I don't remember this response, but this is a very good one.

2 hours ago, SpartanBrigade said:

Hey welcome to the Shard!
Glad to have you here

Wayne and Blushweaver in the same room sounds uh… interesting 

Indeed it does.

[Lagundu]

13 hours ago, ChipsAHoid said:

Welcome to the Shard! Do you play any instruments?

20 hours ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

Nope, no instruments.  Sorry for the Bland response but that's one of the blandest parts of my personality ... 

[Lagundu]

13 hours ago, Celloist said:

My favorite answer for this question was

telsin

moash

amaram

straff

zane

in a party in a wooden shack, and then Dalinar to help burn it down.

Um, sounds like a real barn burner idiomatically and literally.  I'm sticking to mine though.

I'm pretty sure you could swap Dalinar with Taravangian, invite him into and get a similar result.

7 hours ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

However, in the Book Discussion section, spoilers are allowed. Like in Cosmere Discussion, the entire cosmere is allowed except for new releases, and right now IotE is a new release. You can talk about IotE in the Spoiler Board though. There are sections for things like Mistborn-only spoilers, Stormlight-only spoilers, various other cosmere and non-cosmere stuff.

So just make vague references to characters then?  Is there a moratorium on some of the older or more well known books?

13 hours ago, ChipsAHoid said:

LIAR!!! I invited Lift. And not Ham

Good choice, though I made the decision to age her up a bit since she partiues can run late and there could be alcohol involved -especially given the other guests. 

17 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

It is originally a Korean Webnovel, so we are lucky it got translated at all, let alone on an audio option.

I'll try to give it a read then.

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

33 minutes ago, Lagundu said:

So just make vague references to characters then?  Is there a moratorium on some of the older or more well known books?

So I think mentioning character's names should be allowed. But outside of spoiler tags and the spoilered discussion zones, spoilers for any books are not allowed.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/Him]

7 hours ago, Lagundu said:

Um, sounds like a real barn burner idiomatically and literally.  I'm sticking to mine though.

I'm pretty sure you could swap Dalinar with Taravangian, invite him into and get a similar result.

So just make vague references to characters then?  Is there a moratorium on some of the older or more well known books?

Good choice, though I made the decision to age her up a bit since she partiues can run late and there could be alcohol involved -especially given the other guests. 

I'll try to give it a read then.

Yay!