Well Howdy Do!

[Guest]

Howdy, folks!

Just joining up after hearing Brandon mention the site at a recent signing. I started out in the Fantasy world with C. S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia (in 6th grade), moving on to J. R. R. Tolkien and the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (high school freshman year), moving then to Terry Brooks and Shannara and Landover (the rest of high school), then to Robert Jordan and the Wheel of Time (senior year of high school, when Crown of Swords came out in paperback, until the end), which naturally introduced me to Brandon's work while I was in college.

Now look at me, several years later, with a wonderful, large family, a steady career of a dozen years (seriously--I'm guessing a lot of us here are computer nerds), and even though I've branched out into non-fiction research topics, I still love to come home to some good ol' fantasy to relax at the end of the day. Or any time during the day, like while walking to work, or taking a break from work, or during lunch break at work... Honestly, I'd rather just read all day.

[Ecthelion III he/him]

Welcome to the 17th Shard! I'm a fan of Tolkien as well as Brandon Sanderson. It's a great community here and I look forward to hearing from you!

Have a cookie, as is customary for new Sharders.

[WayneSpren he/him]

Welcome to the forums. DON'T TAKE THE COOKIE. Have some Lerasium instead.

[Noel he/him]

Welcome Froggles - love the name .  Glad to have you here!

PS

I've heard if you don't eat the cookies they have other ways of getting what they want so I suggest eating the cookies - they're delicious!

[Quiver he/him]

Welcome! 

[Ecthelion III he/him]

The cookies contain Lerasium. It's a win-win situation.

[Wychmire he/him]

AND they look like this: