Hi everybody

[Skycan he/him]

23 minutes ago, Scout_Fox said:

Welcome to the Shard! Don't worry about your English it was perfectly fine. More happy to just have you join us! 

So glad you like Way of Kings! I'd say for me my favorite is probably between that and Oathbringer (but mainly because I'm biased for Dalinar ). I would definitely agree Dalinar's stuff is sooo interesting to read!

Hope you enjoy reading more Cosmere books. If you need recommendations would definitely just ask around for what people enjoy, people are super friendly and always down to give a recommendation. Look froward to discussing RoW with you as well when it's out!

 

Edit: Out of curiosity did you read WoK in English or is it translated??

Wow, thank you. Any recommendations from you? 

I read it in English because there is no translation in my language. 

[Scout_Fox he/him]

28 minutes ago, Skycan said:

Wow, thank you. Any recommendations from you? 

I read it in English because there is no translation in my language. 

Absolutely, glad to have you! 

I would say that if you have only read Stormlight and want another good series then I would definitely check out the Mistborn series next! If you want another standalone like Warbreaker then I would go for Elantris. And I always have to plug the Alcatraz vs The Evil Librarian series as well just because I think their tone and feel is just completely unique and hilarious  (they mostly target YA so some don't like the simplicity but I think the hilariousness of it more than makes up for it!)

Oooof! Honestly to me that's super impressive! If I had to read it in another language idek if I'd be able 

Edited August 31, 2020 by Scout_Fox

[Skycan he/him]

11 minutes ago, Scout_Fox said:

Absolutely, glad to have you! 

I would say that if you have only read Stormlight and want another good series then I would definitely check out the Mistborn series next! If you want another standalone like Warbreaker then I would go for Elantris. And I always have to plug the Alcatraz vs The Evil Librarian series as well just because I think their tone and feel is just completely unique and hilarious  (they mostly target YA so some don't like the simplicity but I think the hilariousness of it more than makes up for it!)

Oooof! Honestly to me that's super impressive! If I had to read it in another language idek if I'd be able 

Yes, I am definetly planing to finish Warbreaker and read Elantris and Edgedancer before Rythm of war. Not sure if I will be able to find a copy of Dawnshard when it releases. I will try Mistborn for sure after all of this. 

That is not a problem here because we have very strong English in schools and also influence from other medias. Where are you from? 

[Going_North_cal]

On 8/29/2020 at 9:59 AM, Skycan said:

Hey,  yes I was planinig Elantris, Edgedancer and than Mistborn. Have you read those? 

Most of them. I own edgedancer read era 1 of mistborn, is halfway through era 2 book 1 and will read elantris afterwards

[Aon Tia she/her]

23 hours ago, Honorless said:

Nah, that requires self-control, I prefer instant gratification. It is there, so I must read. 

Exactly! I can not wait. Anyways chapter wise discussions are fun! 
And I guess we started reading the book in August so ..... it will last months! 

[Honorless he/him]

@Skycan, read them, read them, read them, you know you want to....

They're there, within reach, read them

[Skycan he/him]

2 hours ago, Honorless said:

@Skycan, read them, read them, read them, you know you want to....

They're there, within reach, read them

YOU CANNOT HAVE MY PAIN

Edited September 1, 2020 by Skycan

[Honorless he/him]

1 hour ago, Skycan said:

YOU CANNOT HAVE MY PAIN

Oh bother, where are all these Gloryspren coming from? 

[Aon Tia she/her]

12 hours ago, Honorless said:

@Skycan, read them, read them, read them, you know you want to....

They're there, within reach, read them

Come on @Skycan it is not really your fault. It is Brandon’s fault really for putting them up. You really could not do anything but read them. 
it is inevitable ! 

Oooh! @Skycan you should certainly visit the nightblood game we play on the shard at the games forum! Something tells me you would be good at it  

@Honorless please send him the link

I suddenly feel such power thrumming through me! Follow the gloryspren!

Edited September 1, 2020 by The Traveller

[Skycan he/him]

26 minutes ago, The Traveller said:

Come on @Skycan it is not really your fault. It is Brandon’s fault really for putting them up. You really could not do anything but read them. 
it is inevitable ! 

Oooh! @Skycan you should certainly visit the nightblood game we play on the shard at the games forum! Something tells me you would be good at it  

@Honorless please send him the link

I suddenly feel such power thrumming through me! Follow the gloryspren!

Link now! 

[Honorless he/him]

38 minutes ago, Skycan said:

Link now! 

 

[Skycan he/him]

Thanks 

[Scout_Fox he/him]

On 8/30/2020 at 10:11 PM, Skycan said:

Yes, I am definetly planing to finish Warbreaker and read Elantris and Edgedancer before Rythm of war. Not sure if I will be able to find a copy of Dawnshard when it releases. I will try Mistborn for sure after all of this. 

That is not a problem here because we have very strong English in schools and also influence from other medias. Where are you from? 

Sorry, momentarily got abducted by purple aliens so I missed this 

 

Good moves! That'll get you more caught up before it starts for sure! 

Ok I don't know if this will work but if you head to the Kickstarter page it has an option for "Want this book?" and that takes you to the Backerkit store here. Not sure if it's open if you didn't back the main Kickstarter but if it is, you can order the digital Dawnshard for $8 and the physical + digital for $15 (I went with the digital because no shipping so will get to you quickly and easily!)

And yeah once you have time (and interest ) would definitely check out Mistborn. Your Sanderson adventures are not complete without!

Oooh and that's super interesting actually how convenient! English is my first language so I feel (reasonably) good at it lol was wondering if the books were difficult when it's not your main language though

Edited September 2, 2020 by Scout_Fox

[Skycan he/him]

12 hours ago, Scout_Fox said:

Sorry, momentarily got abducted by purple aliens so I missed this 

 

Good moves! That'll get you more caught up before it starts for sure! 

Ok I don't know if this will work but if you head to the Kickstarter page it has an option for "Want this book?" and that takes you to the Backerkit store here. Not sure if it's open if you didn't back the main Kickstarter but if it is, you can order the digital Dawnshard for $8 and the physical + digital for $15 (I went with the digital because no shipping so will get to you quickly and easily!)

And yeah once you have time (and interest ) would definitely check out Mistborn. Your Sanderson adventures are not complete without!

Oooh and that's super interesting actually how convenient! English is my first language so I feel (reasonably) good at it lol was wondering if the books were difficult when it's not your main language though

So is Dawnshard a full lenght book then or just 200 pages story like Edgedancer? I ask because I wonder if I will be able to even buy it in my bookstore.

It is actually easier for me to read it in English than my own language, and the words are more epic in English.

Edited September 2, 2020 by Skycan

[Honorless he/him]

24 minutes ago, Skycan said:

So is Dawnshard a full lenght book then or just 200 pages story like Edgedancer? I ask because I wonder if I will be able to even buy it in my bookstore.

It is actually easier for me to read it in English than my own language, and the words are more epic in English.

It's a short novella, like Edgedancer. It'll only be available to Kickstarter backers till Rhythm of War comes out though

[Scout_Fox he/him]

3 hours ago, Skycan said:

So is Dawnshard a full lenght book then or just 200 pages story like Edgedancer? I ask because I wonder if I will be able to even buy it in my bookstore.

It is actually easier for me to read it in English than my own language, and the words are more epic in English.

2 hours ago, Honorless said:

It's a short novella, like Edgedancer. It'll only be available to Kickstarter backers till Rhythm of War comes out though

Yup it's another X.5 to bridge the gap between 3 and 4.

Darn, had figured this would be the case but thought the link might be worth a shot anyway. Hopefully you can find it then!

And wow that's actually kinda cool! Props to your ability with another language . And that is definitely something I hadn't thought of! The individual meanings just don't translate to quite the same epic proportions?

 

[Skycan he/him]

4 hours ago, Honorless said:

It's a short novella, like Edgedancer. It'll only be available to Kickstarter backers till Rhythm of War comes out though

Why doesn't he just sell books. I mean what is the point of kickstarter for a millioner? He has funds to publish books normaly, now anyone who doesn't want to participate in kickstarter loses some plot of the story. Maybe I am tottaly wrong, please correct me if I am. 

[Mist she/her]

8 hours ago, Skycan said:

Why doesn't he just sell books. I mean what is the point of kickstarter for a millioner? He has funds to publish books normaly, now anyone who doesn't want to participate in kickstarter loses some plot of the story. Maybe I am tottaly wrong, please correct me if I am. 

They wanted to use the specific structure of Kickstarter and simulate a release party, I believe. 

[Scout_Fox he/him]

9 hours ago, Skycan said:

Why doesn't he just sell books. I mean what is the point of kickstarter for a millioner? He has funds to publish books normaly, now anyone who doesn't want to participate in kickstarter loses some plot of the story. Maybe I am tottaly wrong, please correct me if I am. 

It was also so that people could choose their level of investment. Like there were different tiers to get different awards. It wasn't so much about raising money to start something new but about raising money to continue a legacy of leatherbounds .

I believe the official reasoning was something along the lines of "Because WoK is so long we have to split it into two books instead of one and to make this financially feasible we are turning to Kickstarter and adding on some extra stuff to make it more exciting" but I could be totally off on that. 

It is unfortunate you weren't able to get in on the Kickstarter though! I know for a little while that they had late pledges but I think that's over by now. To me it was just like buying the book but in the format of a Kickstarter idk. Dawnshard digital was $10 and could be added on physical and digital for $15, which is comparable to a regular book. The only sad part is that if you didn't get it through this you might not get it as soon as everyone else (although like Edgedancer I don't think it's set up as crucial to the plot, just like giving extra context to it). I take it the link didn't work then sadly?

[Skycan he/him]

5 minutes ago, Scout_Fox said:

It was also so that people could choose their level of investment. Like there were different tiers to get different awards. It wasn't so much about raising money to start something new but about raising money to continue a legacy of leatherbounds .

I believe the official reasoning was something along the lines of "Because WoK is so long we have to split it into two books instead of one and to make this financially feasible we are turning to Kickstarter and adding on some extra stuff to make it more exciting" but I could be totally off on that. 

It is unfortunate you weren't able to get in on the Kickstarter though! I know for a little while that they had late pledges but I think that's over by now. To me it was just like buying the book but in the format of a Kickstarter idk. Dawnshard digital was $10 and could be added on physical and digital for $15, which is comparable to a regular book. The only sad part is that if you didn't get it through this you might not get it as soon as everyone else (although like Edgedancer I don't think it's set up as crucial to the plot, just like giving extra context to it). I take it the link didn't work then sadly?

It's all good no problem, I have much of cosmere to read and I will read Dawnshard when I manage to get it. Did you get it on kickstarter? 

[Scout_Fox he/him]

38 minutes ago, Skycan said:

It's all good no problem, I have much of cosmere to read and I will read Dawnshard when I manage to get it. Did you get it on kickstarter? 

Alrighty well that's at least good then. Hope you can get it before RoW! If not... well you might want to start working on a time machine idk 

Yeah, got lucky enough to sneak it in just under the wire!

[Mist she/her]

1 hour ago, Scout_Fox said:

It was also so that people could choose their level of investment. Like there were different tiers to get different awards. It wasn't so much about raising money to start something new but about raising money to continue a legacy of leatherbounds .

I believe the official reasoning was something along the lines of "Because WoK is so long we have to split it into two books instead of one and to make this financially feasible we are turning to Kickstarter and adding on some extra stuff to make it more exciting" but I could be totally off on that. 

It is unfortunate you weren't able to get in on the Kickstarter though! I know for a little while that they had late pledges but I think that's over by now. To me it was just like buying the book but in the format of a Kickstarter idk. Dawnshard digital was $10 and could be added on physical and digital for $15, which is comparable to a regular book. The only sad part is that if you didn't get it through this you might not get it as soon as everyone else (although like Edgedancer I don't think it's set up as crucial to the plot, just like giving extra context to it). I take it the link didn't work then sadly?

 

1 hour ago, Skycan said:

It's all good no problem, I have much of cosmere to read and I will read Dawnshard when I manage to get it. Did you get it on kickstarter? 

Actually, non-backers can back after the fact right now and still get the novella. That link, I believe.

https://thewayofkings.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders