Orlion Blight

Maybe, but we spend more money

Yes. A huge event happens at the end of book 8 that you should know about for at least book 10. It's important to note that after reading book 9, you will want to continue with 10 (book 9 is the only Malazan book with a legitimate cliffhanger. I believe you'll like it ) Actually, I mis-typed... the event at the end of book 8 is HUGE as in *spoilered in case you do not want to know anything about it* So yeah, book 8 can be frustrating... but you really, really, REALLY do not want to skip it. If you read Wheel of Time, it's kinda like book 6 Lord of Chaos, but replace the charlie fox at the end of that book with Tarmon Gaidon. Have I mentioned that the end of book 8 is HUGE? I might be over-stating it...

I've lost many a pint of blood on that card game. But that's how you prove yourself a true warrior. My favourite shard topic is between the Sanderson AMA and Sanderson Memes. Favourite non-fantasy/scifi short story?

Beer-cheese anything is fantastic!

I love mixing mayo and ketchup together to dip my fries in. And before you filthy Utes come on and claim credit for the "fry sauce", I got the idea from a German in Tucson, Arizona. So pffffffft on your cheap knock-off!

Funny thing is, he'll probably eat your soul anyway. Hey, you can't take your money (or your debt ) with you when you die... just your wonderful memories.....*cough* And massive amounts of guilt *cough*

Sauron is the Lord of the Rings. In the first book, Pippin is announcing Frodo as "The Lord of the Rings!" To which Gandalf scolds him (and probably calls him a 'fool of a Took') and says that Sauron is the Lord of the Rings, and won't you (Pippin) take this seriously?!

How dare you not let him be a martyr! Some people just like to have high blood pressure, I guess.

You also get a sense of area with Dominion, a sense of a kingdom. It is not necessarily tyrannical, but it is spacial.

They're just jealous of your swagger.

However, the jury's still out on whether you've said anything offensive today. I mean, you are the King of Kobolds, after all Being one of those types of people: talking on the phone is exhausting for me, and sometimes physically painful. Of course, I usually try to show up days before to make the appointment, I try not to do things "on a whim"... well, not oil changes, anyway.

Personally, I'd mention it here, elsewhere, and have the link in your signature. Makes it more accessible!

Frankly, I wasn't even sure if she was alive.

Let's see... In The Wind in the Willows when Rat and Mole encounter Pan (the Piper at the Gates of Dawn). In Little, Big by John Crowley there's a scene where Auberon is leaving Edgewood for the City, and as he walks a field mouse notices him and exclaims, "Hey! I knew your grandfather! Hey!" but either because he's focused on his journey or because men can not see magic Auberon keeps on walking, unaware.

At first, I thought "Of course they did, that's clear from the book!" Except I remembered it is not, we just know they created the humans. They could have just found a habitable planet to do so.

That's where there's a fire, but God wasn't in the fire... a whirlwind but God wasn't in the whirlwind... and then a still small voice? Man, people who harp on Elijah for that are whack. It seems like people want their Bible heroes to be... inhuman. But the heroes become more relatable, better examples when they are human. It's a lot easier to believe and benefit from someone who "doubted", suffered, or had difficult times and overcame them than to have someone who was never going to fail... that's what I want, anyway... I want to know that problems I'm facing can be overcome by someone like me. Which reminds me of an experience, once. I was talking to a Honduran woman once about the book of Psalms. I was reading through the Bible for the first time and was having a lot of difficulties getting through this book, more than First Chronicles (which is half genealogy!) "David is such a whiny punk," I objected, "He's always complaining about how people are persecuting him unjustly and how he has it so bad!" The Honduran smiled slightly, bemused, and asked me, "When you pray to God, how much of your prayers are pleas against the injustice against yourself? Are your communications with God that much different from David's?" And the truth of the matter: yes, I would have been much more guilty of my criticism against David than David was... I mean, he was at least profusely grateful as well a petitioner. I was trying to judge David according to some arrogant standard that I was not following. It's important to accept and understand a person's flaws, because it is then that you realize that you are also human and can also triumph. Ugh, that got sidetracked, my apologies

Well, we may not be family... or eating dinner (unfortunately), but what is your favourite Bible story?

Not going to lie, Twi... with one of those, I saw this in my mind's eye:

8/10, since I presume you added the part about being attracted to upvotes, which shows a willingness to improve!

Wrong. The correct answer is "Porter". (Mead is also an acceptable answer) What is your favourite wine?

I like this theory, but I do have one question: where do we hear about a Selian moon shattering? I do not recall this, but it's also been a long time since I've read Elantris (and I'm waiting for the 10th anniversary edition to re-read it!)

How do you pronounce "quinoa"?