Ammanas

I preordered Oathbringer for $20.99 when it first went up for presale on amazon. Since that time I have seen it go up in price with it even getting to $32.99; I just saw today that it is back to $20.99. I am curious how they decide on these prices and causes the fluctuation if anyone has knowledge of book prices.

There seems to be a lot of Sharders that are really into My Little Pony for whatever reason. @The Invested Beard is probably offering some sage advice. I don't understand, but to each their own

Here is a link to one section. You can use the navigation bar to get to other sections. To see the areas in question you can do a page search for the term "redacted" https://brandonsanderson.com/dragonsteel-prime-chapter-37-bridge-four-7/

Do you think there was good reason for them to redact the sections on the Dragonsteel (that was released on Brandon's website) or do you feel that they were overly cautious in doing so? I get that this is walking a fine line on board policy, but I am very curious!

While reading/listening to SA I always imagined people from Alethkar as white. I have seen enough fan art and read enough discussion on the shard to know that is wrong now. I'm sure there are many other examples too that I do not even know of. As a reader small details on character appearences do not interest me and I read over them rather quickly.

Esslemont was supposed to write a ending Coda to the series, but that plan was scrapped a long time ago. It was supposed to be different from Assail to my knowledge. The malazan encyclopedia idea was also scrapped. I read in a reddit ama, I think it was that at least. I think they wanted to release the info in a different way. I think he mentioned they were looking into a massive table top game. Also a further update from Erikson: Thanks so much for all your comments and encouragement. To those of you waiting for the trilogy to finish before buying, no need to apologize. Waiting for books sucks. Personally, I wish FoL hadn't taken three years to write. That alone is a long wait for any reader. I think what's made the Kharkanas trilogy so fragile for me is that it was always a risky proposition, in terms of tone, atmosphere and writing style. It's dense stuff, and while the style is seductive (for me) it's also one that requires a certain frame of mind. I wasn't aware of how vulnerable that frame of mind was until it got hammered. It may well turn out that after the first Karsa novel (working title: The God is not Willing), I'll head straight back to Walk in Shadow. Sometimes momentum is all one needs.

I heard the same thing as well @TheOrlionThatComesBefore. He said the main thing was to get across certain themes and that getting every detail/timeline correct would make it really...I struggle to come up with the correct word, but the closest I can come up with is "unfun or draining"and it wouldn't be a project he wouldn't want to continue with. I think he writes these books mainly for himself and the publishers were willing to cut him a lot of slack coming off the success of the main series, but I expect that with the Karsa books for the publishers to reign him in. I expect for there to be better editing and books that are more palatable for the casual fan.

@Briar KingReading in between the lines I think the publisher has looked at the massive success of Dancers Lament, figured out the reasons why people loved it so much, and told Erikson how to make the next series more commercial. The Kharkanus books are not commercial and are very difficult for the casual fan and even some hardcore fans. I expect great things from the Karsa books!

They unlock the famous Doors of Stone. Kvothe can't find the keys because Vedel has taken them. That is why Rothfuss hasn't been able to complete the book. The keys are missing!

Its the latest post in the news section

I voted off. Just for the sole reason that I don't accidentally damage/rip the dust jacket putting it in my backpack or something.

So much discussion over keys! I voted for symbolic and used to represent her given power. I wanted to see what other people think!

I liked Forge of Darness though less than his original ten. It was at the edge of what I enjoy though (with its ponderous tone and denser prose). Fall of Light took it to a whole new level. I feel towards it as I do towards the Silmarillion (which I have finished) and that is the book is pure genius, but I am not in a place right now or not the sort of person that can enjoy it. I was told by some malazan fans that I am just too stupid to appreciate the Kharkanus books (who knows that might be true) but I digress...

So I know there is a official website for people wanting to discuss malazan. But I thought I would make my own topic for those of us on the 17th shard. As the first post I would like to drop this bombshell from his facebook page that I originally found via another blogger. Thursday, October 26, 2017Steven Erikson news This from Steven Erikson's Facebook author page: I've made a point of never dissembling to my readers so why start now? The reasons for this decision (delaying Walk in Shadow) are varied: the basic situation is as follows. For reasons unknown to me, my agent or my publishers, DoD and FoL have tanked in terms of sales. I wasn't even aware of that until we started marketing the First Contact novel, RKH, but when the details came out it took the wind out of my sails (putting it mildly). Now, if it was a matter of the style I employed for the Kharkanas trilogy turning readers off, then the sales of FoD should have been decent, only to then fall off for FoL. But that wasn't the case. Strangely, the Book of the Fallen series remains strong in terms of sales. Was it because it was a prequel? Possibly. Did FoD come too soon after TCG? Maybe. Or is there some kind of reader-fatigue going on? Could be. One theory I've been considering is a more general wariness among fantasy fans regarding trilogies and series -- having been burned by other authors waiting for books, are readers just holding back until the trilogy is done, before buying in? But then, Dancer's Lament sold brilliantly (and it too is a prequel). Anyway, the upshot is, given what we perceive as considerable enthusiasm for the Karsa trilogy, we decided to jump right in. The story picks up four or five years after the ten book series, so there'll be plenty of room to explore the fall-out, and room for favourite characters to make an appearance beyond Karsa himself. I do remain committed to writing Walk in Shadow and humbly apologize for you (few?) readers eagerly awaiting that novel. So I am really excited about the news. Personally the Kharkanus books were not working for me. It's more of a style thing...I believe that Steven Erikson is still one of the most talented writers out there. I would still give Walk in Shadow a chance after reading his Karsa books.

On the other thread dedicated to the same images I put forth my idea that the keys could possibly be symbolic of her being given soul authority to perform a certain task among the heralds. What that task is I have no idea, but thats my two cents.

Going off the Saint Peter example perhaps she had the sole authority, among the heralds, to perform a certain task. But who really knows? Perhaps we will find out in this book!

So I know some people are confused by one of the Heralds being depicted with keys. I believe that they are symbolic in nature. Also keys and religions have many precedents. Here are some examples of Saint Peter

You should listen to me and End of Disc One more often. Told you it was amazing! I've already read the book twice!

I really like the newest two images released (Jez and Ved) much more than the previous two. They remind me of a ancient Persian king and the goddess Athena. I really wasn't impressed with the pictures of cult worship and wierd girl in the almost transparent dress.

According to the article it was Val C Aston who is a resident of Mexico. I am not him.

I really don't understand all the uproar about it. I, personally, agree its a bad idea so I will not be signing up for the service. That's the end of that. No need to make a big deal of it.

Yes, that must be it. She probably knew that blueberry pancakes were my favorite.

Just finished The Book of Swords anthology edited by Dozois. It was pretty good; as is usual with these anthologies there are some that appeal to me and others that didn't. The best one was the one by Scott Lynch that was set in its own unique world and was such a delight! Other ones that I like were the ones by the following authors: Ken Liu, Mathew Hughes, Kate Elliot, KJ Parker, and Daniel Abraham.

That really doesn't start until book seven although cracks started to appear at books 5 and 6 for me. Who knows? You might read the entire series and really enjoy the entire thing. A lot of people love these books.

You see Brandon's facebook post about him receiving a copy of Oathbringer and your first thought is, "He wrote it. Why does a need a copy of it? He already knows how it ends. I need it much more than he does!"