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Glad that you've finally joined us! Who is your favorite character and magic system?

I like this. It's a natural conclusion to reach when making an awakened blade in a post Nightblood world. If this turns out to be it I can't wait to see what a hunk of metal ends up making on this command.

I love Howl's Moving Castle and its sequels. How do people feel about the Anime adaptation by Studio Ghibli? I like the movie but unfortunately I've never been able to get much into Anime.

Concerning the question about Duralumin/Nicrosil and how they might defect time bubbles. I could see the defect being either a bubble much larger then usual or a much more drastic defect then usual. It would be really cool if there is some way to choose with one you get.

Hello! A very warm welcome from all of us! Would love to know which is your favorite book/character/type of magic.

Thanks for the info, o unexalted one who is not our king!

Welcome! Final Empire is absolutely one on the best books with which to start. Who is your favorite character so far? If you could have any of the powers you have seen what would you pick? I would take Alomantic Pewter personally.

OK, so I am way behind the curve, I just finished yesterday and the internet when out so I couldn't post my reactions until now. It was in the back on my head that Jorgan might be Cytonic, it was mentioned in Skyward that some of his ancestors had the defect. After all that was the reason why his family was instrumental in keeping the knowledge away from the general public. I think it is absolutely awesome that Jorgan's flavor of Cytonic ability ends up looking very different from the variety we got from the Nightshade family. According to the below Wob all Cytonics share some abilities but they also have specialties, so this makes perfect sense. Plus it's just cool that he apparently has a connection to the Teleporting slugs! Like, maybe he can even communicate with them, thus facilitating cruelty free and safe Cytonic travel. I am looking forward to more Spensa and Jorgan chemistry in the next book, I ship them hard! Like a lot of you I do wish that Skyward flight had gotten a bit more screen time in this book, but I also like the new alien characters.

Please have the next Shardcast be Starsight reactions!

Welcome! I hope you have loads and loads of fun on your upcoming Sanderson voyage! Feel fee to share your reactions with us along the way. Who is your favorite character so far?

I think that since a metal detector works via nonmagical means then it would be able to find metal minds and Hemerlergic spikes just as easily as it can find any other hunk on metal. Becoming a Hemelergic spike does not alter the chemical or physical makeup of a piece of metal and therefor should have no effect on how it interacts with nonracial forces. Does anyone know of a Wob explaining if Hemerlergic spikes are elected by magnets?

Thank you for working so hard to bring us this great Podcast! Your effort is always greatly appreciated!

Lovely! This is a theme that runs through the entire Bridge Four plot line, especially Teft and Kaladin.

If there is anything to be learned form the above exchange it is that babysitting Nightblood is mostly about directing its energy somewhere else, hopefully somewhere productive if posable. "Look over there! I think it's some EVIL!" "OMG! Where?"

Look's pretty good to me. I like the dialogue itself but sometimes the exposition around it makes it awkward. Like when Aaron said, "I'd better do what he says, I don't want to be his next victim". This thought makes it sound like he is reacting out of fear but then the way he speaks to Eldraguard doesn't indicate that he's afraid at all. I don't know enough about Aaron to say if this is out of character or not. As for the Magic, I like it. It's easy to understand so far and you're doing a great job of revealing it naturally. The Flux magic is clearly quite intricate so familiarizing the audience with it will be a long process, but this is definitely a good start. If you ever need more suggestions for the novel don't hesitate to ask! I'm definitely down for more of this story.

Ha ha! I love it! That's one on my favorite broadway songs, I wouldn't have guessed the influence but I can totally see it now.

Book was Better but the show is enjoyable. The show often chose to communicate with narration what would have been better off shown through visuals. perhaps this is dew to budget, or maybe they were trying to capture the original book's style of humor. David Tenant in skinny jeans should be the official 5th horseman on the apocalypse.

I liked neither Harry Potter nor Hitchhiker's guide. Hitchhiker was to dark for me, usually I'm down for gallows humor but exploding the earth and then playing it off as a joke was just a little bit much. I used to like Harry Potter as a kid back before I read book five, but the last three books just felt so self indulgent and whiney. As for unusual likes, Ariana Grande and the John Carter movie. Also the Chronicles of Narnia are not C. S. Lewis's best work, both the Screwtape Letters and Perelandra are better in my humble opinion.

Calvin and Hobbes is so GOOD! My favorite pages are the poems, especially the Christmas ones. When I was little I cared around a stuffed tiger I named Hobbes.

Thanks! The Cosmere has helped so many people overcome their difficulties! I am now a creative writer and I'm pretty sure I can thank Brandon for that.

Welcome and good luck at the singing! Try to get us a good WOB!

Nice set up for a story, occasionally a sentence would feel clunky but that's something to fix in the last stages of editing. The Characterization was nice and I especially liked the little song the innkeeper sings. The constant POV switching was a bit much for me. If you feel like posting any more feel free, we're always happy to contribute. Best on luck in you're writing!

My parents began teaching me how to read when I was five or so. I was homeschooled so Mom was basically in charge of my learning and did a great job in most areas but it was clear something was amiss when it came to my literacy. We tried many different methods and techniques but I simply didn't make much progress. Finally when I was ten and still couldn't read functionally my parents got me tested and we found out I had Dyslexia. Ten is a bit later then preferred to find out about a learning difference but it just wasn't on my families radar until then. Obviously once we knew what the difficulty was and got me some educational therapy my reading began to improve tremendously. Ever since I can remember I have loved stories, and I am so glad that I grew up in the age of the audiobook. it's so wonderfull that people with this particular difficulty now have an accessible way to read books. Plenty of people, Dyslexic and otherwise, still prefer physical books or Ebooks to Audiobooks, but I am an audio person through and through. I am so grateful that I have always had this option. This may sound crazy, but the first physical chapter book I ever read was the Way of Kings. Talk about jumping in at the deep end. I was twelve and wanted desperately to read this book because my older brother who I look up to tremendously already had. In the end my parents made a deal with me, I could read Twok but I had to actual read it, no audio allowed. So I did! It's still one of my proudest accomplishments. I can still remember how I could barely muddle through a paragraph in the prologue and first chapter, but by the end of the book I was reading almost at speaking pace. Twok was my first Cosmere book, and still my favorite book of all time. My Dyslexia doesn't really effect me much anymore. I'm not in school at the moment and now that it's the more practical skills that matter most in day to day life it's easier to compensate. I don't really think of it as a disability, it's just one of a million different ways of interacting with the world. Some of us will go on to pursue higher education and some of us won't, sure some paths will be more difficult but everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. The only real difficulty I have now is autocorrect not understanding my spellings. Sometimes I actually have to choose a different word form the one I intend because I can't get a spelling close enough for the algorithm to come up with the correct guess. So, did anyone else learn how to read with the cosmere? Any good stories or observations about Dyslexic Geekdome, either form personal experience or through a loved one? P.S. The Percy Jackson series was great! Hay, representation and diversity in fiction really is important, who would have thought?

This conversation actual happened in my Orchestra. Conductor- Now I want to here this part, just you violists. Violists- Awwww, no! Someone is expecting us to do something? We didn't sign up for this?

"Don't pick your nose, don't pick your toes." -My Sensei.