Mark Lindberg

Hi there! I'm Mark, and I collect Sanderson stuffs. Some friends and I have been putting together a database to list all the editions of all the Sanderson things, with a focus on collecting. We've finally finished up a good first pass over all the English editions. I'm slowly working through the rest of the world, having done Bosnia and Croatia, and working on Bulgaria at the moment. We have lots of plans to expand in the future, including taking input from y'all to get super comprehensive coverage, adding in number line info, building a website in front of the database with all kinds of info about collecting in general, adding values of rare books (we're tracking transactions as we see them), and adding in all the non-book swag. For the moment, it looks like this: http://sanderbase.com/ (And in case people want to help support us (Luke, myself, and Austin), we've set up a ko-fi for donations. Money will all go to maintaining the website (we just kinda own the url for now, but will have a website eventually), and buying more new editions to make the database as complete as possible. https://ko-fi.com/sanderbase )

Woo! I'll be there. I put my phone on the table for a voice recording of the signing line last time I attended, and I'm more than happy to do that again. Main thing to know about the store is that it's really small, so definitely show up a bit early to get parking (generally on a back street), and a place where you can actually see Brandon, even if you might not get to sit down. Last time I had to stand around the corner and lean over a table to just be able to see him.

Going to be there and super excited to meet all of y'all from that region. (Hi. Beta reader from Austin TX here, traveling since he doesn't have a TX signing this time and I have a friend I can stay with.)

Just a note, I've got the old and the new versions of Evil Librarians, and just finished reading the new one. The steel skull quote is NOT in the original 2007 edition, rather, it mentions the bullet that killed your archenemy. The steel skull (and thus Steelheart reference) was added for the illustrated rerelease, which makes a lot more sense. Not even Brandon can predict series' outcomes before he gets the idea to start writing them. I... Don't think I caught the WoT reference? Which book is that in?

Here it is! Warning: There's a fire alarm that goes off around the 2 hour mark. https://soundcloud.com/mark-lindberg-276667350/20160225-195734a

Here's the video of the talk/Q&A: https://youtu.be/YS0Hg8pap00 Apologies for my head getting in the way. You *might* want to listen to 18:45-ish, if nothing else. How/where do I post the signing line audio to be transcribed?

The event went well, for the most part. Huge crowd, great location. Someone did have a seizure during the reading, and a fire alarm went off for half an hour during the signing line, but... I dragged my friends along, and they all seemed to enjoy it! I have video of the entire talking portion, and audio of the signing line, which Brandon told me has "some good questions/answers on it." I'll get the audio and the non-reading portion of the video uploaded sometime this weekend.

Anyone else going? BookPeople is amazing, and the event should be awesome. I know I'm dragging at least 5 of my friends along...

https://twitter.com/BrandSanderson/status/550075550853636096/photo/1 Well, the thing in the background, at the very least. The text has changed somewhat, but Luthadel, audience, Kelsier's (eyes)... It's definitely the same. Now I have to wonder if the Unfinished Secret was the same thing, or if its existence spoiled the existence of this novella, or what.

Quick correction: Calamity is Feb 16, not Feb 6.

Here's the speech: https://youtu.be/BFgEiOD_AO8 Here's the Q&A. I muted the audio during the spoilery question, so anyone should be able to listen to this. https://youtu.be/fgY6xrbD68w For those wondering, the WORDS OF RADIANCE SPOILER began

I recorded the speech, Q&A, and reading. Will be posting the first 2 soon (3-hour drive both ways from Austin and I'm behind on HW at the moment.), but as with WorldCon the reading won't go up until after the tour (Same reading as WorldCon). I put my phone on Brandon's table and got *some* of the signing line questions, but for some reason my phone stopped recording after the first 45 minutes and I didn't notice until I got up there at number 148 that it had. Caught the last hour of the line as well. Will post those for transcription at some point as well, but I want to try to listen to them myself, first. Also, PLEASE DO NOT ASK SPOILERY QUESTIONS DURING THE GENERAL Q&A TIME, AND IF BRANDON CALLS YOU OUT FOR IT, DO NOT PROTEST THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE READ THE BOOK ALREADY! (You'll see what I mean when the Q&A section goes up.)

Where do you go to school? I'm at UT Austin...

Oh, and about Peter's lean over and talk moment: He was selling copies of the con exclusive out of a suitcase by hand to people at the panel, and they were asking him questions about it.

Yay. I was worried that people would be annoyed with the shaky camera-work and not focusing solely on The Brandon.

Once again, sorry about the delays. They cancelled my plane and stuck me in a hotel for 4 hours before flying me out the next day. Yesterday was... Bleh. Anyway. It's UP! Enjoy. (The first question was about a sequel to The Emperor's Soul. I didn't start recording right at the beginning, but I didn't miss any complete questions.) (Yes, I was sitting next to some really cool people.) I did NOT record the Stormlight reading, so it's no use pestering me to upload it. And yes, Brandon asked explicitly that nobody post it online until after his SoS tour was complete.

I'm sitting in the airport to catch my plane home now. It's an overnight flight, so I *might* get it up tomorrow, or I might spend the whole day sleeping. The Q&A will be up by Tuesday at the latest. Sorry about the delay.

Yes. Wetlander recorded audio, and I saw at least 1 other person in the back recording video. I recorded video for the Q&A session he did after the reading, and I'll post that when I get home if nobody else has done so yet.

"I did a bunch of research on Genghis Khan and some other people, because I wanted to make Dalinar as awesome as possible." (Paraphrased) Also, he asked explicitly that the reading not be posted online until after his Shadows of Self tour is over, so that it's a special treat for everyone who can make it to that tour.

I'll make sure to tease you if it's something new.

Woot! Looking forward to meeting you at the Magic game!

Who else am I going to get to meet there? I'm really looking forward to it.

Okay, I have the quantity side down, I'll admit that. (And that top shelf is sagging. Just noticed. Maybe it's time to build my own Sanderson bookcase....) But Rubix has some of the best stuff... Two of the Alcatraz all-in-one sets?! Alloy of Law and Games Creatures Play ARCs? And I didn't even know the no-cover TWoK ARC existed. And is that a Spanish Language Elantris ARC?

I bow before the might of Rubix, but here is my meagre offering.

So, I just finished my reread of the Mistborn trilogy. Specifically, I just finished Hero of Ages, and I found a quote that struck me. It's from page 660 in the mass market paperback edition. I've included the quote with a little around it for context here: (Hero of Ages spoiler as well...) [Emphasis added] The phrasing is so unusual and interesting, I can't but help think it's got to have something to do with the title of the upcoming book. Has anyone noticed or speculated about this before?