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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Brandon's Secret Project
« on: October 02, 2010, 03:37:54 PM »Especially the Thing, That One Thing, and The Other Thing. Those sound awesome!
I know those titles just really grab your attention, haha.
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"Magic is what makes fantasy fantastic," someone says, "you can't apply rules to them or else it loses wonder!" I respond, "Sure, but if you want to write them you will certainly want to know how they work." Writing is all about execution, and I find applying some basic laws of physics to magic systems make them more understandable and realistic. Here, I'm going to outline my basic method for developing a magic system.
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I know those titles just really grab your attention, haha.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: "Finish The Book...Brandon!!!"
« on: October 01, 2010, 04:45:53 AM »
I'm going to answer that with a yes....and that is my final answer.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: "Finish The Book...Brandon!!!"
« on: September 30, 2010, 01:36:48 AM »
Haha very funny article. I like how they mentioned Kylar ( Night Angle Trilogy) and how the police officer said, " you don't take a 1000 page book to the head and survive." 
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I'm confused with Adonalsium. Can anyone help me?
« on: September 28, 2010, 04:21:19 AM »
If Odium killing Aona possibly caused the Reod then I wonder what Odium's murder of Skai did to Sel.
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Books / Re: longest book
« on: September 28, 2010, 12:41:27 AM »
I feel very stereotypical, but the longest novel I've read is also The Way of Kings ( which clocks in at 1008 pages).
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I'm confused with Adonalsium. Can anyone help me?
« on: September 28, 2010, 12:34:42 AM »
Thanks so much for the help everyone. You guys are awesome. Anyway I have one more question if you guys can answer it.
1) What time do each of Brandon Sanderson's books go on during the history of the Cosmere?
P.S- I was wondering this because if Aona and Skai are dead and Odium messed everything up was that the cause of the Chasm in Arelon on the planet Sel. So I'm just confused on what time during the Cosmere's history are all the books going on at. I know I've been told this before I just forget.
1) What time do each of Brandon Sanderson's books go on during the history of the Cosmere?
P.S- I was wondering this because if Aona and Skai are dead and Odium messed everything up was that the cause of the Chasm in Arelon on the planet Sel. So I'm just confused on what time during the Cosmere's history are all the books going on at. I know I've been told this before I just forget.
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Brandon Sanderson / I'm confused with Adonalsium. Can anyone help me?
« on: September 27, 2010, 04:20:22 AM »
Okay I have a few questions. I 'm a big fan of Brandon's but am still needing to get a grasp on the whole Adonalsium thing. Not that you guys haven't been a GIANT help so far. Here are my questions:
1) How did you guys find out about all this Adonalsium and stuff?
2) What's the basic background of Adonalsium, the Cosmere and Hoid ( with WoK spoilers)?
3) What are the shards so far and what are their powers and such ( without WoK spoilers)?
P.S- Thank you and sorry for troubling you guys about the WoK spoilers and, it's just that i"m almost halfway through and I don't want the ending spoiled. I think you guys understand.
1) How did you guys find out about all this Adonalsium and stuff?
2) What's the basic background of Adonalsium, the Cosmere and Hoid ( with WoK spoilers)?
3) What are the shards so far and what are their powers and such ( without WoK spoilers)?
P.S- Thank you and sorry for troubling you guys about the WoK spoilers and, it's just that i"m almost halfway through and I don't want the ending spoiled. I think you guys understand.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: THE ________ Peter Ahlstrom.
« on: June 05, 2010, 04:07:34 AM »
The Unstoppable Peter Ahlstrom
The Overwhelming Peter Ahlstrom
The Inexorable peter Ahlstrom
The Overwhelming Peter Ahlstrom
The Inexorable peter Ahlstrom
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Casting for Warbreaker
« on: June 03, 2010, 11:48:54 PM »OK, the cast is one thing, but what about the rest of the staff?
Has anyone here seen the movie The Fall?
Whoever is responsible for making that movie one of the best looking things I have ever seen needs to be in some way involved in the art direction of Warbreaker.
surreal, fantastic, and colorful, it's the perfect visual comparison to the way T'Telir needs to look
here:
http://thefallthemovie.com/
take a look at the gallery.
there are scenes that take place in 1920's California, and scenes that take place in a fantasy story one of the characters tells, as imagined by the little girl he tells it to.
I don't want to be too off topic here but I just watched the trailer for The Fall and you are right whoever did the imagery or art direction for this movie needs to be heavily involved in the making of Warbreaker. Just the colors in the trailer were beautiful. That one picture of the two characters on the cliff looking over the colorful blue city by the sea made me have a relapse of what it was like to read about T'Telir.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Warbreaker Paperback!
« on: April 11, 2010, 11:58:29 PM »
That does sound awesome! Thanks for the hint. I just got my copy of Warbreaker and I've been tearing through it.
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Books / Re: anyone else get sleepy when they read?
« on: March 31, 2010, 12:15:36 AM »
I agree with mack. I tend to get more tired if I'm reading late at night, sometimes it doesn't matter how good the book is I can still fall asleep. But reading in the middle of the day can also make me get the feeling that I need to take a nap.
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Books / Re: Tad Williams and David B. Coe?
« on: March 23, 2010, 12:42:48 AM »
Thank you. I will check out Tad Wuilliam's Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Trilogy. I do enjoy the classic epic fantasy.
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Books / Re: Tad Williams and David B. Coe?
« on: March 22, 2010, 12:02:22 AM »
I have a feeling if it's boring to you it'd be boring for me. I tend to like having really exciting or intriguing beginnings or else the book isn't worth it to me.
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Books / Tad Williams and David B. Coe?
« on: March 20, 2010, 10:59:57 PM »
Hi I've been looking at Tad Williams' books and David B. Coe's books. I was just wondering if any one had read either of these authors. If you have can you please tell me which of there series I should read?
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Books / Re: New fantasy series for me please !!!
« on: March 17, 2010, 12:17:12 AM »
An easy to read fantasy series that is so far really good is the Study Series by Maria V. Snyder. I'm only on the second book (Magic Study) but so far the series as wowed be. And to the benefit of fans of this series she has written two books in a trilogy set in this world that take place after this trilogy so that's five books for your enjoyment!