This stream includes a new Interlude reading from SA5!!!

yeah this one is a bit less newbie-friendly, but overall I think it can be done. The mysterious magic stuff isn’t that different from the stuff at the end of Tress. The biggest issues are all the Stormlight references that never get explained because.

I’m actually so excited for this. I got my copy of The Lost Stories yesterday and next May for short story month we’re gonna read it in book club. This just feels so special.

I never saw this post, sorry. Yes, totally within the rules :)

Just finished the Mage Errant series and now I am reading Song of Silver Flame like Night. Mage Errant was light and fun, this new one feels more involved, but the prose is beautiful and I am enjoying it so far a lot.

I’m actually not sure we have any information on this. A feruchemist sort of requires a metalmind, and I am not entirely sure they can substitute other Investiture as a metalmind or not. This is a really interesting question and perhaps it should be brought up to Brandon at the next spoiler stream or livestream Q&A.

Thanks for sharing this, I’ve cross-posted it to our notice board community Hawker’s Alley, where sales and promotions can be posted :D

We have a Discworld community here as well, it’s just taking a bit to get it going. Our instance is trying to be a collective home for anything Sci-Fi or Fantasy related :)

If you haven’t read it yet, Murderbot Diaries is fun Sci-Fi. Short, quick reads but very tight pacing and storytelling and a wonderful main POV character (it’s told in first-person).

Oh Reaper was really nice, you have some great stuff coming up in the next books. I finished Cradle this summer and it was SO good. Very satisfying finish.

I’m still on my first go-through of Discworld. I’ve read City Watch, a few standalones and am on the Witches books now. Next up is Maskerade.

If you decide to we can make one for you here and hand it over to you to mod/lead :) A gaming community would be a great addition.

It absolutely counts :D Not all fantasy is just books :)

We are still pretty new, but we’re trying :D

Murderbot is great! Nowhere near as dark as some books I’ve read, but yeah they do definitely have LGBT rep in them!

Any reason in particular you’re not reading the last book?

I didn’t hate the relationship, I found it interesting and it was kinda neat seeing it from Jasnah’s side and her reasonings and such. I’m sad for her that it’s not going to work out, but like… it was never going to work out. Hoid has too much going on to settle down in a realistic way with another person.

And yeah the memory confirmation was great. Hoid being terrified is GREAT tension in the scene and for the book.

I actually don’t mind slice of life. Sometimes a slow paced opening is a breath of fresh air.

A long Way to a Small Angry Planet was cute. It was a good little book and I went into it knowing nothing really and was pleasantly surprised by the queer rep. It felt natural and realistic even if it did involve aliens. Enjoyed it.

We’re reading Gideon the Ninth (first of Locked Tomb) in book club in October on the Discord server.

I have The Priory of the Orange Tree purchased in ebook format but I haven’t read it yet. Had no idea it had queer rep, so now I am even more excited to get to it.

I’ve definitely heard First Law is both grimdark and good. I have it on my TBR.

if you’re not opposed to REALLY dark, Mark Lawrence’s Broken Empire trilogy (starts with Prince of Thorns) is very good. You kinda have to push through hating theMC for the first part of the first book but it’s totally worth it.

Also the Poppy War trilogy by RF Kuang is excellent.

Also, I will never pass up the chance to recommend Malazan Book of the Fallen.

For me “dark” fantasy aka “grimdark” is about darker themes, harsher language, and more realistic depictions of awful situations being in the forefront of what is happening (as opposed to just existing in the background). The book should be gritty and grim and feel hopeless and even victories should pyrrhic most of the time.

We appreciate you trying so hard. Don’t feel bad. Once we reach a specific goal we are moving to OpenCollective and they may be more forgiving about donating from other countries. Not that you HAVE to, jut saying it might work there.