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incandescent-creativity · 7 months

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Im awful at keeping up with people's works, even if we've been mutuals or ive been following you for a while. I want to fix that, to engage more with the community so

If you dont mind, could you tell me names of your wips, characters and what its about? I want to know about my friend's works so i can send better asks!

Hi! Sorry I let this sit for a while!

THE SOLE PROJECT (Spark Of Life Experimental Project) is my most developed wip. It's sci-fi, in the sense that the plot follows a group of superpowered teenagers as they try to escape the influence of the twisted scientist who grew them in her lab.

Dr. Barbara Agau promised the world she could fight climate change through her hydrokinetic (read: water bender) Beth, but when Beth runs away from the labs she was raised in, Dr. Agau creates other teens with other powers to chase her down and get her back.

LIES IN A HOLY TONGUE (LiaHT) will be my NaNo wip this November, as I condense it from what was going to be a trilogy to one single novel. The story will follow Nora, a San Francisco college student who takes her Guardian angel (and their demon lover) on a road trip to save the world.

THE LORE (Legend Of Reality's End) SERIES is a somewhat less developed story, but that's not entirely my fault because I want it to be a seven book high fantasy series. I have lots of worldbuilding, including maps, and a general outline so we can follow Ash Gentum, cop in name but not in practice, and Zachary Loto, farm boy who got accidentally teleported to the city. Together, they will become diplomats between the nations, and the only ones who will be able to stop the growing threat.

FLOAT is not an acronym, just dramatically always typed in caps. It's the only WIP that has ever come to me in a dream, and now it's a story about a ragtag group of survivors sailing an alien sea. Specifically, Aspen the bisexual pirate captain plucks River up out of the water, but River 1. has all her memories of Earth, unlike the rest of the crew, and 2. is a shapeshifter. So there's that.

#I have lots of tags and posts and links to everything if you want!#galactic-mystics-writes #incandescently answered #my wips

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comradekatara · 3 years

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ive been thinking abt water bending a lot lately. how water benders can heal. and ofc they can bc a fantasy show needs magic healing and aang needed to be in real danger so someone could bring him back from the brink for the Narrative to work. but also we love water. it's home. so ofc ofc it can heal. but what does that make the water nation in relation to the wide world? what was it like when the air nomads traveled? do u think think the very ill or injured asked for transport to the poles? did the fire nation isolate the water nation first so that they couldnt provide aid? we know they captured water benders but did they use them? and what happens after the war? it's been a while since i saw lok but i dont remember this kind of thing showing up, and it's interesting that a show ostensibly abt progress isn't interested in medicine. there isnt a question so much as thoughts that i feel like yall could do much more with but i saw the procrastination post and it's been in my head for weeks

these are all very compelling questions. i would say that the concept of healing and the questions you present are best answered in the kyoshi duology, specifically with the character of atuat, the best healer in the northern water tribe (and also my actual wife).

[spoilers for the kyoshi novels ahead – do not read if you have not read these books and intend to.] after hei-ran nearly dies of poisoning, she is taken to the north pole to be healed, and develops a bond with atuat that extends beyond mere doctor and patient, and takes the shape of friendship (or possibly more). this is how atuat joins kyoshi's "team avatar" and she teaches kyoshi waterbending techniques other than formal combative moves (as a woman in the north, she is not a fighter, but she does not feel demeaned by her lack of combat skills; rather, she takes pride in her healing skills, and claims that men are simply not talented enough to perform her work). she teaches kyoshi how to lower the temperature in one's body to the point that it can stop their heart, which is how she eventually kills yun. [spoilers over; you can keep reading from here.]

to answer your question, then – yes, people were taken to the poles to be healed, and presumably there were other healers around the globe before the war too, but since the fire nation specifically captured waterbenders and forced communities into isolation, the possibility of being healed by waterbenders outside of the fortified, isolationist north pole became all but impossible. after the war, the world begins to heal, borders open up again, and people are once again able to visit waterbending healers when ill.

you mention lok, and while the only waterbending healers we see in the show are katara, korra, and kya (the latter both learning from the former), we also see firebending healers, which is significant for other reasons that i've discussed before. i've also wondered whether earthbending or airbending could have any potential for healing, such as healing broken bones for earthbending (i've also wondered why the potential for bonebending is never discussed if bloodbending is, but maybe earthbenders can't bend bone? "earth" is a pretty vague category, after all) or providing one's lungs with oxygen.

i agree that the concept of healing was never truly explored as much as i would have liked, either in atla or lok, but bending lore is usually only relegated to plot/character/theme-relevant developments, and the various capacities of bending outside of the narrative can exist merely as speculation. that said, if you're interested in more cool, new instances of bending, the kyoshi novels do provide many great examples of bending innovation we don't get to see in either show. avatar is good at making you feel as if you've barely scratched the surface regarding worldbuilding, the spirit world, and its lore, and that is but one of the many reasons why it still lives in my head rent free all these years later.

#:)#asks #romanarcadia #hope i managed to answer at least some of your questions #there was a lot here #atuat #is the fucking coolest #i lovveeee herrr #lore #analysis #kyoshi #ish #seriously tho if u love lore bending theory avatar worldbuilding READ THE KYOSHI NOVELS #THEY ARE GOOD

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boldlybloggingbooks · 5 years

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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) by Brandon Sanderson

So I’m still on my Cosmere bender, having started with The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) in October. Eight books – now nine, after finishing this one – later and… I’m still blown away. Sanderson’s skill, his worldbuilding, his character development…! There’s not enough praise I can heap on these books.

Summary:

Six years after the murder of King Gavilar, the Alethi kingdom is still at war with the mysterious Parshendi. With each highprince fighting on the Shattered Plains for his own glory and to earn Shardblades and Shardplate, the original purpose of the war – revenge for Gavilar – has slowly faded from their minds. For Brightlord Dalinar Kholin, however, the war isn’t his only challenge – strange storm-induced visions order him to reunite the highprinces and kingdom.

Slave Kaladin Stormblessed has just been sold to a new master, Brightlord Sadeas, who also fights on the Shattered Plains. Ordered to run as a bridgeman, the lowest of soldiers who are responsible for carrying chasm-spanning bridges into battle, the darkeyed Kaladin is lost. His faith in lighteyes has been shattered, he’s lost everyone he’s ever cared for, and he’s not expected to survive in his new role. But when mysterious things begin happening to Kaladin, he comes to learn that his part in the world is greater than he ever imagined.

Far across the sea in Jah Keved, Shallan Davar seeks out the scholar and heretic, Jasnah Kholin. Shallan’s father’s recent death has thrown their family into chaos as debts are being called in and a strange group begins making threats on the Davar family. Jasnah holds the key to the survival of Shallan’s family, but will Shallan be strong enough to do what she came to do?

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Once again, the first book of the Stormlight Archive opens on a new world with new characters and a new system of magic. Roshar, a world of rock and stone, is probably the harshest of the cosmere worlds I’ve read (although Mistborn’s Lord Ruler era was pretty bad). The plants are rocklike, the animals are rocklike, and harsh highstorms can destroy anything in their path. Even rainwater has a sediment-like material (called crem) in it. As harsh as the world is, however, the peoples of Roshar have learned to survive.

The magic on Roshar is different as well. It’s not fueled by metals like in the Mistborn books. It’s not powered by breaths and color as it is in Warbreaker. It’s not even fueled by drawing Aons, such as in Elantris. No, magic in the Stormlight Archive is powered by… ta-da, Stormlight. A glowing power that is contained within gemstones which people trade as currency or use to light a darkened space. At this particular point in time in The Way of Kings, individuals who can harness Stormlight and use it are basically myth. Those who once held that power, the Knights Radiant, fell ages ago after abandoning mankind.

I think what I’m enjoying most about the magic of Stormlight Archive is that the magic truly has its limits. Very few people can use it. This means that not everyone is the same magical threat to each other; however, it makes those who can use it very dangerous to everyone else. And it truly is limited – you had to have Stormlight-infused spheres with you in order to Breathe in the Stormlight. Once those spheres are dun and the Stormlight has been spent, the user is out of power. Finally, since the ability to use these powers has, for the most part, been lost, no one is a true powerhouse using the abilities granted by Stormlight. Well, except for Szeth, but his full backstory hasn’t been told. Yet.

The Way of Kings is told through several POV’s. For the most part we hear from Shallan, Dalinar, and Kaladin. There are a few chapters from Szeth’s perspective, and those serve to explain the chaos he’s being ordered to sow throughout the lands. There are a few other perspectives we hear from, mostly between the parts in which the story is told. I enjoyed reading Kaladin’s sections the most. He had the greatest character development, in my opinion, but that’s also because we’re introduced to him when he’s practically at rock bottom – mentally, emotionally, and physically. The reasons behind his beaten-down state are completely valid, and he doesn’t just overcome his struggles in one event. Undoing as much harm as was done to him takes quite a bit of time. Dalinar’s POV was my second favorite. Brother to the murdered king and also known as The Blackthorn, Dalinar faces an entirely different kind of struggle. He’s the first to realize that the “war” is just being taken for a game among the other highprinces – even the current king, Elhokar, has been sucked into this game. With each vision that Dalinar sees in the highstorms, he becomes increasingly convinced that he must do something drastic to change the tides of war and unite the kingdom. But against and in preparation of what… he has yet to know. And finally, Shallan. The secluded daughter from the Davar family, Shallan has struck out on her own with the intent to steal Jasnah’s Soulcaster, a powerful object which can transform one substance into another. The Soulcaster is the only item that can help save her family, but Shallan’s worldly inexperience proves to be her first obstacle because in order to get close to Jasnah, Shallan must become her ward and assist with research. I can understand how Shallan’s lack of experience lends to her indecisiveness and frequent confusion (and it was gratifying to watch her grow as a scholar), but I just felt like there wasn’t enough to her as a character. Obviously, this is only book one in the series, so I’m hoping that Shallan develops further as the plot progresses.

There was something captivating and relatable about this new story in the cosmere, despite it being fantasy. Several times around reading, I found myself almost using “spren” in a sentence �� and I did say “flamespren” aloud at one point to people who hadn’t read these books, and boy, did they look confused. Sanderson’s command of words is magnificent; despite introducing so many new terms and people and ideas, the words flow so smoothly that after a while, you hardly realize that you’re immersed in a new world while creationspren crowd about you.

Yes, I’m still dying to really learn about Hoid and what his purpose is in the cosmere, and I’ve been told that it will come in the next books. Well, it better come soon because his storytelling and world jumping is absolutely baffling to me.

There’s so much more I could get into, and I haven’t even started on my theories for what I hope will happen in the next books. But that would keep me from starting on the next book. “Journey before destination;” well, I’m greatly enjoying the journey that Brandon Sanderson’s books have taken me on, and I can't wait to see what happens next.

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Speak again the ancient oaths:

Life before death.

Strength before weakness.

Journey before Destination.

and return to men the Shards they once bore.

The Knights Radiant must stand again.

#books #bookworm #book review #the way of kings #stormlight archive #brandon sanderson #booklr

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uvindi · 3 years

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Hey!! Hope you're doing well.

I wanted to get into Grishaverse but don't know in what order to read books (???) I have seen people starting it with Shadow and Bone or Six of Crows and I am confused. I know you are in the fandom and I would really appreciate it if you help me

Thank you <3

HI NONNIE first of all, I'd like to say im very excited to get this ask!

And second, of course im absolutely gonna help u it'd be my greatest joy to trap get more people into the fandom because it rlly is wonderful here!

I have added my rating of some of them bcuz i wish someone had told me some of that b4 i had the books so there's that, feel free to ignore them!

Also btw pronunciation is a sham. half the fandom was pronuncing words wrong and we didn't even know till the show came out so don't worry about it

and so it goes:

Book 1: Shadow and Bone

well, it's like the ya that was published at the time: im not like other girls protagonists, plain piece of bread love interest (the show gave him did him a better personality and gave that ship much more chemistry) a love triangle that is rlly just an love angle also one half of it is abusive, hating on other girls, girls fighting over boys/men, hating on pretty people, looks centered (e.g.: that person is mean bcuz theyre prettier than me, this person is my friend, there aren't prettier than me), etc etc and it rlly made it harder for me to concentrate on the rlly good bits like the world buliding and the plot so it was a dnf from me :/

But the nice thing about that is that u can skip right to six of crows and not get spoiled for the series

the show though, the show my beloved <3 (ill talk more about that later !)

Book 2: Siege and Storm

Book 3: Ruin and Rising

Then,

Six of Crows

you can read this book first, if you like. you wont get any spoilers for the first 3 from them. yeah, youll be introduced to the worldbuilding in a wacky way but it's quite fun

but just so you know: zemeni, the wandering isle, Kerch, fjerda, ravka, and Shu Han are countries in this world, and those names can also refer to the population and ethnicity, e.g: "the zemeni blamed the kerch and the kerch blamed the shu" has the same meaning as "the French blamed the Americans and the Americans blamed the Germans" (just an example ok djdks)

There are also grisha, who are the people who can be magic. Being grisha is not genetic or ethnicity based. There are 3 main types of grisha which further divide so: corperelki: healers (heal people) and heartrenders (manipulate the body). their colour is red. etherelki, squallers (air benders and lighting summoners) inferni (fire benders) and tide makers (waterbenders) and then theres matherielki, durasts (metal benders) and alkemi (chemistry things)

Crooked Kingdom

absolutely amazing tbh

tw for rape: pg 274-276. just read the last sentence of that chapter on pg 276 and then you can just go the next chapter, chapter 18

And then!

King of scars

do not read this if you haven't read shadow and bone series, and both of six crows and crooked kingdom. M a j o r spoilers. Major. But if you've read soc and ck but you dont wanna

Rule of Wolves

And that's all! The series isn't finished yet hope ive been help,

Shadow and Bone, the show:

So yeah, there are definitely spoilers for both soc and ck, but over all it's mostly just canon fanfic, like most of the stuff that happens doesn't happen in the books, so like fan service

#anon #ask

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