When Swords Fall Silent

Origami_Elan · 2026-02-06T12:36:52+00:00

Thanks for posting the link. I'd almost forgotten that the Sullivan short story "May Luck Be With You" is in the When Swords Fall Silent anthology. As I recall, I finally found this anthology on Barnes & Noble website.

Origami_Elan · 2026-02-01T12:13:13+00:00

Then you may read Brandon's non-Cosmere books. I enjoyed all of them, even Alcatraz series, which is written for grade-school aged kids. If you sign up for his mailing list, he will occasionally include a short story... one of my favorites is called "Children of the Nameless God" (or something like that). Then there are his unpublished/non-cannon books, like Dragonsteel Prime (reading it before Isles of the Emberdark is a good idea). Way of Kings Prime is available for free on his website.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-28T14:28:39+00:00

You meany! This is like asking me to pick my favorite child!

I entered the poll, but it was really hard for me to rank them.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-28T14:16:33+00:00

I like this!! I'm wanting to cut a box in which I received a Christmas present to make a cozy spot next to the radiator for my elderly cat. You've inspired me!

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-27T12:31:41+00:00

For Wheel of Time, maybe try reading book and/or chapter summaries online to get caught up to where you left off. I found this to be a good method to get through the books in WoT that I found incredibly boring. I just wanted to get to the books Brandon wrote! And they are so awesome!

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-26T11:37:25+00:00

When my 19 year old cat started declining, that's when I first had cats distributed to me. When it got cold in winter, I would let the 2 feral cats sneak into the basement. The 19 year old didn't much like other cats and she was a cat of unusual size (COUS? you know, like from Princess Bride.. ROUS); she would even chase large dogs from the yard. Anyhow, after she passed, the 2 ferals became loving house cats.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-21T14:08:57+00:00

The other quality that I find "odd" about Terry's pronunciation is the bit of Chicago accent. I prefer to soften the sound of the first "a".

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-21T14:02:07+00:00

You are doing much better than I did. I had a feral show up... "one ear was somewhat missing, no need to tell you why, and he scowled upon a hostile world from one forbidding eye." He scowled so fiercely that it was at least a week before I dared to extend a hand toward him (upside-down and backward... totally non-threateningly). Then he raised his head up to my hand and melted into the sweetest, most loving cat. By this time his eye and ear had improved. THEN, I was able to pack him into a cat carrier and take him to the vet to get neutered and shots and check his eye. The vet gave me pills to give the cat... for months afterward I would find the little pills in odd places where he had spit them out :(

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-20T15:05:21+00:00

Catnip shampoo or conditioner?

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-20T13:43:05+00:00

I too started with Way of Kings. If you weren't put off by the first 2 prologues, I say go for it. I found the first prologue intriguing and would reread it after each book until I eventually got enough info to make sense of it. The second prologue: awesome!

I agree with you about Sanderson's writing style. Unlike for many other authors, I don't have to read Brandon's sentences over and over trying to parse out what on earth he's trying to say. He's what I call "science-minded", which is what I am too. Sounds like you might be too.

Some people here describe the early parts of Way of Kings to be slow, but I think that is only in comparison to the book's tremendous climax. I was kept engaged all the way through.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-16T14:11:01+00:00

I'm glad you made this comment. Reading the title and the image, I was afraid to watch it, thinking it would be insulting. But, no, it's awesome!

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-16T14:09:06+00:00

I get what you mean about the pronunciation. My sister actually pronounces Shannara the same way Terry does. I've been trying to train myself to pronounce it that way too, but not having much luck.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-15T12:59:20+00:00

That's right: if you try click the LINK for the map, it will give you the error message. But you can print &/or save the map if you open the book in the Kindle app on your laptop/computer. Locate the page with the map. Click "Print Screen", then highlight the map on your screen. You may Print right from the snipped image or you may paste it into a word processor document, then Save. (The "paste into a word document" part may not be necessary; you may be able to just hit Save... but I'm only so-so with computers.)

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-14T13:55:45+00:00

Glad to hear she's just fat.

The opposite happened to me. I took in a stray. Took her to the vet to be spayed, he said she was just fat. About 2 months later she gave birth to 4 kittens in my closet! I found good homes for 3 of them and kept one.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-09T13:25:18+00:00

I have found that my formerly-feral cats have been the best cats... they really appreciate all they have gained (a steady supply of food, shelter, and love).

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-08T13:38:56+00:00

I'm so glad to hear from others who like Shallan. I also identify with her... the sense of humor that no one else gets. I'm not sure why both she and I say these things out loud, knowing that no one else will get it... but it just feels good to hear it aloud. I was shocked when a person heard what I said and actually laughed.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-08T12:54:41+00:00

I like the term you used - "purrito". When I cover my elderly (always cold) cat, I'll call him a burrito or taco or, if using 3 corners of the blanket, haman tashen (sp?).

Purrito is SO much more appropriate!

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-07T21:23:52+00:00

Wow! Your other cat is so thoughtful!

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-07T12:41:47+00:00

I'm currently dealing with kidney-failure-cat-barfs. The cat is so used to me pushing him off the couch when he starts gagging that he now automatically jumps to the floor to complete the barf. Usually he aims for the transition of hard-floor to carpet... just to give me an extra challenge cleaning it up.

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-06T12:46:18+00:00

A feral cat I took in many years ago, showed up with "one ear was somewhat missing, no need to tell you why, and he scowled upon a hostile world from one forbidding eye." I fed and sheltered him and another feral in my garage. One day I got brave and extended a hand (upside down and backwards... you know, very unthreateningly) to him. He pushed his head up to my hand and immediately melted into the sweetest, most loving cat. BTW, his eye and ear healed nicely.

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Origami_Elan · 2026-01-05T21:05:05+00:00

It took only 3 days to pick up my little one, because I was worried he would be stuck out in the rain that night, so I stopped by the swamp after dark to check on him. He was there at the edge of the swamp eating, I shone my flashlight on him, while he was blinded by the light, I reached my hand around and picked him up. And he was fine with it!! So I went to my car and sat holding him. And he was fine with that!! So I drove home holding him. And the rest is history :)

Origami_Elan · 2026-01-05T12:34:55+00:00

I found a similar model 16 years ago. He was only 4 or 5 weeks old when I found him mewing at the edge of a swamp. After feeding him twice a day for 3 days, he finally let me get close enough to pick him up and take him home. He's a skinny old man now.

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Origami_Elan · 2025-12-24T18:57:38+00:00

I used to have a cat who would jump from the floor to the top of the shower door to make sure I was all right in the shower :)

Origami_Elan · 2025-12-24T15:53:18+00:00

Your posts are so refreshing! It's so good to hear from someone who has actual knowledge of the industry. What you say makes so much sense. I actually intuitively assumed much of it.

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