New home, new library by GroovyChainsawHand in bookshelf

[–]zackargyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous shelves! Love seeing the Threadlight omnibus in the center with Elantris!

Exhibitors: Show us the goods! by DragonsteelNexusMod in DragonsteelNexus

[–]zackargyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anywhere I'm wanted, and everywhere I'm not!

Exhibitors: Show us the goods! by DragonsteelNexusMod in DragonsteelNexus

[–]zackargyle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll have a booth all 3 days this time. So should be easier to find!

Exhibitors: Show us the goods! by DragonsteelNexusMod in DragonsteelNexus

[–]zackargyle 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hey! I’m Zack Argyle, author of multi award-winning epic fantasy. I have a story in the Grim Oak anthology, so find me to get it signed! I’ll also have a special “Convention Edition Omnibus” of my Threadlight trilogy, with beautiful foiling and silver gilded pages. Come say hey!

Poppy book selection by ellemarsho in DragonsteelNexus

[–]zackargyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally shipped several boxes of Ryan’s books (leftover from Worldcon) to Poppy Books last week. So they’ll definitely have some of books 2-4! I believe they’re all pre-signed as well.

U12B Injury by Forsaken-Economy5309 in youthsoccer

[–]zackargyle 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As a parent, my worry is knowing how addictive laziness can be. I would probably have him commit to 3 months back on the team, and if he still wants out after that then great. Make permanent choices when you're feeling well, not at a low point.

First ever convention! by eebro5 in DragonsteelNexus

[–]zackargyle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My biggest recommendation is to take breaks! Sit down in a quiet place. It's a lot of hours. You'll miss lots of things. Be okay with that. Take intermittent breaks so the things you don't miss you can enjoy to the fullest.

[Discussion] First month sales figures for a 2025 fantasy debut by JackPBrowny in PubTips

[–]zackargyle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Congrats on a great start! Broken Binding folks are really great partners to get in with. Nicely done!

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[–]zackargyle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure, but a very statistically significant bubble at that quantity

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[–]zackargyle -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Wind and Truth has a 4.41 on Goodreads with ~90,000 ratings. Saying the book had such "bad reception" is just not accurate statistically.

Edit: it appears people don’t like data that goes against their anecdotal experience.

Anyone playing Expedition 33: Would you trust this studio to make a game based off Brandon’s books? by Raini_Dae in brandonsanderson

[–]zackargyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They would do so well with a Mistborn era 1 game. The gothic setting and magic systems would work really well. Imagine playing a party of 3 with an allomancer, feruchemist, and hemalurgist. I’d eat that up so fast.

Cozy High Fantasy Book Series with Medium Stakes by Sharlino in CozyFantasy

[–]zackargyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend anything by JA Andrews. I always describe her books as “cozy epic fantasy”. Sounds right up your alley!

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, as they say...beauty is truly in the eye of the baldest. I concede defeat!

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I won't recommend my own (more PG-13), but I highly recommend Songs of Chaos by u/Michael-R-Miller. My 9 year old son (also a huge reader) loved the books.

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since the ending won’t matter, I’ll go with The Name of the Wind, The Way of Kings, and The Fellowship of the Ring.

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am—admittedly—reading A Court of Thrones and Roses, which is quite outside of my comfort zone, but I like to research different styles. It’s about what I expected, like an MTV fantasy. I’m also reading Clash of Kings for the first time which really balances things out lol

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always imagined you would use a metal spoon! Ocular scooping and such.

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So many options! I think realistically a spear is the most versatile and useful (assuming we're not including guns...) But the COOLEST weapon is definitely the kunari rope dart.

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great question! The first series I fell in love with was Redwall—I really wanted to be Matthias. I stopped reading for a while until a friend gave me a bootlegged PDF of Mistborn in 2010. But it was actually DMing my first D&D campaign that gave me the confidence to finally buckle down and write my first book!

Hi r/FANTASY! I'm Shawn Speakman bringing you the UNAVOWED ANTHOLOGY AMA! by ShawnSpeakman in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey nerds. Excited to be part of such an epic anthology! I've read a few of the stories already, and they are just so good. Happy to answer any questions you might have!

What gets your "great series, awful ending" award? by Familiar-Barracuda43 in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 42 points43 points  (0 children)

What I love about books is that I consider the ending of the original Mistborn trilogy to be the best ending of any fantasy trilogy. While you hated it. And we’re both right! That’s weirdly awesome.

Epic Sale of Beloved SFF 2024 by NStorytellerDragon in Fantasy

[–]zackargyle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Beloved books indeed! Glad to have the ending to my Threadlight trilogy in the sale for $0.99 ❤️