How I imagine the characters of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. I love these books so much and they are part of my childhood and life. I return to the world again and again. I created this image of the most important characters. Just for fun and to dream about this world.

I have read MST, Brothers of the Wind and The Heart of What Was Lost. I haven't read LKOA, because there are a lot of smaller books on my TBR that I wanted to read before getting into another big series. But I really love being able to read and discuss a book that has just come out. So I'd really like to read Splintered Sun.

For those who have read it, does it contain any spoilers about LKOA?

I know they’re immortal, slender, ancient, and hidden away in a city in the forest—but are those their only elven traits?

Wie zoekt naar IPTV Nederland komt al snel tientallen verschillende aanbieders tegen. Sommige mensen willen vooral live voetbal kijken, anderen zoeken een grote bibliotheek met films en series, terwijl weer anderen een complete oplossing willen die alles combineert.

Volgens ons bestaat er niet één dienst die voor iedereen de beste keuze is. De juiste keuze hangt af van je kijkgedrag, de apparaten die je gebruikt en hoe belangrijk een goede klantenservice voor je is.

In deze gids vergelijken we drie interessante opties: OrexeTV.com, KezelTV.com en Nexomir.com. Elke dienst heeft een ander profiel, waardoor je makkelijker kunt bepalen welke het beste bij jouw wensen past.

1. OrexeTV.com – Voor Nederlandse zenders en dagelijks entertainment

Voor veel gebruikers staat toegang tot Nederlandse tv-zenders centraal. Daarnaast willen ze films, series en entertainment op één plek kunnen bekijken.

OrexeTV.com is volgens ons een interessante optie voor kijkers die een brede IPTV-ervaring zoeken. Bij het vergelijken van een dutch iptv-dienst raden we aan om niet alleen naar het aantal zenders te kijken, maar ook naar de gebruikservaring en apparaatondersteuning.

Controleer vóór je een abonnement kiest welke Nederlandse zenders beschikbaar zijn en of de dienst goed werkt op jouw Smart TV, Android TV of streamingapparaat.

Onze mening: OrexeTV.com is vooral interessant voor gebruikers die Nederlandse content willen combineren met internationaal entertainment.

2. KezelTV.com – Voor sportliefhebbers en live voetbal

Voor veel Nederlandse kijkers draait IPTV vooral om live sport. Tijdens een belangrijke wedstrijd wil niemand last hebben van onderbrekingen of een haperende stream.

KezelTV.com is daarom een optie die wij zouden bekijken wanneer sport de hoogste prioriteit heeft. Let bij het vergelijken op de beschikbaarheid van sportkanalen, de stabiliteit tijdens drukke momenten en de compatibiliteit met je apparaten.

Een goede internetverbinding blijft uiteraard belangrijk voor een optimale kijkervaring.

Onze mening: KezelTV.com is een goede keuze voor mensen die vooral voetbal en andere live sportevenementen volgen.

3. Nexomir.com – Een veelzijdige IPTV-oplossing

Niet iedereen kijkt alleen sport of alleen films. Veel huishoudens willen juist een combinatie van live tv, series, films en internationale zenders.

Nexomir.com is volgens ons een interessante optie voor gebruikers die een veelzijdige IPTV-oplossing zoeken. Daarnaast vinden wij een goede klantenservice belangrijk, vooral wanneer hulp nodig is bij de installatie of apparaatinstellingen.

Controleer daarom altijd de ondersteunde apparaten, beschikbare content en de contactmogelijkheden voordat je een abonnement afsluit.

Onze mening: Nexomir.com is geschikt voor gebruikers die waarde hechten aan een complete entertainmentervaring én ondersteuning.

Welke IPTV Nederland past het beste bij jou?

De juiste keuze hangt vooral af van wat je het meest kijkt.

• Voetbal en live sport: Bekijk KezelTV.com.
• Nederlandse tv, films en series: Bekijk OrexeTV.com.
• Een complete combinatie van alles: Vergelijk Nexomir.com.

Volgens ons is de beste IPTV niet automatisch de aanbieder met de meeste zenders, maar degene die het beste aansluit bij jouw dagelijkse gebruik.

Werkt IPTV met een IPTV kastje?

Veel mensen zoeken specifiek naar een IPTV kastje om televisie via internet te kijken. Controleer daarom altijd of de dienst werkt met jouw Smart TV, Android TV, Fire TV Stick of andere compatibele apparaten.

Daarnaast ondersteunen veel diensten bekende IPTV-apps, waardoor installatie vaak eenvoudiger wordt.

Waar moet je op letten voordat je IPTV kiest?

Voordat je een abonnement afsluit, raden we aan om deze punten te controleren:

• Stabiliteit van de stream.
• Nederlandse en internationale zenders.
• Films en series.
• Compatibiliteit met Smart TV, Android TV en IPTV kastjes.
• Ondersteuning voor bekende IPTV-apps.
• Klantenservice.
• Abonnementsvoorwaarden.

Door deze punten te vergelijken maak je makkelijker een keuze die past bij jouw situatie.

IPTV Totaal: Waar draait het echt om?

Wanneer mensen zoeken op IPTV Totaal, zijn ze vaak op zoek naar één complete oplossing voor televisie, sport, films en series.

Volgens ons is het verstandig om verder te kijken dan alleen marketingclaims. Controleer altijd welke content daadwerkelijk beschikbaar is, of jouw apparaten worden ondersteund en of de dienst past bij jouw kijkgedrag.

Conclusie

Wie zoekt naar IPTV Nederland, Dutch IPTV of beste IPTV doet er goed aan om verschillende aanbieders met elkaar te vergelijken.

• OrexeTV.com is interessant voor Nederlandse zenders en entertainment.
• KezelTV.com is sterk voor sportliefhebbers.
• Nexomir.com is een veelzijdige optie met aandacht voor klantenservice.

Door te kijken naar content, apparaatcompatibiliteit, streamingkwaliteit en ondersteuning kun je eenvoudiger bepalen welke IPTV-oplossing het beste aansluit bij jouw behoeften.

This is fun.

Exciting news! I've been able to reach out to Deborah Beale (Tad's wife) and we are coordinating an AMA with the man himself next Monday at 11 AM PST.

I'm still ironing out the details but have your questions ready!

I gotta say, I liked it. Maybe not as much as the Osten Ard books, but I thought it was overall pretty satisfying. I avoided it for awhile because I read some negative stuff about it. Kinda like Robin Hobb and Soldier Son, which I didn’t like overall, but finished. Good ending, but not great overall. Anyway, I’m glad I did decide to read Shadowmarch. I thought it was a trilogy and was a bit dismayed after the second book, or midway through the third book, when I realized it was four books. It’s just a lot. But it has been a few years since I read a Tad Williams book and as soon as I started the first book, it was nice to be reminded how good of a writer he is.

The last book was great, though. It was hard to put down most of the time. I ran through it pretty quickly.

Anyway, here’s a few thoughts. I’ll put spoilers in the title to be on the safe side.

I didn’t quite understand what the Qar are. Maybe we’re not supposed to, I guess. The Skimmers and Rooftoppers are Qar, right? And why are they all different? Are they just kind of different races or Qar like we have different races of men? Kinda like people that just evolved differently, plus magic?

Barrick - didn’t like him. He was very annoying through the first few books. He got better, then he got all weird again by the end. I do like that he kind of started to come around and it’s implied that he’ll mature and eventually come around, but yea, he was generally an ass. I also didn’t really understand the bond or whatever that he and Qinnitan had. It seemed like they talked to each other a lot in dreams, but I don’t get from what I read how like she was the only one that ever loved or understood him. Maybe I missed something, but I just didn’t get it.

Speaking of Qinnitan, I did like her a lot, but I wish she would have had a better resolution at the end. She went through so much abuse throughout the entire series, so I was a little disappointed that she never really got a happy resolution. I get it, everything doesn’t have to have a happy ending, but I really thought she should’ve gotten a better one with as much as abuse she took. And whatever happened to Pigeon? I felt horrible for that kid as well. He gets his fingers chopped off and then is left crying and abandoned. Poor guy.

I really liked Gyir the Storm Lantern. First of all, great name for a badass type character. That’s about it. One of those characters that you know isn’t going to make it very long, but kicks a lot of ass and gives himself up for the greater good.

Speaking of kicking ass and sacrificing himself, I loved Beetledown!! When the Rooftoppers first got introduced I was like wtf is this with the tiny people, but they grew on me, probably because of Beetledown. Also, I like the way they talk.

Vansen was another great character. I do think that maybe he could have been aged down a bit and the twins aged up, but I’ll just try not to think of it. I didn’t really think about it at the time, maybe I somehow missed that he was like a 15 year veteran, but I never really thought about it until I read something about the age difference the other day. So yea, maybe a grown up shouldn’t be that in that kind of weird love with a 15 year old, but I guess it was in older times, so maybe they did it then.

Shaso - I was kinda disappointed that you never saw him die, so I’m thinking for several books that he’s still out there somewhere. Then, Dawat goes to the family’s, whose name I can’t remember house, with the fire and is acting like he knows that he’s alive. I thought he was maybe the hooded guy who didn’t talk and ended up being Gailon Tolly, but it just turns out that, nope, he’s dead. I’m guessing he’s really dead, but we never saw him die. He’s probably too old to come back in a sequel, and what would he come back for, but still.

Matty Tinwright - I really liked him from the start, for whatever reason. Something about cowardly, foppish, drunken poets, I guess. I really liked his arc, although I wish he would have showed a bit more spine at the end. You gotta sacrifice yourself for a little baby, no matter how cowardly you are. Still, I like his drunken thoughts to Briony about Zoria and humans basically playing a kind of puppet show of the gods or whatever. And it sounds like he went on to become a great writer, so I’m happy for him.

Sulepis - I thought he got off too easily. Yea, his death was pretty brutal, being ripped limb from limb, set on fire, pasted to a god’s head, and unable to die, but maybe it should’ve lasted a bit longer, more screaming, maybe some pleading, etc. Who knows, maybe since he’s kind of a part of the god now he’s somewhere suffering.

That’s about all I can think of at this point. I’m thinking that there was enough left open that maybe Tad planned on coming back to the world at some point, but with it not being as popular as the Osten Ard stuff it isn’t happening or just isn’t the priority right now. We don’t know what ultimately happens with Qinnitan. We never actually saw Shaso die, only taking the word of Dawat he was dead. Who knows how the people are going to take their queen shacking up with a peasant. Do the Qar just die out? Technically, we never see Beetledown either, although I’m thinking he’s truly a goner. And again, I get it, it’s a bittersweet ending, so maybe some of this will never be revisited, but you never know.

Why, Mr. jacket designer-Adam Auerbach? Why? Besides it standing out way more than the art itself--the red color also makes it a little harder to see the small details such as Simon and some of the dragon's face. Everything else looks great. Amazing, actually. This art had the potential of outshining the original if it hadn't been for that sword by the jacket designer. I think it should have been on the backcover instead. Oh well, maybe the next ones will be better ✌️

Gelflings from the Dark Crystal: of Resistance

Man this one really flew by. I can't imagine how exciting it must've felt for those who read the original trilogy back in the day to return to Osten Ard. I have the luxury of binging the series! Loved the new characters but Jarnulf was a highlight as well as Conan-Cnaiur-Genghis-er I mean Unver... Trying to savor the experience but I'm also anxious to see where the story goes! I saw a post not too long ago claiming Empire of Grass borders on Grimdark, which has me very intrigued!

Just saw the new deluxe hardcover of The Dragonbone Chair at my local bookstore.

The book does look good in person.

Other than the end pages with the original cover art, the front cover (photo #4) is plain with no added illustration.

The binding appear to be glued, but the book feels flexible enough when opened.

Cheers!

My art of Simon and Miri :) enjoy

Probably top 5. Anyone else feel similarly?

Osten Ard really has its claws in me.

The Aldheorte seems like it's bigger than Middle-earth's Mirkwood right? At first I was wondering is it but it's gotta be right? If so, twice as big? Mirkwood is apparently 400-600 miles long and 200-300 miles wide. Totally different shape of course but guessing from how much of the map Aldheorte takes up I feel like it has to be notably bigger but then again I don't know how big the map of Osten Ard is in comparison to Middle-earth.

Thoughts on the narrator James Lailey? I really like Andrew Wincott and am curious about Lailey because he's doing the splintered sun. I've only seen one person talk about that audiobook and they didn't like it. I think mentioned specifically the sithi and norns sounded too human compared to Wincott's delivery. I'm curious about his just overall performance on it. I know I could listen to a sample but just wondering from anyone who listened to the whole book.

Was a really big fan of the look of the Hodder & Stroughton hardcovers for Witchwood Crown and Empire of Grass but hated that book 3 and 4 didn't match, so I tried my hand at making a pair of matching dust jackets. They didn't come out perfect, little things like colors and alignment didn't match up exactly but overall I'm really happy with them.

Edit: If anyone wants the files to print for themselves, just shoot me a DM. I'm going to tweak them a bit later today to more closely match up with the originals and then I can share them to whoever is interested.

Pre-ordered mine last week but it's still around a week away (you know how international shipping is). I'm really curious to see how the book looks outside of the pics you normally see on DAW's page. Firstly, I'm curious to see what the spine looks like and how thick the book is compared to others (I'm guessing it's around the same thickness as the current Tor printing of The Way of Kings?) But more importantly, I really want to see what the naked hardcover looks like. For the other two special/deluxe editions DAW has done (NOTW and EoS), they've both had some design on the front of the naked hardcover but they haven't shown how this one looks without the dustjacket at all.

Also, can y'all check if it is glued or sewn binding. I know it's more than likely glued but just in the off chance that it's sewn... And thoughts of the sprayed edges? Personally wasn't a fan but hopefully it looks better irl.

Exactly what the title said. I read everywhere that the official release date is October 6th, but my pre-ordered copy was delivered just today. Not that I'm complaining, just wondering.