We have installed and tested a plugin & mobile app that makes the forum (mostly) quicker and neater to view on mobile devices like phones and the Ipod Touch. One very important note before going into any other detail…
This plugin/mobile app does not support the SPOILER= tag we use (the tag is not a standard part of the forum code; it’s a mod). Spoilers appear “revealed” in the mobile app. So if you must avoid spoilers, you’ll want to use your regular mobile browser or wait and use your computer. I have requested that support for the spoiler tag be added in a future version.
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Why start a site so soon?
Stormblessed.com opened to the public on July 4, 2010. As Brandon Sanderson said in a blog post 8 days later, “A fansite for a book that isn’t even out yet is a bit baffling to me.” The Way of Kings was released internationally on August 31, 2010 and immediately burst onto the New York Times bestseller list (#7), the Amazon top 100 (for hardcover and Kindle), and #1 on Audible.
Usually, a fansite starting up before a book release would be pretty crazy and impractical. But this time was different.
MoreWarning – the information below the break in this blog post is a reference for all Way of Kings chapters. As such, it contains minor spoilers (like who has PoVs in each chapter).
This chart (below the break; click “More” to reveal) shows information about each chapter of The Way of Kings, including the quotation (if any) at the chapter heading, the chapter’s title, the first viewpoint character and others that follow, and the chapter’s place in the timeline
MoreThere’s a month and a half left to go before The Way of Kings hits the bookstores. Signup for the Tor giveaway ends tomorrow night, so pretty soon there will be 50 really excited, happy fans… but still a lot of people wishing they were one of the 50. Well, we have something for people anxious to get the book, and something for people anxious to talk after reading the book!
If you’ve gotten an ARC and want to talk about it without having to hold back, join our forum and send me a private message to let me know you’re an ARC reader, and we’ll get you into our pre-release forum!
If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, we’d like to invite you to sign up for the Stormblessed Way of Kings giveaway by registering for the forum and posting twice by 11:59pm US Central time on August 4. 2 ARCs and a retail copy will go out to random members! The ARCs can mail out before release; the winner of the retail copy will have to wait a few more weeks. Sorry, but it is still free! (Winning members will be notified by email and forum message, and must reply with a valid shipping address to receive their copy). If you’re not sure what to say with your posts, you could greet someone in the Introductions, comment on the preview chapters available at Tor.com, or share your favorite moment from another Brandon Sanderson book.
Update 8/11/2010:
Our three names have been drawn, winners notified and responded, and Tor has shipped the books directly to them. Three lucky Stormblessed members will have Way of Kings copies sometime next week!
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