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Celebration Giveaway (Bags & Bookmarks)
Written by Steve
Wednesday, 6 July 2011 04:26
Celebrating Brandon Sanderson’s Gemell Legend Award for The Way of Kings – and Stormblessed ‘s 1st birthday (July 5!), we have 2 ways for you to win a Way of Kings promotional bag (those small blue ones from Tor) and bookmark.
Last day to enter is July 11.  This is open to people from anywhere.  Some bags will be signed, some unsigned.

How to enter:
1 – Follow us on Twitter and use hashtag #stormblessed to tell something you like or would like to change about our site.
OR
2 – Join our facebook group and post on our wall something you like or would like to change about our site.  (We have not been converted to the new group format yet, so you may need to re-join later after that happens – but you can still enter and win a bag whether you want to rejoin or not)
Comments on this post will not count as an entry.
Watch your Facebook or Twitter messages next week – we’ll need your mailing address if you win!
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 July 2011 04:28
The Way of Kings Wins Gemmell Legend Award
Written by Steve
Sunday, 19 June 2011 02:55

We began hearing last night that The Way of Kings has won the David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Novel.  Congratulations to Brandon Sanderson!  He’s had several prior nominations, even getting two books on the short list at the same time both this year and last year.

Some people saw this as a surprise and an upset, given that Brandon’s other nomination this year was alongside Robert Jordan for Towers of Midnight.  That, too, is a great book, and apparently The Wheel of Time has not received a major award so far.  It certainly should have, and as a WoT fan also, I’d be very happy to see that happen.  But if Robert Jordan only won an award, at long last, for one of the volumes he didn’t get to finish, that would seem to be less credit than he’s really due.  I hope someone will give the series as a whole a shot at recognition for its contribution to the genre.

The Way of Kings, meanwhile, is fully deserving of this win.  (Naw, we’re not biased here. :)  )

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Last Updated on Monday, 20 June 2011 02:00
Mobile Access to Stormblessed Forum
Written by Steve
Monday, 1 November 2010 04:09

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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Last Updated on Friday, 3 December 2010 02:16
Jemron’s Report from The Way of Kings Midnight Release Party
Written by Jemron
Wednesday, 22 September 2010 03:08

This is a huge sword.
This is a huge sword that I think was given to Peter (Brandon’s assistant) as a gift right before the release. A guy from 17th Shard who was dressed as Wit from tWoK was holding it and let me take a snapshot of it. It says “The Way of Kings 8-31-10.” Freaking awesome.

This is obviously way overdue, so I’ll get right to it… WARNING: I don’t know the meaning of the word “brief.”

Monday, Aug 30, 7AM – I wake up and get ready, super excited to get my work day over with so that I can get to the party and have a good time.

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Last Updated on Monday, 20 June 2011 01:54
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