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[Tonari no Emily]

Through Chapter 2. This was a very good decision, just sitting here grinning like a fool at work lol (view spoiler)[ Baseball! Wandering Inn style! I love it so much. I kind of forgot what happened in the previous book, but it was mostly Calruz and the Raskghar along with Laken and Rags... And just saw there's more heartbreaking stuff with the goblins in this one I think. But the first two opening chapters were a great breather..

As much as Erin drives me crazy sometimes, she really can pull off an event and bring people joy (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

Totally blew through this over the weekend. Loved it. I had soooo much tension for most of the book. The ending kind of crushed me lol (view spoiler)[ All my goblins :C
Reese had a pretty good ending as they go though... I'm a little relieved to get to somewhat of a breather with the goblin arc because its just so goddamnned heartbreaking...
And the painted soldiers! My antinium loving heart can't deal!

Absolutely would like to crush Tyrion to dust. What an absolute shit head.

The many sides battle was amazing. Liscor/3 different goblin factions/humans, etc...

OMG and Bird crying. I was cracking up buy my heart was breaking? lol

Lots of things left to explore.. Some plots brewing with the antinium. Soooo ready to find out whats gonna happen next with them. Also apprehensive because of our boys D:

And Ryoka shows up at the end! I've been wondering when we were gonna get back to what she's been doing. Seems she's trying to stay to herself to not "mess things up"... Girl, your friends are worried about you!

Love the little obsession Niers has with Erin. Can't wait for that meeting and what he'll actually think about her. (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Totally blew through this over the weekend. Loved it. I had soooo much tension for most of the book. The ending kind of crushed me lol All my goblins :C
Reese had a pretty good ending as they go ..."

My talks of the ending kinda scared you guys away for awhile... it's super emotional/exhilarating ending...

Spoiler for the future, when we get back to the Inn/people, to cheer you up a bit: (view spoiler)[The unnamed goblin Laken saved at the end was Numbtongue (hide spoiler)]

And... everything about this series is the best... dozens/hundreds of characters to love...

I think Niers meeting Erin is like a comedy of errors/timing in Inspector Gadget... still a ways away :D

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Looking forward to Wind Runner in January... and Titan of Baleros in March...

Those were the times/dates I listed in the Vagabond thread, awhile back...

[Yanique, Thread Master]

I’ll save Titan for January, but that’s the best I can do. I NEED to know!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Nobody else has read Wind Runner yet, I don't think... I was going to do it in September when it came out, but was so overbooked I never got to it, so I've managed to wait for Nirkatze & Emily to finally read Tears of Liscor this week/month...

We've kinda started a number of LitRPGs and Cultivation series in the past few months, randomly, so we're planning to continue a bunch of them in 2024 and cycle between them... and some adjacent stuff like Vigor Mortis and House Witch / Burning Witch (if they get to Princess of Potential at some point)...

We're doing Beware of Chicken 3 in December and Dungeon Crawler Carl through the first half of 2024...

I'm kinda hoping to see an announcement for the one after Titan of Baleros, for April/May, sooner than later...

[Nirkatze]

Started #9 Tears of Liscor! Through Chapter 4--OMG (view spoiler)[Baseball! That was awesome! I loved Olivia trailing after Erin worried she was taking the door from her shop... after all the complaining she'd done over everything Erin wanted her to do over the course of the last several books, lol. It was great seeing all the different groups--Liscor, Selus, the goblins and other adventurers--all having safe ways to work off their competitiveness... and Erin's idea for a championship that forced them to combine is more Erin genius...

I also loved seeing how Erin's influence continues among Rags's crew... the stories they tell of Erin helping to seed the possibility of cohabitation...

All the Goblins being forced together... both makes me worried and relieved. If all the Goblins are together, then when the hammer eventually falls and they get slaughtered... well, it won't only be all Rags's crew this time, so they might have a chance to get out of it with fewer casualties... except that that's kind of... similar thinking to earlier... Just thinking of Rags & Reese's conversation--Rags was like "those are Tremborag's people, why does it matter if they get killed for standing still?" and Reese was like "they are all my people." (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

I have been taking this in little chunks, and sneaking other books in between--Up through Krshia interlude, after Chapter 10--there's just so much going on... (view spoiler)[So glad Bird survived! The whole Antinium Queens Council though sounds very ominous... I wonder how our Queen & Klb are going to get out of it? If I read that right... were they ordered to essentially not interfere? I wasn't clear if they managed to convince them it was a bad idea...

The whole move with the Goblin Adventurers team... "misfiling" their paperwork... oh that was low and dirty. I like how that scene with Erin went though, and the later follow-up, Erin proving that no, she wasn't going to put others above any of her friends, and ending up in jail with the group. Them getting the haul from the dungeons for the adventurers who helped and pulling it all over on the Guild & City was a nice big middle finger back at them though.

And Graybeard... finding him a lot more curious now. Seems like he's not interested in just the creation of a Goblin Lord, or Goblin King... to bring ruin to other species... but maybe someone who can lead Goblins into a society on equal footing with others? Who can protect the few who are seeing them as people... very curious.

A few more points:
Olessum's outburst at the other cities' drakes was awesome.
Rags & Reese... interesting growth of respect.
Pissed off at Laken for lending his trebuchets to this nonsense. Srsly?
Mrsha finally getting some recognition from the Gnolls... actually, Erin getting cornered by Gnoll teens too, super cute...
The old mage adventurer grandpa-dude (Tyberius?) turning out to be some sort of super-spy... damn. That was a twist. Thank goodness for Numbtongue... but old mage grandpa is still there... still a potential threat... (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

There's always so much going on in this series... it's great... and you get lulled by the cozy, that you don't expect the dark/harsh/etc...

[Tonari no Emily]

Nirkatze wrote: "I have been taking this in little chunks, and sneaking other books in between--Up through Krshia interlude, after Chapter 10--there's just so much going on... "

Yeah I took a few breaks during this too. Sooo much tension! (view spoiler)[ Also Laken pissed me off the last book too.. I think the next book will have more of his story because there wasn't a lot in this one.. He's got some making up to do... (hide spoiler)]

[Soo]

All of them deserve a thrashing at some point!

Pew Pew!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Laken got a pretty easy start to the Wandering Innverse, honestly... until these events, he didn't really stumble much, I don't think... his Earth knowledge and acceptance of the leveling system served him well... I think these past couple books were a growing moment, to watch out for manipulation and political intrigue more...

[Nirkatze]

Finished!! All the feels!!! (view spoiler)[Am I weird finding this Goblin storyline less tense than the last one? Even with all the deaths... at least the people who died died fighting for something rather than just being slaughtered by or slaughtering Laken's people over a horrible misunderstanding and bad assumptions.

Speaking of Laken--seems like he was kind of being forced into this whole think... I loved it when the trebuchets fired into the Goblin Lord's army and Tyrion was like "what? no, aim at the other goblins" and Laken was like "oops, misfire, let me try that again. Oh, oops. We seem to be having calibration problems. Oops again." I have a feeling he'll try to make amends with the goblins he sort of... confiscated...

I loved all of the Goblin reunions--the Redfangs, Erin & Rags--finally able to talk to each other! Even Reiss & Garen, reconciling... the Half-Seekers and Garen... a lot of things out in the open. Was glad to get Garen's backstory... though seriously, one of your teammates being specist is not a reason to just slaughter them... (hide spoiler)]

I'm a little lost on the whole aftermath... if anyone has a summary of who died and who survived, who is scattered where, I'd love that... (view spoiler)[Pyrite and Rags, along with a decent chunk of the goblins heading off towards the High Passes? Near Dragon Dude. Not sure which Redfang Warriors survived... Numbtongue?

Did any of the Halfseekers actually die, or did they just get beat up a bunch? Jelaqua has a new Rasgar body, Moore was not doing well, and Seaborn seemed to be OK... was that the whole team?

All the painted soldiers... fingers crossed that the Queen will be willing and able to bring back Yellow Splatters... lots of curious stuff going on with the Antinium... and Bird crying... that was definitely both humorous and heartbreaking...

Erin standing on the hill, with a white flag... and then later, charging into the Goblin Lord's army with her goblin friends... that was pretty damn epic. I would love to see that on a screen... (hide spoiler)]

Excited for Wind Runner... and glad that the audio publications are still going steady... glad we've got two more before we run out...

It seems like we get three a year if we're lucky... Spring, Summer/Fall, Winter...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

We consistently get 3-4 a year now...

I don't have much to say on aftermath... been too long... just the spoiler I gave Emily above about who Laken healed (view spoiler)[Numbtongue the bard (hide spoiler)]

Alot of treasured goblins died, and I don't think anyone else really important did?... but (view spoiler)[Rags & company have been run off... Laken is returning home... and Liscor is in recover mode...

Rags has hit one of the low points of her storyline, I think... from here on, it's about maximizing her skills/allies/relationships, and accomplishing her dream of a safe place for Goblinkind, and changing the rules of the Innworld, so Goblins don't have to be cannon fodder for leveling adventurers within the game system, whether they want to be or not... (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

Nirkatze wrote: "Finished!! All the feels!!! Am I weird finding this Goblin storyline less tense than the last one? ..."

It was a little less tense, and I think the goblins will get a bit of a breather for now (view spoiler)[ I think most fled with Rags... What's left of them :(

So I'm pretty sure Headscratcher is dead, that was who Erin was guarding :C. Badarrow survived, dragged away by Redscar. Numbtongue was presumed dead. I think Pyrite is presumed dead... Tyrion came back to what I think was his body and said he was "too late".. Rabbiteater escaped because Shorthilt sacrificed himself. I think Noears is also dead. I think Erin saw his body when she met Reiss at the Inn.

Pawn didn't want Yellow Splatters brought back because he believes the Soldiers are in heaven and he doesn't want to take him from there. (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

Thank you for those summaries and information, both of you... most of that went in one ear and out the other in the chaos of the ending, and the wiki seems only to be updated through volume 4 or so...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The wiki lacks volume by volume book detail, but has alot of stuff on a variety of character pages (but you need to know which characters to search for)...

It also has character lists and stuff for each chapter, and sometimes summaries?

This is the page for chapter 5.62, the last chapter of Volume 5, before the epilogue, and it lists a bunch of deceased goblins...

https://thewanderinginn.fandom.com/wi...

[Nirkatze]

Ooh, thank you for that research... fingers crossed for that one character with a (?) after Deceased... that Iain mentioned...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Rabbiteater is one of the ones I'm most curious to see evolve, from the things I've spoiled online... from what I know (view spoiler)[he goes south into the Drake Lands, posing as a human adventurer, thanks to his size and clothing, and gains a reputation as a Goblin Slayer among clueless non-Goblins, while secretly sending the Goblins north to join Rags' tribe... (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

ooooh that's intriguing, Iain!

[Soo]

😆 Bad, Iain! Still reading spoilers. 🤣

All of the main goblins that evolved at the Inn with Erin have cool story lines.

I'll probably do a re-read of the series in 2024. I stopped during Vol8 web releases. 🤔

[Nirkatze]

so much to look forward to... including eventual rereads...

Was just trying to convince Charlie to join us in another thread...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Nirkatze wrote: "so much to look forward to... including eventual rereads...

Was just trying to convince Charlie to join us in another thread..."

I tried to get Charlie on-board too I think... everybody really... the hardest selling point is the word count/page count... and that we say to stick with it for about 300 pages before quitting... most slower readers don't want to dedicate half their reading time or more to a single book/series...

[Nirkatze]

Hm... I guess that is a sticking point for some people...

I just noticed the thread title says #11--do we want to change that to #10 since we actually have it scheduled for next month?

[Charlie]

I think I'm going to start Wandering Inn #1 in the new year at some point. The reviews just seem great and everyone on this group raves about it so i'm taking the plunge.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Another convert!!! :D

We’re always here to cheerlead…

And, Nirkatze, I generally use the title to track new releases these days… if anything, I hope to update with 12, or the rerecording of 1 news, soon…

[Choko]

I might be in for a re-read as well:)))

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The volume 1 rewrite has been recorded… no nees on release date… they’re gonna have to release it separate from the original, due to Amazon’s 5% rule (can’t change mote than 5% of story and simply replace)… trying to find a way to give current volume 1 owners a free copy, I hear…

[Soo]

Oh? I haven't been reading the updates on WI. There's a total rewrite happening for all of the old volumes? Assuming Pirateabe found a good editor and taking the plunge? 🤔

Dang, that means I need to reread vs re-listen.

[Brian]

I need to read this
Series Only finished book 1

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "Oh? I haven't been reading the updates on WI. There's a total rewrite happening for all of the old volumes? Assuming Pirateabe found a good editor and taking the plunge? 🤔

Dang, that means I need ..."

Not really... they edited/re-wrote Volume 1, to improve the quality, make it more interesting to new readers, so we don't have to constantly tell people to ride out the first 300 pages, and add some alternate POVs like Teriarch in, earlier, to spice things up a bit...

Other than that, I heard some rewrites are delaying the recording of audiobook 12, so somewhere in Volume 6 (since I checked discord today)... not sure on all the details, but it sounds like it's mostly related to toning down Wisteria's attitude, if that means anything to you... apparently, it's the one thing fans are super vocal about...

EDIT: This visually shows you the changes to volume 1, with chapter links... 3 new chapters were added, the POV numbering system was changed (which already became a thing in volume 3+, I think), and some chapters were merged...

https://inndex.omg.lol/rewrite

[Soo]

Eh, not sure if I'm a fan of changing characters with the rewrite. That doesn't make sense to me. Part of what makes the serial good is the way readers have an emotional/mental response to characters and scenes. Toning down or changing how the work is written will make more than a little change.

Like, I love Andrea Parsneau's narration for WI, but she influences the story and changes how the story plays out in my head. My take of the series by reading the website has more nuance, layered and dimensioned than when I listen to the audio. Audiobook is great for getting into the series & re-reads, but reading the actual writing is best way to take in this series. I also like the audio for some intermission/flashback/pov parts that are boring as crap to me but important to story development.

For a long time, part of what held me back on Malazan was the limitation of story input if I listened to audiobook vs reading print. Then I forced myself to read and listen to the first couple of books. Realized that audiobook was fine & I would make extra effort to re-listen to key parts or fav sequences. It was like giving the audiobook 2% more mental attention to keep names/events linked. Audiobook made me like the stories more and dulled the parts that grated.

That process already built in re-reading as I read the story. For me, I will probably never re-read Malazan because the ending was MEH MEH MEH MEH.

🤔 I am a grudgy reader. If I think the author is good & developed a great world, I want a solid start, middle & end. Malazan and Dark Tower series are good. You can see the writing evolving and various capabilities of the author in their work. So, to me, I'm all 🧐🤨😤 with Malazan & Dark Tower. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm all like, the books in both series should be ONLY 4 or 5!!! That's not how I rated them though. It's between 3-5. 😆

Pirateabe is not a polished writer. She's a fun, current day hybrid writer that uses audience participation as part of the process. It makes for a different kind of writing. It has been cool to see her writing experiments and small changes in writing style. Not sure if she will ever reach a point where I think she's a great writer. She's definitely an innovative, daring and creative writer.

Wandering Inn keeps me engaged & curious about how massive plot lines will weave and tie up. The series is huge and had massive wordcount to get ya all into the characters and world. WI is a kitchen sink of genres and plot. I've always been a fan of creative mashups. I like how the series went from a curiosity to an established story family for me.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Yea... I was surprised when I read a reddit thing earlier, that the Volume 1 re-write changes it, so that the 2nd Inn, after the first is destroyed, is built in the same spot (I take it this means the inn is closer to Liscor BEFORE the rebuilt... wouldn't make too much sense to move it further away, given how things play out later on, and the closeness is important)...

With the Wisteria thing, I assume she mellows over time, and the re-write just brings the change closer together?... no idea... I only know what little I do about her through spoilers...

[Nirkatze]

Yay Charlie! So glad to see you join!!

A Vol 1 rewrite would definitely be a nice way to do a reread--trusting Iain to keep us updated on that news... And thank you for the explanation of the thread-title, makes total sense!

re: Rewrite--Wiskeria? Like, Laken's Wiskeria? I'm guessing this is rewrite stuff from later volumes that aren't audio yet? 'cuz she hasn't made much of an impression so far...

[Charlie]

Oh just had a thought, if I read book 1 and just post my thoughts here, without scheduling an offical BR, will I get BR points for the TRC?? :D

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I think some others are thinking to do a reread and join you, then it would, even if it’s a super flexible last minute schedule…

[Ann-Marie]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I think some others are thinking to do a reread and join you, then it would, even if it’s a super flexible last minute schedule…"

Does book 2 really need to be 61 hours long? I mean 43 hours for book 1 is a little ridiculous and book 2 is significantly longer

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Ann-Marie wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "I think some others are thinking to do a reread and join you, then it would, even if it’s a super flexible last minute schedule…"

Does book 2 really need to be 61 hours long?..."

Volumes 1 & 2 are the only ones where the audiobook covers the entire volume... later volumes (there are 8 finished and 9th is ongoing on web serial) are split into multiple ebooks/audiobooks, and have enough highs and lows to end on satisfying point each time... The goal, past audiobook 3-4, is to not have any audiobooks longer than about 30-40hrs, I think...

Once you get past the slow start (which the rewrite should hopefully fix), it honestly goes faster than you'd think... there are so many fun characters, great antics, and things going on... it's very slice of life at times, but also builds to big epic fantasy moments...

Pretty much everyone that tried the series 2 years ago loved it and stuck with it (or wishes they had more time to get past volume 1, if they're slower readers or got sidetracked with other things)... nobody really said they hated it or abandoned I don't think (maybe 1 person said it wasn't for them, or was too much of a commitment, maybe Jenna?)... (Jenna doesn't count tho... she's the blasphemer not committed enough to Brandon Sanderson to do a Stormlight re-read ;)

EDIT: I just checked the discord, and the extended/edited Volume 1 rewrite is estimated to be 52hrs of audio, so an extra 9 hours...

[Soo]

I looked at the rewrite chart and I don't think it will make that much of a difference. In fact, it may be more confusing for 1st time readers. Issue with rewrite is that the people making changes are familiar with the story, so changes do not seem as abrupt.

I know several people that quit Wandering Inn because they don't like the writing style & did not care for Erin. Pirateabe writing style is blunt in showing the extremes. She likes to make it all happy, stupid, selfish, dark, etc. The overall mood is always VERY much one thing with threads of other emotional weight.

Wandering Inn starts off in a chaotic mess. Nothing is super clear. It's obvious that Erin is thrown into an unfamiliar situation. Then we get to see her be mostly ignorant, splashes of dumb and couple moments of good ideas. If the reader isn't ok with Pirateabe's style of highlighting a character's aspect, they aren't going to be interested in the series.

Anyone that gets passed that, will understand that there's more to the characters and world than what has been experienced, but ya gotta get in lots of pages to see that.

[Charlie]

wow, I hadn't realised just how long these books are... that's a lot.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Wandering Inn is one of the longest stories ever written… it’s twice as long as Wheel of Time I think, and unfinished… I’ll pull up stats and charts later at home…

[Choko]

Do you guys think the newbies should wait for the rewritten version on audio to start?

[Choko]

I am up to the middle of Ch. 8 of Tears of Liscor and I really appreciate the naming of this book!!! It has very heavy vibes of our historical Trail of Tears here in the US... It is sad, inevitable, and heartbreaking!!!! The Goblins and how they are perceived, as well as their acceptance of their own doomed Faith, just make me want to cry!!!

On the sweet side, Bird's conversation in the Interlude, with the lady Bird Person, was just adorable!!!!

Our gang of Hobs being screwed the way they were made me angry and once again reminded me that if the bravest and most prominent among people don't choose to stand up for the right things, how can we expect any changes for the good????!!!!!

Lord Tyrian needs to die!!!

[Soo]

Based on the comparison chart link that Iain shared, I don't think the rewrite is going to make it "easier" for new people to get into the series.

People will either be ok reading online for free, ebook for pay or listen to audiobook. Audiobook is what made the series super popular vs sorta popular within niche audience.

[Choko]

I am so glad you got us to read it, Soo! It has become a true favorite!!!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I mostly say wait because it'll give re-readers another reason to re-read/join, at least for book 1 :D

But waiting is a nebulous delay, with no news yet on a release date... Audible has it's own whims... sometimes things get stuck in the production conveyor belt for months...

[Nirkatze]

Choko wrote: "I am up to the middle of Ch. 8 of Tears of Liscor and I really appreciate the naming of this book!!! It has very heavy vibes of our historical Trail of Tears here in the US... It is sad, inevitabl..."

Oooh, I didn't even think of the Trail of Tears comparison, but that is so apt!! Now I kind of want to go back and see what other comparisons there might be, to the goblins and history of Native Americans...

Loved that Bird & Lady Bird scene... and how (view spoiler)[she gave him a feather at the end... big awwvww! (hide spoiler)]

re: Hobs--not sure when this happens--but I love their reaction to the news (view spoiler)[that they weren't getting a cut, just the axe... and then they went and brought a whole hoard of gold back... more than would have been split, a bigger cut than they would have gotten... and essentially gave it away... they are truly big of heart... (hide spoiler)]

As for Wandering Inn reread--I'm leaning slightly towards Iain's note, that it would give rereaders more of an inclination to join... I'm definitely curious to see how the rewrite works out...

@Charlie--do you think you would do audio or eye-read?

[Choko]

Tears of Liscor ... In Ch. 10... (view spoiler)[ They had better return my Bird to life, or I will be extremely disappointed!!!! And I know it's early, but honestly, I don't foresee anything good happening for my Goblins:(((( And Gray Beard is back. What the hell is he doing????

Also, I am so disappointed that Lycan, The Emperor, is with Tyrian! I had hope for his character...

The Queen is taking care of Bird!!! Ooohhhh❤️.... He is so adorable!!!! And she cares!

The way the Goblins gave the treasure to the Adventures and the reason they are not paying taxes on it, was sweet! The only thing that bugged me was that Erin didn't want a share. She could have used it to feed everyone she is already feeding with her own resources, so I feel it would have been fair. I also didn't like the greed that the adventurers showed in that moment:(

I feel really bad for the honorable knight, who is put in the position to fight dishonorably and attack Liscor... I guess he is our girl's with the injuries from the dungeon father. I am sure she wouldn't like it... (hide spoiler)]

[Choko]

Tears of Liscor ... Ch. 12... WTF?!?!? (view spoiler)[ Pirite is dead!!!!!!!! And very possibly Rags too! I can't! Bird survived, they should have survived too!!!! I am so upset right now!!!! The Goblin Lord needs to die too!!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

@Choko, re: Chapter 12... just keep going...