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The book is out in stores now! Thank you for all the amazing support and pictures of people getting the books! The book bingo is underway! Also, here's a chapter. Some things never change! (32,800 Words)

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Daniel Miranda

damn already down! Edit: Nvm I am in! ty!

Blaize

Let’s gooooo! Thank you.

Echo Arena Nation

Just got the book this week from preorder, thank you for the years of good stories

nathan

It’s down

nathan

It’s back haha 😂

Kitrinos

The moment I see it on my nearest bookstore I am buying it

[Servant of cats]

Omg! Yay!!! It’s a few hours earlier this week. Thanks Pirate!

Anders Mostue

Finally got through with everything

Samma

Already half way through it. Love going back and reading it in my hands. Might have to relisten after I read it.

RedGoblin

Love to listen and follow along. ❤️

Blaize

I’m having a hard time getting into this Chandrar arc so far. The chapter isn’t bad, and there are genuinely interesting ideas in it—the Mad Ones, Pisces’ fencing development, the tension around Ceria’s circlet, and the argument between Pisces and Colth were probably the strongest parts for me. But as a whole, the Horns feel strangely stagnant. That’s the biggest difference compared to the Crossroads. The Crossroads felt like an adventure. There was constant discovery, danger, mystery, and a clear sense that the Horns were pushing forward into something unknown. Here, they’re technically moving around Chandrar, but it feels like everyone else is moving them. Yisame has an agenda, the Heromakers have an agenda, rival adventurers have an agenda, Flos is watching them, and Nerrhavia’s Fallen keeps dragging them into political games. The Horns themselves don’t feel like they’re driving the story. I also think the politics and manipulation are starting to become exhausting rather than exciting. The parade especially bothered me. There’s something genuinely dark and interesting about Pisces realizing the celebration is manufactured, slavery is being deliberately hidden from them, and Yisame can casually spend absurd amounts of money to control appearances. But every time the chapter starts digging into something uncomfortable, it backs away into another joke or distraction before the tension can really land. The most interesting story here, to me, is the Horns themselves falling apart a little. Ksmvr is gone, Colth still doesn’t completely feel like part of the family, Pisces and Ceria are developing very different moral outlooks, and Ceria’s circlet is becoming increasingly concerning. I wish the chapter focused harder on that instead of constantly introducing another character, political situation, training session, or piece of worldbuilding. There are a lot of good individual scenes, but they feel more like accumulation than progression. I keep waiting for all these threads to finally converge into something the Horns desperately care about. Right now, instead of feeling like they’re on their next great adventure, it feels like they’re touring Chandrar while everyone plays political games around them. I’m still interested in where it goes, especially with Pisces, Ceria, and the team dynamic, but this has definitely been a weaker start to an arc for me. The Crossroads made me want to keep reading because I needed to know what was around the next corner. Here, I’m mostly waiting for the actual story to kick into gear.

ghost of a goat

I feel like thats on purpose. The darker themes are disjointed and distracted like the horns themselves. They are splitting apart because they have lost sight of who they are and what makes them great. I think its going to be a big turning point where ceria realises what she has become(probably because of her aunt), Pisces puts his foot down and truly becomes the scourge, Yvlonne stands up to ysamine for the hemp, and colth stops seeing himself as the veteran rookie but a true team member. And more importantly they all start trusting eachother and themselves again. This being pushed around by forces greater than themselves is necessary because they need to hit breaking point and stand up for themselves and become that greater power to become named rank. Ksmvr already had his big charecter arch and has become what he needs to be. Thats why he is separated with voifia who needs guidance in how the world works rather than charecter development. All the chandrarian horns need to learn to stand up for themselves. Im facinated by how far they let themselves be pushed before they snap. This is difficult because most of their character archs have been power and confidence building and this one needs to tear them apart first and its all of them (on page) at once instead of one at a time.

Blaize

I actually like this interpretation, and I think you might be right about where Pirate is taking them. My issue is less why the Horns are being pushed around and more how long we’re spending there. If the disjointedness is intentional setup for them finally snapping and becoming a true Named-rank team, that payoff could be fantastic. But right now it still feels stagnant to me. We’ve watched these characters gain power, confidence, and agency for so long that seeing them repeatedly maneuvered around Chandrar without much forward momentum is starting to feel more frustrating than tense. Intentional discomfort can absolutely work, but I think the execution still has to make the journey compelling, especially after how much momentum the Crossroads had.

RedGoblin

This is the second time they are in Chandrar. My concern is if the Horns travel with Erin, eventually they will journey back to Chandrar. My hopes are that they stand on a solid foundation with the ability to have their agency to do things as a team again. Which another thought but if not the Horns? Then maybe Rabbit + Calanfer will travel with Erin? She clearly needs a team who can support her and fight alongside her on her journey around the world.

Parker

I think it’s my least favorite continent because while it has mysteries it’s seems the least mysterious. Perhaps that’s just because we have seen it for frequently.

RedGoblin

I wonder for how dead Drath is. (In world lore/ content) how it would be built up. And I would assume along with Seborn and maybe Rabbiteatter to the Goblin Isle/ Minotaur island. (Which I think is a second on being dead in lore/ content.) will be interesting travels. Maybe by the time we get there it would be with Ylawes/ Silver swords and poke duo, and the other team.(To Drath)

ghost of a goat

Yeah i feel like it could have been much quicker, especially the bits around the king of destruction. Unfortunately its the price we pay for reading as it is written without multiple rounds of editing. Im sure given the ability to go back and winnow down the chapters Paba would get the pacing down perfectly. Every time the pacing goes off and it drags a little, i think that its because Paba has so much they want to tell us. I would happily take a thousand chapters that have a bit too much lore than a perfectly paced book that has huge gaps that the reader needs to imagine for themselves. Its truly one of the things i love the most about TWI, that we get answers to questions, and explanations and lore. We dont have to resort to fanfiction to try and figure out wtf was going on behind the scenes.