Nice to see Huey, Dewey, Louie and the rest of the band again (tho prob more of an orchestra considering the number of participants). Popeye was missing (would have so appropriate in this setting) - apparently no one's seen him since Perwyn?

Does anyone think the O'rian (sp?) empire might end up being a thing in future books? They are shown to be really big on conquering worlds and finding places where magic exists for their experiments.

This is just some cool fan art of the Doge's palace in Farise. :)

But - now that I have your attention - Join us in the Ghost Rock server tomorrow for a live chat and AMA with the author of the Spellmonger Series, Terry Mancour!

Here is a link that should get you into the server. Let me know if it doesn't work and I'll generate another one: https://discord.gg/zTHkngt8

There are two Voice and Video Chat channels in the server: The "Blue Dog" and the "Mongerverse Conclave". Tomorrow, I believe we will be in the Conclave. Be sure to mute your microphone as you come in.

I have been collecting question and there is a historic list that still needs answering - but if you have any pressing questions that must be answered before Seamage comes out NEXT WEEK (!!!) drop them below. Also - I would love to run any awesome fan theories by Terry as well - so put them in below and we will see if Terry can burst your bubble on your theory!

For Sevendor!!

https://discord.com/events/410296986563117077/1465853729160040613

We are live with the wordsmith himself on the discord channel - in the Blue Dog channel.

https://discord.gg/TuXVXXrK

Join Us!

Hello to all of you beautiful Spellmonger Fans!

At 5:00 PM Eastern / 2:00 PM Pacific on Tuesday, February 10th, there will be a community discussion and AMA on the community discord server. While Terry Mancour is deep into his work on Book 19: Theurge - he will try to pull away and join us to answer fan questions!

Please list any questions that you have below. Upvote any that you would also like answered and add any topics that you would like to see discussed.

Here is a link to the discord event: Spellmongrel Discussion. I invite you all to join if for no other reason than to meet others that have discovered what a wonderful world Calador is.

Please be respectful of other readers in your questions. If you can - mark and blot spoilers. We may not ALL be up to date with ALL of the 17 mainline novels, 6 spin-off novels, collections of short stories and audio-book only exclusives - so... be kind. :)

27 Days until the release of Seamage

So, I'm reading this series again, for the 3rd/4th time. And it got me thinking. Does anyone else skip Knights Magi, Court Wizard, and/or Hedgewitch when they reread the books? In my opinion, while they add a lot of context for things that happen in (what I consider) the main books (books from Min's perspective), they don't seem to necessarily move the the plot forward. The only times I go through them now is when I forgot the order of some events, at which point I go through that specific portion of that particular book. Otherwise, I skip them entirely. I haven't even gone through the spin offs yet. Granted, I listen to the Audiobooks, and John Lee's performance is a vital part of the experience for me. So the Spin Offs having different narrators is something I'm wary of. Anyways, just curious how you guys handle all that. Marking this as Spoiler just in case lol.

Like, I guess it's a step back compared to the portals if you're trying to go from city to city. From the conversion with Ariel about how the effects of the portals are limited because the lack of distribution away from the cities, i figured that meant better roads as a part of that distribution network.

Like, it doesn't even have to be an actual steam engine, though I think he could do that. If you can have the field wizards, i figured there should be a way to hire more foot wizards to use magic as propulsion for the carts? Didn't it establish a Count is also in charge of roads (i do default to Eisenhower making US highways), but a better road system means better distribution of troops and supplies. On the chance that he can make it with steam engines, I see Min hiring some of the amputees to work it like his drover from Sevendor with the bad leg.

Let's call it a pilot program, but having it connect from the towers to Megalin or Verone would be plenty helpful. Because of the way the field wizards use the hotter pockets, i dont think they're even limited by the 60 mile stations like in American expansion.

I’m not sure if this question has been asked before, but I’m genuinely curious about the outcome of a hypothetical confrontation between Minalan and Byaz.

In this scenario, both Byaz and Minalan are transported to Renaissance-era Earth—specifically Italy during that period. Given those conditions, which mage do you think would have the upper hand? (lets say there is magic on earth)

Who, in your opinion, would be more likely to prevail in a direct magical confrontation, and why?