The complete Shard of Elan series — in new special editions!

The complete Shard of Elan series — in new special editions!

by Laura VanArendonk Baugh

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LauraVAB

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about 1 month ago

The banking system in Chrenada and the Wakari Coast is based on what real-world historic merchant empire?

History is an endless source of explanation and inspiration!

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LauraVAB

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about 1 month ago

The stars on the cover of Kin & Kind reference what constellation which appears in both the human and Ryuven worlds?

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LauraVAB

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about 1 month ago

In the cut-paper landscape art included in the special editions, Alham is a composite of which three famous real-world cities?

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LauraVAB

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about 1 month ago

The hand-clasping border on the cover of Crown & Creed honors what Chrenadan tradition (and law)?

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LauraVAB

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about 1 month ago

In the cut-paper landscape art included in the special editions, Shianan's estate house is loosely based on which real-world home?

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LauraVAB

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about 1 month ago

The names of the Naziar palace in Alham in Chrenada was inspired by what real-world palace-fortress complex?

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LauraVAB

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about 2 months ago

The surly Indigo Mage, arcane botanist, brews up a batch of chrysogenum juice. We have processed chrysogenum in our world, too, but it's known better by what name?

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LauraVAB

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about 2 months ago

The nautical border on the cover of Blood & Bond represents Luca's merchant family and the history of the Wakari Coast. Who settled the Wakari Coast?

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LauraVAB

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about 2 months ago

In the cut-paper landscape art included in the special editions, Luca is looking over a landscape inspired by the Sognefjord, where the artist was visiting at the time. What is notable about this site?

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LauraVAB

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about 2 months ago

The Catoblepas is a fearsome mountain beast. Before it appeared in The Shard of Elan -- or as a Final Fantasy opponent -- what mythology included the Catoblepas?

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LauraVAB

CREATOR

about 2 months ago

The botanical border on the cover of Shard & Shield is inspired by a plot-critical herb. What's it called?

Each cover contains illustrated themes for the book inside.

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LauraVAB

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about 2 months ago

The side of the sheet that is pasted to the cover is called the "pastedown." What is the other side, serving as the first page of the book's interior, called?

The marbled mountains in the first cut-paper landscape is a nod to traditional marbled end papers. These beautiful extra pages were originally intended to protect manuscripts.

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