Emperor Roland Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Hey all, I know many of you have been wondering what has been going on with Roland. Well the last two years have seen many changes in my life. I had double heart bypass surgery. I had the privilege of being with my mother and caring for her during the last year of her life, then i had to move as i am not the caretaker for my father. whew.... even typing it out made me tired. lol. anyways, the good news is that, for now, things have clamed enough to where i have been able to start writing again. With that in mind, I have decided to re-write Sands of Time. After the events in Kandric, and in Crags, it made sense to re-write the story. plus there were several parts that I was not happy with. very shortly the original Sands will be removed from the site, and shortly after that, the new Sands will start to be posted. Please understand, this is a complete re-write. some of the original characters were changed, as well the situations. please do not think you will see the same type of story, or the same storylines. I truly hope you all enjoy the new story, and please use this forum to comment on the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergrinch Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 Good lord, complete rewrite is correct. The additional details in the prologue chapter alone... It looks like the time travel elements have been removed though, since Pyrothermal is (well, was) a present-day threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Roland Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Thanks for the words. as to not sing the time travel elements... lol... perhaps... and perhaps not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L'oiseau Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Well I was (am) surprised..when I saw Sands 2. and not. I am quite fond of Sands 1. but given the story of Kyle's Crags it's maybe for the best. I think time travel will be part of it because if you read Kandric right mr. Pyro Thermal was eons old and part responsible for the Sand Dragon's fall. The characters should give Kandric a little more respect, that way they live a bit longer..😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergrinch Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Pfft, that dirty good-for-nothing halfer from the middle of nowhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Roland Posted November 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 18 hours ago, Zergrinch said: Pfft, that dirty good-for-nothing halfer from the middle of nowhere? Don’t forget…. He’s just a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 20 hours ago, Zergrinch said: Pfft, that dirty good-for-nothing halfer from the middle of nowhere? 2 hours ago, Emperor Roland said: Don’t forget…. He’s just a kid! This has the same energy as that Monty Python skit where they think the Bunny is harmless before they go off to fight it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darian Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 hope it is to be read soon. and also goes on after the last state of the story. I also wonder when Kandric goes on, it is far too long since the last chapter. Wish the 3 brothers will meet anytime soon and combine their skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Norris Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 Sorry to bust your chops, guys. The old Sands of Time was way too Fluffy Bunny to really be part of the Kandric world. That and Roland became bored with it. It has been completely removed and now is archived in the cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergrinch Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 But it's nice to have nice fluffy bunnies. Surely not everything in the world must be mercilessly ground into the dust until they die or become stronger. Surely, there are good people with kind hearts out there! Surely... 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Togego Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 I'm a little disappointed that the old Sands of Time was dropped and is rewritten. It happened before with Nightfall, and I simply couldn't warm up with the changed characters so I stopped following the story. I'm really afraid something similar will happen here. Simply speaking, there are some severe changes to characters I liked before, and I'm not convinced the changes are for the good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Norris Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 12/3/2021 at 12:18 AM, Zergrinch said: But it's nice to have nice fluffy bunnies. Surely not everything in the world must be mercilessly ground into the dust until they die or become stronger. Surely, there are good people with kind hearts out there! Surely... 😅 You may call him Shirley... Fact is, you can call him most anything, even late for supper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergrinch Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 There is a lot of mention of some "Oden" guy. I would like to confirm if this should be Odin (the Norse god) or it's really Oden, a type of Japanese stew? Second, there's reference to horde when referring to a dragon's stash. I believe this should be "hoard" instead, since a horde is a group of people. I don't suggest a find and replace since there's an earlier passage where it was correctly referring to a bunch of zombies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger0002 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 I believe the spelling of Oden is to actually distinguish the name3 of the Highman King from the god Odin, although I have also noticed that this seems to be almost interchangeable, as it has been spelled Odin in Kandric. Could just be a typo, like hoard and horde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Roland Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 12/26/2021 at 3:19 AM, Zergrinch said: There is a lot of mention of some "Oden" guy. I would like to confirm if this should be Odin (the Norse god) or it's really Oden, a type of Japanese stew? In this case, Oden, and Odin, do refer to the same mythical being who was the first Highman King. Translations from that long lost time use both spellings. Why is unknown, at this point. (that’s the official story that we are sticking with) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smouter Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 A question just popped into my head when reading the last chapter. We've known now for a while that animal adepts can hear, see and smell through their pets (if they know of that ability at least). We've even seen Aster take over his pets abilities in the Kandric Saga. Now it was mentioned in the last chapter that the Kulkodar Bruin might be trainable. If it turns out he is, does that mean Madelyn has access to the magic of his field. I mean, if Bruin has some type of magic casting ability, Madelyn could be able to toss spells as well at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubber6620 Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Any idea when the next chapters in Sands of time will be published? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpaladin Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 5:43 PM, scrubber6620 said: Any idea when the next chapters in Sands of time will be published? Good question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSgtZulu Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Sorry if I ruffle some feathers but...does anyone know where the original Sands of Time may be archived? Even though it was nowhere complete, I enjoyed it. Would be nice if I could reread it every once in a while. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Send a note to the author he is also the website owner if he has the unrebooted version somewhere on the site he would be the one to know where it is hiding! So ask Emperor Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergrinch Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 The first book can be viewed on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20160814025807/http://www.castleroland.net/library/chapter/roland/sot/sot_pro Book 2 was never complete, but reached approximately 17-18 chapters. It was a little too fluffy for Roland and/or Kyle's taste, I guess, since essentially Xavier and Company were setting up their own nice little mansion in Junsac where everyone was equal and treated well, by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSgtZulu Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 Got it. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 8:22 AM, Zergrinch said: The first book can be viewed on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20160814025807/http://www.castleroland.net/library/chapter/roland/sot/sot_pro Book 2 was never complete, but reached approximately 17-18 chapters. It was a little too fluffy for Roland and/or Kyle's taste, I guess, since essentially Xavier and Company were setting up their own nice little mansion in Junsac where everyone was equal and treated well, by then. I can feel Vondum scowl across time and space at the very idea of everyone being treated equal lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 It is too bad that both stories are pretty much dead we are lucky to get a chapter a year at the moment if we get that. But we can always hope, there was chapters ready of another kyle aaron story that were ready to be added and have not been posted yet in 9 months so there could be other stories chapters ready and stuck at editor that we do not know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, Wizard said: It is too bad that both stories are pretty much dead we are lucky to get a chapter a year at the moment if we get that. But we can always hope, there was chapters ready of another kyle aaron story that were ready to be added and have not been posted yet in 9 months so there could be other stories chapters ready and stuck at editor that we do not know about. They're definitely not dead. Kyle's been working on these stories for literal decades, and in the case of Kandric the "chapters" are whole novels in and of themselves. The next chapter will come, and knowing Kyle it'll probably be even longer than the last post. Where online inactivity would mean it's dead for basically any other online writer, for Kyle I say he has the track record to trust that it will come. Eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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