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    How Evi, Dalinar’s Wife, Dies in Oathbringer

    This scene happens in Chapter 76: An Animal of Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson: Six hours later, Dalinar stood with hands clasped behind his back–partially to hide how badly they were shaking–and stared at a body on the table covered in a white sheet. Behind him in the tent, some of the scribes whispered. A sound like swishing swords on the practice field. Teleb’s wife, Kalami, led the discussion; she thought that Evi must have defected. What else could explain why the burned corpse of a highprince’s wife had been found in an enemy safehouse? It fit the narrative. Showing uncharacteristic determination, Evi had drugged the guard protecting her. She’d snuck…

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    Locke Lamora’s Death Offering Promise to Bug, Calo and Galdo

    In Chapter 10 of The Lies of Locke Lamora Bug, Calo and Galdo are killed at the hands of the Gray King. This is Locke’s death offering promise: “I promise you a death offering, brothers,” Locke whispered when he’d finished. “I promise you an offering that will make the gods themselves take notice. An offering that will make the shades of all the dukes and capas of Camorr feel like paupers. An offering in blood and gold and fire. This I swear by Aza Guilla who gathers us, and by Perelandro who sheltered us, and by the Crooked Warden who places his finger on the scale when our souls are…

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    The 2019 North Carolina Book Festival Comes to Raleigh

    Booklovers have the opportunity to converge on the capital this weekend with the N.C. Book Festival running February 21st through the 24.  Practitioners of poetry and pose will gather for meet-and-greets, readings, panel discussions, and “conversations” with authors ranging from North Carolina natives to notables from around the country.  This event isn’t just centralized like last time Raleigh hosted a book festival but will be at multiple locations. These locations, which can be found here (https://ncbookfestival.com/schedule/), take you to different areas in downtown Raleigh, and will allow visitors to not only explore the city a bit but the events themselves will bring you to or near museums, book stores,  NCSU’s…