Time hath passed

Turned on TV. Days of Our Lives is on. Don't recognize a single person, except for the evil Replicator guy from Stargate.

Books 2012

Read so far:

1. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive) by Brandon Sanderson [N]
2. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett [x] [A] [L]
3. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell [N]
4. Firebird by Jack McDevitt [x] [N]
5. 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz [x] [N]
6. The Bad Place by Dean Koontz
7. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson [A]
8. Delirium by Lauren Oliver [x] [N]
9. The Wizard Hunters by Martha Wells
10. The Ships of Air by Martha Wells
11. Blameless by Gail Carriger [x]
12. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson [A]
13. The Gate of Gods by Martha Wells
14. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
15. These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer [x] [N]

Currently reading:

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson [A]
Wolfskin by Juliet Marillier

Key: x = first time read | L = library book | A = audio book | N = nook

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Writing a story where an emissary from a more advanced civilization has arrived to give weapons to a a civilization that has only recently graduated to crossbows so that they can defeat their enemies. I'm just not sure what the technology IS. Should I go with the obvious and have it be gunpowder/firearms? Something a little more techy that these people will still be able to figure out, repair and perhaps replicate? Or just go with something that's essentially magic? I don't know anything about my advanced civilization yet so the possibilities are pretty wide open.