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re: Stormlight Archives - Spoilers and Discussion thread (and other Cosmere spoilers)
Posted on 4/24/23 at 1:51 pm to 225rumpshaker
Posted on 4/24/23 at 1:51 pm to 225rumpshaker
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As pointed out by I think Sel in the books all the radiants or broken that is what allows the bond to take place (paraphrasing of course).
"A person's spiritweb can be damaged either through physical or emotional trauma. This creates "cracks" in the soul. It is easier for Shards to Invest in people who are damaged in this way, as Investiture can enter the soul through these "cracks"."
https://coppermind.net/wiki/Spiritweb
Fyi. I'm not sure if everyone is aware of the Coppermind which is a wiki of info from the books. Just have to be careful of spoilers if you aren't caught up on reading everything. It's very useful to find little nuggets of info that Sanderson included in the books but people glossed over.
Also it's the repository for the WOBs (words of Brandon) which is answers to questions, lore etc that people ask him and considered canon. Though he always he says he has the right to change anything before putting in the books.
There is a massive amount of WOBs he has given over the years. There is at least one person in his company whose full time job is to maintain the continuity etc across the Cosmere.
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Posted on 4/25/23 at 7:48 am to gpburdell
Whenever you’re all caught up on his books his spoiler chats on YouTube are great. He answers fan questions from Reddit usually for 2 hours while signing books the whole time. The theories those guys ask him blow my mind and where a lot of the WoB come from.
Posted on 4/29/23 at 1:41 pm to spehog
Just finished edgedancer. Great little book.
Szeth is still an awesome character. Nin the Herald of Justice was a surprisingly well done character. As was Lift.
My favorite line from the book was probably “When one achieves immortality, one must find purpose beyond the struggle to live.”
On to Oathrbringer. Ready for another amazing journey through Roshar.
Szeth is still an awesome character. Nin the Herald of Justice was a surprisingly well done character. As was Lift.
My favorite line from the book was probably “When one achieves immortality, one must find purpose beyond the struggle to live.”
On to Oathrbringer. Ready for another amazing journey through Roshar.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 8:05 pm to gpburdell
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I remember being a bit bored by Navani's story and her experiments. After a re-read and reading on Coppermind, I have a greater appreciation of what Navani has discovered and implications for the Cosmere.
Just got to RoW on my reread, I hope I enjoy it more this time. I thought it just dragged too much because of her story and didn’t like that story last time. I get it opens up more stuff, just was a boring read.
This post was edited on 5/4/23 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 5/5/23 at 9:24 am to Dam Guide
I hope I enjoy it more on a reread as well
Posted on 5/6/23 at 10:46 am to Fun Bunch
Damn when Dalinar mercilessly kills Kalanor after their battle on the jagged mountain was brutal. Then he decides he’ll also murder Galivar and take his throne and his wife, but barely stops in time. The Blackthorn was an unhinged animal in his prime.
Sanderson is such a great writer.
Sanderson is such a great writer.
This post was edited on 5/6/23 at 10:54 am
Posted on 5/6/23 at 12:09 pm to Richard Grayson
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The Blackthorn was an unhinged animal in his prime.
Yep he definitely enjoyed the thrill back in those days...
Posted on 5/6/23 at 9:22 pm to Richard Grayson
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Sanderson is such a great writer.
Then you get to a Shallan chapter and wonder how this ended up in the same book.
Posted on 5/6/23 at 9:52 pm to Dam Guide
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Then you get to a Shallan chapter and wonder how this ended up in the same book.
She was by far the worst past of Words of Radiance and she continues to be terrible in Oathbringer. I keep hoping she’ll either stop being such a dipshit or she’ll die. But I keep feeling like he’s going to make her more and more important. And her stupid schizo schtick is just tiresome.
Posted on 5/7/23 at 9:29 am to Dam Guide
Dude her chapters are the sole reason I quit ROW. It grinds the story to a halt
Posted on 5/8/23 at 8:48 pm to DMagic
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Dude her chapters are the sole reason I quit ROW. It grinds the story to a halt
Navani’s were worse for me in RoW, there was important info in those chapters too, so you had to pay better attention than slogging through Shallan’s nonsense.
Posted on 5/18/23 at 2:19 pm to Dam Guide
I'll be enthralled in the exploration of Urithiru and the slow reveal of the voidbringers and then I turn the page and Veil is doing something dumb and immature while worried about how The Radiant would feel about it and also Shallan is late for a business meeting.
Shallan is:
Shallan is:
This post was edited on 5/18/23 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 5/18/23 at 7:20 pm to Richard Grayson
What’s everyone’s thoughts on Lift?
She is ok in the small parts she is in, but her talking about activating her awesomeness is keeping me from reading edgedancer. Seems like she would be annoying as the focus.
She is ok in the small parts she is in, but her talking about activating her awesomeness is keeping me from reading edgedancer. Seems like she would be annoying as the focus.
Posted on 5/18/23 at 9:18 pm to Dam Guide
I loved edgedancer and she’s actually solid as the lead character. She’s basically just a kid so it’s fun to read what’s basically a classic adventure book with an innocent kid hero. I liked it a lot. And the other characters in Edgedancer are done very well also. Definitely check it out.
This post was edited on 5/18/23 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 8:25 pm to Dam Guide
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What’s everyone’s thoughts on Lift?
Awesome awesome awesome
Posted on 5/20/23 at 1:10 am to biglego
I'm 5 books in to the Sandrrson world. Finished the Mistborn trilogy and just finished Shadows of Self. I like series so far but it's not living up to the hype. Does it get better or should I just accept that the series is just ok?
Posted on 5/20/23 at 1:49 am to Adajax
His best books are in the Stormlight series. That said, the general recommendation is to read the books in publication order. Go ahead and read Way of Kings.
Posted on 5/21/23 at 12:35 am to Adajax
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I'm 5 books in to the Sandrrson world. Finished the Mistborn trilogy and just finished Shadows of Self. I like series so far but it's not living up to the hype. Does it get better or should I just accept that the series is just ok?
I’m with you. Once I came to grips with him being a really entertaining author who writes great page turners, I enjoyed him much more. When I was trying to read him as some kind of literary savant who was the love child of Flanner O Connor and JRR Tolkien, it was too much. He’s an entertaining and prolific author who has created an insanely detailed world concept, and the books are extremely entertaining… but they ultimately feel a little…
Light.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 2:07 pm to hogfly
Just finished reading Oathbringer. It got to be a chore towards the end. From what I've read about ROW I'm kind of dreading starting it.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 9:57 am to Loup
quote:I get this way with any book series if I try to get through a lot of books.
Just finished reading Oathbringer. It got to be a chore towards the end. From what I've read about ROW I'm kind of dreading starting it.
I had to stop a few times during the wheel of time series because it was so many books to get through.
Same with the Dresden files, even though the books are much shorter. Actually that reminds me I hope we get another Dresden files book soon.
Edit: same with A Song of Ice and Fire, although that fat bastard has given me a much longer forced break than I wanted.
This post was edited on 6/2/23 at 10:01 am
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