re: Stormlight Archives - Spoilers and Discussion thread (and other Cosmere spoilers)

Has anyone else read Dragonsteel Prime yet? Got my digital copy a couple of weeks ago and read through it this weekend. I really enjoyed it, was cool to see some things that eventually made it over to the Stormlight series.

Other than the obvious (Wit) would be curious which other characters end up in the Cosmere. There’s at least one other that’s a bit spoilery.

I was finally able to get a singed copy but not a numbered one. Still bummed.

I have not read Dragonsteel Prime yet.

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I didn’t even know this was available

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I think it was included as an option with one of the recent campaigns. I’ve bought so much stuff from there recently I can’t remember which one. I haven’t received the hard copy yet but I have the E book.

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Dragon steel prime hardback was included in the WoR Leatherbound kickstarter

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In that case, I’ll get it with my WoR. Which hasn’t shipped yet

The Shallan chapters in Oathbringer are a brutal slog. I’m thinking it’s because I’m listening to the audiobook. I don’t remember them being this bad when I actually read them.

I think it’s because of how shrill and obnoxious the narrator makes Shallan. In my head she wasn’t such an awful person. In the audiobook she has literally 0 redeeming qualities at all. IMO, The narrator completely missed the damaged, quiet, desperate girl in Shallan. I pictured her as a sort of light hearted quipping girl who makes goofy comments occasionally and tries hard to fit in, occasionally forced to put on a strong face.

In the audio book, the narrator reads every line Shallan has with an angry, malicious, biting edge that makes her completely unlikable.

She has all the negative qualities nailed but with none of the underlying qualities that redeem her and it leaves every Shallan chapter feeling empty and negative and dispassionate.

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I agree. The narrator completely missed the nuance in Shallan which flips her from a very interesting three dimensional character to a two dimensional bitch that ruins the pacing of the story. I will try this weekend to read instead of listen to the next couple Shallan chapters and see if my mind changes.

I see the characters as follows:

Shallan is genuinely herself. Quick witted and using sarcasm and quips to cover for her insecurities and damaged past. Very intelligent but shy and reserved and aloof like an artist who occasionally inserts herself into a conversation and then blushes. She’ll figure that out eventually. She might have already in RoW I can’t remember how that one ends for her but I’ll have it reread before WaT drops.

Veil is her outlet personality. A sneaky cunning spy who easily makes friends and loyalists out of bar patrons and roughians. Also very reckless and impulsive. This is why she fits the ghostbloods, Kelsier was/is reckless and impulsive and often does things without thinking about them. She drops her proper light eyes training and class in this personality.

Radiant is just her imitating her teacher and idol - Jasnah Kolin.

I can’t remember but I feel like she merged these at the end of RoW right? I’ll get there in a couple weeks .

Shallam was entertaining in WOR

I envy you reading WoR for the first time. It's my favorite Cosmere book so far and one of my favorite book in general.

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