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Hold on to your hats, I have information for you. First I just want to comment on how incredibly kind and cool Brandon is. It was my first time meeting him and it was definitely a highlight. On to the good stuff, Brandon confirmed all the radiant orders on my chart as being correct and in the right place. He also provided the name of Jasnah's order. He also gave me the correct name for the force we were calling heat and gave me the name of a new force. I am about to correct the chart and will be posting it shortly. Also worldsingers is not an order but he RAFOd Brightcallers as an order. I didn't get a chance to ask any other questions because we had a little bit of discussion around the chart and confirmed also that the Heralds are all correct too. Also we need Peter to make sure that we spelled Jasnah's order correct as we didn't get an official spelling from Brandon. One other thing is that he was entirely certain but there was discussion around the colors matching correctly to the orders on the chart too. ETA: So here is the chart in all it's glory. It includes information that is in the Steelhunt but the info also became available at the Beaverton signing so I am including it. 2nd Edit: Typo and color matching too. 3rd Edit: Stonewardens to Stonewards The chart has been updated per Peter's notes about it later in this thread. Please note that the Herald names are a mix of ancient, Vorin and just the number for the herald. Also note that the Surge names have not been finalized or canonized and are subject to change.

The last two videos The Q&A's: Reading #2:

The NYT created the children's fiction list in the first place because Harry Potter was dominating the hardcover top ten for months if not years and adult books couldn't hit #1. Then they created the children's series list so that any children's or YA series that has three or more books out won't clutter the children's fiction list. Then they created the YA fiction list so that the children's fiction list isn't only YA books. Basically they kept deciding "we don't want these books on this bestseller list" and making a new list to shunt them off to. The answer to your question is no, a book cannot be a bestseller on the YA list and the Adult list at the same time. The USA Today top 200 list tracks everything in one list. Hitting #1 on that list is much more difficult than hitting #1 on a Times list. AMoL did it. Steelheart was not close to #1 on USA Today.

A friend asked about Wit's sword which Brandon said we'd have to wait to find out about but seemed like he liked the way the theory was headed. (Theory is the one from somewhere else on this site where the sword Wit carries in WoK seems like another black blade from warbreaker.) I asked one question from here and another I had of my own. The first question was in regards the black gem and if it held a Spren to which he said that the theory was on the right track and that there is something going on in relation to the creation of Fabrials and with the spren and gemstones. (In my recording) During my signing I also asked about the storms in WoK and whether they were in any way like he pool in Elantris. He said they were not exactly the same thing, I did not have this part recorded but believe I remember correctly, but that he saw where I was going with the theory and was in he right direction but that they were NOT THE SAME thing. Might want someone else to ask this at another Q&A or signing for confirmation. Introduction: Reading #1:

Are we sure it's a woman? Maybe Rayse has girlish arms and fabulous hair? That would certainly make me Odious. EDIT:

While Kurkistan here anticipates your struggles and gloats behind a curtain of knowledge, allow me to direct you to the Cosmere 101 and Question and Answer threads, so that you might avoid some confusion. They are neither the most complete descriptions of the Cosmere, nor the most up-to-date ones, but they are definitely a good place to start. Once you familiarize yourself with those, you should know enough to start searching the interview database and expanding areas of your knowledge you feel particularly lacking.

I have recorded video from the El Cerrito, California event and will be editing it then uploading the video(s) to youtube and will link them here as well when finished. The videos are the two readings and the Q&A Session.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qc95BUbIFnxw4WIeu1HnmC6pu_WxjXgvfou_KY8pY40/edit?usp=sharing Ym Interlude from the El Cerrito, California reading.

I noticed this on Star Trek wikis also. I find it confusing, but it appears to be a widespread convention on fan wikis. It does solve real problems when deciding when the "present" is, especially when prequels get involved.

I just went digging for the spike and survive quote that we have been discussing. We have been remembering it incorrectly it appears (unless there is a similar but different quote out there). Here it is: Quote I think this should add a bit of clearer flavor top the discussion.

Funny how Brandon seems to be coming out with multiple books set in alternate earths. Funny how the inherit magic systems seem to be both evil, and soft magic. Funny how he claims that both are non-cosmere. This seems like an awfully large COINCIDENCE and you know what they say about COINCIDENCES? "It takes an awful lot of work to make a coincidence" - Winston Churchill (probably) Perhaps this has some connection to this mysterious "Adolnasium Opposing Force"? Anybody think I'm on to something; or that this theory is the work of 999 monkeys in a room with a typewriter?

I searched but haven't found anyone else who has mentioned this, so I'm gonna throw this out there, see what anyone says. In short: I think that Soulstone is the physical body of Devotion. Let me try to collect my scattered thoughts... First, I'm gonna start by saying that I'm aware that most of what I say here is speculation. With the exception of Forgery, we know very little about ANY of the systems of Investiture on Sel. I've read a quote from Mr. Sanderson saying that on Sel, there will be a system of Investiture for Devotion, one for Dominion, and that another would have come into existence as a balance between the two (much like Preservation's allomancy, Ruin's hemalurgy, and the balancing feruchemy that came up between them). I will try to find this quote and add it. UPDATE: I am mistaken, all arcana on Sel are manifestations of the mixed power of Devotion and Dominion. Known types of Investiture on Sel: AonDor Forgery/Soulforgery/Fleshforgery? Bloodsealing ChayShan Dhakor (not sure we have an official name for that yet). We know AonDor is less powerful that farther you get from Arelon. We know that the sigils that access the Dor are physical representations of the land. We know that there's a symbol that must be carved onto every soulstamp that Shai believes looks like MaiPon. We know that Dhakor bones look to Raoden to be similar to ancient Fjordell writing. We know that ChayShan is powerful enough even very far from Jindo to punch through the armor of a Dhakor monk, though granted we have no way of knowing the relative power levels/skill of either combatant. So. Here is my theory. I think that Devotion's Investiture works differently depending on where in the world you are. I think that every known form of Investiture that requires you to form shapes that look like countries in order to draw on "the Dor" is from Devotion. So AonDor, all the Forgeries, and Bloodsealing (whether or not those two are related) are her Investiture (and yes, I know that this is unconfirmed.) I think soulstone is Devotion's physical body. I had thought it earlier in the book, but then I got to this line from chapter "Day Ninety-Eight" What if that is soulstone? I know we don't have a hard date on when Aona and Skai died, but (and I can get into this if you want) I think it was a very longtime ago. Like "Ancestors" long time. And we know that soulstone was basically made to be carved. I know that we know how AonDor currently works, but someone made Elantris, and it seems that people don't turn into Elantrians if the giant Rao isn't tuned up properly. So perhaps in the past, it worked differently in a manner that required non-Elantrians to carve shapes. Dhakor also seems to be new, or else why wouldn't it have been used in the war they lost all those years ago? Perhaps an old form of that could be carved into soulstone, rather than bone. Basically, we know that carvable rocks that fell from the sky a long, long time ago were considered the body of a god, and their properties make them perfect for at least one form of Investiture which has similarities to others. (I've got specific theories on ancient forms of AonDor and Dhakor and why specifically they had to adapt, but that's possibly for another day). I think that Devotion's physical body is soulstone.

Hey (again), folks! I just came back from the http://brandonsanderson.com/upcoming-events/#860'>Wheeling signing in the Chicago area, and it was pretty wonderful. Better than the Naperville one a few days ago. Brandon started off with a little off-the-record kind of chat during which he talked about a number of random things, including but not limited to how he once got lost driving to a signing (which is why they now drive him around), and how he was not actually Brandon Sanderson, but a bot. Mark XVII, if you are curious. With the preliminaries done, Brandon talked about what inspired him to write Steelheart. The story was published on his official website a couple of weeks ago, I think, but I can't find it quickly for some reason... Anyway, once that was done, he answered a few questions he gets on every signing (questions about his favorite books, favorite characters, what got him into fantasy/writing, which of his books have sequels in the near future, etc). He then did three readings from upcoming books (Eshonai's viewpoint chapter from Words of Radiance, Wax and Steris' wedding planning from Shadows of Self, and Stephen's date with Silvia from Legion II), separated by general Q&A sessions. He did the signing and personalization of books after that and answered a few questions. And then I interrogated him... So here's what I (and 1-2 other people) asked. My questions come mostly from the http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/383-the-ultimate-list-of-questions-for-brandon/'>Ultimate List, similarly to the first Chicago signing. --- From the general signing Q&A --- Q: Pat Rothfuss recently worked with the folks from http://goo.gl/8vwi1c'>Albino Dragon to create a Kickstarted Name of the Wind deck of cards in which each face card features a character from the book. All those designs were discussed with Pat, and the final result is shaping up to be pretty spectacular. Are there plans, or if not - are you open to planning, - to do something like this for one or more of your own worlds? A: I know about Pat's deck, it's really awesome stuff! I can only say that I do have plans to do something similar, but you will have to wait for Words of Radiance to find out more about it. [At least that's what I think he said. This was my question, so I didn't think to record it, and frankly 10 seconds after he was done talking, I realized all I remembered was "yes" and "Words of Radiance"...] Q: Anything you can tell us about Steelheart's sequel, Firefight? A: It starts off in Chicago, but then moves to New York. It will show off an... interesting version of Manhattan, similarly to how Steelheart's showed off an interesting version of Chicago. It will also introduce three new Epics. Q: Was Hemalurgy inspired by your time in Asia, and more specifically - acupuncture? A: Yes. A lot of the stuff in my books that looks like it came from Asia really did come from my time there. [This relates to something Brandon said in the previous Chicago signing - that the drawing on the front sheet of the Way of Kings, the one with surges and Knight Radiant orders was inspired by the Kabbalah ] Q: Was Calamity and its appearance in Steelheart just kind of an ad hoc? We know that it showed up about a year before the Epics started showing up, so people naturally assume one was the cause and one was the effect, but was that really the case and are both of them just the effects of something else? A: Good question! I will say that this is something I've done before, so my fans will kind of expect it. I am aware of this expectation too, and I am careful about repeating myself. [He didn't actually say "yes" or "no" here, just kind of danced around the question] --- From my "Preliminary questions" thread --- Q: Feruchemy is the “balance” between Ruin and Preservation. Would any combination of Shards create a “balance” magic, so to speak, or are only certain Shards compatible? A: [Heavily paraphrased:] Feruchemy ended up being a balance system, because of how polar Ruin and Preservation were. Any world with at least two Shards will result in a similar phenomenon. Q: Like Roshar? A: Like Roshar. There is something like that going on there. Q: Aside from the Greater Roshar system, are there any other multiple shardworld systems? A: Yes. You have not necessarily seen them though. Q: How do you spell "Lyss" the woman Jasnah meets with in the WoR prologue? A: Not sure, but I think it's Lyss. --- From the Ultimate List --- Q: Could a Seeker who was properly trained and experienced detect AonDor or Awakening? Similarly, does a Coppercloud block an Awakener's life sense? A: A Seeker could sense somebody else using magic not native Scadrial. RAFO on the Coppercloud blocking similar magic. Q: If Ati had somehow managed to give up Ruin and returned to being a regular person, would his mind have gradually reverted from its corruption by Ruin’s intent, or would he always be determined to destroy? A: Over time Ruin's influence would fade, but Ati would remain a Sliver, so there would be some permanent effects. Q: Do the Spiritual and Physical Realms have names, like Shadesmar is the Cognitive Realm? A: Kind of, but not really. Shadesmar is just a rough translation of "Cognitive Realm" in the language of whoever first found out about it. Other people, planets, and worlds wouldn't call it Shadesmar - they would call it whatever their words for "Cognitive Realm" are. This applies to the Physical and Spiritual as well. Q: Are all of the Heralds who gave up their Honorblades still alive? A: Good question! RAFO. Q: Are Renarin and Adolin Dalinar's legitimate children? A: Good question! Yes, they are both legitimate. Though Renarin didn't get as much of the hair, which is probably what people are asking about. Q: Fabrials replicate Soulcasting abilities. Is it possible for fabrials to replicate all such Surgebinding abilities? A: Yes, good question! Fabrials can replicate all of the Surgebinding abilities. Q: If a Dhakor (Dilaf) could erase a symbol written by an Elantrian (Raoden), could an Elantrian erase/heal a Dhakor bone-symbol? A: This is a theoretical possibility, but not a specialization of AonDor. Q: Is there any other canonical way to refer to a set of Shardplate and a Shardblade other than Shards, so as to not confuse them with the Shards of Andonalsium? A: They call them just Shard(s). It is a little confusing, because there are other Shards, but they don't know about them. I call them a set, but there is no canonical way to refer to them. Q: Is Cultivation's Shardholder still alive. A: Good question, what do you think? Q: I want to say, but that's based on my knowledge before I read Lift's interlude from Words of Radiance. Now I am leaning towards no. Based on that interlude, it looks like spren have essence from both Honor and Cultivation. It's almost like they exist in a spectrum, on one end of which is Honor, and on the other - Cultivation; so there are spren that are, for the lack of better example, 90% Honor and 10% Cultivation, and there are spren that are 15% Honor and 85% Cultivation. A: That's a very astute observation! Q: And since we know that Honor is Splintered, then it might be the case that Cultivation is also Splintered, and their Splinters form the spren. Q: Are Honorspren Splinters, or do they hold Splinters? A: Honorspren would be termed Splinters. Q: What is Stormlight? A: I don't want to answer this, but I'll just say "Investiture." Q: Did David get Steelheart's absolutely correct, or was it just close enough to allow him to destroy Steelheart? A: It was absolutely correct. This is something David and Reckoners will actually discuss in Firefight. The second book will reveal much more about the Epics' weaknesses, and you will find out that there is actually a pattern to them, even though everyone thinks it's random. Q: Are weaknesses somehow related to things, events, or phenomena the Epics feared, or hated, or disliked before they turned Epic? A: RAFO, second book. This is the exact question people - and David - are asking in the second book. Good question though. Q: Are there still no Splinters on Scadrial, after the events of the Alloy of Law? A: Yes, there are no Splinters on Scadrial. Unless they've been brought. [several people cried out "Hoid!"] There are no Splinters of Ruin or Preservation. Q: Does Nightblood need to sleep? A: (Laughs) Nightblood does not need to sleep, but he sure thinks he needs to. Q: Will Llarimar become Susebron's high priest? A: I would not be surprised of the events too him there. Q: Do you think he would be unhappy with the position? A: No. Susebron is going to make at least, if not a good God King, then at least an earnest one, and Llarimar would approve of that. Q: What command would you have to give to an Awakened object like Nightblood in order for it to not go insane? A: I am going to RAFO that about Nightblood, but - is Nightblood insane? It just has no concept of... It was commanded to do something it was not equipped to judge. I would not call Nightblood insane. I would say that you have commanded something with no concept of morality to make moral decisions, and that's very confusing to him. Q: Ashe says to Sarene "your god" (emphasis added). Do Seons (and Skaze) have a religion/god? A: They have an inkling of the nature of their original Shards, which they would consider their gods. Q: Kind of like a first, a prime, a parent? A: Yes. They kind of know what happened that created them, and they also know this is not the god being worshipped (by Sarene), so... I once again feel like I could've asked better questions, but even after going through the entire list, those are the ones I found most likely to not be RAFO'd, while still getting us some meaningful answers. Maybe, maybe not. At the time I was too busy being a fanboy.

I apologize in advance for post another crackpot theory but I would really like to listen you guys about this one, so bear with me =) I was reading the question that Joshstormblessed(thanks man) asked recently to Brandon and something hit me like a stone. Here what was asked: Q: What is the stone that Gavilar gave to Szeth before he died? A: good question, there are clues to what it is. (I'm going to try to get this answer right) if you decode Shallans letter in the beginning of The Way of Kings you will find some significant clues to what the stone is. The letter has already been decoded over at the 17th shard but I've never confirmed that those clues are in fact there. So go tell the 17th shard I confirmed that and they will love you for it. It's know that the Navani's notes contain basic explanations of how make a fabrial and how to TRAP A SPREN. CAUTION XXXXXXXX--------- Big spoillers of Words of Radiance ---------XXXXXXXX Make sense ?

It's sometimes funny how Brandon reigns over my life... A while back it was a particular Writing Excuses episode that introduced me to Patrick Rothfuss and his Kingkiller Chronicle. Spectacular books, but there is already a thread for them. The reason I bring this up is because it was Pat who introduced me to Jim C. Hines' Magic Ex Libris series. Magic Ex Libris, the first book of which is Libriomancer, is a really geeky fantasy, very similar to the Dresden Files. Like, very. I thought that might be a problem when I was reading Libriomancer, and boy was I wrong about it. Yes, it's a modern day urban fantasy whose main protagonist is a young male with access to magic and pop culture references. Which is similar to Dresden, yes, but it's also very different. I won't go into specifics - I say all this to ease your fears of plagiarism and repetitiveness, and convince you to give the series a shot. Now, the books themselves. The thing I loved the most about the magic system is how impossibly appealing it is. It's brilliant really. Because in its core, libriomancy allows its users to pull objects out of books. For example, you are a libriomancer and you love Brandon's books (and money) so very much, you go grab a hardcover of The Way of Kings and you pull a few diamonds out of it. Feeling sick? Just grab that healing elixir from Narnia. In great danger? Nothing a lightsaber won't fix! Curious about how The Stormlight Archive will end? Reach into Robin McKinley's Beauty, in which the Beast's library contains every book that has been or will be written! You are starting to see how this is a series by a book geek, for book geeks, with the main character being a book geek. Thinking about it is a vicious cycle, I'll tell you that. Oh, also Jim Hines is a really cool dude. Cool in a "I made a Facebook post about him and he randomly showed up and replied" kind of way. Or "we chatted on Facebook for a little bit and then he made this post and tagged me." So instead of discussing his books, I'll send you to go read them

I had a fun time following all of Sanderson's red herrings around. The opening teaser kind of shoved the idea that crossfire / not-intending to hit was the flaw, so that was thrown out pretty quickly. Once we got to the secret propaganda room, it seemed obvious that it was connected to his weakness, implying either Steelheart wanted to be feared, hated, or otherwise seen as evil. I personally went with the idea that it was belief in Steelheart's goodness that is his weakness, afterall, David's father 'saved' Steelheart because he presumably thought Steelheart was a good epic. The reveal was acceptable, but we have to remember the fear thing is just David's theory, which I see several flaws in. 1) Epics have been shown to be arrogant-- why wouldn't another powerful epic with prime invincibility have punched through the Fear-Shield before? Especially before Steelheart was known, in the early days when he was challenged. Someone like Nightweilder, for example, wouldn't fear Steelheart in a fight as both sides would expect a draw due to their invunlerability. 2) Fear can be destroyed. For example, a staple of the world of fantasy: the lone survivior of a massacre, with his entire family slaughtered and no one left in the world... ending up in a reckless or apathetic, ~fearless~ state, as they have nothing to lose. I'm sure Steelheart created a fair number of these situations. The products would have no fear and a desire for vengence. On the other hand, the belief in Steelheart's goodness theory can still hold for both nicks in his armor. 1) Father still thought he was a good epic, and saves him from deathpoint. 2) Steelheart built up an island of stability in a chaotic world. His massacres serve to protect himself, and in turn ensure the continuing stability and peace of his city. It isn't that much of a stretch to see that Steelheart probably sees himself as a good guy. It's what villan usually does anyway right? Unlike the theory of fear, the Steelheart-goodness theory protects him from a lot more situations. 1) the unknown: perhaps you haven't heard of the mighty Steelheart 2) As another tier 1 epic, you aren't bothered by Steelheart, but don't really think he's a saint either 3) It would take someone with deranged morals or eyesight to believe Steelheart has a heart of gold. Keep in mind that David's father had the benefit of encountering Steelheart before he was known to slaughter people. **apologies for redundancy I just feel this theory fits perfectly, especially since Sanderson so neatly skirts this particular one (and I highly doubt it never crossed his mind). We are introduced to the Faithful theory, which is the belief that there *are* good epics out there / that will come, but the incredibly similar theory of believing in Steelheart specifically is never brought up. The only question I have is... why? Steelheart is dead, and if David's theory was in fact, wrong, does this change anything in the future books? Why present a false theory as truth? ================= Oh, actually second question: did Steelheart known his weakness, and... how? The goodness theory seems kind of hard to prove. I'd assume it happened early on, before the bank incident-- loving family / friends and all that.

Hello. I first read Brandon Sanderson in the Mistborn series. I was already a fan of the Wheel of Time series and was excited to learn that Mr. Sanderson had been chosen to complete Robert Jordan's series. I have read the Way of Kings and am enjoying the re-read at Tor.com. I finished Steelheart last night. I am interested in learning more about the cosmere. I did not realize this was in his books until I started following the Way of Kings re-read at Tor.com.

Hello everybody, I got a bit tired of bieng on the outside and decided to jump into the inside. I'm excited to discuss theories and other Sanderson information. Here's a little thought I had. When Adonalsium shattered 16 smaller and less balanced shards were created. So what happens when those less balanced shards are splintered? Maybe they leave several smaller powers or abilities that can be absorbed by mankind. Maybe that’s what happened on Sel. When Devotion was splintered by Odium maybe it left little pieces that can be absorbed. That could be what the Shaod is. It could be little pieces of Devotions power. It makes a lot of sense to me that if the whole (Adonalsium) acts that way when it splinters, the part (the different shards) would act the same way. Hopefully that makes sense. Any thoughts?

Thanks. I've started transcribing the WoR reading. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qc95BUbIFnxw4WIeu1HnmC6pu_WxjXgvfou_KY8pY40/edit?usp=sharing

Writing Excuses has two new episodes this week due to a goof on our part. We had planned to hold Mary's brainstorming episode back until the spring, but we forgot that there was a direct followup episode. The followup got released first and people were confused, so we've gone ahead and made it a two-episode week. Here are the episodes in chronological order: episode 51, Brainstorming with Mary, and THEN episode 50, Outlining the Mary Way. InkWing has a new blog post up about their December deadlines and the Windrunner pin, which they're giving away in each T-shirt order, or which you can get by entering the contest in the blog post comments. I have two events in Utah this week. Dragons Keep Magic The Gathering Draft & Signing, Orem Date: 12.13.12 Time: 6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Place: Dragons Keep Address: 48 W 300 N Orem, UT 84601 Phone: (801) 225-5215 Schedule: Draft: 6:00 p.m. Signing: 9–10 p.m. Limited amount of potential draft participants; sign up now. Cost: $12.00 Dragon's Keep Standard Draft Pricing and Prizes This one will focus on ALL of my books, and while there might be a few copies of the Mistborn Adventure Game for sale, this is my holiday signing for Utah Valley. Because of that, we'll bring a lot of copies of various things to sell.</p> Worlds of Fantasy at the Salt Lake City Library Date: 12.15.12 Time: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Place: Salt Lake City Library Address: 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 524-8200 Schedule: See the library website for the full schedule, which begins at 10:00 a.m.. My events are as follows: Fantasy Literature and the Re-imagined Myth with Brandon Sanderson 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m., Nancy Tessman Auditorium Sponsored by Utah Humanities Council A discussion exploring the questions; from whence did Fantasy Literature Rise? What is its place in contemporary culture? Where is it going? Brandon Sanderson Q&A: World Building 1:30–3:00 p.m., Lower Urban Room Brandon Sanderson Signing 3:30 p.m., Night-Flight Comics at Library Square Bookplates for A MEMORY OF LIGHT will be available.</p>Here is the Salt Lake Library's press release on the event: Popular Fantasy Author Brandon Sanderson Speaks at The City Library Highlights Worlds of Fantasy Exhibit on Display December 10, 2012—Salt Lake City—Fantasy is a major component in our cultural zeitgeist. The past decade has been filled with literature, film, games, and art that capture society's desire for the exploration of magical worlds. From Harry Potter to Game of Thrones, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, our pop-culture world is one obsessed with fantasy. Join The City Library for a series of events highlighting the mystical and magical. On December 15, The City Library will be transformed. An ongoing exhibit featuring sets and pieces from a locally-produced fantasy film, Flight from Shadow, will be the backdrop for a series of fantastic events, including an all-ages costume contest—from the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Robert Jordan, wand-making classes, film screenings, book browses, tours of the exhibit, and a performance by the Salt Lake Pops Orchestra. The feature of the December 15 celebration is a lecture with famed author Brandon Sanderson, beginning at 12pm in the Main Library Auditorium. Sanderson is best known for finishing Robert Jordan's epic series, The Wheel of Time. The final installment of this series will be released on January 8, 2013. Sanderson will also host an intimate Q&A, focusing on world-building, followed by a book signing. Other Worlds of Fantasy events continue through the month of January, including Dungeons and Dragons at the Chapman Branch, and a continuation of the Fantasy Genre Speaker's Series, focusing on art, film, and deconstructing Middle Earth. The Genre Speaker's Series is funded by the Utah Humanities Council, and Worlds of Fantasy has been sponsored by The City Library, University of Utah Department of English, Fort Douglas Military Museum, McGrew Studios, Wagonland Adventures, Absinthe Hair and Grooming Parlor, Razor's Edge, Abbie Warnock Photography, Badali Jewelers, Wheel of 9 Productions, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, The Downtown Alliance, Gryphon Games, Night Flight Comics, Utah Film Commission, and Marcela Torres. For more information on Worlds of Fantasy at The City Library, visit www.slcpl.org/fantasy. Source

Honorspren who are extra honorable attract Eddard Stark.

Okay, I'll give an upvote for that, Argent. I had been mentally composing a bit of a summary if Hawk followed up, but now you've stolen my chance, and I just look like a big meanie.

I can provide those from the Infinity Blade novellas. I think you guys got the rest of the ones that I've got access to. Infinity Blade: Awakening Infinity Blade: Redemption (This one is kind of hard to pick a real 'first' line for.)

Also Te weak force is useless since you can build a unidiverse without the weak force and it would work just fine you could even make a whole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakless_Universe and you could still get Earth which means that as a surge it would be boring and also esoteritc and that doesnt seem fun at all. Relaly I think heat makes more sense because it is not fundamental but it is important and that is the big thing I think important things like pressure or friction or light that are not totally fundamental forces since I dont think that lightweaving lets you be magneto all shooting people with lightning or metal control.

It's up to you, really. I still think that Brandon will make the Steelhunt materials publicly available sometime after the event is over - thus giving the participants enough time to feel special, but also not excluding the majority of his fans from the fun. But if that doesn't happen, I think I am at least allowed to tell you what Steelhunt content we've unlocked so far (we get a new entry every 50 unique codes), and let you decide whether it's worth it: Words of Radiance - an interlude that seems to reveal a lot about the nature of spren (among other Cosmere things). The character of the interlude is a girl called Lift. Legion: Skin Deep - the full chapter of the reading from Legion's sequel Brandon has done on several signings. It's the one with the date between Stephen and Sylvia. Shadows of Self - the full chapter of the Shadows of Self reading that starts with Wax and Steris planning the guests list for their wedding. Sixth of the Dusk - I am not actually sure what the deal with this one is. I know it's a sample chapter from a story Brandon wrote for his podcast, Writing Excuses. It's set somewhere (new) in the Cosmere, but that's all I (we) know about it. So... is it worth it?

Glad to see our flock grow - welcome! As a means of welcoming you, allow me to bash on your theory Well, only partially. I think there is merit to your idea, but I think I want to take it in a slightly different direction. The following analogy came to mind. We can think of Adonalsium as a molecule composed of 16 distinct atoms (of unique elements), where those atoms are the equivalent to the 16 Shards. Furthermore, each one of those atoms is composed of a number of a number of even smaller particles - Splinters in Cosmere terminology. It's not a perfect analogy, of course (subatomic particles come in many different flavors, while Splinters - as far as we know - are unique per Shard; that is to say, each Shard can have many Splinters, but they all fall within the same "group," e.g. Aons), but I think it works well enough. And, similarly to the elementary particles, there is a point in the division of Shardic power where we can no longer form anything sentient. To grow your idea further, I think that Splinters might be the smallest "unit of Shardic consciousness," and if you were to break them further (Adonalsium was Shattered, Shards are Splintered, but how should we describe the destruction of Splinters?), you'd get pure energy Investiture.

I admit that I didn't think about no one recognizing his powers. However, in defense of the theory maybe if the professor was digzone he hid the fact that he was a healer and could produce a shield which seems to be common thing to do among the epics so other people wouldn't be fully aware of your capabilities. This might lead people to not connect him to digzone because they never knew about those abilities. Furthermore, maybe no one really knew what digzone's powers look like in action. I suggest this because from what I remember there is no indication that anyone except digzone and the digger that went crazy were privy to how the underground was made. By which I mean I don't think anyone got to watch them make it. So maybe no one really saw digzone use his powers. Plus, the fact that he hit the wall and makes a swords indicates that he can manipulate the matter into didn't shapes or maybe I read that wrong. I will throw out there that maybe the reason why the tensors make circles could be as simple as it is the easiest ways to make tunnels with the professors powers (circles in my mind would be easier to make because they lack all those corners and straight lines that those evil squares have). Thus they would only require of a little bit of the professor's power which vibes well with the professor gifting them only a little of his powers. On why steelheart didn't recognized him front I will throw something else out there. This might be stretching but maybe steelheart didn't recognized him because he never actually met digzone in person. Hear me out. I don't remember the book saying that they every actually met just that steelheart commissioned him to make the underground with workers. From what I can tell steelheart does not bother himself with mundane tasks he can easily assign to his minions. So maybe he just told his minions that he wants to make an underground city and they should get that epic who makes holes to help and left the rest up to them. Steelheart doesn't seem to bother himself with lesser epics and there is no indication that he thought digzone was anything more then a lesser epic which means he could of thought is wasn't worth his time to personally make digzone build the underground so he just left it up to his people to do. Kind of like the fact that he has lesser epics (illusionist) in his police forces and I doubt he knows all there faces. Another thing that indicates to me that digzone was not high ranking enough for steelhearts attention is that he just disappeared after the workers went crazy. I get the feeling that steelhearts inner circle is a club you don't get to willingly leave. Not to mention that steelheart can be paranoid and if he thought that digzone was very powerful it seems likely that he wouldn't just let him disappear without being able to track his whereabouts. Steelheart like complete control of the situation. Which is why I think digzone was below steelhearts notice. I might be going out on a limb here but I like thinking about all the different possiblilites.

We've been following Hoid around the Cosmere for several books now. And we're not the only ones. I propose that the reason that the 17th Shard is chasing Hoid is because he is a force for evil in the Cosmere. Points in favor of this view: Of the 17th Shard members we saw chasing Hoid in WoK, two of them were people we have seen before: Galladon and Demoux. Neither of Galladon or Demoux are villains, and it's hard to imagine them not having good reasons for chasing Hoid down. In the epilogue for WoK, Hoid tells the Herald that appears, "You are too late." This scene makes it appear that Hoid is enjoying watching the Herald struggle, secure in the knowledge that the Herald cannot stop what is already in motion. Hoid's entire attitude during this scene doesn't seem to be in keeping with someone who's really concerned about what's happening- it reminds me more of someone savoring another person being caught in a trap they set. Hoid's behavior as Wit, the fact he betrayed Shai, and the fact (from the letter) that he holds grudges seem to paint a picture of him that is anything but kindly. Did Hoid write the Ars Arcanum for Alloy of Law? If so, then he said there that of all the three metallic arts, Hemalurgy has the most possibilities for the rest of the Cosmere. Hoid is apparently okay with the cold-blooded murder of others (to power Hemalurgy) if his own goals are furthered. Hoid is always present when chaos is occurring. We know he has some way of detecting where he needs to be next, but does he follow chaos or does he cause it? It is certainly suspicious that he is so often present in times of trouble. Very bad things often happen to people Hoid is around- is this simply a coincidence? Hoid has collected a great many magical powers for himself, has a way of knowing where there's trouble, and can travel to those places- but despite his apparently immense power, he has made very few apparent moves to fight the evil that goes on around him. This is criminally irresponsible of him at best, and malicious at worst. Hoid was perfectly willing to lie to Siri in the guise of the storyteller. His lying to her prevented her from getting the information she needed quickly, and Siri's incorrect information was the cause and several deaths and (almost) a war. Hoid could have sought Siri out and prevented this, but did not. He could even have flatly told her what she needed, even in public- what does Hoid have to be afraid of? I find it hard to believe that many people on Nalthis are a threat to Hoid, given the amount of magic he can apparently use. Likewise, Hoid could have saved thousands on lives on Scadrial by using the Well of Ascension, or giving Vin instructions about it, but he did not. Did he not know about the Well? But he knew enough to take a bead of Lerasium- how could he know that and not know about the Well? The letter in WoK would seem to make Hoid out to be a good guy, but Hoid wrote the letter. Of course he's going to present himself as a good guy. Yes, Hoid is opposed to Odium. But the Lord Ruler opposed Ruin, and the Lord Ruler was a villain. The same letter indicates that Hoid has a stolen bead of Lerasium- apparently in violation of certain rules. Vin was going to see Hoid in Mistborn 3, but felt something wrong about him and left. Having grown up in the streets, Vin probably has a good instinct for these things. Did something in Hoid's demeanor send the message that he is not to be trusted? In short, Hoid is liar, a betrayer, a manipulator, and a thief. He possesses a large amount of extremely dangerous magic- as if apparently having access to both Feruchemy and, through Lerasium, Allomancy as well wasn't enough, he can worldhop, make illusions, see the future, is apparently something like immortal, and can possibly awaken. With the exception of the Shards themselves, it is quite possible Hoid is the most powerful being in the Cosmere. What is he after? If there is an evil force opposing Adonalsium, could it possibly be Hoid himself? We know Hoid was present when Adonalsium was shattered- but was he simply an observer, or could it be that Hoid himself is responsible for Adonalsium's shattering? I believe it is quite simple. Adonalsium, god, the maker of the Cosmere is dead, and Hoid was the one that killed him. Hoid now seeks to destroy the remaining Shards, the only beings more powerful than himself. When that is done, Hoid will install himself as both god and emperor of the entire Cosmere, and all life in that universe will be at his mercy. Perhaps he thinks it is better that way. Perhaps he thinks his own kingship is preferable to everything that happens now. In any case, the only thing that stands between Hoid and domination of the Cosmere is the 17th Shard... and at last check, they were off track.

So I created a page with all the info on Epics I could find from Steelheart, but I am new to the coppermind and so it is probably not the best structurally. So if anyone with experience wants to go on there and make it all pretty, that'd be great. I mainly wanted to get the info down.

I thought the foundry worked alot like Diamond(the weapons merchant), whose neutral to both sides because both sides need the equipment and cant carry on without it. I assumed this rule also applied to the foundry, so they don't discuss information about clients and are therefore thought to be reliable.

I'm definitely suspicious that dust is her weakness. That said, I was convinced all through Steelheart that his weakness was that SH could only be harmed by someone that did not want to, and I was wrong on that.

Well of Ascension: Alloy of Law:

Yeah, would be rather tricky to remember them all. Here's the ones that I have copies of that I know where are: I've put slightly more than the last line in a couple of cases because they work much better that way. The Final Empire; The Hero of Ages Warbreaker The Way of Kings Steelheart

Thank you for letting me know! I will look through the post to see if anything needs to be hidden. I am happy to say I just recieved notification from team sanderson about our little surprise, and we will be posting a notification about it soon! Please be patient for the next week or so, and then all will be revealed, and I think everyone will be happy with the results...

Every clue you've pointed out ascribes convoluted theories to otherwise simple explanations. David is never once shown using a power he wasn't expressly gifted, and if he does instinctively take powers there are many occasions where he would have done so throughout the book that he didn't. You claim that the reason he didn't trigger the Dowser is that his instinctive control is so god-like, he can perform an impossible illusion of something he's never seen before and that he cannot currently see, all without even knowing he's doing it, when it takes him hours to make the Tensors do anything at all. Also, the Tensors show us that you can FEEL it when you actively use a power; where was the sensation of crafting an illusion? But I do think you're right about a mild form of autism. It makes sense that no one survives the Foundry as a fully-functional member of society.

I'd take a Blade. Unless you're a KR, you have to get outfitted in plate before each battle. Unless your Dalinar Kholin, you only wear your plate in battle. With a Blade, I'm always armed even if no one can see it. I can cut through any obstruction, so I'm not likely to get trapped, and I would be able to put up a good fight against most opponents. I could even theoretically kill me a thunderclast.

(yes, double post, but of very different natures, so it's allowed. ) I guess I should probably share my story, since most of you haven't heard it. I used to shop at a Waldenbooks in one of the local malls often enough that the employees there knew me by name, and that I wanted to be an author myself. One of the employees (Steve. I think he's in the acknowledgements of a couple of the books), knew this and suggested Brandon to me, figuring I'd enjoy his works. I have to say, honestly, I put him down the first couple of times. I was given the hardback the first time, and didn't have the money. I was given the paperback the second time, and the back didn't catch my attention. (Really, that back is TERRIBLE!) Well, Steve told me one time that Brandon was going to be at this huge Authorpaloza type thing, and since I wanted to be a author I should come and pick his mind. This was on Black Friday, and it was insane! When I tried to find Brandon I was directed to the front. I asked one guy, who instead of saying "No, I'm not him, he's over there" he was all like "I'm not him, but let me talk your ear off about about medival history." (Which, was kind of cool. Also, when I said Brandon's name he was close enough to turn around and see who had said it, but I of course wasn't able to go over...) From there, my mother demanded I come home, so no luck that time. However, a little bit after that he held the pre-release launch party for Mistborn, and I was like "This is my chance!" I also decided if I was going to pick this guys mind, I should probably know something of his writing. It was only proper to support the guy, right? And while I was planning on picking up Mistborn, I figured I should also go into it knowing his stuff.) I picked up Elantris. I was blown away, simply put. I remember discribing it to people as a book that had predicitable twist, and things that you could never see coming. (I think it was the twist ending that I loved the most. I am usually able to pick up on foreshadowing a mile before it actually happens, so for someone to surprise me was awesome.) I went to the launch and ended up having a million questions to ask. At one point I had my recept, and kept on scribbling questions on the back so I wouldn't forget. I actually got teased for it a bit at the time. Mind you, this was a group of MAYBE 20 people asking questions. The total number of books sold had to be less than 100, and most of those were only sold because the book was being offered 3 days before the actual release date. From there it's a long story about how I ended up here, in charge of the site. I don't know that you guys would want to read that wall of text...

It looks good, but I already miss the old website. It had a sense of... mystery around it. The only thing I don't like is how you can see the whole blogpost without clicking on the title.

too fun! I had to finally stop lurking and join the forum, just so I could join THIS topic. I love WOT, but... After she's just barely begun to learn Soulcasting, Jasnah sends Shallan and Danlan on a super important quest to chase the Ghostbloods. They spend the entire journey trying to show up each other and establish which one of them is really in charge. Elkohar gets assassinated and Jasnah spends four books rallying support for her own bid to the throne, in excruciating political detail. During this iterlude she has to get rescued from numerous ill-thought out adventures chasing a sinister member of her guard who turns out to be a lecherous high-ranking meber of the Ghostbloods. Any time one character helps another character, that character gets mad and claims they didn't need any help. However, all characters will be completely sure that the other characters can't do anything without help. (edited for grammar and clarity)

Basically any time someone discovers they have amazing superpowers, they'll whine about it for about a million years. Every girl who's even slightly relevant to the story is fabulously attractive. Jasnah will marry an old geezer like Thom. Every magic ritual involving women includes stripping. Magic is sexist.

Kaladin and Dalinar bring back the Radiants. The next book, rather than advancing the plot, will be about what every single other character in the series was doing while Kaladin brought back the Radiants. Adolin will find out that Dalinar is not his father, and then despite how awesome Dalinar is, readers won't see him again until the last book, where he will teach Adolin to find peace while simultaneously hanging out with Shallan in Shinovar. The series will end with Kaladin switching bodies with Szeth and heading off on wild adventures. Adolin will take a break from the crusade against Odium to buy some grain. Kaladin, instead of rejecting the Shardblade, would spend ten books carrying it around. Despite his Shardblade literally trying to kill him at one point, he wouldn't ditch it until he got mad and chopped some guy's hand off. The quality of food will degrade throughout the books, culminating in Elhokar holding a fancy feast and literally serving his guests rust. One of the Parshendi would see Kaladin and start worshiping him, causing him to become a major threat that had to be defeated. Odium would be defeated because someone yelled at him in all caps. Cultivation would be a horse who keeps appearing randomly nearby important plot points.

Kaladin would have to travel across the world to find the Shard that isn't a Shard in a fortress that can't be breached, while being pursued by one of the ten fools. Navani would be trapped in the Tranquil Halls for six books and presumed dead. Dalinar will pine over her loss all the way up to the last book, at which point Renarin will rescue her and bring her back so she can hold Kaladins hand and tell him to be a good boy.

Kaladin will find one of the Ten Fools and trap him, forcing him to teach him about Windrunning. Kaladin will come to trust the Fool, who will then be killed mysteriously. We will all rabidly theorize over who the killer is, until it is randomly given to us in the Ars Arcanum. Jasnah will constantly think about how men are totally stupid and lacking of brains, then become 100%besotted with the most attractive one she finds, who happens to be a king and kind of a ripoff of Aragorn. Adolin will marry the Empress of an evil empire that hates Surgebinders, and by extension all of the other main characters. No one will ever shut up about Kaladin being a surgeon's son. Ever. Finally, when everything is set and done, it will be decided that Odium was never the enemy.

Rock would grumble about Kaladin allways being too "hasty" -in a deep grumbly bumblebee voice and then proceed to outpace a horse.

- Shalash isn't the Mistress, but people will constantly come up with that theory. In fact, Shalash won't be revealed until Book 10, and she'll be some random character we've never heard about before. - Whole 1000 page books will go by with Kaladin, Dalinar, Shallan, Szeth, Jasnah, Navani, and Adolin all completely absent. - By Book 3, all characters of any significance will be able to take down 10 Voidbringers without breaking a sweat. - Kaladin will spend books going mad before getting over it in one chapter. - Most of the bad guys will be killed, then revived and killed again after doing nothing important. - Kaladin will get hooked up to some random woman he meets out of nowhere. - Hoid will die at the end of the series. - Odium is actually an impostor and when it looks like he's been beaten at the end of Book 5, Jasnah will reveal that the real deal is still out there. - Dalinar will start up a Radiant school with the help of an obviously evil guy. - A bunch of Shin will kidnap Navani and leave Dalinar doing nothing awesome as he spends books chasing after them.

Thanks for the information! Though there isn't much point in discussing since Peter's statement, I strongly disagree: For one thing, there could be great stories set before DE, for another, there could be more about the "lifting of the veil" and for a third, "Realpolitik" doesn't sound bad at all (to me), if written in such a great SF-setting and by such a great author as Brandon. Just to state my pointless point.

He has no plans to return to the Defending Elysium world. But there will most likely be more Legion.

Drizzt, surprised no one has said that yet, even with the recent books being less than awesome. (Legend of Drizzt, R.A Salvatore) Quentin Coldwater (The Magicians, Lev Grossman) Ganoes Paran, Karsa Orlong, Fiddler (Malazan Book of the Fallen, Stephen Erikson) Kvothe/Kote (Kingkiller Chronicles, Patrick Rothfuss) Waxillium Ladrian (AoL) Kaladin (WoK)

It was the AD 5000. My name is Cylopet Hornet, from the X1574 Secret Agent Division. I am sent by MR.X, known more popularly as The Boss to stop an attempt by the mad scientist MR. H to assassinate Jesus Christ, the figure whom religion people simply love to worship during every Sunday and set up special occasions like Christmas day for. Mr.H believes that Jesus is the source of the influx of religious wars in the world today, between the True Followers Of Jesus, the Christian sheep, and the Jesus' Disciples, the top three religious groups of the world. Mr. H, in his desire to help the world reach the stage of perfect peace had made attempts to assassinate a fair share of number of people from the past. The killing of Adolf Hitler was Mr. H's attempt to destroy the Nazis. He sent a group of special robot agents into Hitler's home before he was born to kill his mother. His attempt succeeded in destroying Hitler, it prevented the mass termination of Jews by the hands of Hitler, and this was something that Mr.H was proud about. He boasted about it frequently whenever he had the courage to circulate videos of himself to the general public. "By my invention of the time travelling machine and employment of robot agents to kill off nasty historical figures like Adolf Hitler, I prevented the mass termination of Jews and stopped Germany from getting into the wars and saved many lives. Thanks to my work, the Nazis were wiped out for good in our world today." What this evil terrorist did not mention was the fact that millions of people became mindless zombies in our world who had to be exterminated. They were related in blood some ways or another to Hitler. Millions more became confused over certain sectors of their memories. This was the case for the Jews. They were unsure if the holocaust did happen. The Nazis were wiped out, but the Fazis came into our world scene. World wars 2 did not disappear from our history. A man named Razolf Mamoth of France joined Italy and Japan to commit the crime of world wars 2. The scientists of The Time Machine Control Headquarter were working on ways to fix the problem that the assassination of the mother of Hitler had caused. Confused jews, rise of the Fazis, the chaos in history classes over what actually happened—people remembered something of the Nazis, did not understand how the Fazis came into our world, and in general could not reconcile their confusion. Thanks to him, our world today was with more problems than less. Scientists were still trying to figure up how to undo the works which Mr. H had done—resurrect Hitler's mother and patched up the history that Mr. H had changed. Now, this mad man wanted to assassinate the baby Jesus, to be exact, to assassinate the mother of Jesus before Jesus could come into the world. Imagine what the world would become. My wife, yes, my religious wife would be deeply affected. What would she become if her precious beloved Jesus suddenly disappeared from the history of mankind? It was simply incomprehensible! She, Marataa, was so crazy about Jesus. She talked non-stop about Jesus, attended song writing classes to learn how to compose songs about him. Although she was not a pastor, she knew everything in the bible from Genesis to Revelation. She was not an evangelist but she preached to me non-stop to believe in her Jesus as my Savior. She tried to bring our sons to Sunday school when she thought I was not looking. Personally, I had no concern for what happened to this Jesus. But I would not want my wife and the millions of people who believe in Him to become confused when a large part of their lives and reason for living suddenly disappeared. The robot agents that Mr.H had sent to assassinate Jesus must be stopped at all costs. The time machine that I was in jerked to a stop. I had arrived at my destination. I checked my watch. Oh gosp, I was five seconds late, the robot agents had probably arrived before me. For all I knew, Mary might possibly have already been assassinated. In the world that I lived in, a second was decisive over the fate of the future. I hastily put on the invisible Alpha Red goggles, which would allow me to detect the robot agents that Mr.H had sent to a manger in the town of Bethlehem in Judea to destroy my wife's savior. The robot agents who Mr.H had sent to kill Jesus were invisible to the naked eyes. They could only be detected with the use of my Alpha Red goggles. I, too, was invisible to the eyes of the people living in the past. This was due to a time travelling suit that I was wearing. I took out my robot ray rifle. The time machine door opened. I put on my machine-manufactured wings that gave me the abilities to fly in the sky. I flew out of my time machine and prepared to shoot at the robot agents I expected to arrive anytime soon. To my shock, I saw bright beautiful beings hovering over the manger of Jesus. The dismantled bodies of the robot agents were scattered all around the manger where my wife's savior would be born. These beautiful beings were armed with gigantic swords. They were dressed in beautiful white robes, and had beautiful wings on them. I found myself to be awestruck by these beings of great beauty that my Alpha Red goggles detected. Oh, their voices…I had never heard such beautiful voices. They were singing in unison, their voices were different in tones, and yet they united together to form a beautiful chorus of heavenly song. I would pay millions to listen to their enchanting voices, again and again. Could their voices be a lure to drive me to a state of relaxation so that they could kill me more easily? The thought broke me out of their melody traps. They must be the new inventions of Mr.H, sent to kill the mother of my wife's savior. I aimed my robot ray rifle at them, and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. My robot rifle, which was 100% workable, malfunctioned for the first time in my life. This was impossible! At the same moment, one of the beautiful beings with wings flew towards me. That is it! This is my end. I had failed in my mission and I will die at the hands of Mr. H's latest invention. I would never get to see Marataa, again. "Do not be afraid, Mr. Cylopet." The beautiful being spoke with a deep voice that was as loud as the sound of waterfall and yet as soft as the tip toe of guilty teenagers trying to sneak into their beds after they came home late. How this was possible, I could not know, you had to be here with me, and listen to the voice yourself before you could possibly know what I was talking about. "You know my name!" "Do not be afraid, Mr. Cylopet," the beautiful being spoke again. "I am a servant of the High and Almighty One who reigns forever. The robot agents which Mr.H of your world had sent to assassinate Mary, the blessed lady of the Mighty God, had been dismantled by us." My mouths opened wipe. These… these beautiful beings… they were… they were the angels. Angels… were real. "You are most honored, Mr. Cylopet. You are the only man fortunate to witness the birth of the Savior of the world from your world. Join us in the chorus to celebrate His glorious birth." I sang like never before. My voice resonated with the angelic choir I was fortunate to sing together with, and it resonated in turn with the shepherds who arrived shortly to sing together with us. I had never enjoyed singing so much before in my life. "What happened to you, Cylopet?" Marataa asked. "Nothing happened," I lied. I knew christians were not supposed to lie, but I hoped God forgive me for this one. The secret of the time machine was something my occupation would not allow me to tell to my wife. "But you had never wanted to attend my church before, why the change this time?" "This Christmas, I wanted it to be different. I wanted to accept Him, Jesus, as my savior." Marataa could not understand what was happening to me, and why there was this sudden change in my attitude towards church and Jesus, but she broke down into a sob, right there and then, at the church's service. Everyone in the church was looking at us, but she did not care. She went right on, praising Jesus, again and again for my salvation, and I praised Him together with her.

I started reading the Wheel of Time when I was in high school around 1997. I have enjoyed the work of Mr. Jordan immensly and was completely sadden by his death and for the future of the books, honestly after I found out that he died I didnt pick up a book that was taken up by Brandon Sanderson. Honestly and I hate to say it but the series just seems to lack Mr. Jordans mannerisms in writing sadly I will finish the series to conclude such an awesome read but I can tell that this was picked up from a Masterpiece of literature to something that seems to just fill the pages. The Wheel of Time is an awesome read up to the death of Mr. Jordan, just doesnt have to same feel to it that it did before. I know most of what Brandon wrote was from notes and stories that Mr. Jordan left behind but the story telling is just not the same for me. Sadly, though Brandon is a good writer, he fails brilliantly in the shadow of Mr. Jordan. As for the future, the story died with Mr. Jordan.