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  1. My recommendation would be to just read the new, anniversary edition. It fixes some of the flaws in the first version and isn't actually that different- unless you want to compare them logistically, there's really no reason you need to go back and read the first. The second doesn't take anything away, only adds it.
  2. Ah, I totally want one of these! And there are at least two others not on this site who would also purchase!
  3. I finally got ahold of this book, and this was my main source of contemplation. I believe that an important point to remember is that while this is Sazed- the same man who assisted in a revolution and lost his own love- it is also Harmony. A lot of people point out that he is restricted by the different shards he holds, but I believe that argument should be central to the discussion. How much of the decision making is Sazed, and how much is the intents of the shards? He MUST keep Preservation and Ruin equal. This is inherent to the balance of his shards. By making the mistake he did when he recreated the world, by giving them too much prosperity and growth in the beginning, he used a lot of preservation. As a result, I believe that Ruin is seeping into things as part of the natural order of his powers. Ruin is trying to re-balance society. To me, it feels like this whole situation Harmony has gotten himself into is the result of his attempts to prevent the ruin that is inevitable from destroying his pet society entirely. He knows he made a mistake, and he seems to imply that the mistake had much further consequences than just putting society behind by his account. He implies that society being behind is detrimental to them in some larger way, and that they are not prepared. This does not necessarily mean that he is not wrong to hurt Wax as he did. It only means that there is a large scope to his actions: not even by shard standards, but by more immediate standards as well. I don't think TenSoon meant that Wax knowing who the kandra was would have consequences later. I believe he meant that the immediate situation would get worse in ways they could not imagine. Every decision Harmony makes leads to a web of new possibilities. He knows that, even if we don't take into effect that he can see them. He must make every decision in a way that leads to the very best result he believes to be possible. Even as a God, that means he is GOING to make mistakes, he is going to make decisions that may seem bad or hurtful. The probability that he makes every single correct decision and saves every single life that he can is lower than I'd like. In the span of Godhood, he is still young. Honestly, rather than seeing Wax as the child being raised, I kind of see Sazed as the child that was left alone to raise himself with only books to show him what to do. He was never taught what to do, how to do it, in the world of the gods. Though, separately from that, I was still quite angry at Harmony for doing what he did. Whether his actions were right or wrong, understandable or not, they still hurt. While I agree that he did his best, that doesn't mean people don't have to feel angry, sad, or upset.
  4. I also believe there are two scenes in which he appears near the others specifically. Both of which are him disguised as a beggar. When I get home I can quote them directly, but for now, I believe I remember him as an informant for Elend, and I also believe he was the informant Vin decided to avoid when she was trying to find information on Yomen's city. Can anyone verify? That would place him in at least two places over the course of the books that are very far from one another- why he was in these places at these specific times and where he went between is a mystery. I do agree with the Terris theory, however.
  5. Oh, where does it say they're fighters? I must have missed it; the wiki page isn't yet complete. If that's the case, it does make lirin being viable for their order more unlikely. But I also can't see him as a wind runner for the same reason and the fact that he displays very differently from kaladin. But note I did say I personally believe it unlikely that lirin would have bonded with a Spren. It's just fun thinking about the possibilities, and I support the theory that we will see more and more join the orders past the main ten being focused on, so brandon could take it any way he wants. As to rock, yeah, i follow your reasoning. I have never heard of him changing from a warrior to a cook because of a change of station, but I know he doesn't fight because of birth order. He may or may not discard that hierarchy, we can't know now, but he would probably have to to become a stoneward. Lara's being the caretaker of hearthstone sounds wonderful. She would take to the position wonderfully. Plus, with roshone's revenge complete in that they exchanged a son for a son and kaladin never came back, I would assume he might be less harsh on Kaladin's parents. I don't know if enough time has passed for all of this to happen, though. How many years has it been since kaladin left hearthstone?
  6. I love the ideas you've put together here. But if Kaladin's father turned out to be a radiant-- to me not necessarily likely but would be awesome-- I think I would peg him as a Stoneward rather than a Windrunner. They Lirin is resolved to allow the town to continue to depend on him. He stubbornly will not leave his home, no matter how bad it is to him. Both of Kaladin's parents display great strength every time they are shown. If Lirin was to bond with a spren, I believe he would be a Stoneward over any of the other orders. I also do hope Laral is still alive. She was politically maneuvered into an awful life the last time we saw her. She needs to outlive her husband and find real happiness.
  7. From the moment his shardblade appeared, I thought this would be the result of one of the oaths as well. I believe that shardplate is yet another extension of Syl's powers being used for Kaladin, and follows the logic of his surges, or the same for another pair. I do believe it will be further along than oath three, though; Shallan might be support for this, as she seems to have gone beyond summoning her own weapon by at least one "truth" and does not yet have shardplate.
  8. I adore the way Breeze thinks about and reacts to emotions.

  9. This is a good point. Szeth's obedience might come at least partly from his personality, but that level is rarely reached without societal pressures. If he was pushed that far, there have to be others that are the same. The question is: what will happen when they also realize how wrong they were? What will that kind of nationwide psychology produce?
  10. Well, I look most like vin and definitely identify with her. But renarin or Elend would be better choices. I am a bookworm idealist whose had to change both my view on the world and the way I present myself to fit in and become a leader. But I also have aspergers, like the truthwatchers, and am the little sibling who isn't strong physically but would like to be.
  11. Honestly, I don't believe the Shamans would react fast at all. They've been in denial for a long time, and it seems like parshmen either don't live there or are less common, so even after the storm passes, it's possible they could still attempt to ignore the desolation. So if Nale does intend to get the rest... anything could happen. There are too many variables. Outcome is foggy, try again later.
  12. I first heard of Sanderson when one of my friends-- who works at a library and is always throwing new books at us to try-- lent me a copy of mistborn. I immediately loved it and am now more obsessed with the cosmere and related entities than the one who introduced me to it. Since then I've bought all of sanderson's writings that are out on paperback. I'm also considering getting the audio books for a few.
  13. Thank you for finding that quote. I knew it existed but I forgot where it occured. But you bring up an interesting point. Can shinovar be truly safe if their culture and belief system just turned out to be a lie? That's got to bring some chaos into the mix.
  14. They do, yes. But the ideal hair color is black, which is natural Alethi. The others are mixed in from marrying other races. And it is a different world, so they're not going to definitely be exactly like a race on earth. I mean, Adolin's hair is blonde and black naturally. Plus, with eye color, their whole society is based around it, and only the nobles have light eyes. He's likely to play around with eye color rather than stick to what most people assume is the main look for a race here.
  15. Welcome! Do you mean to say you've read all of the cosmere books in only six weeks? Because that's pretty impressive. Vin is also one of my favorite characters- she's just an amazingly well put together character. Good luck figuring things out. It's pretty easy, but there are tons of people around who can answer any questions.
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