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Chapter 46 (The Weight of the Tower)
Epigraph: I still don’t know who this could be. In a fit of insanity I almost assigned it to Taravangian, but Raboniel is still the best fit despite everything. I don’t believe it’s her, though. I guess Venli could fit, at a stretch--we were just reminded she does research. Oh, wait. Is this her memoirs / study journal of her early form research? That could actually work well
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Chapter 45 (A Bold Heart, A Keen and Crafty Mind)
Eshonai flashback! Notably, we haven’t seen any flashbacks in the first two parts of the book. Does that mean that Eshonai’s bits are going to be confined to part 3 only, in a departure of format from the previous books? Or does it mean that her parts were too spoilery to include until after the Urithiru invasion? It’s really hard to imagine the second one bei
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PART THREE!
Here we go. I’ll note again that I’m hyped about the inclusion of Eshonai in the POV list at the start of this section. And also Renarin, obviously. He has been horribly underrepresented so far, and I’m hopeful that he’s actually a regular viewpoint rather than just once or twice. I don’t feel confident that we’ll actually get answers about Glys yet, but maybe we’ll be fortunate.
Also, if t
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While working on some updates to our "Interactive Map and Timeline of Roshar" I came across something that intrigued me regarding Rosharan units for distance.
EDIT: I'm coming back to this a few months later because I've just received my 2021 TWoK leatherbound and, to my surprise, the scale on the Alethkar map (referenced below) is gone. That's right. The original Alethkar map had a north arrow and a scale. The 2020 TWoK leatherbounds h
Hey, everyone! I'm so glad people have liked this blog so much! It's certainly been a joy to show my stuff off. Anyway, I'm about to finish up a sketchbook drawing and after that I'll be working on something VERY special. I plan on it taking about an entire month which is... a lot. But it'll be worth it. So all this to say I won't really have all that many drawings to post for a while.
As for the draw itself... This all started almost six months ago. On a day when I was not being particul
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Interlude I-6 (Taravangian)
Title: “A boon and a curse” Surely that doesn’t mean we’re going to see him on a bad day, right? Hmm, actually I don’t think I paid any attention to the chapter icon last time. It’s similar to the kings you see decorating many playing cards. There are two, one upside down compared to the other. One is holding a sword with eyes open, another has eyes closed/sad and grasps a vine or can
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Interlude I-5 (Lift)
Lift! It’s Lift! Hooray!
I know Lift is a divisive figure among Stormlight readers, but while she occasionally feels a little over the top she almost always lands really well for me. I’m excited to see what she’s up to now. My main worry is that she’ll be dropping lots of hints about Dawnshard, which I am still waiting to read until after finishing Rhythm. (I don’t actually know if Lif
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Shallan’s Sketchbook Part IV (Cultivationspren)
Cultivationspren! (Image here)
First thought on seeing the page is, "Why no Mayalaran?!" I guess it makes sense to not feature a personal connection like that in a scholarly work, especially if Adolin might object, but still. It would be nice to get her picture.
At the same time, these living spren are great to see. That upper left portrait looks like it could
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Interlude I-4 (Vyre)
Here we go. Vyre. You know, Brandon is really going to have to sell me on this interlude. I am not the most ardent hater of Moash in the fandom, not by any stretch, but on top of being an unlikeable traitor (who kept eye contact with Kaladin while murdering proto-Radiant Elhokar, grrr!) he’s so much a pawn of the forces around him that it’s hard for me to get invested in what he’s doing.
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Chapter 43 (Men and Monsters)
Epigraph: That is a remarkably welcoming way to ask Hoid to stop sneaking into your house.
With the invasion becoming an occupation, Brandon has successfully parlayed the tension of imminent conflict with the Pursuer into suspense over when he will encounter Kaladin. This is an unusual emotional shift, since I’m more used to the clock ticking down to add tension instead of addi
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Chapter 42 (Armor and Teeth)
Epigraph: come on, say something new.
Before moving on, I should give my prediction for how the whole pillar issue is going to resolve. I don't think novani or ribonel would get what they want. Teofil was instructed to destroy the garnets and thereby remove the suppression effect, presumably from both Radiants and Fused. I predict that Navani will succeed in her task to help th
I did it, you guys. I drew the moment when Maverick dies. When I first drew this, I intended to have Mav's corpse in her arms (you can see the eraser scars of his head on the left :sweat_smile:) but I think it's much more powerful this way. I just... y'all, I've come so far in my art, it's actually insane.
(Colored version spoilered for blood. )
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Chapter 41 (The Most Dangerous)
Epigraph: And now you say it doesn’t matter? Then why did I spend the last three chapters theory crafting about your semantics, Sazed? Hmm? Maybe you should only drop meaningful hints and not make fun of the fans who want to analyze your words exhaustively. Ever think of that?
Venli must know that she is a main character, because otherwise choosing to stay close to the Lady o
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Notes and translation relate to the original image here
That pillar is much smaller than I was imagining, especially after the action scene where Shallan evicts Re-Shephir. See artwork here, here, and here. I expected at least a double-height vaulted ceiling, but no, this looks like it’s only 12 feet high or so.
Also not much like I imagined. I had in mind more of a gyroscopic form factor.
Happy Mother's Day! Here's Arabella and Wendy from Masquerade. It was supposed to be Fadran's birthday gift - that's when I started on it - but, ah... I got a little distracted, obviously. I'm SUPER happy with how it turned out.
Pheonix is the cutest being besides his Author, prove me wrong. I've actually wanted to draw something like this for a long while now, actually. I had the WILD idea of Pheonix having facial hair of all things a few months ago and it was just so ridiculous I HAD to sketch it out. And... whaddya know, it was actually super cute! It made me want to draw Mr. Blaze just as patronly as possible so here we are. If I had more room on the paper, he'd be wearing socks with sandals.
Here is the goddess Sierra Satrebil, about to break Ralvon’s jaw. What a badchull lady. (Never mind that after this Ralvon strangles Sierra with his tail)
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Chapter 40 (In For All)
Epigraph: So (in Sazed’s opinion) it sounds like we have an Ati situation here, where Rayse is merely a personality overlay on the destructive will of Odium. “It’s been thousands of years. Rayse isn’t going to stick to his personal goals that long. He’s been subsumed.”
I am really worried about how many of the soldiers are going to die now that Navani gave them orders and there’s no
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Chapter 39 (Invasion)
Is this the first chapter with dual herald icons? Jez and Vev… I don’t know what the significance should be.
Epigraph: Odium is more dangerous than Rayse because it has distinct intentionality? I don’t think I’m following the reasoning even though I trust that Sazed is probably right.
I like that in conjunction with Kaladin’s realization of a meaning for “strength before weakness”
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Chapter 38 (Rhythm of the Terrors)
Title: That can’t be good. I’m not sure whether the actual reference will be to something that the one attuning it is terrified of, or of them channeling terror against others. More importantly, I am wondering if there are Rosharan entities that have been given the title of Terrors, and how those might relate to the Unmade or other frighteningly formidable beings.
Epigrap
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Chapter 37 (Silence from the Dead)
Title: I presume this is to do with the library in the basement?
Epigraph: Hoid is more scared of Rayse than Odium, and Sazed calls him out on it. That’s interesting.
Full mobility in any direction, as long as I’m getting dragged around by my hand? Yeah, I’m going to go with “nope!” Thanks, Tomor, but I’ll pass. I do look forward to seeing whatever this changes into u
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Chapter 36 (The Price of Honor)
Title: Adolin’s wound is gonna be their ticket into negotiations with the honorspren.
Epigraph: Sazed seems to be responding as though Hoid’s advice in the previous epigraph were personally directed, which makes it more interesting.
Shockspren clustering around Notum--we now have the confirmation that was lacking last chapter. Yes, emotion spren are drawn to other spren, no
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Shallan’s Sketchbook Part III
Honorspren (image here)
Wow, that mustache really catches the eye. After that, the clothing is both impressive and expressive, along with their stances. Ben hit this one out of the park. Both of the featured spren are an odd combination of welcoming and confrontational with an ambiguous mismatch between their posture and their facial expressions. I am really not sure how to interp
