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  1. I have loved all of the Dragonsteel Leatherbound books so far, honestly I’m a bit obsessed with them, and they’re the pride of my bookshelf. So far, Brandon has committed to making these leatherbounds for The Hero of Ages and Warbreaker, and all recent interviews seem to indicate he plans to continue to do this with all his Cosmere books. My question/thought right now relates to the symbols that dominate the covers and binding of these books. On Elantris, it was the Aon for the city itself. For Mistborn 1 and 2, it has been the symbols for the first two allomantic metals, and I would expect this trend to continue. Whenever SA is done, I’m guessing they’ll match the Radiant symbols that are etched into the covers of the hardcover editions of the books. All this leaves is Warbreaker. The magic on Nalthis doesn’t have a set of symbols with it, and I couldn’t find or think of any for this book. I suppose you could do a sword (Nightblood), which would be epic, but that seems like it could be reserved to the eventual sequel who’s title is planned to actually be “Nightblood”. I just wanted to know if anyone had any guesses or had thought about this before. It’s driving me crazy trying to think of ideas lol
  2. I agree, if that is the case Bavadin is who I think it is, and this would be my second-favorite theory for the "we". @Calyx I've actually thought about that some, could it be possible that Rayse picked the Shard he fit with best because maybe that would make it easier for him to control/use without corrupting himself? Maybe he could use the Intent as a boost as opposed to having it override his normal motives.
  3. I don't know if this has been posted before, but this is the first theory I've ever thought of without hearing someone's else's input that I'm actually confident in, and it relates to Rayse/Odium's dynamic and being. The following quote from the end of Oathbringer has been getting a lot of attention. I've seen a lot of ideas from different people about why Odium says "we", from 1.) He confused Dalinar for Adonalsium and was referencing the 16 original Vessels to 2.) thinking he is Honor and implying that another Shard helped Odium kill Honor be it Autonomy or even Ambition to 3.) he's simply referencing "we" as in the Unmade or his other followers, kinda a hive/group mentality. Regardless, Sanderson has RAFO'd all questions about it. But I don't think it's any of these things, I think Rayse alone has mastered how to split the power he holds (of Odium or Passion) from that of his own personality (Rayse the human). We see in every other circumstance, be it Ruin or Preservation or Cultivation, that the Vessels have been shaped by the Intent of their power, warping their personality. I think one of the things that has allowed Odium to become so dangerous even compared to other Shards is he figured out how to keep his own personality and desires separate from that of his Intent. In the WoR letter from Frost to Hoid, we see this quote referencing Odium: From this, we see that Hoid himself thinks that Rayse remains an individual with the same goals that Rayse set out with in the beginning. Personally, I trust Hoid's opinion on matters in the Cosmere more than any other character. This allows Rayse to remain level headed, even charismatic, during his interactions with Dalinar and others when he desires during OB. He is able to differentiate his personality and mind from that of the Odium, which would by itself hate everything and want to just destroy destroy destroy, similar to Ruin, or at the least live passionately and live in extremes. Rayse is able to harness that power when he needs to, and I'm sure it has affected him to some extent, but he is able to control that aspect and keep it separate. This is why, in his moment of shock and denial, Rayse and Odium both yell in outrage "WE", because the desire to kill Honor reigns forefront in both of their minds. I think this could have huge implications, including Odium's ability to wield the powers of his Shard with less personal risk or restriction, as well as perhaps how he is able to create a Champion later on. There's a lot we don't know, but as of now I'm pretty confident in this theory. That being said, rip it to shreds in the comments below or tell me what you think (as well as if this has already been discussed somewhere and I simply missed it).
  4. Nightblood doesn't have a gender. While I personally imagine his voice as being masculine, it seems to vary by person (Vasher and Vivenna if I recall correctly referred to him as "him" when they had to, Szeth says it is neither, but Lift refers to Nightblood as "she"). Also, we know Vasher came to Roshar looking for Nightblood, he says as much in WoR I believe. We also know Vivenna/Azure is looking for Nightblood and Vasher (though it's possible that she's just looking for Vasher because she thinks he has Nightblood). My hope is Vasher notices Szeth as early into Book 4 as possible and tries to steal it back, or offers Dalinar something in exchange for the sword. Considering Nale and Cultivation both had access to Nightblood at certain points, I imagine there are a LOT of variable to this story that we just have no chance of guessing, but I don't think Szeth is destined to keep Nightblood forever.
  5. I think it was brilliant of Sanderson to kill of Eshonai. He did tell us that he wasn't at all against killing off flashback characters, so we can somewhat stop assuming Renarin, Lift, Taln, Shallash, Jasnah are going to survive the first Arc. I think we all kind of assumed she survived the fall into the chasm despite all logic re-the storm and how far a fall that is. Sanderson got a lot of flack from people for having his characters seem invincible, with Szeth and Jasnah both being alive after seemingly dying. Along with Elhokar's death, it showed that he's certainly not afraid to kill characters off permanently regardless of how much writing time he's put into their character (personally I thought this worry by readers was kind of overblown, especially if you've read some of his other series). Also, Eshonai kinda fulfilled her part. It's definitely a sad ending for her, but I like it. Brings a certain amount of "not every person gets to fulfill their wishes before they die" realism to the story. Venli is going to be fascinating as a now bonded Radiant, but we'll also get to see early Parshendi culture and probably conflicts with Venli from Eshonai's POV in the next book. So that should be really cool.
  6. One other thing I've thought of as a possibility aside from Odium referencing another Shard (like Bavadin) when he said "we" was he's referring to him as Rayse and him as Odium. In the original Letters from WoR, Hoid rejects the premise that Odium is more of a force than an individual who's retained his own goals and sentience. I think Odium has found a way, unlike most of the other Shards, to separate and preserve his own personality and character from that of his Shard's Intent, though I'm sure he remains incredibly influenced by that. This theory seems further vindicated by how calm Odium can appear to be when having conversations, I think he's able to contain that pure outpouring of emotion that his Intent would drive him to be.
  7. As excited as I am for Oathbringer, I'm just as excited to add to my Cosmere leather bound collection with "The Well of Ascension". I know Sanderson hasn't released the details on what exactly this edition will entail, but I assume it's safe to say the exterior will be the matching color/design as "The Final Empire" was. The thing I really want to know is what Allomantic symbol will grace the cover of WoA? The symbol for Iron was on tFE, so my best guess would be for Steel on WoA, but that makes me wonder how they're going to handle this pattern for all the sequels? We know the metals come in sets of 4 (Physical, Emotional, etc.), so will the original trilogy just go Iron, Steel, and then say Tin and just leave out Pewter? Or will Pewter get picked up in the next Mistborn (Alloy of Law or as I believe Sanderson mentioned he would do a AoL/SoS combo book because of size)? If somehow someway thirty or forty years from now when the entire series is in leather bound it worked out to having 16 editions covering each base metal that would be amazing. Anyways, I wanted to know if there were any rumors regarding this or any theories, or lastly how y'all would like to see this done?
  8. My bad lol, I live in the U.S. What @Andy92 is what I've kinda assumed at this point, I was just hoping there was a hardcover edition I hadn't seen with the updated scene.
  9. I first bought "Words of Radiance" pretty soon after it came out in 2014, so the hardcover edition I have is gigantic in width. I think that's awesome, but it's also worn down the spinal integrity quite a bit. Regardless, I've noticed in book stores that they're selling hardcover editions that are a lot more compact, with width closer to my "The Way of Kings" hardcover. It looks awesome (sorry I'm a bit of an aesthetic-freak for books haha), plus I think the smaller spine will endure better (presumably why they fixed it), and I've highly considered buying it a month or so before "Oathbringer" for my re-read of the series. That said, I've noticed that even in these editions, the scene Sanderson changed post-publication (Spoiler tag below)... ...remain unchanged (true to the original publication). I was wondering if there were any editions of "Words of Radiance" that include the updated scene, or if that was just something he intended for the online community?
  10. Some interesting things I'm noticing, seems like Warbreaker is either very high or pretty low. Also, the Era 1 Mistborn ranking of Final Empire - Hero of Ages - Well of Ascension seems pretty consistent. Anyways, I keep a ranking off all the fantasy books I read on Goodreads, so here's my take: NOVELS 1) Words of Radiance (SA #2) 2) The Hero of Ages (MB #3) 3) Mistborn: The Final Empire (MB #1) 4) The Way of Kings (SA #1) 5) The Well of Ascension (MB #2) 6) Warbreaker (WB #1) (This might get bumped up a spot soon, I really love this book) 7) Shadows of Self (MB #5) 8) Elantris (EL #1) 9) The Bands of Mourning (MB #6) 10) The Alloy of Law (MB #4) I own the prose of White Sand but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. It's on my computer, and I still find it a lot less enjoyable to read on a screen as opposed to the printed page. NOVELLA's/SHORT STORIES 1) Secret History (MB #3.5) 2) The Emperor's Soul (EL #1.5) 3) Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania (MB #3.9) (I just read this recently and it's amazing) 4) Edgedancer (SA #2.5) 5) Sixth of the Dusk 6) Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell 7) The Eleventh Metal (MB #0.5)
  11. I have never really been a sci-fi reader, so I don't know what the difference is in "feel" exactly. So far, I feel like all the books have been solidly in the realm of fantasy (though some of his non-Cosmere works have been sci-fi). Science-Fantasy sounds about right, though I've never heard of it before. I agree with what Belzedar said, the latest Mistborn novel started working it's way into more sci-fi territory for the first time that I've seen, but any technology shown was still completely dependent on magic. As long as the magic of the Cosmere and the Shards remain the focus of the books, then it has to be considered fantasy to me. Most importantly, I think it's important to note that nothing like this has really been done before (that I've heard of), at least on this scale. And that's kinda the point. Sanderson wanted to be the one to include all these different universes and timelines into one over-arcing story. It's going to be epic.
  12. Not to burst any bubbles, and I don't have the actual link (darn it), but I wrote down when he did his Reddit update #4 post when he finished Draft 1 of Oathbringer that it was standing at 461,233 words, pending edits that should trim it a tad bit. So, definitely insanely long, longer than any books I've ever read (ASOIAF #5 A Dance with Dragons came out at 422K), but it won't be in the range of 2nd place all time. Can't wait to buy this tome of a book though.
  13. Yeah I've read Secret History (really good). Should probably put my answer in spoiler tags So if Hoid was made into the joker cards, Kelsier would definitely by the new Ace imo.
  14. Due to Mistborn and Stormlight Archive being such long series, I also made deck ideas for each of them. Mistborn Joker 1 - Ati Joker 2 - Leras Hearts (Book 3 Main Cast) Ace - Sazed King - Elend Queen - Book 3 Vin Jack - Spook Spades (Lord Ruler and his Creations) A - The Lord Ruler K - The Inquisitors (Marsh) Q - The Kandra (TenSoon) J - The Koloss (Human) Diamonds (Wax and Wayne Trilogy) A - Telsin K - Waxillium Q - Steris and Marasi J - Wayne Clubs (The Thieving Crew, yes they're under "Clubs" intentionally) A - Kelsier K - Dockson Q - Book 1 Vin J - Breeze and Hammond Stormlight Archive Joker 1 - Tanavast (Honor) Joker 2 - Cultivation Hearts (Shallan's Arc) A - Shallan K - Alodin Q - Jasnah J - Taravangian Diamonds (Dalinar's Arc) A - Dalinar K - Elhokar Q - Navani J - Renarin Spades (Bridge 4) A - Kaladin K - Teft and Moash Q - Syl J - Rock and Lopen Clubs (Potential Radiants) A - Szeth K - Nale (Darkness) (Yeah I know he's not a Radiant, but he's awesome. And his card would be cool) Q - Lift J - Zahel
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