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OK, one thing still bothers me after finishing listening to this today - how did Christina know Zoran's (the Ember Wizard's) name? She explicitly refers to him as Zoran (clearly, Zoran Tanasin) at one point, despite both of them stating at different times that he didn't share his name with her. Was it Mirandus magic or did I miss something obvious?

LOL, I actually pre-ordered the digital version on their website (after seeing that ebooks weren't included in the physical tiers of the Indiegogo campaign), but they didn't even send any notifications that it was ready to download. Thanks for the information!

My main complaint would be that Wayne was capable of gold compounding at the end - I know it probably wouldn't save him (not enough gold or time, explosion was just too big to survive etc.), but the fact it was never even brought up is just weird

I would assume one would need a Mistborn or a full Feruchemist, as well as some spikes, to create the Bands. Given that Hemalurgy no longer allows Compounding, the person and/or spikes would need to be pre-Catacendre - which leaves Spook as the most viable option

The only reasonable option I see is that it was Autonomy's decision - people of Scadrial showed that they can counter her plots, and attacking them anyway would be acting against her Intent

A lot of these have probably been known from Words of Brandon first, but here's the list of sources in the actual book texts: Mistborn: Secret History, mostly. Being warped by the Intent was already covered by Hero of Ages Hero of Ages epigraphs, Ars Arcana, the essays in Arcanum Unbounded

Also, some of the interior art (one piece per book) has been officially released - you can find it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/brandonsanderson/comments/yw8xxr/for_the_ones_who_couldnt_be_there_new_secret/

Yeah, I think Shai is the best guess here. Brandon has mentioned that the Lost Metal will be the "most cross-over that we’ve seen" (link to the interview). And then there's this exchange with @LewsTherinTelescope on Reddit about a non-Scadrian spoiler character from Arcanum Unbounded appearing in the story (link)

Yet another Brandon interview - this time for Cosmere.es: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T93aSqqnhsY

OK, we have the official concept art. It looks very much like a Dustbringer. Odium's new champion?

My first thought was that he seems like a pretty good choice to co-author The Night Brigade. Beyond that, we'll see, but I'm generally rather excited I'm wondering if that trend of co-authoring selected Cosmere books (first with Isaac, and now with Dan) will be even further expanded in the future. Brandon definitely has some big franchise ambitions, and he did mention in the last State of Sanderson that we'll need to have some talk about the future of Cosmere after SA 5. Could that be it?

It seems that Brandon has a TikTok account now: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorbrandonsanderson I don't think it was advertised anywhere, I just found out through Reddit. The first three clips don't contain any new information, really, but the newest one has some interesting details about spanreed mechanics and relativity (which I'm not sure were canonized before). Also, Grimdark Magazine had an interview with Brandon yesterday - here's the video and text version Edit: For those of you who don't watch (or listen to) Intentionally Blank: Dan Wells has joined the Dragonsteel team as VP of Narrative, with the goal of eventually co-writing Cosmere books with Brandon. You can see the news here, starting around minute 42:00 There's always another piece of news: Brandon has responded to Daniel Greene's question about Cosmere books being released after his retirement. You can find it here, at 3:50

Based on the appearance, I would say it might be a Fused of same brand as El. Probably not El though, as the carapace seems intact

No idea, but the former would be awesome

I wouldn't say confirm, but the case for Autonomy is pretty strong, particularly given that Trellium (Stormlight Archive spoiler): Also, does Harmony want Wax to spike himself with Trellium (so he can talk to Trell, I guess)? I can't think of another option for the "proper metal"

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Here's the preview for Venli: https://cosmere.es/stormlight-premium-miniatures-venli-english/ They've also revealed there that the four larger, pre-painted miniatures will be Windrunner Kaladin, Elsecaller Jasnah, Skybreaker Szeth, and Shardbearer Adolin (you can see them all at the bottom of the page) There's also Dalinar's miniature: https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/the-stormlight-archive/news/stormlight-archive-dalinar-kholin-miniature As described in this post on Reddit, we'll get both Blackthorn Dalinar and Bondsmith Dalinar, the one shown is presumably Blackthorn Also, some news from this post: Official preview will be shown on Friday on r/Stormlight_Archive There will be a special 11-pack "Starter Set" of official Stormlight paints (including Kholin Blue to Carapace Red) available on The Army Painter Kenny Boucher (Next Level Painting) will start painting some of the miniatures on his Youtube channel on Friday Update: Full preview for Shardbearer Adolin miniature: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52100/brandon-sanderson-brotherwise-games-partner-stormlight-miniatures-figurines Also, this Reddit thread mentions some additional miniatures as confirmed (Kaladin (Parshendi Armour), Szeth (Assassin in White), Navani, Eshonai and Leshwi), but I can't find the exact source for that Update 2: Here's the miniature preview recap video (in Spanish, but with English subtitles): https://youtu.be/p4xFObbiYb4 They mostly show what was already available through the links above, but you can find some interesting stuff starting around 5:20 There's a screenshot of Brandon ad Isaac with a rather big chasmfiend mini in the background! Kenny Boucher will be painting Blackthorn Dalinar & Shardbearer Adolin minis, starting today (Friday 9th) The lowest tier for the Kickstarter will be 30$, with add-ons for 10-15$ International shipping will be done through centers in US, UK, Canada & EU If the Kickstarter goes well (which is, I mean, pretty much given) we can expect more miniatures in the future, potentially including antagonists, monsters, other characters and a book 5 set The quality of the 3D models is apparently so good that Dragonsteel plans to use them for future merchandise as well. Maybe even for the Year of Sanderson swag boxes? Update 3: Preview of Shadesmar Adolin miniature: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xbx1v2/creating_the_official_model_for_adolin_kholin/ Update 4: Chasmfiend miniature (145 mm!): https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xcy9wr/a_first_look_at_our_not_so_miniature_chasmfiend/ Bridge Leader Kaladin miniature (a.k.a the Parshendi Armour version): https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xd09iu/first_look_at_bridge_leader_kaladin_miniature/ And storms, there will be a showpiece 1:10 scale resin statue of Kaladin and Szeth, specifically requested by Brandon (already painted, 300 mm / 11.8 inch!): https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xd1dft/surprise_a_highend_statue_will_be_part_of_the/

Interestingly, in chapter 111 of RoW, Dalinar seems to recognize Ishar's blade, wondering if he's seen it already. That being said, I agree that it is the Stormfather that is talking to Gavilar. If Ishar wanted to replace Taln, he probably could have used Gavilar for that even without his consent. I expect some shenanigans with Ishar's blade to be a vital part of book 5 plot, though. On an unrelated note, chapter 15 of WoK has this fragment of (in-world) Way of Kings that seems relevant to Gavilar's and Taln's situation:

The way I see it, both Odium and Thaidakar & Gavilar have been working on this - Chana's death threw a wrench into the works, starting it earlier than expected

Good to know, I was just starting a new topic Not what I've expected, really. Gavilar seems to be dead, with no plans made of surviving as a Cognitive Shadow. This chapter humanizes him (and Sadeas) to some extent - his final reaction to the Stormfather's lies is still extremely satisfying, though. Apparently Gavilar has been working with Thaidakar on starting a Desolation - assuming the math done by @CROSSENuUP here is correct, it seems that Shallan managed to do it before them. The original goal of the visions seems to have been tricking someone into taking Taln's place. I still wonder - what words (or attitude, or actions) did the Stornfather expect from Gavilar? The First Ideal? What was the thing about Gavilar's demand being close about, then? We get Taravangian's origin story, kind of. I'm not sure if the new Death Rattle is a general warning against the Desolation, or something that will actually happen in the books. Gavilar's last words make much more sense now.

On top of that: is Virtuosity the Shard that just wanted to survive? Also, is Virtuosity the Shard that would have been used for the Rithmatist if it was in the Cosmere?

Come to think of it, Virtuosity is probably the part of Adonalsium responsible for designing the continent of Roshar

Duality seems to be a major motif for both planets and magic systems: hion lines have two colors (teal & fuchsia), combining them can be used to generate heat and possibly power other things primal spirits are bicolor (blue & orange) and many fabrials made of them seem to be paired Painter's world is mostly uninhabitable because of the darkness/shroud, while for Yumi's world similar situation is caused by light/heat Also, there seem to be many parallels between the magic systems and the Order of Lightweavers on Roshar: both magic systems we see on the planets are pretty much based on art, which is a Lightweaver thing convincing a primal spirit to become a fabrial and transforming a nightmare bear some resemblance to Soulcasting primal spirits are attracted to the act of creation, much as creationspren are. The shroud acts very similar to Re-Shephir the Essence associated with Lightweavers is blood: the shroud is compared to it ('I watched it rain the blood of a dying god'), hion lines are explicitly compared to blood vessels ('they were the arteries and veins of Kilahito') and the reddish light of sun on Yumi's world makes everything look 'like the result of a bloody massacre'

Yeah, I was wondering if Book #4 might be just that

In addition to what @Windrunner2319 wrote, here's some info from the Kickstarter description: While regular hardcover and paperback editions with a traditional publisher are possible sometime in the future, after this campaign is fulfilled the premium version of this book might not be available again.