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  1. Hi guys! Recently someone I've referred to this forum and Coppermind wiki told me that wiki is inactive. It turns out the link from the site header leads to coppermind.17thshard.net instead of coppermind.net. Can you fix this, please?
  2. I finished reading it a couple of days ago and only now can organize my thoughts in a semblance of a review. Right now I still love TWoK more, though Words of Radiance was awesome too. Maybe it'll change after the re-read that I'm starting right now. In general, though, TWoK just feels more structured to me, which is strange since WoR puts all the main characters in one place and sets a clear deadline. Maybe it's the lack of repetitive scenes, like bridge runs, through which you can track progression. It felt like characters in WoR did a lot of running around until - bam! - climax happened. The final climax was a bit less satisfying than in Kings, partly because I couldn't come down from it gradually. The book ended practically right away. Yes-yes, I know, they physically couldn't add more than a single page to it, still... Anyway, I powered through lots of chapters which probably made a lesser impact than they could have, hence the re-read. And may I say what a great feeling it was when you check your progress bar and see that you still have so much left! Jasnah's death - I didn't buy it right from the start (no body, no death) and my only thought was "She's better reappear in this book". It has been really distracting for a while, right until the Kaladin-Adolin-Zahel impromptu fight which was like a long-awaited gunshot after hours of heavy silence. It's one of my absolutely favourite moments in the whole book! Kaladin. Spoiler-free reviews had me worried and I was bracing myself for lots of teeth-gnashing and headdecking, WoT-style. So it was a really great surprise when none of that happened. Not a single time. In fact, I completely understand where he was coming from, would probably do it myself, were I in his place. Also notable is how quickly he notices when something goes wrong with Syl and doesn't spend half the book blissfully unaware, thank god. In short, I loved his arc. Loved that there were setbacks and not everything went hunky dory after pronouncing two ideals. Loved that there was still a lot of him even though it's not his book. Loved his long way to friendship with Adolin and the fact that his confrontation with Moash happened now and not a couple of books later when it would've grown like a tumor. Shallan. She didn't become my favourite but her growth was spectacular, even if a bit unbelievable at times. I loved how she'd grown to be so capable but still could make a mistake or fret about Adolin. Her flashbacks were like a trainwreck and painful to read. I also feel cheated since we still have no clue as to how she bonded a spren and said the first ideal in the first place. Though feeling cheated is somehow appropriate when it comes to Shallan. Sebarial and his household was great! I want more of them or characters like that. Also, oh-no-no, she's firmly on her way to pairing up with Kaladin. But... but that would be so typical! It's like setting Harry with Jinny. I still have hopes for Adolin, though. Hang in there! Adolin was interesting in The Way of Kings and ended WoR in a pivotal place. I can't wait to see what'll happen with him next. Fingers crossed for him to make right choices. Dalinar was scarce but so impressive. Bonding Stormfather - how cool is that! His absence didn't bother me much, we mostly skipped a lot of politicking back and forth, pretended sickness and annoying Elhokar, probably. Eshonai. Reading about her was also like watching a trainwreck. Hopefully she'll make some steps to get herself out of the stormform trap because I doubt I'll be able to read a whole huge book when she's like that and her situation is so hopeless. Bridge four guys were my light and joy, especially Rock and The Lopen The moment when Kaladin finds Hobber after Szeth's attack is just ah-h... I missed Sigzil and I still can't decide if there was some special significance to mentioning Teft absence several times somewhere in the first part. Poor Teft. Shen - I knew it, I knew it! Also is it just me or he really became exceptionally articulate for a dullform before his leaving? Moash. I just hope he is not on a path to becoming Odium champion. Illustrations were even better than in TWoK, and some of them in color, no less! I had a completely different image of a chasmfiend (like an oversized chull). The actual one looks so frightening. And did you notice the faint Aleti letters on the chasmfiend drawing (if I'm not mistaken). I wonder what they say. Loved the fashion pages. I never thought Rosharian clothing looked so... well, modern. I actually like that it's so modern. What I didn't like. I could've done without a couple of Sadeas's POVs and read a bit more about Renarin instead. It looks to me like Sanderson's reserving as much of Renarin as he can for future books. I didn't particularly like Lift. Right now she seems more like a quirky and fun writing excercise than a person. Or maybe it's just her quirkiness that's bothering me because Axies the Collector was my favourite interlude character in the previos book. I just hope when her book comes, she'll be more balanced. And the appearance of Nightblood. This post has been reported for attempting to skirt the rules. I know that there'll be a story connecting different cosmere worlds at some time but right now it was like "What's this, a crossover fanfic?". Aaand now it's time for that reread.
  3. A minor question that's been bugging me to no end since I finished the book. In these two epigraphs: Ah​but​they​were​left​behind​It​is​obvious​from​then​ature​of​the​bond​But​where​where​where​where​Setoff​Obvious​Realization​like​a​pricity​They​are​with​the​Shin​We​must​find​one​Can​we​make​to​use​a​Truthless​Can​we​craft​a​weapon —From the Diagram, Floorboard 17: paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the first There​has​to​be​an​answer​What​is​the​answer​Stop​The​Parshendi​One​of​them​Yes​they​are​the​missing​piece​Push​for​the​Alethi​to​destroy​them​outright​before​this​one​obtains​their​power​It​will​form​abridge —From the Diagram, Floorboard 17: paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the second what exactly does that "every second letter starting with the first/second" mean? Also "likeapricity"?
  4. Hey! I've read Siala trilogy in Russian and, while I like another Pehov's book more, it's great to hear that it's doing well in Germany. My favourite character got to be Miles Vorkosigan. He is very different from your typical main character, he's got that perfect blend of qualities that I admire in people and he's always a blast to read about.
  5. Kaladin as of now. But he is also the most developed so far.
  6. Richard Fife in his TWoK review on tor.com mentions that it's actually a boon: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/08/in-a-kingly-way-brandon-sandersons-the-way-of-kings and I also wondered what made him think so. Although he did say that his was an Arc, so maybe it was edited out in the final version.
  7. After years of struggling I finally managed to get into a China Mieville book and now I'm on the last part of Embassytown. It's a good book but I doubt it'll become a favourite. His writing style is still completely not my thing.
  8. He actually was in Oslo in 2011.
  9. Maybe sediments are mostly blown away during Highstorms. Btw, am I the only one who can't help but imagine the extremely wrinkled toes of Purelakers every time I read Ishikk's interlude?
  10. Ok, this is like 1/4 of all the books in my apartment but this bookcase is completely mine. It still has some of my childhood books, since I can't find another place for them. Other than that, lots of books in Russian, some of my favourite genre fiction in English and various knick-knacks that ended there "temporarily" during renovations some four years ago.
  11. Most of Brandon's works that I own are in ebook format but, whenever possible, I try to buy paper copies for the books that I love and plan to reread. I usually end up lugging a suitcase full of books from my trips abroad. Books in English are hard to find in Russia. Anyway, for rereading I prefer hardcovers. They're sturdier, while paperbacks often get that crack down the spine pretty soon. And, if anything, The Way of Kings deserves to be read in hardback. Just take care of your wrists
  12. For those who haven't seen it yet, Brandon tweeted that he's going to do some work on Legion sequel in between Firefight drafts. I was hoping for the sequel to Alloy of Law but I'm happy either way.
  13. Heh, it also means "Hell" in Japanese. Seeing it repeatedly was strange
  14. Well, it can also be because of convenience - like an hour has 60 minutes because it's easy to split them in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and so on even parts. Number 16 is also versatile, as you can divide it by 2, 4 and 8. So with 16 units you can put them into pairs, neat symmetrical patterns and so on. Number 10 can also be divided in a lot of ways, ten parts form an interesting pattern that has bilateral and kind of radial symmetry (and Roshar is big on symmetry). Also, programmers aside, most people tend to naturally think in tens, it's a nice even number. Doesn't "Ten orders of Knight Radiants" sounds better than "Eight orders"? And, speaking as a not-so-diehard fan, memorising 10 essences/metals is way easier than sixteen. Sixteen essences for me would be an information overload.
  15. One thing has been bothering me. Just when is the epilogue to the WoK takes place? I mean, it's been two weeks and still no news about a Herald, or at least a Shardbearer claiming to be a Herald, from the capital? Is it possible that Taln actually arrives later? Maybe connected with the whole sixty seven days thing?
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