Argent Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 So, Brandon apparently found time to go attend Google's Talks - kind of like their version of TED, but less "cool ideas" and more "cool people". If you've never been to one of his signings, this talk follows pretty much the same format. In fact, it is exactly like his other Shadows of Self events: Brandon talking about something (in this case his trip to Sharjah, the Korean writing system, and geek shaming) Q&A A reading - this is, in fact, Dalinar's flashback scene Brandon has been reading this tour, if you haven't been able to go to a signing, this is one place you can hear about how good ol' Dalinar became known as the Blackthorn. The reading starts at the 29.36 mark. Something new I found by watching the video is that the main character in Mistborn Era 2 is a female programmer working with a very early programming language in Scadrial, and she gets recruited to be a field agent. Which makes me super excited, as I am a programmer myself. [Video link] 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardbearer Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 You mean Era 3? No computers in Era 2 so far.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 You mean Era 3? No computers in Era 2 so far.... Well it could be a very early programming language... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Er. Right. Era 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis963 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 "Recruited to be a field agent" how? Or rather, recruited for her programming ability or her Allomantic ability? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vineyarddawg Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Man that "geek shaming" rant is so right on. It really hits close to home, having myself been both on the receiving and, occasionally (to my shame), on the giving end. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 "Recruited to be a field agent" how? Or rather, recruited for her programming ability or her Allomantic ability? Uh, I paraphrased poorly. The way he said it, it was more like "imagine the CIA recruiting her to be a field agent". She is getting recruited to be the techie for a special mission or some such. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bard Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Is there a separate page for the reading? That's the only thing I've had time to watch. Anyway, my thoughts. Dalinar seems a lot more... bloodthirsty in this one. I expected that, though, so not too much of a surprise. What I was surprised about was: 1) His willingness to obey orders (I expected him to be much more 'equal partners' type of thing with Gavilar) 2) His sheer determination (That speech about momentum... It just raises more questions about what changed that. I don't think the messages from the Stormfather makes up nearly all of the story. 3) His treatment of the assassin. I was wondering whether it was an early fabrial bow. Either way, most of the characters in this besides Dalinar must have died between that point and WoK, otherwise we would have been sure to here about them. Also, did anyone notice the symbolism of black and red in the way Brandon described Dalinar? It reminded me of a Parshendi, unless I'm reading to much into things. The Thrill... could it be related to Odium??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) You mean Era 3? No computers in Era 2 so far.... AoL and SoS isn't Era 2, it's a fun placeholder between Era 1 (ending with HoA) and Era 2 Real Era 2 will be late-ish 20th Century I think, 1970's/80's maybe? Basic Computers will definitely exist (keep in mind that even WW2 had mechanical computers that had programming capabilies.), along with things like rockets and maybe tanks. If anyone can narrow down the tech level further it would be appreciated. Alloy part of it? Brandon Sanderson No. This is foreshadowing the second trilogy. I may do some more books with these characters. Question So is the second trilogy in the same time period? Brandon Sanderson It will be a little future forward from this. More like mid–20th century Edited October 24, 2015 by LabRat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis963 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Also, did anyone notice the symbolism of black and red in the way Brandon described Dalinar? It reminded me of a Parshendi, unless I'm reading to much into things. The Thrill... could it be related to Odium??? Stormlight Spoilers: Yes, the Thrill is related to Odium. It's caused by a Voidspren, one of the Unmade. Taravangian mentions it in the same Diagram sentence as the Death Rattles, which he knows are caused by another Unmade. Moelach is one of them, and I can't remember the other one's name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 AoL and SoS isn't Era 2, it's a fun placeholder between Era 1 (ending with HoA) and Era 2 Real Era 2 will be late-ish 20th Century I think, 1970's/80's maybe? Basic Computers will definitely exist (keep in mind that even WW2 had mechanical computers that had programming capabilies.), along with things like rockets and maybe tanks. If anyone can narrow down the tech level further it would be appreciated. Alloy part of it? Brandon Sanderson No. This is foreshadowing the second trilogy. I may do some more books with these characters. Question So is the second trilogy in the same time period? Brandon Sanderson It will be a little future forward from this. More like mid–20th century Wax and Wayne is Era 2, Brandon changed the nomenclature from "three trilogies" to "four Eras". The old "second trilogy" is now Era 3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 What the heck happened to my post? The link is gone, and the text links to Theoryland is going to the wrong place, and my [ Quote ] box is missing... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaa Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) @TheYoungBard: The Thrill is related to Nergaoul, one of the Unmade, so in that sense it is related to Odium, yes. Now I'm wondering how Nicrosil Allomancy helps in being a programmer or a government agent. Brandon has so far given each Misting or Twinborn character a role that fits his power/s, and the Era 3 protagonist is known to be a Nicrosil Misting. What if (programmable?!) Allomantic machines can be boosted by Nicrobursts? Another possibility: I've speculated before that the Era 3 protagonist is a Twinborn due to her being Terris. Maybe she has Zinc Feruchemy, or some other Feruchemical ability that matches her roles. And perhaps combining that with Nicrosil Allomancy creates an effect that's also beneficial to her quest. Edited October 24, 2015 by skaa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Did he say that they were aiming for a November release of Oathbringer? That's a month earlier than I last heard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 I wouldn't put too much stock in release date goals right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Did he say that they were aiming for a November release of Oathbringer? That's a month earlier than I last heard. Generally when authors/publishers say a release will be around "Christmastime" they mean November, as actually releasing anything in December isn't great for sales. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Is it just me, or was the Dalinar chapter more gory than Stormlight has generally been so far? And ich. Sadeas. Glad he didn't actually show up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Is it just me, or was the Dalinar chapter more gory than Stormlight has generally been so far? And ich. Sadeas. Glad he didn't actually show up. Yeah. Brandon actually warned everyone before he read it, when he signed in SFO. "I know you're all used to it from reading Game of Thrones, but it's gory for me." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze1616 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Yeah. Brandon actually warned everyone before he read it, when he signed in SFO. "I know you're all used to it from reading Game of Thrones, but it's gory for me." I recall a similar comment in Lansing. I would actually really like it if the Era 3 protag's powers didn't help her perform her role in any way. I'd really like to have a character be naturally skilled, and not have to defend that natural skill as not being magical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis963 Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) To be fair, I can think of very few metalborn powers that would help with programming (no matter the language) that aren't Feruchemy. Which is so useful with pretty much everything that it's almost not worth mentioning. EDIT: Bendalloy is the only one, and if you've got Bendalloy, why exactly are you sitting in front of a computer in the first place? Edited October 29, 2015 by Landis963 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperity Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Aw, I'm kind of bummed that we don't get the Allomancer SWAT team plot now. Ah well. I wonder if Era 3 and 4 will still be trilogies, or "I was bored and accidentally wrote X more amount of books" like Era 2 turned into. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted November 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Aw, I'm kind of bummed that we don't get the Allomancer SWAT team plot now. Ah well. I wonder if Era 3 and 4 will still be trilogies, or "I was bored and accidentally wrote X more amount of books" like Era 2 turned into. We could still get the Allomancer SWAT if the field work our protagonist is getting recruited for is along those lines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperity Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 We could still get the Allomancer SWAT if the field work our protagonist is getting recruited for is along those lines. Technically true but--at least to me--a programmer, or job related to programming, sounds a bit off being on a SWAT team. Maybe I'm thinking strictly of the physical aspects of SWATing but we'll see. I was real fond of the "chase down a Mistborn sociopath" plot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis963 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 She can still be recruited for her Nicroburst power, plus pre-mission hacking and tech stuff. The two aren't exactly mutually exclusive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Well.....she could be a programmer and become a SWAT person. See: my profile picture. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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