Posted September 26, 2017 Oh, Brandon, you should know better. If you zoom in on the ARC back cover, you can make out some words. The first line is "A new storm has come." The five names are The Captain, The Spy, The Stonewalker, The Traitor, and The King. One other neat line I can see is "The Unmade - shadows of the Enemy's mind" Anything else you guys can dig out? Update: Here's what we've got, at the end of the day. Quote A new storm has come. Ash and red lightning sweep the land, awakening our ancient enemies. The Unmade - shadows of the enemy's soul - stir, while the eyes of men open. This war is not, and never was, what they thought it to be. We may soon hold Surges again, for the Radiance has returned to some, and shines toward others. The Captain, broken by loss, seeks reconciliation. The Spy, broken by cruelty, seeks completion. The Stonewalker, broken by oaths, seeks truth. The Traitor, broken by ambition, seeks freedom. And finally The King, broken by war, he seeks the past. That which was abandoned. That which he must not learn. For those secrets will crush him as they did the Knights who came before. 50 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) WHO IS THE TRAITOR!?! inb4 Renarin. Edited September 26, 2017 by Calderis 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 I'll give it a shot. Brackets indicate things I'm not sure of. Quote A new storm has come. Ash and red lightning sweep the land, awakening our ancient enemies. The Unmade—shadows of the Enemy's mind—stir, while the eyes of [???] open. This war is [???] and [never] was what they thought it to be. We may [???? ????] Surges again. [This sentence is all a blur]. The Captain, broken by [loss] seeks [reconstruction]. The Spy, broken by [?????] seeks [????]. The Stonewalker, broken by [????] seeks truth. The traitor, broken by [annihilation] seeks [forgiveness/knowledge?] And finally, The King, broken by [the ????, he seeks the past ??? ??????] (past this it's all illegible to me) @Calderis fite me 29 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) I cant see anything on the picture but The Captain is Kaladin, the Spy is probably Shallan, but plot twist could be Renarin The Stonewalker is Szeth, The Traitor I could see being Taravangarin (traitor to mankind), Eshoni (traitor to the Voidbringers if she turns out good or maybe to the parshendi for bringing their gods) , maybe Nale or Ishar, hopefully not Dalinar, could be Renarin ( ur welcome renarin haters) or maybe someone else The King could be Dalinar, Elhokar, or even Jezerien, and Taravangarian but that is unlikely Any other theories? @Pagerunner you have opened Pandoras box Ninja'd by @FeatherWriterFeatherWriter Edit- after Feathers post it looks like Eshoni is traitor Edited September 26, 2017 by 17th Splinter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, FeatherWriter said: I'll give it a shot. Brackets indicate things I'm not sure of. @Calderis fite me How were you able to get that much? The picture is way to blurry for me to make out even the first line! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 Wow, Pagerunner & Feather, you guys have AMAZING eyes. How do you even? Calderis, methinks you need a B there... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) Download, flip, zoom. Edit: This is about the size I had it. Still pretty blurry but at that point it's more getting a feel off the shapes than actually reading them. Brains are good at pattern recognition, so don't think too hard and see what comes to you. Edited September 26, 2017 by FeatherWriter added pic 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 I think the Captain seeks "reconciliation," and the Traitor seeks "freedom." IMO, the Spy was broken by "cruelty." Also, I pulled the image out in paint and flipped it, and attached a cropped image. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) I think it's eyes of red, but I also couldn't read it. The next part definitely reads: We may soon hold surges again, but after that, your guess is as good as mine. Also I read part of the Enemy's Soul, rather than mind, and I think the line is This war is new, and never was, what they thought it to be. Edited September 26, 2017 by StoneWalker Found more stuff 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 I think it's "while the eyes of men open." And I think the word before "surges" is 'hold.' 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, 17th Splinter said: The Traitor I could see being Taravangarin (traitor to mankind), Eshoni (traitor to the Voidbringers if she turns out good or maybe to the parshendi for bringing their gods) , maybe Nale or Ishar, hopefully not Dalinar, could be Renarin ( ur welcome renarin haters) or maybe someone else The King could be Dalinar, Elhokar, or even Jezerien, and Taravangarian but that is unlikely Any other theories? @Pagerunner you have opened Pandoras box Ninja'd by @FeatherWriter I think the parallels with previous back covers mean The King will be Dalinar, and The Traitor will be Eshonai. They are our five flashback characters for the first half of Stormlight, so that's why they're going on the back covers. (Only four in WoK because Brandon hadn't decided between Eshonai and Navani.) Oh, and I think it is "we may soon ___ Surges." Edited September 26, 2017 by Pagerunner 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 And I think it ends with "the Knights who came before," or something like that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 I think it is pretty straight-forward: The Captain is Kaladin broken by Tien's death. The Spy is Shallan. The Stonewalker is Szeth looking for truth. The King is Dalinar looking for his past. The Traitor has to be Eshonai looking for redemption. I honestly doubt any other character than the main five are mentioned on the back of the book cover. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) "For those regrets will crush him as they did the Knights who came before." I think that's the last sentence. Edit: Maybe "secrets," not "regrets." Edited September 26, 2017 by Belzedar 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, FeatherWriter said: @Calderis fite me I don't think it's Renarin. 10 minutes ago, Zea mays said: Calderis, methinks you need a B there... Stupid Autocorrect. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Belzedar said: "For those regrets will crush him as they did the Knights who came before." I think that's the last sentence. Edit: Maybe "secrets," not "regrets." Are you sure its not "them" instead of him? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 I will say this: this is a lot of work we're doing to decipher something that won't be that revealing in any case, and regardless this is a fun exercise. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 Just now, Varenus said: Are you sure its not "them" instead of him? Quite possibly. It's all too blurry to be certain of anything. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Harry the Heir said: I will say this: this is a lot of work we're doing to decipher something that won't be that revealing in any case, and regardless this is a fun exercise. Well, what can I say, we are probably all just looking for anything new until tomorrow comes, and brings us our real fix. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, Harry the Heir said: I will say this: this is a lot of work we're doing to decipher something that won't be that revealing in any case, and regardless this is a fun exercise. No. The back cover is HUGE. This is biger than last weeks chapters! Maybe that's just me. But i love the backs on the books 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 1 minute ago, StoneWalker said: Well, what can I say, we are probably all just looking for anything new until tomorrow comes, and brings us our real fix. Hey, to my mind this is more fun than just finding the back cover text on Amazon. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) I just did some contrast stuff. The king is broken by war (concluding that that is Dalinar) I think the traitor is broken by ambition the spy is cruelty, and the stone walker is oaths. Edited September 26, 2017 by snipexe 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 I don't see Eshonai as being broken by ambition, to be honest. She (absent the influence of the stormform) doesn't seem ambitious, she seems like George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life, stuck in the family business when all she wants to do is see the world. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, FeatherWriter said: A new storm has come. Ash and red lightning sweep the land, awakening our ancient enemies. The Unmade—shadows of the Enemy's mind—stir, while the eyes of [men] open. This war is [???] and [never] was what they thought it to be. We may [soon hold] Surges again. [For the Radiants have resurfaced ??? And shepherd??? ]. The Captain, broken by [loss] seeks [reconstruction]. The Spy, broken by [?????] seeks [????]. The Stonewalker, broken by [????] seeks truth. The traitor, broken by [annihilation] seeks [freedom ] And finally, The King, broken by [the ????, he seeks the past ??? ??????] (past this it's all illegible to me) I filled in the portions in brackets with what it looked like to me. Best I got. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 26, 2017 Just now, Harry the Heir said: I don't see Eshonai as being broken by ambition, to be honest. She (absent the influence of the stormform) doesn't seem ambitious, she seems like George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life, stuck in the family business when all she wants to do is see the world. I think it is referring to her sister's ambition. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
