legacyblade Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Ok. Either I've grown to expect pop culture jokes, or there is a reference to Watership Down near the end of alloy of law. Near the end, when Wax comes upon Wayne reading a book he "traded" for, it says "It's a pretty good book," Wayne said, flipping a page. "You should try it. It's about bunnies. They talk. Damnedest thing ever." Waxillium didn't reply. "So, was it your uncle?" Wayne asked. "Yes." "Crud. I owe you a fiver, then." For those of you who've never heard of watership down, it's a book about talking rabits. It's used to comment on human nature and government. A psychic rabit (yes, there's a psychic rabit) is nicknamed "fiver" in the book. Am I going crazy here? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I noticed that too, I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, though it may well be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyman Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Yeah, I spotted that as well. It seems likely Brandon was thinking of a specific book when he put it in, and "Watership Down" is the one that popped into my head when I got to that part. Somehow it just fits Wayne; it's logical, in a somewhat twisted way. We're certainly not alone in thinking this, either; the TVTropes entry for Alloy of Law links from AoL to Watership down as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmj812 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 yeah, I assumed that it was a Watership Down nod as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyblade Posted November 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Alright, glad others thought the same as I did. It DOES fit Wayne pretty well, it was just surprising (and highlighted to me what a nerd I am ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hoodie Mistborn Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Could be a Peter Rabbit book too... that's where I first went when I saw that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbryce Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I noticed it too, and my first thought was Watership Down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanist Lupus Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Considering that the main characters are named Wax and Wayne, I think it's entirely possible that Brandon stuck a reference to Watership Down in here. Especially as Watership Down is a book that could conceivably exist on Scadrial in this time period. (Can you imagine Wayne picking up Jurassic Park?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus Ex Biotica Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 ... did dinosaurs ever exist on Scadrial? Because the idea of Preservation and Ruin bickering about the merits of ending the Cretaceous Period is awesome. (I, also, assumed it was Watership Down, and was deeply amused by Wayne recommending it.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyring Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Doubt there have been any dinosaurs;). Almost baseless speculation inc. Always assumed the world of Liar, where Adonalsium shattered was the world where life evolved in the Cosmere. Then the different shards choose other lifeless planets, such as Scadrial, Sel and so on, and created life there, making more worlds. Using the humanity on the "original" planet as a base. Would explain why life is somewhat simular on all the planets, instead of having one of the shards go off and make sentient flowers as the higher lifeform on one planet. So on all planets but the Liar one, life is a rather new thing as such things go, counted in thousands, possibly tens of thousands of years, but not millions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus Ex Biotica Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I had been assuming that as well, right up until the possibility of Wax and Wayne reading Jurassic Park came up. Now, I am desperate for a way this might happen. ... maybe someone could start putting Koloss spikes into crocodiles? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadeshadow227 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I had been assuming that as well, right up until the possibility of Wax and Wayne reading Jurassic Park came up. Now, I am desperate for a way this might happen. ... maybe someone could start putting Koloss spikes into crocodiles? I would pay to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eccentric Hero Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Minor BoM spoilers That might be why Wayne was asking if kandras could become bunnies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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