The Way of Kings Typos Thread

[pdennis89]

This isn't a typo, but multiple times in TWoK, Lopen uses the term "moolie" to describe Dabbid, saying that it means "mute". 

In real life, however, it's a racial slur coined by Italian-americans to be used in a derogatory way towards black people. 

I know it's not intentional, but it's still there. 

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

Also, on page 225 Kaladin says

’Oh, I know we have chores-foraging in the chasms,cleaning latrines, scrubbing floors.’

 

[LadyLameness]

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The four volumes were thick. The five Vorin kingdoms? She’d thought there were four. Jah Keved, Alethkar, Kharbranth, and Natanatan. United by religion, they had been strong allies during the years following the Recreance. What was the fifth kingdom?

Not sure if this is an error or not, but both Thaylenah and Herdaz are later described as Vorin and both have Vorin leaders. Might just be that one of these doesn't get counted for some reason, but wanted to flag as it currently appears there are six Vorin kingdoms in total. 

[Jofwu he/him]

There seems to be some inconsistency on capitalization of "Vorin church". Oathbringer comes down very clearly on lowercase "c". I made a thread about this in the WoR typo thread as things go back and forth in that book. In TWoK there are no instances of "Vorin church" (capital c or not), BUT there are three instances of "Church" which refer to the Vorin church. Just wondering if these should be lowercase "church". (or if these are right and the fault is with lowercase c's in WoR/OB)

Chapter 7

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The Veden Church is by far the most traditional. I have visited your lovely country on two occasions

Chapter 18

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the priests controlled the doctrine, and few members of the Church were allowed to know theology.

Chapter 60

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Many famous people in history had been given holy names by the Church, before it was disbanded.

[AonDoor he/him]

On 11/22/2010 at 2:24 PM, Ryan said:

Here's the list I posted to TWG. Or rather, these are my raw notes that I jotted into my phone as I read. When I posted on TWG I added formatting and comments; sorry for not having time to do it again here.

33 standing...got to his feet.

55 sat down to floor

150 nearly enough stop them

170 you asked right questions?

193 when dalinar and the king rode up, and adolin spoke quickly before Sadeas could speak. (Not sure what I was thinking here. It may be I didn't like one of the ands in the sentence.)

251.3 "Oddly, he noticed a group older boys gathering..."

260.5 "I saw some of reeds of it growing..."

281.6 He'd given both to Elhokar to award to a warrior...

334.7 'Highprinces and lighteyes,' Elhokar's suddenly proclaimed.

390 Kaladin lights his torch twice on this page: once immediately after touching down, and again after Rock and Teft arrive.

416.14 "The longer her worked, the more people gathered..."

421.2 "Well, I do have reputation to maintain."

432.4 "It had been five months since Vstim become her babsk..."

469.15 "A true scholar must not close her mind close on any topic."

584.11 "Was it angry at being forced belong the horizon?"

593.5 "That wasn't what decided it for her, however, The truth was..."

604.8 "Kaladin knew what happening to him."

609.2 "...what was hope it except another opportunity..."

691.10 "It will take time, but promise you if we staet here..."

694.11 "Maybe you'll you happen upon..."

695.4 "...capable in stances they had only been just been taught...

698.15 "Jasna's quieter, move justified anger was no less daunting."

703.8 "Coreb's fell to his knees and began to beg."

730.10 "They ran shoulder to shoulder, not a single one of place."

731.1 "That meant so far as he knew, there were less than hundred Blades..."

732.8 "Dalinar He caught up to the..."

733.8 "I have said I that cannot be of much help to you."

735.13 "That was very same reason they didn't let..."

745.4 "He looked up with as Kaladin and the members of..."

760.9 "I haven't give up on you yet, Dalinar."

770.7 "You're not going be like Rock..."

773.8 "...and a group of many-legged cremlings scuttling along along the wall and slipped into a fissure."

779.6 "So if Sadeas could arrive first, then hold out long enough for Dalinar get his men across..."

793.14 "He could the use extra men..."

924.1 "'He wanted them to bunch up against us,' one the spearmen said."

935.1 "Ahead, he could make out a figure in scratched blue Shardplate, fighting at the front of group."

936.10 "Adolin cut down through multiple men at once..."

940.12 "Adolin and last of his troops filed along behind him."

On 193, he should have done either "When", or the second "and". It just doesn't make sense with both.

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

I'm surprised that this has not yet been pointed out. 

In the North American Hardback Edition, on page 98 it reads

"I should never have ripped up the map, Kaladin though." Shouldn't this be thought? 

[Archior]

The Way of Kings, first edition - Page 123, line 27: I am beginning to wonder which of us it the ardent.

Edited August 11, 2021 by Archior

[Numuhukumakiaki’aialunamor]

Hello everyone!

On page 110 of the paperback, it says “He’d probably never find out—depending on what these bridgemen earned.” Kaladin is not yet assigned to be a bridgeman until the next paragraph.

PS: I know there’s a ton of interest in being a beta reader, but I’d really love to be one!

 

 

[Numuhukumakiaki’aialunamor]

On p.221 of the paperback, there’s a missing period after “oddity”—thanks!

[ThisIsthePlace]

Mentions earth multiple times when referring to the ground.

Edited May 8, 2024 by ThisIsthePlace

[Craiko she/her]

In Chapter 23:

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He probably assumed from their postures that they had a reason to be doing what they were.

 

[AonEne he/him]

On 6/22/2024 at 9:00 AM, Craiko said:

In Chapter 23:

 

I don't see a typo here, what are you referring to? 

[Craiko she/her]

On 7/26/2024 at 4:10 AM, AonEne said:

I don't see a typo here, what are you referring to? 

Well it's not a typo I suppose, but I feel like this sentence does not make grammatical sense. "what they wer" what ? I suppose it's what they were doing

[Treamayne]

8 minutes ago, Craiko said:

Well it's not a typo I suppose, but I feel like this sentence does not make grammatical sense. "what they wer" what ? I suppose it's what they were doing

There are conflicting ideas about this kind of sentence construction, with some thinking that adding the second "doing" becomes too repetetive, while this phrasing some consider more "colloquial" (similar to speech). A clearer (but less informal) phrasing might be:

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He probably assumed from their postures that they had a reason for what they were doing.

They are all valid constuctions, and it mostly comes down to preference and/or implied tone. 

Edited August 14, 2024 by Treamayne
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[Craiko she/her]

Hi, me again. In the e-book version at least:

 

"If you were to overthrow the lighteyes and places yourselves in power, abuses would sitll happen. They d just happen to other people"

 

the apostrophe on "they d" is missing

 

Page 657 according to my e-reader

[Sebbe]

Currently reading TWOK paperback UK edition (2024).

Chapter 36, p. 589

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It was not uncommon for for us to meet native peoples while traveling through the Unclaimed Hills, Shallan read.

Chapter I-9, p. 809

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From his viewpoint the room flipped, and the the ceiling was now the floor.

 

Chapter 56, p. 887

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The breast|plate had been shattered completely

I also noticed that the Interlude title page on p. 177 has a different font and size compared to the Interlude title pages on p. 481 and p. 795.

Lastly, the illustration on p. 860 is missing from the illustration index.

(I apologise if these have been pointed out earlier.)

Edited May 2, 2025 by Sebbe

[Usseewa]

I don't know posts here matter anymore, but:

Around the middle of page 53 (ch. 2) of the Way of Kings paperback (not mass-market, but the big paperback):

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It seemed to him—irrationally— that the man would be better off without his interference.

Note the extra space after the second em dash (—). All other em dashes—both on this page and throughout Sanderson's books—that I've seen have no spaces before or after them (or none that I've noticed).

[Bex25]

Page 1309 in Wind and Truth: "The group included the Husked One she'd seen the other night on the plateau, staring at the sky." I don't think there's supposed to be any italics here, especially mid-word.