What are you most excited about to see in Words of Radiance

[Aether he/him]

Id really like to see, Jasnah arriving the Shattered Plains, then goes to visit her uncle, then sees Shen guarding Dalinar.

Then Jasnah, will demand that they get rid of Shen(since she thinks that they are the voidbringers), and Kaladin is also there, a dark eyes captain that denies her demand(since Shen is a part of bridge 4), making her like This post has been reported for attempting to skirt the rules is going on!(First impression of Kaladin BAM!).

 

And so it starts, the epic relationship, that starts with dislike and annoyance that slowly turns into love and affection

I just want to read WoR.

 

Whoever it was that mentioned Dalinar discovering Kaladin because he says an ideal, it's not only probable that he would think that Kaladin had just heard it somewhere, he would almost certainly be too distracted to think about it.

 

Which makes me think of a Kaladin vs Szeth scene: Dalinar is entirely unaware of Kaladin's powers, and then as Szeth comes running in in full assassin mode, Kaladin speaks the third ideal and astounds everyone present with a huge shockwave of stormlight.

 This scene. (Sorry I am not Sanderson. Be kind.)

 

Their guard included the darkeyed Captain Adolin had been complaining about. Probably the reason her betrothed had moved to join his friends on the other side of the room.

 

That was alright. She wanted to draw anyways. She took out her pad and coal, and began sketching. Why not start with the Captain? He had an interesting jaw.

 

"Prude!" Pattarn snapped. He was rolling around the Captain's feet.

 

The Captain, what was his name...? Kaladin. Kaladin didn't look down at Pattern, instead he seemed to be glazing at his shoulder.

 

Pattern hissed and darted away from the Captain under one of the tables. He seemed to dislike Kaladin as much as Adolin.

 

Shallan looked down at her sketch. That was odd. She had not only drawn Kaladin and Pattern, but also a tiny irate woman standing on the Captain's shoulder, pointing an anger finger at her spren.

 

Shallan looked up from her drawing and saw Kaladin whispering to his shoulder.

 

It could happen.

I find myself slightly squeeing and up-voting ALL OF THE POSTS!

[Natans he/him]

 This scene. (Sorry I am not Sanderson. Be kind.)

 

Their guard included the darkeyed Captain Adolin had been complaining about. Probably the reason her betrothed had moved to join his friends on the other side of the room.

 

That was alright. She wanted to draw anyways. She took out her pad and coal, and began sketching. Why not start with the Captain? He had an interesting jaw.

 

"Prude!" Pattarn snapped. He was rolling around the Captain's feet.

 

The Captain, what was his name...? Kaladin. Kaladin didn't look down at Pattern, instead he seemed to be glazing at his shoulder.

 

Pattern hissed and darted away from the Captain under one of the tables. He seemed to dislike Kaladin as much as Adolin.

 

Shallan looked down at her sketch. That was odd. She had not only drawn Kaladin and Pattern, but also a tiny irate woman standing on the Captain's shoulder, pointing an anger finger at her spren.

 

Shallan looked up from her drawing and saw Kaladin whispering to his shoulder.

 

It could happen.

 

HA! Very good this thing.

 

If you do one about Amaram and Kaladin let me know, this would be very interesting =)

 

Upvoted =)

[Kyzkle he/him]

Sooo many things... I'll try to keep this as orderly as possible:

 

Kaladin's revelation that he's a Windrunner to Dalinar. He's already implied that he want to help Dalinar refound the KR, so it makes sense that this will happen fairly quickly.

 

Adolin wins in duels. I really want Bridge Four to get the shards. I've got no idea why this would happen, but those shards need to be put to use somewhere! Also, the duels will be awesome as well.

 

Nahel Spren revelations. Assuming that KR can see other bonded spren, Jasnah and Shallan's arrival in the shattered plains will be epic beyond belief. Given the hints that this won't occur until the end of the book, I think it may be the Sanderson Avalanche. This deseves some sup-points, though:

Pattern and Syl! Both adorable in their own right, but they have an instinctive distrust of each other. I want to see them overcome their instinct and become best of friends!

Jasnah and Kaladin! My guess is that Jasnah will freak out when she sees a darkeyed captain with a bonded spren guarding her family. No idea if it will be a positive or negative reaction, but it will be amazing nonetheless.

Elhokar and Pattern! Elhokar will probably notice Shallan for the first time at some feast or some-such, but he won't think much about her until he notices Pattern hanging around. Given his history, He'll probably freak out and try to have her killed for "conspiring" with the Cryptics or something. Jasnah will probably have to talk him down. It will be fantastic.

 

Szeth v. Kaladin. A fan favorite, but I doubt Kaladin can take Szeth on his own. He'll probably be helped by Dalinar or Jasnah, and it will be a great bonding experience for them.

 

Darkness in the camps. Since Jasnah, Shallan, and Kaladin haven't don't anything illegal, Darkness doesn't have any excuse to kill them yet (that's my theory on why he hasn't finished them off already). He'll probably spend most of the book watching and threatening them. Maybe this is where Kaladin's slave brand will come into effect -- Darkness might assume he's a runaway and Kaladin will have to fight him off.

 

Shen. So much Shen. My guess is he'll bond a spren at some point, then try to get Bridge Four to reconcile their differences with the Parshendi after whatever disaster Navani is talking about happens. He'll have a ton of rapid character development as soon as he becomes more intelligent, and Bridge Four will need to protect him from the rest of the camps.

 

Kaladin's promotion. Kaladin always get's promoted. He's just that awesome. Now that he's already the highest Darkeyed rank, it'll be interesting to see him once he become the head of the KR or something.

 

Wit's witless "wittiness" and his wandering whereabouts while we watch the wonderful yet weak Renarin work to welcome the wedding of his one brother. Why wouldn't we want to watch what Wit will do? Because alliteration! In all seriousness, I have no idea what Wit will do, or what he's been up to recently. What I do know is the he's amazing. He'll probably throw some knowledge bombs at a character that won't appreciate them again (def not Jasnah), and have an epic verbal duel with Shallan. There's really no way BS can go wrong with anything involving Wit.

 

Amaram stuff. There's lots here, as well. He'll probably do everything he can to help Dalinar while still being loyal to Sadeas, because he really is a good person. Kaladin will probably flip out at his existence, and will be stopped from killing him by Dalinar and Syl. To top it all off, Adolin will probably give the shards he wins from his duel with Amaram to Kaladin without realizing the significance, because books work like that.

 

Adventures in Shadesmar. There's got to be a lot of Shadesmar stuff in WoR. Shallan needs to learn soulcasting, and Jasnah will probably begin to discover transportation!

 

Bridge Four Commandos. I can't wait for them to become a real fighting force, and get into some serious battles with real weapons, armor, and training.

 

Shallan and Adolin! I refuse to turn their names into a portmanteau. I am, however, really excited for this! I actually think Adolin is a really nice guy, and I think his devotion to duty over making people like him is admirable. Shallan will get along fine with him, but they're going to be super awkward at first. It will be both adorable and cringe worthy at the same time. (Also, props to Shallan for not freaking out about an arranged marriage, and for being objective enough to realize she's not all that great at romance on her own!)

 

The Parshendi. Can't wait to see what's the deal with Storm Form. Also, I'm betting Eshonai will have a meeting with Kaladin at some point (probably set up by Shen) to try to get the Alethi to back down. Kaladin will want to help, but won't have the authority or influence at the time.

 

Sadeas dies horribly. This one has no foundation whatsoever. I just want it to happen.

 

Wit's Epilogue. BS hinted that he says something about expectations, so I can't wait for mine to be blown away. Also, I want to see Wit's sword.

 

Shallan's drawing of Kaladin. Because she draws everybody, and Kaladin is a striking person. I just want to see when it happens, and if she draws Syl in unconsciously.

 

Kaladin and Adolin become Bros. They can't stay mad at each other forever, can they?

 

King T's mission. We know he's on a boat, but have no idea where or why. I can't wait to see what he's up to!

 

The Ghostbloods. Are they secretly an inner-city gang? Maybe a secret rap group? I need to know more! How do they relate to the Davars, King T, and Gavilar?

 

The Black Stone. I doubt it'll be explained fully in WoR, but I hope they at least discover it at some point. Szeth will probably tell Dalinar just before trying to kill him.

 

Jasnah is proven wrong. She'll have to confront the fact that Honor is (or was) real and not just a powerful spren, but I don't think she'll accept it yet. It'll be interesting to see what she does if her entire worldview is thrown askew.

 

What's Taln up to? It would be awesome listening to a conversation between him and Wit. I assume they'll be seen together at some point, as Wit did find him. (Also, how did Wit know where to be? It'll probably be asked, but I don't think Wit will get into Feruchemy just yet.)

 

More 17th Shard! Can you blame me for wanting us to show up again? Some meaty dialogue between sharders would be amazing, ut they'll probably just switch languages like they did last time... I can hope though!

 

Cosmere crossover madness! I want Kelsier to show up and attack Hoid (apparently he wants to) who defends himself with his awakened blade. Throw in loads of Allomancy, Awakening, and some Aons and it'll be the single most epic moment on Roshar. Not likely, but I can dream, can't I?

 

So that was a bit more than I intended, but I don't really care. I can't wait for March 4th!

Edited January 24, 2014 by Kyzkle

[+eveorjoy she/her]

HA! Very good this thing.

 

If you do one about Amaram and Kaladin let me know, this would be very interesting =)

 

Upvoted =)

 

Thank you. I don't know if I could do a scene of Amaram and Kaladin any justice. And any scene I've imagined with them would be long. I think it's better to wait and see what the master does on March 4th with them. I'm still hoping a scene with the two of them will show up in one of the excerpts from Tor. There is one collection of chapters left.

[Natans he/him]

Thank you. I don't know if I could do a scene of Amaram and Kaladin any justice. And any scene I've imagined with them would be long. I think it's better to wait and see what the master does on March 4th with them. I'm still hoping a scene with the two of them will show up in one of the excerpts from Tor. There is one collection of chapters left.

 

 One can hope =)

[hoser he/him]

Sooo many things...

 

Why wouldn't we want to watch what Wit will do? Because alliteration!

Snap-upvote!

Sadeas dies horribly. This one has no foundation whatsoever. I just want it to happen.

I only regret that I have but one upvote to give for this post.

 

I couldn't agree more.  Unfortunately, I think he is such a delicious villain that we're stuck w/him for a while longer.  Is he completely unredeemable at this point?

[Moogle]

I couldn't agree more.  Unfortunately, I think he is such a delicious villain that we're stuck w/him for a while longer.  Is he completely unredeemable at this point?

 

He's a Thrill-addict, to go by some people's theories, so he's probably redeemable. I hope he dies quietly and is never remarked upon again, personally, because I don't think it's possible to make a more boring villain. However, I suspect he will be a prime antagonist throughout WoR, along with his (ugh) wife who has assassins.

[writelhd she/her]

 

 

Jasnah is proven wrong. She'll have to confront the fact that Honor is (or was) real and not just a powerful spren, but I don't think she'll accept it yet. It'll be interesting to see what she does if her entire worldview is thrown askew.

 

I don't know that Jasnah would say she was proven wrong, I believe she has just said that she doesn't accept whatever Honor is as "god" and worthy of worship, not that he doesn't exist at all.  She doesn't know what a Shardholder is at this point in time, but I'd bet she'd be willing to argue that even were she wrong about Honor being a spren, a Shardholder is still not something she defines as "god."

[HydrogenAlpha he/him]

Shallan's drawing of Kaladin. Because she draws everybody, and Kaladin is a striking person. I just want to see when it happens, and if she draws Syl in unconsciously.

 

I thought about this myself and would'nt it be cool if Shallan draws some main character ( preferably in the final chapters ) just to discover that the picture is actually distorted or in any way broken - hinting at Odiums champion ?

I like the whole concept of giving away some plot points via the drawing, like the existence of the cryptics and thing like this. It's very Sandersonesque and thats always a good thing.

[Sasake]

Don't think I've seen anyone mention it but hopefully if not this book down the line he see's Larel again.

[Delightful]

 

Which makes me think of a Kaladin vs Szeth scene: Dalinar is entirely unaware of Kaladin's powers, and then as Szeth comes running in in full assassin mode, Kaladin speaks the third ideal and astounds everyone present with a huge shockwave of stormlight.

The pure EPICNESS of this blows my mind. Can you imagine the look on Dalinar's face? And Bridge four will be standing cheering and then rushing to help, meanwhile the entire Kholin family is just frozen in shock. (double epicness if Jasnah and Shallan are in the room too).

 

 

Plus, looking forward to more Lirin and Hesina! Dont know if it'll be in the books but I'd love for it to be! Can you imagine Lirin's reaction to his surgeon-soldier-son becoming a bridgeman and then a KR?

Oh, and if possible a Shallan/Hesina/Wit scene. That would be highly amusing

Edited January 27, 2014 by Delightful

[Duskshard he/him]

In no particular order.

 

1. Finding out more of Shallan's past, how her father died, how she got a Shardblade.

 

2. The Ghostbloods, who they are, what are there goals and what their connection is to Shallan's family. 

 

3. Kaladin's meeting a subsequent interactions with Amaram, the truth coming to light about where he got his shard plate/blade

 

4. Shallan meeting Amaram, to see if she recognises the plate that he wears.

 

5. Jasnah meeting Kaladin, learning that he's another potential KR and seeing how that relationship develops.

 

6. Kaladin learning his abilities, and hopefully discovering what his second surge ability will be.

 

7. The evolution of Kaladin's relationship with Dalinar, and the rest of Bridge 4 evolution from bridge slaves to the personal bodyguards to the Kholins and the royal family, and the rest of the bridge crews become a fighting force to be reckoned with.

 

8. Generally learning more about the other surges and other spren.

 

9. The Kaladin vs Szeth confrontation.

 

10. More about Odium and the voidbringers.

 

11. I want to see more about Taln and what role he'll play now that he's back in the land of the living.

 

12. To see Dalinar bringing the other highprinces to heel.

 

13. Kaladin learning the 3 ideal, and Shallan and Jasnah possibly learning the ideals for their orders. 

 

14. More Syl in general, the meeting of Syl and pattern.

 

15. The next month to pass really really fast.

Edited January 27, 2014 by Duskshard

[Pechvarry]

This thread's not dead is it?  Now that I finally decided to skim the WoR threads while trying to avoid too many leaked spoilers... no?  Didn't think so.

 

*Really hoping to see some of Sigzil's tests for Kaladin's surgebinding abilities.

 

*See if Renarin will seek the Old Magic (a prediction of mine -- he grew interested in Way of Kings, I think we'll see more hints in WoR, and he'll visit in book 3 or 4).

 

*Shallan and Jasnah's reactions to Dalinar's dreams.

 

*On a related note, the scientific society's response to Dalinar speaking a dead language, and the ensuing translated Dawnchant or whatever it is.

[Asperity he/him]

More Cosmere and Adonalsium tidbits and information.

[taveren he/him]

mostly kaladin meeting Amaram but man there isn't much i am not looking forward to with this book

[AerionBFII he/him]

I honestly can't say there is so much going on!!

I just want to read the damnation thing and see how many times i can reread in the wait for the third book haha.

But on a serious note what i most want is a meeting between shallan's group, Kal and Dal.... and why not just throw in Szeth too!! 

[Delightful]

I'm waiting for the apparently hilarious 'two characters meeting in an unexpected way'.

[+eveorjoy she/her]

What I'm looking forward to seeing, hmm....

 

Shallan dating Adolin, then Renarin, then Kaladin, then Lopen, and back to Adolin again.

 

Jasnah dating Kaladin and their engagement.

 

Amaram pleading for forgiveness.

 

Elkokar dueling Sadeas.

 

Renarin and Adolin joining Bridge 4.

 

Szeth giving up his oathstone, and opening a garden shop in lower Alekiar.

[Asha'man Logain]

Yes the meeting I look forward to. In all honesty one of my favorite bits of the WoT books was when Mat and Rand meet, trying to one up each other at swordpoint. jolly good fun!

[Duskshard he/him]

I think at this point the thing I'm most excited about is the relief I'll feel from all this torturous anticipation when I finally hold the book in my hands. 

[Terra of Roshar she/her]

I think at this point the thing I'm most excited about is the relief I'll feel from all this torturous anticipation when I finally hold the book in my hands. 

This.

[Asha'man Logain]

Perhaps I'm different, but I shall not have the torture abate for me until I actually finish the book. I will be constantly pulled into one chapter after another until I finish. In a good way of course.

 

Well Other than the "It's 5 am and I need to be at work in 3 hours, I should nap after this chapter." turns into me not going in to work due to still not being finished with the book. lol

[don_karma_II he/him]

What I dread most is the moment I finish this book and the wait for the next one begins. What I expect most is more action from Kaladin!

Edited February 28, 2014 by don_karma_II

[Aminar]

For me, right now, it's almost more about the discussion. Last time I read The Way of Kings I realized how much more than just the story there is to these books. They're a full on production. Art, sidestories, world expansion, hints at things to come(I think Darkness will wind up being more of an antagonist next book.) As long as the wait is only two years, with more cosmere material between, I'll be more than happy to wait. But the discussion these books lend is just amazing. Nearly to the level I've hit having an entire friendgroup thatLs read The Dresden Files and dealt with my ridiculous DMIng in the setting. Also, Kind of want to start adapting things to work with the Mistborn RPG... But A knight Radiant seems to be more than just a Mistborn. Although I suppose Base level Nahal bond no Oaths Radiant isn't that much more powerful...

[IllNsickly he/him]

@ writelhd, sorry, was scrolling on my Stupidphone and cost you and upvote, i shall find you elsewhere and rectify my error. My apologies.