Watcher of Truth Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 I just attended a book signing with Brandon in Provo and he did a reading of the Prologue to Stormlight Book 3, Oathbringer. Oathbringer.m4a 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stBondsmith he/him Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Link goes to media, but no file plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, Watcher of Truth said: I just attended a book signing with Brandon in Provo and he did a reading of the Prologue to Stormlight Book 3, Oathbringer. Oathbringer.m4a My English is not that good but do I hear that it's Eshonai's PoV right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 11 minutes ago, Oversleep said: My English is not that good but do I hear that it's Eshonai's PoV right? I haven't had a chance to give this a listen yet, but someone did say so in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Argent said: I haven't had a chance to give this a listen yet, but someone did say so in another thread. Well then, so far it fits nicely into my Prologue theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofwu he/him Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 24 minutes ago, 1stBondsmith said: Link goes to media, but no file plays. Works for me, on desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yezrien Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, 1stBondsmith said: Link goes to media, but no file plays. Try turning up your volume. It's pretty quiet. EDIT: Just listened to it. This is some extremely interesting stuff. Answers to old questions, and new questions in need of theorizing. Spoiler Who (or what) was that voice? Edited February 2, 2017 by Belzedar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Great, I'll listen to it tonight. As for the POV character, I doubt anyone is going to be surprised by it: we all pretty much guessed it would be her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) Is anyone doing a transcript maybe? *crosses fingers* It'll take me a very long time to understand everything said :< Edited February 3, 2017 by Oversleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Extesian he/him Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, Oversleep said: Is anyone doing a transcript maybe? *crosses fingers* I am happy to do this, I'm a pretty fast typist (typer? typister?) but may not get around to it til the weekend. If anyone will be quicker I'll take a backseat. I haven't been able to listen to it yet, does the recording include Q&A? Also is it kosher to transcribe and publish a reading? I thought I remembered some 17th Shard rule that we're not supposed to without Team Sanderson permission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 35 minutes ago, Extesian said: I am happy to do this, I'm a pretty fast typist (typer? typister?) but may not get around to it til the weekend. If anyone will be quicker I'll take a backseat. I haven't been able to listen to it yet, does the recording include Q&A? Also is it kosher to transcribe and publish a reading? I thought I remembered some 17th Shard rule that we're not supposed to without Team Sanderson permission. I think we aren't supposed to transcript and publish unless Brandon gives the authorization. Usually, he prefers if his readings remain the privilege of those able to attend to his signings. We have to respect his wishes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Extesian he/him Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, maxal said: I think we aren't supposed to transcript and publish unless Brandon gives the authorization. Usually, he prefers if his readings remain the privilege of those able to attend to his signings. We have to respect his wishes. Thanks @maxal that was my understanding. If there is any recording of the Q&A I'm happy to transcribe that but unless a mod says otherwise I won't do the reading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Just now, Extesian said: Thanks @maxal that was my understanding. If there is any recording of the Q&A I'm happy to transcribe that but unless a mod says otherwise I won't do the reading. Yeah. I think it is best to leave it as is unless one of the mods pop in to give us the authorization. In any advent, I do feel hearing Brandon read chapters give them an extra special we aren't getting just by reading them. So this will definitely be a good experience, tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemalurgic Headshot he/him Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Are we allowed to comment on the reading in this thread? Should I make a separate one? This prologue opens so many doors, and raises so many more questions for the ones that it answered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 I think you can make comments in the thread, but put them in spoilers so others can decide whether they want to read them or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemalurgic Headshot he/him Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Just now, maxal said: I think you can make comments in the thread, but put them in spoilers so others can decide whether they want to read them or not. Okay. Let's get to it. Spoiler So first off, Galivar has another black orb. Where is it? Galivar also seemed a little like Mr. T, don't you think, going on about what is to come and uniting everyone and using the Pashendi gods and such. A little creepy, and makes you doubt Galivar's alignment. I think the majority of good, juicy info is going to be from Galivar and Eshonai's conversation. Another else have any thoughts on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yezrien Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Spoiler I think Gavilar just confirmed what we already know about the Sons of Honor. They want the Heralds (and probably the Radiants) to return, and they think they can accomplish that by causing a desolation. Or part of one, anyway. To me, his "unite them" forms a strange contrast with what Dalinar's doing. Gavilar wants to use a threat to unite people, and Dalinar wants to unite people to survive a threat. It's almost like the Selish religions, Shu-Korath and Shu-Dereth. They both embrace the concept of unity, but one sees unity as universal, all-encompassing love, and the other sees it as political unity under a tyrannical world government. Eshonai says the voidlight is associated with "The King of the Gods," so I think we can safely say the Listeners were aware of Odium. But I think the most noteworthy part is that voice. (Time index 17:45.) Apparently some disembodied voice, speaking with the Parshendi rhythms, told [Parshendi whose name I'm not sure how to spell] to buy Szeth. This voice facilitated Gavilar's death. This voice set a huge chain of events in motion. This is a major player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofwu he/him Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Spoiler Gavilar's Plan Do we know who the Parshendi gods are supposed to be exactly? Voidspren in general? Specific voidspren? The Unmade? Sounds like Gavilar's plan was to bring them back in order to bring the Heralds back (i.e. Sons of Honor), thinking that it should be possible to capture the "Parshendi gods" in gems (like a fabrial). Is it possible that Gavilar knew something about the Dawnshards? Where to find them, or how to make new ones, or something? Because it seems like that's basically what they were. A way to bind voidspren. Parshendi History Did he say that the Parshmen were created by bonding Listeners with some kind of "ancient, important" spren? Or did I mishear that? The Orb(s) The bit about having another one of those orbs made my eyes pop. That thing is such a mystery... and he just casually hands it over like it's no big deal. "Oh, I've got another. Want a souvenir?" The Voice My money is 100% on one of the Unmade here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofwu he/him Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 4 hours ago, maxal said: I think we aren't supposed to transcript and publish unless Brandon gives the authorization. Usually, he prefers if his readings remain the privilege of those able to attend to his signings. We have to respect his wishes. I assume it would be okay to at least summarize it? I feel bad that @Oversleep is left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemalurgist Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Spoiler After hearing this I am totally convinced that Eshonai will become a willshaper. She talks far too much about loving novelty and exploring not to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zodiac he/him Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 It's not playing for me. I would really like that summary if it's all right with Brandon/mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 In my experience Brandon explicitly asks event attendees not to post recordings and transcripts when he wants to keep those things event-exclusive. Moreover, he usually does that for book tours so people in cities later in the tour can still hear something fresh and new. One off events like this one, especially when he hasn't said anything, I am over 90% sure he'd be fine with a transcript. But sure, we can wait on a mod. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Star Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 I'll have to listen to this back at the dorm. But all I can say so far... Pleaseconfirmunmadeinaboxpleaseconfirmunmadeinabox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofwu he/him Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Until someone provides a transcript (or until an admin wants it removed), here's a very basic summary: Spoiler Eshonai and the Listeners have come to Kholinar for the treaty. Eshonai spends some time thinking about when they first met the Alethi. Then she wanders around and accidentally walks up to a room that Gavilar is in, meeting with some others. (I didn't catch if it's anyone notable?) The meeting wraps up and one of the guards comes out and says Gavilar was to talk to Eshonai. She goes in and they chat. He shows her a fabrial and explains what it does- that it captures a spren and uses it to do magic. He is excited about the future of the Alethi and Parshendi. He reveals that he plans to bring back their gods. The world has become stagnant, and he seems to understand in a way that the true problem behind the voidbringers was never really dealt with. He wants to bring back their gods so that the Heralds will return ("our gods") and because he thinks a common enemy can be used to unite Roshar (he mutters "Unite them", from the visions). He also shows her a dark orb, implying it has a voidspren captured (?), and says he has another- she can keep this one. Eshonai is freaking out and Gavilar is a little disappointed she isn't on board. He leaves. She runs off and reports what happened to the Five. They debate what to do. Klade (?) claims to have heard a voice among the rhythms, which directed them to Szeth. The rest is just a few blips of the rest of the night, mostly about what Eshonai is thinking and feeling. @Oversleep 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanrei Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 I have very rough transcript of audio ( a lot missing words/sentences - they are marked with time in audio file). It mostly gives idea about text, but it might be base for some better english speaker to prepare proper transcript. Can someone confirm if I can add it or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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