Themasterhunter Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I am rereading WoK and at the very beginning, when szeth kills the king, he takes a black orb off of the King. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 The One Who Connects he/him Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 45 minutes ago, Themasterhunter said: I am rereading WoK and at the very beginning, when szeth kills the king, he takes a black orb off of the King. What is it? 24 minutes ago, CaptainRyan said: As far as I am aware, we are not yet sure what the black sphere is. The wait is not long. Quote Brandon Sanderson They can hold it better. It’s not permanent. Now there are things that can do it permanently but-- Argent Like the black sphere for example? Brandon Sanderson Well we are not going to...The black sphere is something different. You guys have guessed what the black sphere is, right? Argent Well we have some ideas. I support that it holds an Unmade. Am I wrong? Brandon Sanderson I’m not going to answer that. Argent But you said-- Brandon Sanderson I’m just curious what the theories are. Book 3 the black sphere is-- Everyone who reads the books will know what the black sphere is by the end of Book 3. Argent I can live with that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainRyan he/him Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Uh oh, here we go again! *grabs popcorn* On topic: As far as I am aware, we are not yet sure what the black sphere is. There are plenty of theories (an Unmade is trapped in it, it is filled with Voidlight, etc.) but, so far, there is no concrete explanation that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Themasterhunter Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Void light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The One Who Connects he/him Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Themasterhunter said: Void light? Currently a fan-made term for the "Stormlight" in the Everstorm, and/or Odium's Stormlight(people have thought that his magic would be fueled by a different "flavor" of Stormlight) Right now, it's just a word that we made up. It might become an accepted term for something if Brandon uses it in the books to describe something in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 theuntaintedchild he/him Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 6:52 PM, The One Who Connects said: Brandon Sanderson I’m just curious what the theories are. Book 3 the black sphere is-- Everyone who reads the books will know what the black sphere is by the end of Book 3. I'm curious if this was said before or after Brandon decided to shift focus from Szeth to Dalinar for Book 3. He may have meant by the end of the book that has the Szeth flashbacks everyone will know what the black sphere is. Which would make it book four if I remember correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 King Cole he/him Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/16/2017 at 3:32 PM, The One Who Connects said: Currently a fan-made term for the "Stormlight" in the Everstorm, and/or Odium's Stormlight(people have thought that his magic would be fueled by a different "flavor" of Stormlight) Right now, it's just a word that we made up. It might become an accepted term for something if Brandon uses it in the books to describe something in the future. Oh, I immediately thought of Destiny here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The One Who Connects he/him Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 7:13 AM, theuntaintedchild said: Which would make it book four if I remember correctly. According to Maxal, there's a WoB out there saying he's alternating Male/Female viewpoints. Eshonai was always gonna be Book 4 even without it, so I'd posited the alternating thing as a theory since the one time he mentioned a planned order for the back five it was F/M/F/M/F(with names obviously, but I forget) As for your actual question, I think it was after. Although come to think of it, when did he decide to make that switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 theuntaintedchild he/him Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 9/20/2017 at 8:59 PM, The One Who Connects said: Eshonai was always gonna be Book 4 even without it Ah. My mistake. I know I remembered him changing book three from Szeth to Dalinar. I just assumed that meant he was pushing Szeth back one book. It definitely makes more sense to save Szeth for the final book of the front five as he's the character with the most mystery surrounding him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Calderis he/him Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 2 hours ago, theuntaintedchild said: Ah. My mistake. I know I remembered him changing book three from Szeth to Dalinar. I just assumed that meant he was pushing Szeth back one book. It definitely makes more sense to save Szeth for the final book of the front five as he's the character with the most mystery surrounding him. It does. And waiting til book 5 for Szeth's flashback sequence to see the specifics of his life in Shinovar, his role with the Stone Shamans, and how he became Truthless is going to drive me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mulk he/him Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Calderis said: It does. And waiting til book 5 for Szeth's flashback sequence to see the specifics of his life in Shinovar, his role with the Stone Shamans, and how he became Truthless is going to drive me nuts. likewise. I really want to see what he knew, see some stuff about Shinovar and how they do things, and probably most importantly, see why it is he agreed to be Truthless when he knew the truth all along. I'm convinced part of the reason he hears the screams of the dead is because on some subconscious level he is convinced he is right and the shamans were wrong and is therefore culpable in every life he ever took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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