The Shadow he/him Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) I found this out from the signing today in Seattle. Not the most mind-blowing question to ask, I realize, but for what it's worth, here it is. Edited March 9, 2014 by The Shadow 3
PorridgeBrick he/him Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 I thought someone else said it was Threnody.
The Shadow he/him Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 I edited it. I may have gotten the spelling wrong.
Kurkistan he/him Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Sweet, thanks for that. *Goes to edit Coppermind* EDIT: And now I'm getting some freaky formatting when I try to add the world to the character/place boxes. Help? Edited March 9, 2014 by Kurkistan
Windrunner he/him Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 This is how I was told it was spelled by the first person to get the answer out of Brandon. If it's not, I'll just move it on the wiki. Not a problem. Also, considering how active Peter's been lately, I think he's altruistic enough that he would have popped in here by now and told us if we were spelling it wrong.
Chaos he/him Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 I totally forgot whether I posted it or not, but I was the one to ask it of Peter. He was all "want me to spell it for you?" He is almost 100% positive that is how it is spelled. Threnody. (And I definitely trust Peter's spelling over Brandon's; you guys have no idea how terrible his spelling is) 1
dyring Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 But its alot easier to spell things correctly if you are the one who is making the name up!
ROSHtaFARian2.0 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Well Threnody is a real word after all. Its a song or poem of mourning composed as a memorial to a dead person. Very fitting for the world in question - its kinda like the cosmere equivalent of naming a planet 'Earth'. 5
Argent he/him Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Yea, good call on that. I didn't know it meant lament.
Iarwainiel I she/her Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Interesting. "Threnody" is the name of a young female character in the Monster Blood Tattoo series, but that author routinely re-purposes real words - the main female character's first name is "Europe." I wonder if the "first draft" excerpt he's reading aloud on the WoR tour is set on this world? 1
WeiryWriter he/him Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 I wonder if the "first draft" excerpt he's reading aloud on the WoR tour is set on this world? It is not. That is set on Ashyn, one of the other worlds in the Greater Roshar system.
Iarwainiel I she/her Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Wow - so many unhospitable worlds ...
Iredomi Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Interesting. "Threnody" is the name of a young female character in the Monster Blood Tattoo series, but that author routinely re-purposes real words - the main female character's first name is "Europe." I wonder if the "first draft" excerpt he's reading aloud on the WoR tour is set on this world? Yes I thought this very thing. I was like Threnody... isn't she a character in MTB and then my mind exploded needlessly because Cornish and Sanderson are two of my favourite authors.
Swimmingly he/him Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I've never heard the word Threnody before. Within a day of learning about it here, I read it in a the third book of Brent Week's Night Angel trilogy. Funny little coincidence.
Aether he/him Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 This is cool! I've updated my List of Cosmere planets with this new info.
Ari he/him Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 I totally forgot whether I posted it or not, but I was the one to ask it of Peter. He was all "want me to spell it for you?" He is almost 100% positive that is how it is spelled. Threnody. (And I definitely trust Peter's spelling over Brandon's; you guys have no idea how terrible his spelling is) Remember that whole "Adonasium" thing? XD
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