Inanis Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 If you're keen, you can tell who is the hero of ages at the third epigraph of the book. "In some ways, having such power was too overwhelming, I think. ......." Who else would say "i think" after anything he or she is uncertain? 2
+Artemos he/him Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) Indeed, but it's not a spoiler, it's just foreshadowing. In the same way, the first epigraph - "I am, unfortunately, the hero of ages" is similar to Sazed's manner of speaking. Edited June 15, 2019 by Artemos 3
Chaos he/him Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 I mean, "spoiler" would probably be a little extreme to say, but it is definitely strong foreshadowing for the eventuality.
aneonfoxtribute Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 Yeah, it's just foreshadowing. Oathbringer has something similar, where there's subtle foreshadowing that an epigraph is not written by who we assume 1
Wander89 he/him Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 I wouldn't say spoiler. Just some foreshadowing. Good way of thinking though!
Steel Inquisitive he/him Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 10 hours ago, Inanis said: If you're keen, you can tell who is the hero of ages at the third epigraph of the book. "In some ways, having such power was too overwhelming, I think. ......." Who else would say "i think" after anything he or she is uncertain? I read books too fast to catch stuff like that.... Way to go!
+Invocation Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 That's just Brandon being Brandon. He likes to seed this stuff happening, like his revelation to us that the ending of the Stormlight Archive series is contained within the first bit of The Way of Kings.
Karger he/him Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 Brandon likes to write in such a way that a fully attentive reader can predict most occurrences before they happen.
Inanis Posted June 17, 2019 Author Posted June 17, 2019 Actually, I spotted it recently, which is waaay past I finished the Mistborn series. I am now currently reading Oathbringer, which I believe is the last cosmere book I haven't finished reading. Anyway, thanks for pointing out spoiler is a strong word haha. 1
Kingsdaughter613 she/her Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 You do realize that the first Epigraph in TFE spoils the end of HoA...
Wander89 he/him Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Kingsdaughter613 said: You do realize that the first Epigraph in TFE spoils the end of HoA... They say I will hold the future of the entire world on my arms. 1
Kingsdaughter613 she/her Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Wander89 said: They say I will hold the future of the entire world on my arms. Best line ever! The entire ending - and it makes no sense until you’ve read the whole trilogy... 1
Wander89 he/him Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kingsdaughter613 said: Best line ever! The entire ending - and it makes no sense until you’ve read the whole trilogy... Kicked myself when it never clicked at the start and I noticed at the very end!
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