The Heretic Posted October 8, 2019 Posted October 8, 2019 Most everyone has caught on that the individual books of the Stormlight Archive are all named after in-universe literature. The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, etc. My theory is that the series itself is named after in-universe literature. In Oathbringer, Spoiler Shallan and Renarin discover an ancient archive within the library of Urithiru. The archive is composed of gemstones which give encoded messages when infused with stormlight, preserved by previous generations of Knights Radiant. My theory is that this library was known in-universe as "The Stormlight Archive", giving us the name of the series. 4
Elegy he/him Posted October 8, 2019 Posted October 8, 2019 I have always liked this idea a lot. But Brandon has previously said that it isn't the case, sadly: Quote Questioner 1 The drawers with the infused gemstones. Is that the Stormlight Archive? Brandon Sanderson No. That is not the Stormlight Archive. Questioner 2 Is there a Stormlight Archive? Brandon Sanderson Yes. But... it means the books. The archive of books that are all named after in-world books. The Archive is a pun on archived collection of books. Oathbringer Portland signing (Nov. 16, 2017) 2
The Heretic Posted October 8, 2019 Author Posted October 8, 2019 I appreciate the correction. I figured someone had already thought of it.
Wyndlerunner he/him Posted October 11, 2019 Posted October 11, 2019 Honestly, despite what Brandon has said, I still refer to it as 'The Stormlight Archive' in my head, and with various Sanderfans I know IRL. 1
Honorless he/him Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) Well, I'm calling the gem library Stormlight Archives from now on, it fits perfectly Edited October 26, 2019 by Honorless
Wander89 he/him Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 An archive of Stormlight would be much too dangerous!
+Child of Hodor Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 I always thought of it as Honor's Visions because they are memories and ideas he wanted archived and passed on. Plus they come with the Stormlight (with the highstorms). Clearly there will be several in-world things that could fit by the time the series is done. We already have two, the visions and the hidden gems.
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