Clarity-Art she/her Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 Hey there, everyone! I'm currently trying to read Edgedancer, but I feel like the biggest impediment to my progress is that I didn't read it when I should've. I went straight from Words of Radiance to Oathbringer. Now, when reading Edgedancer, I'm just frustrated because it's basically WoR Lift and her craziness all over again. I know that Edgedancer is supposed to follow her personal journey after her interlude in WoR, and I know that Lift is supposed to be immature and everything, but Edgedancer just feels like a pain to read. Should I keep trying to read it and get to the end, or just take a break and come back later?
Honorless he/him Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 The book is about Lift's growth & it's quite short so you can push through it. It will grip you soon enough because she's investigating something
Karger he/him Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 I personally loved Edgedancer. It shows the method to Lift's madness. It is still optional though if you have to quit you can.
Doomdrinker she/her Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 Definitely keep reading, it's not that long and the lore tid bits are great.
FantasyFanatic he/him Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 Keep reading. You see some Herald stuff that really helps boost the Oathbringer ending.
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 Yeah, keep reading, it has one of my favorite characters in one of the best scenes in all of Stormlight IMO. I won't say anymore, I don't want to spoil it, but it's amazing.
Gears Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 This novella is magnificent on a level that rivals The Emperor's Soul. If you do not read it, you will regret it. However, if you find yourself unable to slog through the pages no matter what, there is a succinct summary on the Coppermind.
equinox Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 I had issues when reading Edgedancer as well. Guess WoR Lift is not my favorite person. But I am happy to have finished it as it provides depth to Lift and to Nale as well. Though I wouldn't place it at the same level as Emperor's Soul and I will not reread it as often as the other Stormlight books, I encourage you to read on. 2
Gderu Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, hoiditthroughthegrapevine said: Yeah, keep reading, it has one of my favorite characters in one of the best scenes in all of Stormlight IMO. I won't say anymore, I don't want to spoil it, but it's amazing. Is it when Spoiler Lift summons Wyndle as a shardfork? I loved that scene too.
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him Posted July 5, 2020 Posted July 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Gderu said: I loved that scene too. hahaha, classic moment but no, it's the scene Spoiler With Arclo in the alley. So good!
Aleksiel Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 Sounds like you're not enjoying it right now, so may be leave it for when you are in a more suitable mood. The right rime to read it is when you feel like reading it
Gderu Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 19 hours ago, hoiditthroughthegrapevine said: hahaha, classic moment but no, it's the scene Hide contents With Arclo in the alley. So good! I was joking. I liked that scene too though
Nuatoma Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 You also can't forget the scene where Spoiler she hugs Nale
Elegy he/him Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) The best moment in Edgedancer, in my opinion, is her using all the Stormlight she got from eating pancakes to heal all wounded people in the hospital and leaving the city hungry, when she originally pretended to have come there to eat. (Of course, she actually went there to save an unknown Radiant from someone who was actually after her as well and far more powerful than her.) Lift is one of the most heroic characters in the cosmere, the fandom just hasn't caught up on it yet. Edited July 6, 2020 by Elegy 1
+Q10fanatic Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 Edgedancer is a shorter story (relatively speaking) but the resolution is really important for understanding everything else that happens in the story. Lift is an unreliable narrator *of her own motivations* and I think this is why some people dislike her so strongly. It wasn't until I read Edgedancer a second time that I picked up on all of the clues Brandon left. Until I made that connection, I think I was fundamentally misreading her sections of the novels.
Eggdogg Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 I really enjoyed edgedancer and i read it after OB....right after OB. I found it to be a great way to float down from stormlight. Much the opposite of the novels; short, super tight and zany. But radiant through and through. Lift is like a robert anton wilson character being radiant, its great.
Frustration Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 Full disclosure I'm not the person to ask, because I LOVE Lift. Third favorite fictional character. So Edgedancer was a breeze for me, and, uhm, you should read it. 1
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