Hoid the Former Drifter he/him Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Okay, I feel really stupid for having only just made the connection now. I have never read the preview, but does the title have anything to do with the Parshmen? (their forms)
Darkfinder she/her Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Hoid the Drifter said: Okay, I feel really stupid for having only just made the connection now. I have never read the preview, but does the title have anything to do with the Parshmen? (their forms) No It probably has something to do with the singers rhythms more than their forms Edited August 16, 2020 by Darkfinder
Hoid the Former Drifter he/him Posted August 16, 2020 Author Posted August 16, 2020 Okay, now I'm a really big idiot. Sue me.
NysemePtem he/him Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) I'm personally curious about what in-universe book RoW is named after. Could it be an ancient singer text, or is Venli or Rlain going to write an account of the true desolation? Edited October 6, 2020 by NysemePtem
Karger he/him Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 We don't really know what the rhythms are. Perhaps it is possible that they contain a lot more information then we have been previously lead to believe. 2
StormFather! Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 Maybe it is just the name of a Rhythm and because Venli is the main character of this book he is going to make that the title. It also fits for a song sung during war
Aesa Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 10 hours ago, StormFather! said: Maybe it is just the name of a Rhythm and because Venli is the main character of this book he is going to make that the title. It also fits for a song sung during war The names of the books are all those of in-universe books. It would be weird for that naming pattern to suddenly change, though I imagine the book is named after one of the singer rhythms. I'm personally thinking it'll be some sort of ancient singer or listener book that Venli happens across somehow, just because another book that's being written by a main character concurrent to the events of the series itself like Oathbringer feels a little strange. 2
Karger he/him Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 18 hours ago, Aesa said: The names of the books are all those of in-universe books. It would be weird for that naming pattern to suddenly change, though I imagine the book is named after one of the singer rhythms. Welcome to the shard. 18 hours ago, Aesa said: I'm personally thinking it'll be some sort of ancient singer or listener book that Venli happens across somehow, just because another book that's being written by a main character concurrent to the events of the series itself like Oathbringer feels a little strange. This brings up an interesting point. With the exception of the Listeners who copied from humans we have no knowledge of any singer texts whatsoever. Perhaps they never needed to record that way(IE scholarform gives total recall) or perhaps they never got to a technological point where writing was necessary(bronze age ish) and afterward the fused did all remembering required.
Sandra she/her Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 I can imagine that their history is more in oral form, meaning songs. From what we've seen so far, their culture has a focus on those.
ftl Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Karger said: This brings up an interesting point. With the exception of the Listeners who copied from humans we have no knowledge of any singer texts whatsoever. The Eila Stele! So we've got record of one ancient one. Edited October 8, 2020 by ftl
Aesa Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I could definitely see there being some other ancient singer text like the Eila Stele that either wasn't translated yet or will be discovered during RoW. Then again, what if Rhythm of War is the Eila Stele? We don't know if the bit we've seen is the entire thing or just a key fragment, and it's a title that kind of fits considering how it's concerning the very start of the war between singer and human. There's even some more Way of Kings epigraphs in Oathbringer right there alongside it, so it wouldn't even be the only time a given in-universe book has been quoted outside of its namesake. Edited October 8, 2020 by Aesa 5
Karger he/him Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 7 hours ago, ftl said: The Eila Stele! So we've got record of one ancient one. We don't know if that was written by singers. It could be a transcription made by humans although that is a good point. 4 hours ago, Aesa said: I could definitely see there being some other ancient singer text like the Eila Stele that either wasn't translated yet or will be discovered during RoW. Then again, what if Rhythm of War is the Eila Stele? We don't know if the bit we've seen is the entire thing or just a key fragment, and it's a title that kind of fits considering how it's concerning the very start of the war between singer and human. There's even some more Way of Kings epigraphs in Oathbringer right there alongside it, so it wouldn't even be the only time a given in-universe book has been quoted outside of its namesake. That is actually quite a good theory. Kudos.
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