Rhythm of War Typo Thread

[AonEne he/him]

Ch9 pg127

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Instead, he found himself reliving other darker times.

There should be a comma between other and darker.

Ch13 pg182

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Shallan would have described those strata lines as rust colored, but to Veil they were just red.

Should this be 'rust-colored'?

[Lmboyer04]

Not sure if someone got this one or not yet but pg 668 chapter 54 missing an end quote after the paragraph: 

 

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“I think it might be a symbol of you, ....

... light breaking into smaller and smaller pieces, into infinity.(“)

 

 

[Jofwu he/him]

18 hours ago, Lmboyer04 said:

Not sure if someone got this one or not yet but pg 668 chapter 54 missing an end quote after the paragraph:

Quote marks don't go at the end of a paragraph if the same speaker continues in the next.

Just a heads up so you don't feel the need to report more, as there should be quite a lot of these in the book(s).

[mac123x]

Not sure if this is the right place.  Also, it's probably been answered elsewhere but I couldn't find it -- if so, please let me know where.

 

RoW Chapter 88 is almost entirely a continuity error.  It's an Eshonai flashback, set to the night when Venli first captures a stormspren in a gemstone.  Eshonai knows that Venli has been trying repeatedly to do so, and tonight she finally succeeded.  

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"Stormform," Venli whispered.  "Power."

[Eshonai responds with]"Dangerous power.  This could destroy the listeners."

The continuity problem is from Words of Radiance Interlude I-1 "Narak"  This conversation takes place during the day, after Eshonai returns from a successful gemheart run.

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"I have discovered the secret of stormform," Venli said.

"What?" Eshonai stood up straight.  "You were to be working on a form to help!  A form for diplomats, or for scholars."

So which version is correct?  They're both from Eshonai's PoV so it's not a case of unreliable narrator.

Edited July 6, 2021 by mac123x
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[Frustration]

2 hours ago, mac123x said:

Not sure if this is the right place.  Also, it's probably been answered elsewhere but I couldn't find it -- if so, please let me know where.

 

RoW Chapter 88 is almost entirely a continuity error.  It's an Eshonai flashback, set to the night when Venli first captures a stormspren in a gemstone.  Eshonai knows that Venli has been trying repeatedly to do so, and tonight she finally succeeded.  

The continuity problem is from Words of Radiance Interlude I-1 "Narak"  This conversation takes place during the day, after Eshonai returns from a successful gemheart run.

So which version is correct?  They're both from Eshonai's PoV so it's not a case of unreliable narrator.

Someone get this to Brandon instantly!

[Jofwu he/him]

On 7/5/2021 at 9:37 PM, mac123x said:

Not sure if this is the right place.  Also, it's probably been answered elsewhere but I couldn't find it -- if so, please let me know where.

 

RoW Chapter 88 is almost entirely a continuity error.  It's an Eshonai flashback, set to the night when Venli first captures a stormspren in a gemstone.  Eshonai knows that Venli has been trying repeatedly to do so, and tonight she finally succeeded.  

The continuity problem is from Words of Radiance Interlude I-1 "Narak"  This conversation takes place during the day, after Eshonai returns from a successful gemheart run.

So which version is correct?  They're both from Eshonai's PoV so it's not a case of unreliable narrator.

I'll tag @Frustration in case he's curious, or either of you see something I'm missing...

I don't think this is a continuity error. I don't think that "I have discovered the secret of stormform" in WoR-I-1 implies she has captured a stormspren. This is something I would have argued even prior to RoW, because of how many highstorms pass (i.e. opportunities for Eshonai to go try stormform) between WoR interludes 1 and 5. It suggests to me that interlude 4 (where Venli presents the captured stormspren) was a few days/weeks after interlude 1.

If you look at RoW chapter 86 I would say that Venli explains "the secret of stormform" to Ulim there. There's two ideas that she shares with Ulim, either or both of which could be considered the secret:

1. If you are able to capture a few spren of one type, it's easier to draw others of that type
2. The way to get a stormspren is to go hunting for one in the highstorm (I think this is probably the "secret" she's referring to)

And at the end of RoW chapter 86 Venli goes out into the storm hunting stormspren for the first time. So I think she clearly knows the secret at this point. It's not clear whether RoW-86 is before or after WoR-I-1. Feels like maybe it would make more sense for RoW-86 to be before the interlude, and then Venli can tell Eshonai with more confidence that she has figured it out. Or maybe she felt confident enough to make this claim to Eshonai before going out in the storm. Either seems reasonable.

Whatever the case may be, RoW chapter 88 would be a few highstorms later. It says in this chapter that she has gone out in a few storms at this point with no luck. Now in chapter 88 she finally succeeds. Then we see Eshonai with the captured spren in WoR interlude I-4, where she meets with the Five and they make their decision for her to try it out. And she goes out in the next highstorm (or maybe the 2nd one), which is interludes 5 and 8.

[Jofwu he/him]

RoW chapter 49 (1st print hardback page 626)... 

I spotted at least two uses of "basic gravitational Lashing". I think maybe this should be "basic Gravitational Lashing"? There are definitely uses of "Gravitational Lashing". There's also the "Basic Lashing". Perhaps there's an argument that these uses should be "Basic Gravitational Lashing"? But either way I don't lowercase is right.

[Big Smooth]

There's a plant that's spelled "pilevine" in TWoK chapter 57 and "pile-vines" in RoW chapter 64. Really took me out of the story when I saw that. 

[Jofwu he/him]

Ch 59, p709

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[...] the Pursuer. A hulking mountain of chitin and dark brown cloth, with eyes glowing a deep red.

I'm pretty sure the Pursuer doesn't wear clothing besides this own hair? Cloth seems like a mistake.

[Jofwu he/him]

Ch 69, page 799

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"Maybe not," Navani said. "There's a Parshendi in Bridge Four.[...]"

Just making sure Navani wouldn't have switched to the term "listener" by now?

In her ch 16 PoV the narration refers to Rlain as a listen. Though in chapter 15, thinking about the war on the Shattered Plains, the narration refers to them as Parshendi. So maybe she's just being naturally inconsistent in ch 69.

[AonEne he/him]

Ch 69, pg 793 of RoW hardback: 

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Navani had tried singing the proper tones, but hadn’t been able to make the light respond. Perhaps she couldn’t match the pitch well enough, because Raboniel had been able to do it—singing and touching one gemstone, then moving her finger to another while holding the note. The Stormlight had followed her finger just as it did a tuning fork.

As Navani is speaking about Stormlight specifically here, not light in general, should 'light' in the bolded sentence be capitalized? 

Pg 830, highspren artwork (directly preceding I-7, Szeth) top left paragraph: 

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In Shadesmar, their forms are as solid as any of the other spren, although they appear as human-shaped holes in reality, spaces that look out onto unfamiliar starry skies 

This sentence is missing a period at the end. Every other page of Shallan's sketchbook has periods at the end of all sentences, best as I can tell, so I believe this one may have been unintentionally left out. 

Ch 111, pg 1158: 

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Dalinar glanced at Szeth, but the Shin man had fallen to his knees, wide eyed. Storms. 

Should this be 'wide-eyed'? 

Chapter 86, The Song of Mornings, is labeled as being one and a half years ago (in the slot where the epigraphs normally go). The very next flashback, Chapter 88, Falling Star, is labeled as being a year and a half ago. Were these intentionally not standardized for some reason? Should one be changed to match the other? 

[Szeth Pancakes he/they]

On 12/20/2021 at 6:30 PM, AonEne said:

Ch 69, pg 793 of RoW hardback: 

As Navani is speaking about Stormlight specifically here, not light in general, should 'light' in the bolded sentence be capitalized? 

Pg 830, highspren artwork (directly preceding I-7, Szeth) top left paragraph: 

This sentence is missing a period at the end. Every other page of Shallan's sketchbook has periods at the end of all sentences, best as I can tell, so I believe this one may have been unintentionally left out. 

Ch 111, pg 1158: 

Should this be 'wide-eyed'? 

Chapter 86, The Song of Mornings, is labeled as being one and a half years ago (in the slot where the epigraphs normally go). The very next flashback, Chapter 88, Falling Star, is labeled as being a year and a half ago. Were these intentionally not standardized for some reason? Should one be changed to match the other? 

I already caught the last one there

Edit: just realized that sounds kind of petty… sorry ‘bout that 

Edited December 30, 2021 by Szeth_Pancakes

[Frustration]

25 minutes ago, Szeth_Pancakes said:

Edit: just realized that sounds kind of petty… sorry ‘bout that 

I know the feeling.

[AonEne he/him]

8 hours ago, Szeth_Pancakes said:

I already caught the last one there

Edit: just realized that sounds kind of petty… sorry ‘bout that 

All good, I checked the thread for it but I guess I didn't notice? Did you note that one here already? 

[Jofwu he/him]

 RoW ch 112, Dalinar and Odium setting terms:

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I still remain bound to this system, and will still cease hostilities as you said above.

This phrasing seems off. They're having a conversation, not writing anything down on paper. Dalinar didn't say anything "above". He said it previously perhaps it should say.

[Treamayne]

On 11/16/2020 at 11:44 PM, Chaos said:

Did you find an error in Rhythm of War? Report it here so hopefully it can be fixed in later editions.

@Firesong made a good point in this thread.

Have we confirmed that the back cover text was not accidentally swapped for Navani and Shallan?

This:

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The One who is Three seeks the captured soul, but does not know it. The imprisoned spren, so long ago forgotten. Can she free her own soul in time to find knowledge? The knowledge that damns all people of Roshar?

And the Mother of Machines, most important of them all, dances with liars at a grand ball. She must unmask them, find their hidden truths, and present them to the world. She must admit that the worst lies have been the ones she tells herself.

Makes much more sense like this:

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The One who is Three dances with liars at a grand ball. She must unmask them, find their hidden truths, and present them to the world. She must admit that the worst lies have been the ones she tells herself.

And the Mother of Machines, most important of them all, seeks the captured soul, but does not know it. The imprisoned spren, so long ago forgotten. Can she free her own soul in time to find knowledge? The knowledge that damns all people of Roshar?

 

[Frustration]

5 hours ago, Treamayne said:

@Firesong made a good point in this thread.

Have we confirmed that the back cover text was not accidentally swapped for Navani and Shallan?

This:

Makes much more sense like this:

 

It only makes sense if you forget about BAM.

The Knowledge about the Sibling has no impact on the people of Roshar. BAM's binding on the other hand touched the souls of all who belonged to Roshar.

[KaladinWorldsinger]

2 minutes ago, Frustration said:

The Knowledge about the Sibling has no impact on the people of Roshar

I think they were talking about the knowledge of anti-light... It can be considered damning

[Frustration]

8 minutes ago, KaladinWorldsinger said:

I think they were talking about the knowledge of anti-light... It can be considered damning

To whom?

Most people didn't even know the theory of its existence?

[KaladinWorldsinger]

21 minutes ago, Frustration said:

To whom?

Most people didn't even know the theory of its existence?

Anti-light will probably have major consequences and be problematic 

[Frustration]

4 hours ago, KaladinWorldsinger said:

Anti-light will probably have major consequences and be problematic 

Bro what?

That hardly condemns anyone.

[LadyLameness]

This thread is not the right place for discussion - please make a new thread if you want to keep talking about this. Also a reminder to be polite when responding to people. 

[Firesong she/her]

5 hours ago, Frustration said:

It only makes sense if you forget about BAM.

The Knowledge about the Sibling has no impact on the people of Roshar. BAM's binding on the other hand touched the souls of all who belonged to Roshar.

Yeah, someone mentioned it in the thread mentioned, it was BAM and I was just being dumb.

[bjmgeek he/him]

RoW ch. 11 

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They’d tested Venli’s other power—the ability to mold stone—only once, and it had drawn secretspren. A kind of specialized spren that flew through the city, watching for signs of Knights Radiant using their powers.

This is a sentence fragment.

[mew1033]

Audiobook: Chapter 47 is read as: "A Cage of Forged Spirits". In the book it's titled "A Cage Forged Of Spirits."