The setting

[+Oltux72 he/him]

Now, is it me or is Mirandus another take on the concept of a colony world whose natives are striking back commanded by an outsider leadership?

Now, why did I get this thought only after finishing? Is that only me? Did the concept of The Narrative hide it for you?

[Use the Falchion]

On 6/19/2021 at 7:29 AM, Oltux72 said:

Now, is it me or is Mirandus another take on the concept of a colony world whose natives are striking back commanded by an outsider leadership?

Now, why did I get this thought only after finishing? Is that only me? Did the concept of The Narrative hide it for you?

I can definitely see that, and it may not be wrong, but we also don't know the entire story. Did the Narrative start on Earth but stick to Mirandus? Or is there something else going on, like the two worlds originally being one, or something like that? If Brandon has taught us anything, it's that very few things are as they originally appear and there's always another secret. 

[Weltall]

The titular Dark One does appear to fill that sort of role, but until we know how the Narrative got started it's hard to say whether it's actually the case or it just looks that way. While we're on the subject, how many worlds are out there anyways?

On 6/20/2021 at 8:39 PM, Use the Falchion said:

and there's always another secret. 

This might as well be Brandon's motto as a writer, even moreso than Sanderson's Laws.

Speaking of the connection between worlds, I got a very strong Discworld vibe (via Hwel) from the interlude where Shakespeare writes about Mirandus