Hi there

[Wind Caller]

A big hello to the entire Cosmere of Brandon Sanderson Fans! Wind Caller here. Big fan of Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Warbreaker, and of course Brandon's BYU lectures. Those lectures inspired me to write my own novella. (Because my mind is strange, I began my personal writing with what is now clearly the middle book of a trilogy. For those interested, it is attached.) I started my Sanderson journey with Elantris and it only gets better as time goes on. I look forward to interacting with the wider cosmere here on the 17th shard. Thanks a lot, and keep the quality content coming!

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[Aeternum]

Welcome to the Shard! Cool novella you've got there. Who's your least favorite character and which character is the weirdest in your opinion?

[Wind Caller]

Good questions...

My least favorite character is Venli by quite a bit. Even though I "understand" her viewpoint better now having read Rhythm of War, she still comes across as unlikeable to me. Not that she is poorly written, but I listen to the audiobooks consistently and everything Venli says comes off as heavily condescending to me. I'm not sure if that was intentional on Kate Reading's part or not, but I just can't bring myself to like Venli. For what it's worth though, I did appreciate her interactions with Raboniel all throughout Rhythm of War.

As for weirdest Cosmere character, I had a tough time answering that until I thought of Rysn. Not that she herself is truly weird, but the combination of her physical handicap and the events of Dawnshard place Rysn in a unique position not only on Roshar, but quite possibly in the entire Cosmere. 

 

Thanks for checking out the novella. I hope you like it!

 

By the way, in case it's not obvious, I chose my name because according to the Knights Radiant Quiz, I'm a combination of Windrunner and Elsecaller.

[Aeternum]

On 11/7/2021 at 0:09 PM, Wind Caller said:

My least favorite character is Venli by quite a bit.

:') Venli is my favorite character!

[Wind Caller]

I think it's awesome that Sanderson is capable of writing a character who is both someone's favorite and someone else's least favorite. It really shows his range as an author. 

I do think Venli makes for an interesting topic of discussion though, because based on the events of Rhythm of War it seems like she and her followers are on a separate path  from the rest of the main cast.

Not that they won't converge again at some point, but given the timeline of the battle with Odium, I wonder what Sanderson has planned for Venli in book 5.

Do you have any predictions?

By the way, my guess for the title of Stormlight 5 is Knowledge of Worlds. I don't know if anyone else has thought of it, but so far that's the best I've come up with

[Aeternum]

I'm not sure if predictions fall under spoilers or anything, but I'd say discussion would be best kept to the Stormlight Archive area for all your Stormlight Archive needs.

[Morningtide she/her]

On 11/7/2021 at 8:57 AM, Wind Caller said:

Because my mind is strange, I began my personal writing with what is now clearly the middle book of a trilogy.

I have the same problem! I tried to write a book, which turned into a trilogy, and now I only want to think/write about the last book!