Kobold King

And who told you that? Brandon Sanderson, obviously "laying a false trail" for us, as the WoK epigraphs say. I rest my case.

We're not talking about Hoid anymore, right? No? Good. Now I get to keep my sanity.

You know you're a Sanderfan when you regularly brag about being on the 17th Shard Top 50 Rep List, only to be met by blank looks. When you grow angry at your family members for not cheering and clapping you on the back every time you go up a spot.

Welcome to the Top 50. But beware. The T50 is a place of intricate schemes and unfathomable politics. Many do not survive their first month.

...We're gonna need a bigger book. If spren are Cognitive entities, can you kill them by pointing a finger at them and yelling "pew pew"?

When you catch a fish and spend the rest of the day pretending to be Ishikk.

Be careful around the "Cosmere Theories" board if you're not completely up-to-date. Users are not required to give spoiler warnings. Spoilers can strike like the Shaod on this board.

One of the WoR epigraphs implies that this is correct.

Does this mean Peter Ahlstrom is Sigzil?

When you dislike the phrase "thread necromancy", opting for "thread Awakening" instead.

Sell a Shardblade at a pawn shop. Then, once you've left the store, summon it back. Wait... are we talking about being "useless" or "morally bankrupt"?

Starvin' Voidbringers don't stand a chance.

Ninja'd, but the talk of Mermaid Mutant Radiant Greatshells appeases me. How can I speak the first oath?

Clearly, Delightful, you have never been exposed to the horror of hecklespren once unleashed upon their enemies. I envy your innocence.

Shardpens can be tricky. If you drop it, you've got to wait ten heartbeats before you can start writing again. And if you absentmindedly chew on the tip, you can accidentally sever the soul from your lower jaw.

If so, then Wit and Shallan should be perfectly capable of repulsing the attack.

Or no...? I suddenly worry about his previous statements about chewing up scenery-people with Shardblades.

Let's make a new meme out of pretending to be Swimmingly's teacher. He'll never know who to trust!

Can Essence Stamps change physical DNA? I thought they could only change someone's past, which would not be hereditary. And if it did compromise their health, think of the Ashyn Investiture they'd be able to access!

I think people are turned off by the idea of a whole book written like Lift's interlude. "Lift" doesn't read like the rest of Stormlight thus far; if I had to make a comparison, it reads more like Peter Pan than anything else. While incredible as a short story in the midst of WoR, a book from her perspective could seem out of place within the larger SA framework. But the thing to remember is that she'll have aged by the time her book comes around--she'll be twenty-three. By that time she'll have matured and probably grown out of her street slang. She might even acknowledge that Wynkle is not a Voidbringer. Personally, I'm looking forward for another brilliant character arc from Brandon Sanderson. I doubt Lift will be the same person in Stormlight 10 as she is now, but if BranSan knows what he's doing, we'll love her every step of the way. As far as Lift is concerned... journey before destination. We will watch her and see how she grows.

Yeah, we... really don't know anything. They could draw Stormlight by milking chulls, for all we know.

Windrunner vs Jedi it is! That battle sounds awesome. I'll hurry up and write a fight scene tomorrow, and then get started on it. We'll say... Kaladin vs Luke Skywalker?

I would like a PoV from Iyatil or one of the other Ghostbloods. Think of the Cosmere hints! Failing that, we should at least get another Lift interlude. To be honest, her flashback book is one of my most eagerly awaited Stormlight installments.

Vasher vs Adolin, perhaps? Or Vin vs Eshonai. I'd definitely like to have a Shardbearer, if we can come up with a reasonable match. Nightblood has a son?!? Did I miss his romance and courtship, because I would have loved to see that.

This particular match-up seems to be wrapping up more quickly than I'd anticipated, so I'll probably be writing up a (apparently very short) battle scene and starting a new fight soon. I'll try to balance the combatants a little more this time around... anyone else have suggestions they'd like to make? I'd like to do Kaladin and Vin but I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts.