Curiosity

Re: Jim Parsons as Pattern I'm curious; did you actually want him to voice Pattern, or were you casting Sheldon Cooper as Pattern? I understand the "I don't get humanity" kind of a vibe that gives, but I would probably be a little more open-minded as to who would be in the role. Honestly, I'm not sure who would do a good job, but I've always imagined Pattern's voice as a cross between Mac automated speech and pseudo-Dalek buzzing. Intonation would probably be variable between natural and odd, since he's a spren. Has anyone considered Clancy Brown for Dalinar? I think he's got the general look right. Perhaps I've only seen him in military roles, but I think he might be able to pull it off.

Dalinar gets my vote.

Kelsier.

Did he say that they were aiming for a November release of Oathbringer? That's a month earlier than I last heard.

There happens to be an encyclopedic record of this here.

You get vests, sandals, and a solitary leaf of blackbane. *inserts boxing*

I have roommates who are chemical engineer majors. I sat by them working through what I think was group theory for a P-chem class. I wanted to learn what in the world that was, but I had biology and math of my own to do. But I learned a beautiful proof for integrating e^(-x^2) over all real numbers. And they told me never to try in high school. Hah. (Yes, I'm aware that there is no antiderivative in closed form involving only elementary functions. But this proof is beautiful.) I'll post it later if I have time.

Were Every Able, Reasoning, Erudite Member Actually Spending Time Exacting Revenge (Stupidly) On Fanatics Accidentally Cosmering Reckoners, Ostracized Youngsters Might Slander.

You get a growl and an extra piece of pie. *inserts chimichanga*

The modern system of Bacteria (Eubacteria), Archaea, and Eukarya, I presume? Recall the four principle ingredients of crepes and tell us a favorite topping (outside of some Nutella+fruit combination).

Completely agreed. On this site, it is easy to see that there is a core of people that LOVE the Reckoners, which is not a problem. However, just in terms of advocating a balanced view, The Rithmatist is my favorite of the non-Cosmere novels, followed closely by the ridiculous adventures of Alcatraz. Rutabaga. The Cosmere gets the most hype, closely followed by the Reckoners. Honestly, I'm not sure about Shadows of Self yet. I understand the story and appreciate it, but I suppose I was expecting something with a little more world-changing consequences, not simply the struggles of one man as the city burned. (This is my current gut feeling, not actually what I intellectually assent to as having happened during the story.) I may appreciate the end of this trilogy more than the beginning, in contrast with Era 1. (See Blaze's note above.)

Pattern Pumpkin! Though, now that I say that, I realize that it's probably pretty tricky.

Marsh. Please.

When Google bothers you:

Teft

The Atheist God: Memoirs of Lightsong the Brave from before and during the Pan Khal uprising Aluminum foil hats with allomantic symbols and instructions on how to recognize when you're subject to emotional Allomancy. Better yet, public education courses on Allomantic safety and societal consideration. Physics textbooks with Coinshot word problems! Math textbooks written by a Smedry! Sheet music for Shallan's lullaby! ...

Ok, I think that Obliteration is more marginally more interesting right now that Nightblood. Maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I just want to see what happens in the next books in the series before deciding. This one is trickily close.

You get a lot of meat stuck between your teeth! *inserts Lord Tresting's pocket watch*

Szeth. Vin has already had her happy ending. Redemption for the Shin! (Please don't yell at me. I didn't have as big of a problem with the end of Era 1 as most people.)

You get +9,000 Investiture and a level up! *inserts presidential debate*

You get Dalinar's Lastclap on video! *inserts burnt chouta*

Hoid.

Nooooo! I can't decide!

What happens to dead chemists? "Wanna hear a sodium pun?"

"Have you ever considered that there are more than 40 kidneys on a football field?" -Anonymous