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    My first time

    in General Brandon Discussion

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    I came across Sanderson through mention by Patrick Rothfuss.  I started with Mistborn 1-2-3. I was hooked then and have gone through all published Cosmere material (and unpublished that I could find) along with Legion and Steelheart. And that brought me to all of you :)  Sanderson is great and I love his stories, but your discussions/comments/teasing/sharing have added so much to his art and made the learning/discovery process so much more enjoyable.Thank you all!

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    Is redemption possible for Szeth?

    in Stormlight Archive

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    From the epilogue, I think it's safe to assume that Nalan intends for Szeth to assassinate the stone shamans, or whatever 'bringing justice to the Shin' means, so I doubt he'll be quitting anytime soon. And he wouldn't bring bad rep if people didn't know he was part of the Radiants. Personally, I doubt he'll cross over to their side anytime soon. 

     

    I can see his arc going in this direction.  His story has dealt so much with how as Truthless, he has influenced Roshar which brought him into contact with Dalinar, Kal and the rest.  His story will be centered around the Shin for the next book or two and be separate from the KR.  This provides good symmetry with Kal -  he has branched off and gone his own way. In terms of story, this obviously exposes us to greater Roshar and also the opportunity to learn about the Heralds and the Day of Recreance.  

     

    The ends of WoR has set things up so that a lot will happen before/if there is a meeting between Szeth and the others.  And then, I just don't see Szeth going from a one-man-army to joining any group co-op. They may very well end up working towards the same goals, but I see this happening from different directions. If they were to come together during those efforts, then I could see them fighting alongside one another but not as a unified "team".

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    Is redemption possible for Szeth?

    in Stormlight Archive

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    At this point, I'm not so much concerned with the interaction between Szeth and the Alethi - although I'm sure we'll get to that at some point and will very much look forward to it.  I'm more immediately curious to understand the Shin culture and the Stone Shamans.  There have been some very good points made to Szeth's character (good and bad). And as pointed out earlier, we are currently at a disadvantage in that we have to make current judgement based on insufficient evidence.  

     

    I want to see how Brandon connects Szeth's desire  to uphold his position as Truthless with his inner turmoil with the actions this forces him to make.  It seems as though his madness has developed over the course of the first two books due to this inner turmoil. Brandon is very good at making seemingly unlikable/evil characters, sympathetic and, personally, I think there must be more to the Oathstone than it being a random rock to which the Stone Shamans decided he must be attached.  Could this be a partial connection to "Stones Unhallowed"?  They definitely have a thing for stone/rocks.

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