Wax

At thr end of WoR, the storm starts at the shattered plains. But the Oathgate transports Urithiru to middle of the continent. Wouldn’t this mean that Urithiru would see the storm again before it gets to Shinovar??

I recall that only Part 1 is released without interludes prior to the book release.

I agree that she won’t go to Urithiru simply because of geography. A WoB states that she came back in the Unclaimed Hills whereas Urithiru is someway in the middle of Roshar past Alethkar and Jah Kaved. So, she’s likely to go to Alethkar first.

Nale did want to go to Shinovar. Something emerged in him at the end of Edgedancer. So, he might do something. Least likely to break oathpact, yet he did. So, he should definitely be doing something Heraldic.

That was what I was referring to. Perhaps I wasn't clear. Stormform to call Everstorm occurs, yet Brandon says no voidbinding yet. So, I am asking the same question as you...

Wasn’t one of the Dalinar visions around purelake with that tower? Not discounting it at all...

Good discussion. Will each murder mean 9 more copycats or the same number of copycats as number of Oathgates?

Well, good luck if you want to see it! It's always possible that others might see it differently to me...

Well, I didn’t watch the first..

Yeah, I was maybe 10 when the ties were cut (lived in different cities anyway) and I moved VERY far away when I was 19. My sister’s in laws are horrible to this day and very disparaging towards my dad even though he didn’t do anything wrong (asian culture ). My dad had to cut the ties as their behaviour had started affecting his mental health. He’s now ok with my sister now and talks to her when she visits. Thankfully, my sister and her kids are OK and we now have regular dialogue. Yeah, the whole pervy thing is silly. Just roll eyes and move on.

On further thought why isn't the stormform not considered as a different voif form?

So, gemhearts as manure

Hoid says his purpose was to deliver the letter, but in the end it turns out, it was to meet her and recognise her surgebinding abilities.

rust like this happens. My parents cut ties with my oldest sister and her in laws because the in laws were a lot of trouble. Then we moved far away as well. Sadly, we only re-established ties with my sister 20 years later as we found out her husband had died in his 40s. It took a lot of time and mea culpa , but now, we are back on good terms with everyone. So, after not talking to my sister for 20 years, I talk to her on the phone every fortnight. (Her in laws have warned us that they will not come to their grandkids weddings if we are invited... thankfully that day is a bit far away)

I am wondering if we’ll get updates from everywhere on the spanreed. There seems to be one place after the other guving updates to Dalinar.

Don’t bother with Outlander. Doesn’t work on audio. I’ve listed a variety of genre as well on audible and have 400h plus audio on my account. I have listened to audiobooks on audible as well and can tell you my favourites. I’ll select the ones which have been the most memorable and are on my top lists and worth multiple re-listening. Sorry for including sci fi / dystopian. But all these are highly character driven AND have great storylines. And I am being picky, eg I consider Dresden chauvenistic and gentleman bastards simple. My theory is I want to listen to the best and have books that I can listen over and over. 1. Curse of Chalion (fantasy) - lois mcmaster bujold (LMB). The greatest single fantasy book ever in terms of a build up and the eventual payoff, IMO. Hugo nominee I think. Has a standalone sequel “Paladin of Souls” as well that won the Hugo. Multiple re-listen rating 6/5 for CoC and 4/5 for the follow up “Paladin of Souls” 2. Vorkosigan Saga (space opera - light sci fi) - LMB again - best enjoyed when starting with “Shard of Honor” even though there are couple of unrelated standalone prequels. Best off reading in internal chrono order available from fan sites. Multiple re-listen rating 4/5. Special mention to Shard of Honor and the novella Borders of Infinity for unsurpassed dialogues and punchlines. 3. Suzanne Collins Hunger Games series (dystopian young adult)- You may have seen the movies, but reading them is very different. The movies are an OK effort but the emotional strings that Suzanne pulls are amazing. People were a bit iffy about the end of the trilogy because of it being such a tear jerker but I loved it. Re-listen rating 4/5. 3. Ender’s game (sci fi opera) - re listen rating 2/5 but it was very different until Suzanne Collins came in with her hunger games series with a dystopian world for kids. Rest of Ender series and all other ender or Orson Scott Card are to be skipped despite all temptations. They are all rust. 4. The life and times of the thunderbolt kid (memoir & history)- by Bill Bryson - SUPER FUNNY book as a memoir format of life in the 50s Iowa for the author. The toydi jar story will keep you laughing at random points during your week. Re-listen rating 5/5 5. Surely you’re joking Mr. Feynmann (collection of autobiographical material)- A collection of notes, stories and other bits about the Nobel prize winning author and SUPER FUNNY as well. Strange experiments in trying to smell the floor, dealing with Einstein, and playing pranks on other Nobel prize winners were some of his antics. And he would go to a strip club to sit in a corner and think mathematical problems. So, there you go. Re-read rating 3/5. 6. Ghost in the wires - Kevin Mitnick (autobiography) - A hair raising inside view of hacking by the world’s first hacker to be jailed. And if you thought he may have hacked email or something... hell no. He hacked everything including phones to make long distance calls for free back in the 80s/90s. Truly mesmerising to see his accomplishments in hacking and how his life operated or fell apart around that. Re-read rating 2/5. If you like this, then I can give you more recommendations. Eg Neal Stephenson’s books are about 50h each.

Saw Blade runner 2049 last night. Utter rubbish. Long sequences of men walking with no dialogue. 2h44m of utter dross

Well, the WoR epigraphs suggested as many as 16 windrunners in the past, so 1 more is entirely possible.

Yeah very pointed references. And the sheer side is pointed towards Origin ie towards normal highstorms. What woud be the logic behind that. Maybe Urithiru is partly in the cognitive realm?

There were a few hints. In the postscript Brandon mentioned that when Nale is next seen in the following book, his aims and goals would have changed as sn individual. So, clearly he wouldn’t be hunting proto radiants. What did radiants do in the past? Get people ready. First step, start at Shinovar to get honorblades out to each Herald. Maybe tell Ishar, but that doesn’t seem intuitive for whatever reason as the first step.

What if Gavilar and Evi both return... then it is soap opera.

Not sure about Eshonai as a surgebinder...

Well, an update. The venture didn’t work out and I am in a financial heap. Slowly clearing the final paperwork but yeah it’s a bit of a mental hit. I’ve stopped checking emails and turned off social media. Narrowed my focus to just staying positive and trying for just a job of any sort. Fingers crossed.

Ditto. Neither will work anyway. Waiting for the next angle in Arc2

A very premature thread... but couldn't help asking. Hoid has welcomed one person back at the end of each of the books back to the physical realm. First, the man who calls himself Taln and Jasnah the second time around. Will the pattern repeat? If so, who will it be? Vote / post your thoughts!