I hadn’t thought of the possibility of it being Autonomy! Though that would make a lot of sense considering she’s blocked off access to Taldain. If it is her doing, I wonder how she feels about the presence of the Ones Above.
Edit: The following WoB seems to imply that the issue with the perpendicularity might just be that Patji is so dangerous in the Physical Realm that it’s hard to survive after arriving. Though that certainly doesn’t rule out Autonomy’s influence depending on how much she had to do with the magic and landscape of First of the Sun. Or I could just be misinterpreting the WoB!
Questioner
I guess... At what point or which book will Sixth of the Duskeventually tie in to?
Brandon Sanderson
So... Heh...
Questioner
And if that is unanswerable, then how many years until that book comes out?
Brandon Sanderson
It's not unanswerable, but it's a ways off. The problem is that's a weird planet, and visiting it from Shadesmar is-- it just-- in the Cosmere CollectionI'll talk about that, okay? It's a weird planet, and getting to it is interesting.
Questioner
Okay...
Brandon Sanderson
There's no Shard in residence, but there's a Shardpool. But it's on... one of the most dangerous places... that exists. And so, let's just say it's not going to be relevant until you can regularly travel there somehow that doesn't involve popping up into a giant death trap.
Questioner
Okay, follow-up question though. How many people have tried to pop up, only to find out it was a death trap?
Brandon Sanderson
Go ahead and read what Khriss has to say about it.
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