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(Just want to preface - I have no idea if this is the right forum for this, if it's the wrong spot then just tell me how to change it) I've noticed that many of Brandon's early works, in particular his unpublished ones, consist of one long plot arc, which ultimately has a dead end about 20-50 pages before the resolution, and then one very short one based on a revelation from information mention briefly earlier in the book, usually about the magic system. For example, Mistborn Elantris Mythwalker/Warbreaker White Sand (prose, at least. Who knows what will be in the GN in the end) Aether of Night Steelheart Sixth of the Dusk Don't get me wrong - I'm a huge fan, and most of these are in by list of favorite books ever. I just enjoy seeing how he has grown as an author, and how he has built up the same plot archetype over more than 10 books, improving it all the while (and I don't think that most readers even noticed the similarities; did you?). (Stormlight, though, seems to follow a different plot structure than all of the other books. They aren't based on an understanding of a magic system, but rather on personal growth (which then affects the magic...)) Questions? Comments? Things I missed? Think I'm a blasphemer? Go right ahead.

Loved it! (And read it all in one sitting too) I have no idea if you are still working on this or not, as its been a couple of years, but if you are there are 2 things I wanted to point out: 1. Sam has trouble copying the glyphs properly, but can't she just use her mimicry? 2. I didn't realize that she was a girl for the first couple of thousand words, which threw me off a bit (and made the chiseled abs line not work as well as it could have) Is there a sequel in the works?

Does anyone else think that the Nazca lines look like giant chalkings (gulp), and might be what the title of the 2nd book is referring to?

I'm not sure how much of a proof it is, but it is extremely unlikely that someone would have created nicrosil, which really is a nickel alloy, not a chromium one (again, it is only 14% chromium) and try burning it. It seems much more likely that it would only have come from pre-existing knowledge. Plus all of the main processes of manufacturing pure silicon use aluminum byproducts, as far as I can tell, which would be really hard to get enough of to experiment with without having (cheap) aluminum).

I have the same problem. If you find a way to get it again, please post it!

Nicrosil is about 84% nickel, and almost all of what remains is chromium - so it probably looks a lot like steel, at least until it starts to rust (or not). That said, I don't know how strong it is compared to steel (it is pretty hard though) - but then again, because it's magical anyway I don't know how much it makes a difference, or if Vasher would notice.

Would the lower gravity make a difference? I know that there have been experiments with mice in space...

They wouldn't even need to use oxygenation - as tissue died from lack of oxygen they could just heal and replace it.

Don't you guys think that a book about chalkings (giant 2-dimensional line-based creatures) taking place in south america is obviously referring to Nazca lines?