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I think that since the cognitive realm is easier to access due to the perpendicularity makes soulcasting easier, from the perspective of it taking less effort and probably less stormlight, not necessarily that it makes her more competent with her powers. She still manged to dispatch plenty of enemies with little acknowledgement of the threat. But, If this still seems murky as to how powerful she is, the alley scene with Shallan in Kharbranth and how easily she dealt with the thugs is plenty of proof that she is the most capable radiant and probably still able to be extraordinary to a fair degree.

I agree, I think it is inevitable that Adolin revives Maya (which would be the coolest way to bond with a spren). Or at least I'm really hoping it happens. I think there is plenty of foreshadowing so far for this to happen. Since Maya is a cultivation spren that would make Adolin an Edgedancer but, I'm curious as to how Shardplate will react to him if he ascends to Radiance. Since the armor is also a manifestation of the Nahel Bond doesn't that mean that the plate is also dead spren? Also, can we be sure that the plate and sword belong together? Are they going to be two different spren or... Anyway, good post:)

I finally managed to finish Oathbringer. After taking nearly two years to finish the first two books, it felt good to finish OB in just over a month (yes I'm a slow reader and homework takes precedence). And now I can participate in the forums without fear of spoilers. I think this is definitely the best book in the series so far. Though it was long and there were times when my head kind of hurt after hours of reading and trying to keep track of all the moving parts. I figured I'd drop some of my favorite and least favorite moments here just for giggles. Favorite moments: - The reveal about what happened to the Heralds (I know we saw this in the prologue of WoK but now it makes more sense). I thought this was more moving that the reveal of why the Recreance occurred. To find out that they were humans who gave themselves to the greater good in an effort to trap the Listeners souls from returning was really cool. It was even better when the human element was factored in, the human weakness that even though they were noble their souls were still tortured and the reason for each Desolation was that one after another, the Hearalds failed to uphold their Oath (even Talenel'Elin...though he held the longest). I hope we get a lot more plot from the perspective of the Heralds. Which I'm sure will happen now that Moash is apparently the new "assassin in white" with regards to the Heralds. - Dalinar's back story was probably the most interesting of the three we've seen so far. Though I'm a Kaladin fan, getting to know Dalinar a bit better really made his ascension that much more dramatic and moving. Though a part of me wished he had become Odium's champion and then redeemed in a later book, that would have been quite the twist. But this is a Heroic Epic after all. - Every scene with Wit... - Moash, as much as I want to hate this guy and call him a crybaby, he is the perfect antagonist to Kaladin. Their eventual showdown is going to be epic. - Dalinar's religious/philosophical debates with Kadash...these were very interesting and I though they were well articulated. - Shallan's mental state is a mess...and that makes her a good character. Constantly struggling with the personalities in her head and still trying to be a good person. Least favorite: - Shallan's encounter with Re-Shephir. It felt way too easy that she "figured out" how to push her back. Though I bet we'll see more of that Unmade. - Szeth swearing allegiance to Dalinar and not much fuss coming of it. I do understand the lead up to Szeth choosing Dalinar, hell I'd swear allegiance to him too if I could. But, there didn't seem to be much tension on the issue. Why did Dalinar accept Szeth so easily? Szeth attempted to murder Dalinar multiple times, he killed Gavilar and Taravangian confessed that Szeth was the instrument of all the chaos going on in Roshar with respect to the succession war in Jah-Keved. It just feels too easy that Dalinar has accepted Szeth. Maybe we'll see more develop from this. - Adolin constantly averting death just in the nick of time. I do like him as a character and I hope he develops more over the next few books but for someone that isn't Radiant, he sure manages to avoid death fairly easily. I also feel that if a main character were to die...Adolin should be it. - The seeming reconciliation of Shallan's mental state. Adolin is real and sees her for who she is, and that's enough to deal with the voices in here head? The love conquers the demons...a little cliche...but I bet it's going to get more complex as the next books come out. Anyway, these are just a few of the things I liked/disliked. They're just my opinions and I am in no way a professional literary critic. I loved this book as a whole and the series is so captivating. I'm excited for the 4th book as well as exploring other books in the Cosmere.

. Thanks. I'd have to say that Kaladin is my absolute favorite. I know it seems a little cliche but I find his character compelling and very human. He struggles constantly with everything that happens to him and those around him. He has very real and palpable emotions that really make me connect to his character. He doesn't instantly become this stereotypical hero who always has the right answer, he always questions himself and had to grow up to understand. - Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do- <-----probably my favorite line so far.

Hi all. I've only recently become aware of this site and the expansiveness that is the Cosmere. I just finished Words of Radiance about an hour ago and I'm still trying to soak it all in. As of yet I've only read Way of Kinds and Words of Radiance and I'm completely enthralled. I'll be starting Oathbringer here shortly, but based on my current record, it will take me a while to read lol. I look forward to chatting about the Cosmere and learning all the nuances of the universe.