CoryP.1981

I am almost at the halfway point in RoW. I'm halfway thru  Lift's interlude (pg.560).  My question is this......

Since Lift was granted the request by Cultivation, what is she now becoming? And if it isn't Stormlight she's using, what light is she using?? I'm wondering if she is becoming perhaps a vessel for Cultivation? And if thats the case, then would that mean Dalinar is a vessel for Honor? 

Sorry, kinda turned into more than 1 question, lol. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks. BTW, I am absolutely living this book thus far. 

My only disappointment is Shallan in Oathbringer. I dont really care for her as a character. I dont like the whole premise that Veil and Radiant are "taking over", so to speak. I enjoyed Shallan the most in WoR, but her storyline took a turn for the worse in OB. I loved Dalinar in OB though, so I guess it kind of offsets. It's been enjoyable seeing Dalinar recall his past and overcoming who he once was to become who he is meant to be. 

I am 2 chapters away from completing Words of Radiance and I am left speechless. Many things are concluded, yet so many new questions begin. I am so amped to see, who I believe is Nightblood, on Roshar!! Although it isnt one of his most popular novels, I loved Warbreaker. With the way it ended I always figured there would eventually be a sequel to it, but this is even better. I loved Vasher and Nightblood and thought they deserved more of their story being told. What will Nightblood be capable of in Szeth's hands?? I cant wait to find out!! 

I'm 600 pgs into WoR and am beginning to piece together some small pieces. Then again, I could read on and be way off base. Shallan is seeking Urithiru now and Dalinar just found the scratchings "32 days. Seek the center". For some reason it just kind of hit me that earlier in the book the Parshendi are staying in an old abandoned city that they say the humans dont even recognize as being man made structures. I believe that will come to be found as being Urithiru. I am also beginning to wonder about Shallan and her having a liespren. I just have this bad feeling that the Pattern will turn out to not be on the side of good and will bring Shallan along with her. 

On 1/2/2019 at 8:55 AM, Scion of the Mists said:

The Coppermind is great for questions like this.  Here's the page on Shardpools (beware of spoilers, though).  

Ya, I'm trying to avoid going there until I am completely caught up. I just have about 400 pages left in WoR, then Edgedancer, Oathbringer and both White Sand books

I am on chapter 46 right now in WoR. Kaladin is out drinking with the guys and Rock is just now talking about the Water of Life in the peaks and how it's a place of the gods. I haven't finished the chapter yet (half way thru pg 540), but this sounds like it may be a shard pool. Am I correct in this assumption?

13 minutes ago, Calderis said:

You don't need a shard to hop worlds. There are multiple characters that are worldhoppers, and even one at least that has no powers that we know of. 

In the purelake interlude of tWoK that you read, Grump, Blunt, and Thinker, are Galladon from Elantris, Baon from White Sand, and Demoux from Mistborn in that order. 

Baon at least has no powers that we know of. 

Anyone can be a worldhopper. You just need to learn how to enter the Cognitive Realm. 

Are you referring to the 3 at Purelake who seemed to be searching to find Hoid? I figured they were, but had no idea who they were in the other novels.

Okay, I have a question. I'm about 400 pgs into Words of Radiance. I have read all Mistborn books currently out, Warbreaker, Elantris, Emperors Soul, and obviously WoK. Also, everything in Arcanum Unbounded that relates to how far I am into the Cosmere books. This may be a stupid question, but is Hoid a shard bearer? I thought there was only 16 shards, but how else could he jump between worlds? If this is something I will find out later in WoR or Oathbringer, then just say that, but as of now it just has me confused how he has the power to do what he does and I'm wondering if I missed something along the way??

I had finished WoK, then read book 2 in the Licanius trilogy and am now about 120 pgs into Words of Radiance. The ending to WoK was freaking awesome. There was the 1 line that just gave me chills. " I am..... I was..... God. The one you call the Almighty, the creator of mankind. And now I am dead. Odium has killed me. I am sorry". If that is not the best final line in a book (not counting the epilogue), idk what is!!! Btw, I did receive Oathbringer for Christmas, so I have a good cpl weeks worth of reading between WoR, Edgedancer and Oathbringer. Like McDonalds, I'm loving it!!

I'm in chapter 46 right now and am getting so excited! Odium was just mentioned for the 1st time. I feel like Im finally starting to get a feel for the bigger story. Prior to reading Bands of Mourning, I had felt like an idiot, like why was I not getting all this other stuff about the bigger story of Cosmere that everyone else was talking about. All I was getting was the main story within each book. Bands of Mourning started hinting at the bigger picture and WoK is slowly doing the same. Btw, I have read the Mistborn trilogy, Warbreaker, Elantris, Emerors Soul, all the Wax and Wayne Mistborn books that are out currently and all the short stories in Arcanum that involves the aforementioned books. Cant wait to finish The Way of Kings and start digging in to Words of Radiance. And I'm hoping that my wife gets me Oathbringer and both volumes of White Sand for Christmas. Anyways, I'm glad that the bigger picture is slowly coming into view and cant wait for more!! 

Okay, I just finished Shadows of Self and wow, it was great. Things are getting interesting. I do have a question. Will I find out in Bands of Mourning if the unidentified metal given to Bleeder was of an origin from another planet in the Cosmere and has to do with more than just Scadrial? Or is it really from the "lost god" Trell. 

18 hours ago, Rhapsody said:

Hello and Welcome to the shard.

I can totally understand loving WoT. I know most hate it for the long read it is but I just love how detailed the world is.

The white sand in the arcanum is just a portion. White sand has come out as two graphic novels. There is also an inofficial novel version floating around avaiable if you subscribe to Brandons Newsletter I think.

White sand the graphic novels can be bought at most book stores, amazon or brandons own store.

 

 

The length is one thing I loved about it. I just loved immersing myself in that world. I could just read and completely lose myself in the story. As you said it is quite detailed. Jordan, in my opinion, was one of the best world builders there ever was. So far, I am completely enamored with the whole concept of the Cosmere. Sanderson is some kind of genius to come up with this and more than that he is so talented to be able to pull it off. 

18 hours ago, StarrFall said:

That will totally work. There are a few of the smaller ones where order isnt quite as important, but I see no reason to change it up. Id just toss White Sand 2 (which my wife just bought me , hi 5) in there after White Sand 1 and you are set. 

You made it through WoT (also an incredible series and how I found Sanderson as well) so you obviously have a substantial attention span and Im confident you will tear these up quickly, lol! 

Happy reading!

Yes, I absolutely love the Wheel of Time. I read every book in the series within about 3-4 months, so I'm sure I will continue to burn through these books as well. As for the 2 White Sand books, I have a couple questions. 

1) The White Sand that is in Arcsnum Unbounded, is it just a portion of the 1st White Sand, or is it the whole book?

2) Where can you find them? I have had no luck locating copies.

9 hours ago, StarrFall said:

Welcome to the party!  You have a good healthy start on the cosmere, but I would say it is helpful to get as caught up as possible before investigating inter-cosmere connections too deeply as there are a lot of spoilers, depending on where you are looking.  That said, each part of the forum (and the books for that matter) usually display what spoilers are contained, so if you have any questions on a good order to read then post it and someone will surely help you out there in short order

I'm fairly sure there is at least one thread on reading order but duty calls so i'll have to leave that to someone else.

Happy reading!

I had did a little research before beginning the series and talked to some people on the Wheel of Time forum that I am a member of and came up with this order.

Mistborn : Era 1 Trilogy

Elantris

Warbreaker

The Emperor's Soul

The Hope of Elantris

Mistborn: Eleventh Metal

Mistborn: The Alloy of Law

Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania

Mistborn: Shadows of Self

Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning

Mistborn: Secret History

The Way of Kings

Words of Radiance

Edgedancer

Oathbringer

White Sand 

Sixth of Dusk

Shadows For Silence in the Forests of Hell

If ther's anyone with suggestions on altering the order any, please let me know. I have all the books up to TWoK. I actually just got a signed copy of it for my birthday (gotta love my wife, lol). 

Also, what is the upvote you spoke of?

53 minutes ago, Arlin said:

yeah welcome have a cookie and an upvote. So with what you’ve read so far who your favorite cosmere character?

It's hard to pick just a favorite character. If I had to, I would narrow it down to Vasher and Kelsier. I know for many, Warbreaker is not a favorite of the Cosmere books, but I loved it. The magic system was so unique. It sounds odd, but I really liked the character of Denth and Tonk Fah also.

Hey guys, I'm new to this site. I just recently got into reading Sanderson's work. I've been a huge WoT fan and finally decided to give Sanderson's books a go since he finished WoT so well. That was a tall task and he handled it extremely well. I am a member of Dragonmount (a WoT fan created site and forum) and enjoy discussing fantasy books with fellow fans. Jordan was my favorite author, with Sanderson being next in line. I have enjoyed James Islingtons first 2 books as well (Shadow of What was Lost and Echo of Things to Come) and would like to recommend you all to give them a try if you haven't already. Anyhow, I have a quick question. When does more info on the Cosmere as a whole start showing up more in the books where you can start putting pieces together? To give you an idea of where I'm at,  I have read Mistborn era 1, Elantris, Warbreaker, The Emperor' Soul, The Hope of Elantris, Eleventh Metal, and am currently about half way through Alloy of Law. Thanks and I hope I get to know a lot of you guys.