KandraAllomancer

LOL, I actually pre-ordered the digital version on their website (after seeing that ebooks weren't included in the physical tiers of the Indiegogo campaign), but they didn't even send any notifications that it was ready to download.

Thanks for the information!

My main complaint would be that Wayne was capable of gold compounding at the end - I know it probably wouldn't save him (not enough gold or time, explosion was just too big to survive etc.), but the fact it was never even brought up is just weird

Also, some of the interior art (one piece per book) has been officially released - you can find it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/brandonsanderson/comments/yw8xxr/for_the_ones_who_couldnt_be_there_new_secret/

On 7.09.2022 at 11:40 PM, Argent said:

Great job keeping up with the news (and keeping others up as well)!

Thanks

Here's the preview for Venli: https://cosmere.es/stormlight-premium-miniatures-venli-english/

They've also revealed there that the four larger, pre-painted miniatures will be Windrunner Kaladin, Elsecaller Jasnah, Skybreaker Szeth, and Shardbearer Adolin (you can see them all at the bottom of the page)

There's also Dalinar's miniature: https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/the-stormlight-archive/news/stormlight-archive-dalinar-kholin-miniature

As described in this post on Reddit, we'll get both Blackthorn Dalinar and Bondsmith Dalinar, the one shown is presumably Blackthorn

Also, some news from this post:

• Official preview will be shown on Friday on r/Stormlight_Archive
• There will be a special 11-pack "Starter Set" of official Stormlight paints (including Kholin Blue to Carapace Red) available on The Army Painter
• Kenny Boucher (Next Level Painting) will start painting some of the miniatures on his Youtube channel on Friday

Update: Full preview for Shardbearer Adolin miniature: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52100/brandon-sanderson-brotherwise-games-partner-stormlight-miniatures-figurines

Also, this Reddit thread mentions some additional miniatures as confirmed (Kaladin (Parshendi Armour), Szeth (Assassin in White), Navani, Eshonai and Leshwi), but I can't find the exact source for that

Update 2: Here's the miniature preview recap video (in Spanish, but with English subtitles): https://youtu.be/p4xFObbiYb4

They mostly show what was already available through the links above, but you can find some interesting stuff starting around 5:20 

• There's a screenshot of Brandon ad Isaac with a rather big chasmfiend mini in the background!
• Kenny Boucher will be painting Blackthorn Dalinar & Shardbearer Adolin minis, starting today (Friday 9th)
• The lowest tier for the Kickstarter will be 30$, with add-ons for 10-15$
• International shipping will be done through centers in US, UK, Canada & EU
• If the Kickstarter goes well (which is, I mean, pretty much given) we can expect more miniatures in the future, potentially including antagonists, monsters, other characters and a book 5 set
• The quality of the 3D models is apparently so good that Dragonsteel plans to use them for future merchandise as well. Maybe even for the Year of Sanderson swag boxes?

Update 3: Preview of Shadesmar Adolin miniature: 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xbx1v2/creating_the_official_model_for_adolin_kholin/

Update 4:

Chasmfiend miniature (145 mm!):

 https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xcy9wr/a_first_look_at_our_not_so_miniature_chasmfiend/

Bridge Leader Kaladin miniature (a.k.a the Parshendi Armour version):

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xd09iu/first_look_at_bridge_leader_kaladin_miniature/

And storms, there will be a showpiece 1:10 scale resin statue of Kaladin and Szeth, specifically requested by Brandon (already painted, 300 mm / 11.8 inch!):

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/xd1dft/surprise_a_highend_statue_will_be_part_of_the/

6 hours ago, Oltux72 said:

The huge problem is taking away the "swap". After the fall of the Lord Ruler, Vin and Elend routinely used electrum. They also had enough aluminium for Vin and Elend to use it at multiple times. If they figured that the Mistfallen are allomancers, they must have also used those metals to test some of them. Why did that not work?

I've just re-read the relevant chapter (HoA 81) and the situation looks like this:

A. Elend has wrongly assumed that the Mistafallen were a mix of different Mistings, so he didn't test them - just sent them away

B. Demoux could only get a small selection of metals after leaving Luthadel, so he couldn't test the Misfallen for all potential Mistings

On 2.09.2021 at 4:34 AM, FictionSpren said:

Honor being dead had an effect on Dalanars bondsmithness, does that bring him closer to an old-time Ahsynite bondsmith? Is that a reason he can push the stormfather around?

Yeah, that's probably a main factor. Both because Honor no longer puts restrictions on Surges and Dalinar probably has enough Connection to Ascend if Honor hasn't been splintered. Who knows about the Ashynite Bondsmiths though, they could have used Dawnshards and it's hard to compare power levels with the limited informations we have

I've always interpreted the "Bondsmiths bound other Surges" as the way people formed bonds with spren on Ashyn: they clearly didn't have anything like a naturally occurring Nahel bond (that was only discovered on Roshar), so the Bondsmith (possibly the person holding the Dawnshard that binds) Connecting individuals and spren  and therefore granting Surges was the only possibility.

Also, Edgli is totally a dragon

That's Simonetti's art for the Name of the Wind on the Worldbuilders ad: https://art.marcsimonetti.com/various-cover-arts

I'm not sure what Brandon's plan for Moash exactly is, but I think he might be set up as a foil for El in book 5:

• El was stripped of the Rhythms, Moash is now blind
• El's title was given to Moash, and both are in the business of killing Cognitive Shadows
• El is fascinated by humans and wants them to achieve their final Passions. Moash, on the other hand, has given up on humanity and doesn't want to feel anything

As for the unfortunate implications, they are there, but I feel Moash is just a symptom of a bigger issue here. We mostly see the events through the eyes of people bonded with spren, who have their own prejudices and seem to prefer bonding people already connected to other individuals with a Nahel bond. As a result, we have a weird system of magical segregation:

• You want to unite people as a Bondsmith? Too bad, the position is Kholin-only for now
• Darkeyed and want to join the fight? Please follow to the Windrunner recruitment center
• You want to free people from oppression? Join Willshapers! Oh, one thing: Singers only
• So you want to just help people without looking at the big politics? Do you prefer science or humanities? This will help us place you with either Truthwatchers or Edgedancers
• You're an outsider in Urithiru? Apply for your own corrupted Mistspren (limited edition)! Extra points for neurodiversity and non-heterosexual sexual orientation
• Fanatic and/or sociopathic maniac who would put even some Fused to shame? Don't you worry, Skybreakers and Dustbringers might still have some open positions

So yeah, the KRs are currently kind o broken and the PoVs we get are limited to some established, restricted categories. However, things look a whole lot more interesting if we consider the flashback characters for Arc 2:

• Former street urchin with a traumatic past
• Corrupted Truthwatcher in a gay relationship with a Singer
• Atheist queen who tries to reform the social order
• Darkeyed Herald who kept the world safe for millenia
• Former Herald who will probably become a Dustbringer, an Order well familiar with righteous anger and the fact that you sometimes need to break something to create something new

Seriously, what other proof do we need to believe that these issues will be handled in the future?

Also, Dalinar being an honorable despot makes a lot of sense if he's going to Ascend to Honor – that way he would make a great contrast with both Taravangian's Odium and Sazed'd Harmony, all of whom will probably play important roles in Cosmere's future

10 hours ago, Use the Falchion said:

I know many people want it to be a Mistborn or Stormlight videogame, and here I am, hoping for a Soulburner/Starburner videogame...

If I remember correctly, Brandon was supposed to be working on worldbuilding for some external franchise. My personal hope is The Elder Scrolls 6

16 hours ago, aric93 said:

I feel like if this was still Cosmere the Narrative could be a Shard. The actual intent could be Destiny or Tradition or something around that.

Providence would be really cool

On 27.06.2020 at 4:36 PM, AliasOrion said:

My only point is that the rare book collectors (I think the true audience of a kickstarter for a limited edition book) are somewhat forgotten.

As a rare book collector myself I share your pain, but I don't think we're the true audience here. Dragonsteel's policy is much closer to Folio Society than SubPress or Grim Oak, in my opinion. These books will be printed as long as there's demand; they are rather unlikely to appreciate in value (other than sentimental value :)) Yes, first printings are technically numbered, but for the previous books the printing runs were big (my Warbreaker number is over 1700) and there's no way to match the numbers. The rationale behind the steep incline in price is the campaign's focus on swag and (possibly) decreasing people's interest in future numbered leatherbonds (since they require more work).

Personally, I'll probably go with Tier 3, plus some add-ons

12 hours ago, BobHeraldOfTheAlmighty said:

But if math is an objective fundamental truth about the universe then why do people constantly argue about the axiom of choice, continuum hypothesis, etc.?

I mean, objectively, there is nothing to argue about - the issue is just usually poorly explained, even in otherwise good math books.

The "normal" mathematics - everything we use for describing the world (from counting on fingers to string theory) is based on one simple premise: we assume that the empty set exists and built further things from it (natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers etc.) using logic and set theory. As long as we do that, the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis are automatically true - they're not even axioms, simply the consequence of the fact that we built everything from scratch (I mean the empty set).

But, just like we assumed the existence of an empty set, we can assume the existence of ANYTHING. You can create a new axiom that postulates the existence of very crazy sets or any other mathematical structures. You essentially create a new kind of mathematics in which the aforementioned axioms/hypotheses don't necessarily hold. It has, as long as we know, nothing to do with the real world and you'll not encounter such weird things unless you do PhD in pure mathematics.

Storms, the Truthwatcher result was so correct

Exactly, although I would assume that the print run is more likely to be 1000, with first 50 copies going to Brandon, his family, friends, charity events etc. and the rest to Kickstarter