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Yep, she is Kaise.

The Lost Metal chapter 39:

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“Ah yes,” TwinSoul said. “Silajana says he would be happy to aid in this. Kaise, would you fetch the appropriate binder?”

On 28/11/2022 at 6:23 PM, Coriniroc said:

It's also possible that maybe protecting Scadrial is not necessarily just a mission to promote it's continued existence, but is an action that will protect the Cosmere, or their vision of what that means? 

I agree with this. In fact, I think Shai herself says that even though she's not a Scadrian, protecting Scadrial is something that matters on a Cosmere level.

1 hour ago, Oltux72 said:

nor would Spook cooperate on that or Sazed allow it.

I think with the conversation in SH's epilogue, plus the book on Hemalurgy Spook himself wrote, it's more than obvious that he DID help Kelsier return to the Physical Realm with Hemalurgy.

In Shadows of Self and Bands of Mourning there are various parts of said book, and it is noted that Spook was pro-Hemalurgy. Harmony and the Kandras say that he was wrong writing that book, and logically he had to do many experiments with Hemalurgy. Kelsier-mistwraith himself might have been one of his first great experiments.

Axindweth seems much more likely to be a member of The Set, IMO.

9 hours ago, ftl said:

Sweet! Sounds like I had a good guess and it fits!

Where's that image from? I can 't find it online.

I saw it days ago in Macmillan, and today it was also in the Weekly Update video that Brandon always uploads to YT.

6 hours ago, Elegy said:

Yep! Also:

This would be a plausible reason for why it "became important enough", because the Marewill flower has not become more important at all. But obviously, the Ghostbloods have.

I imagine we can expect answers in Lost Metal . . .

Exactly!! Also, it makes sense because in Era 1 the Marewill flower drawing is de facto Kelsier's crew logo.

Mmmmmmmmmm

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Kingsdaughter613 (paraphrased)

Is the Ghostblood symbol a stylized marewill flower?

Isaac Stewart (paraphrased)

RAFO! No, actually that’s WAFO - wait and find out.

JordanCon 2021 (July 16, 2021)

 

3 minutes ago, cometaryorbit said:

Arc 1 of Stormlight Archive is after Mistborn Era 2 (but apparently not much after). Alloy of Law is set 341 years after the end of Era 1. Lost Metal will apparently be five or six years after Bands of Mourning, so Stormlight Archive arc 1 is probably 350-ish years after Hero of Ages.

Nope, Era 2 is set after Stormlight 5 and before Stormlight 6. That is, in that 10-20 year gap between both Stormlight arcs.

https://wob.coppermind.net/events/475/#e14998

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Questioner

So the next Wax and Wayne, is that after the fifth Stormlight?

Brandon Sanderson

All the Wax and Wayne ones chronologically take place in the ten year gap between Stormlight 5 and 6.

FanX 2021 (Sept. 16, 2021)

 

I think the book would be just as perfect as the other 3 if only Part Three didn't exist. It's the most boring part of a Brandon book, it made Oathbringer too heavy even though the other parts served their purpose, and the book has an extremely exciting ending.

On 27/12/2021 at 1:10 AM, Zoey said:

Yup, Felt. 

There is also Vivenna (Azure), Vasher (Zahel), Hoid (Wit), Riino (Riino), Nightblood (if you even consider them as such), Nazh, The Heralds, Galladon, Demoux, and Baon. Kaladin is sort of a Worldhopper, as he had his consciousness taken to Braize briefly, although it is very debatable if that counts as Worldhopping for a variety of reasons. 

Sixteen is also a Worldhopper. Although he is a side character only briefly mentioned. 

Also Mraize, Iyatil, Gereh, Axindweth, Khriss... and we know that in the past Shashara and Denth were also in Roshar, probably with Vasher.

Edit: Edit: There is also a WoB where it is hinted that Shai is in Roshar, but that we have not seen her on screen.

I think it was a much better book than Oathbringer, except for the final section (that Oathbringer's is heart attack, but this one is more relaxed and feels like a transition to the one that should have more action and epicity.)

Allomancy, of course. Although I must admit that the Surgebinding is very broken, it is by far the most powerful and varied magic system by itself.

On 24/12/2021 at 1:40 PM, Quoth said:

Having worked on a screenplay adaptation of this story, I've spent a lot of time with it - which tends to make both its good qualities and its flaws stand out more to me. However in my opinion, the books attributes definitely outweigh its issues. Oh, and before you read more... spoiler alert.

Spoiler

The biggest flaw for me is the fact that despite Shai arguing at the start that the project is essentially impossible, we don't really feel her struggling to complete her work on time. While it could definitely be argued that that isn't what the story is really about, I do feel like it still results in a slight lack of forward momentum and tension. I also find that people tend to complain that the primary antagonists - Frava, the Bloodsealer, and Zu - feel rather flat (though I personally love the Bloodsealer), and while the Bloodsealer and Zu do get their showdowns at the end, Frava and her counter-forger unfortunately just sort of fade into the background without ever really becoming true threats.

Those issues all presented interesting challenges when trying to adapt the story. However, one of the advantages of stretching a novella to fill a full 2 hours is that it lets you take time to flesh things out, letting me do things like flesh out the Arbiters and the Emperor a bit and try to add more urgency to the constructing of the Emperor's soulstamp. I also realized early on that the story also lends itself to being told in an interesting non-linear style, which was a blast to write!

As to whether the story is "Good" or "Amazing". I don't know what exactly the qualifiers are for either status, but in my opinion The Emperor's Soul stands as one of Brandon's masterpieces and definitely worthy of standing with the original Mistborn trilogy and TWOK. The deftness with which he weaves its unique themes and magic system are deeply compelling and makes it a great tour de force of what Brandon can do when he's bringing his "A" game. And as a sucker for plot design, I really love how beautiful the story's symmetry is, with lots of powerful moments like Shai's burning of the painting being mirrored by Gaotona's burning of her journal.

 

So I guess that makes it "Amazing" in my book.

Wow... you took the words out of my mouth. Exactly this is my thinking about TES, although I will add this:

While the rewrite of the prologue was the correct move (and it's amazing that the story begins and ends with Gaotona), it really makes me sad that Brandon didn't include the scene of Hoid talking to Shai in her prison. Literally because of Hoid it is that Shai is incarcerated (and therefore, the story happens), so it is a bit empty that in the official history there is talk about the Fool and Moon Scepter but nothing else.

But let's look at the bright side, even without Hoid showing up, the novella is amazing. Hopefully Brandon will write about Shai again—I think I'm much more excited about a TES sequel than Elantris (which I love, but I think it should stay as a stand-alone book.)

January 2022, in ebook.

https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2021/

1. Words of Radiance, GOAT
2. Rhythm of War
3. The Way of Kings
4. Oathbringer, sorry

On 27/11/2021 at 5:31 PM, Sparks said:

- David Bowie. Lol. I’m dead! Come to think of it, you can’t convince me David Bowie was (is) not Cytonic.

Certain! Now I hope that at some point Spensa comes across a lost vinyl from Let's Dance or Ziggy Stardust. 

I really loved this book so much, man. It was a total adventure and the revelations I did like a lot, and everything from the past of the Cytonic, Jason, the delvers, M-Bot's feelings, how funny Chet was, Spensa's personal growth... Well, it has been quite a journey reading Cytonic and honestly it seems sooo much better than Starsight, although a little less than Skyward.

On 25/10/2021 at 9:32 AM, Sequence said:

Are there any Mistborn or Stormlight spin-offs I should get to

Just a little clarification, friend: I think that no Cosmere book can be considered a spin-off because all the books (long, short or very short) are canonical, everything from Mistborn, Stormlight, White Sand, Elantris, Warbreaker and all Arcanum Unbounded stories. Of course, it is your decision if you want to read them all, but I really recommend that you do so; Not only because of how well connected the Cosmere is, but because Brandon never disappoints, all his Cosmere work (and almost all outside of it) is incredible and you are going to blow away with his other books that you have not read. 

The order Tglassy says is pretty good, although Edgedancer can read it between WoR and Oathbringer when you reread Stormlight, just as you can read The Eleventh Metal before Mistborn Era 1, and Secret History at the end of that Era.

Outside of the Cosmere, I definitely recommend Skyward Series and Defending Elysium (they are in the same universe). I really liked The Rithmatist too, and I liked Reckoners too but it was my least favorite Brandon saga.

I think, after the Mistborn trilogy, Skyward (book, not saga) is Brandon's darkest book, even though it can be classified as Science Fiction for YA (which in my opinion is nothing juvenile outside of the Skyward Flight age.)

I highly doubt that Kelsier's problem is fearing for his sanity and memories, because he has been CS for only 300 years (and add that he was 38 years old when he died). The Heralds have lived for 7000 years, including thousands of torture in Braize, wars and much more, so the situations are not comparable.

In fact, if we round figures and say that Kelsier has lived 350 years (counting his life and then as CS), he has literally only lived 5% of the time that the Heralds have lived, and not counting that Kell has never been through so much hell, misery and destruction like them.

On 17/11/2021 at 1:48 PM, Oltux72 said:

We know of other worldhoppers who are thousands of years old. And of Elantrians and people of Fifth Heightening. If that were Kelsier's problem he'd just buy Breaths.

In fact, I think Kelsier does have Breaths, and also add to that that Kell dominates the Feruchemy with unsealed Metalminds, so he can lean on that too…

I image Prof as Axl Rose from 2019-present, including the thick voice that Axl speaks with, so ignore me… 

But I do imagine Dalinar as various artwork that appears on Coppermind. Like this:

Sounds like a good theory to me, albeit a little clarification: I think that, based on what Stormfather says in Oathbringer, Honor probably died shortly after the False Desolation, and that he (Honor) was totally insane and delirious talking about the Dawnshards and saying that the Radiants were going to destroy the world.

6 hours ago, Frustration said:

Roshar is a lot different in Prime, none of the places match up.

Thanks for clarifying my doubts!

6 hours ago, Frustration said:

Heralds have the same role, but are more sane, and active in the plot

Are they still the same as in SA? You know, Jezrien, Nale, Pailiah... Although I do know that Taln is a PoV recurring character.

6 hours ago, Frustration said:

Hoid does not appear

I find it strange that it does not appear. At that point, Brandon had already created Hoid and put him in Elantris (which he wrote in 1999.)

6 hours ago, Frustration said:

Shinri is better than Shallan, Jek is worse than Szeth but not by much, I like Jasnah more.

Jek is still the assassin, as well as Szeth?

Personally, I think the contest of Champions will be the end of the first or second part of the book. I don't think Sanderson would make a 1300+ page book to just narrate Gavilar's prologue, Szeth flashbacks, ten days only and an epilogue.

I don't know how the contest could end, but I suppose it will leave a lot ahead for the rest of the book ... and hopefully a battle similar to the Battle of Narak or Thaylen City, with a victory for the protagonists but at a high cost. (Dalinar Fused?)

On 23/4/2021 at 5:24 PM, Bejardin1250 said:

Maybe BAM being freed and a WoA type thing happening?

 
I do see a strong possibility of the Champion duel being the part 2 plot twist which would allow for a child champion.

I think the end of the book has to have a strong lead off into book 6 and win or lose the duel probably won’t have that. The stakes aren’t high enough.

BAM being freed however could sow some real chaos across Roshar and give us a real twist on the Recreance.

But I also see the possibility of BAM being the part 2 twist and have some other twist at the end of the duel which would probably mean someone like Szeth will be the Champion.

As it can go either way I don’t think we’ll know definitely until some WoBs come out or KoW

Bottom line is we probably need 2 twist minimum in KoW 1: a Recreance twist 2: a twist in the duel.

I also think the ending could be like WoA, but related to Ba-Ado-Mishram obviously.

Well, I have not yet fully learned English, I am far from level enough to read a manuscript as long as this book is.

So I wanted to see if someone could help me by answering various questions about the book. (I don't care about spoilers for this one, because it's non-canon and besides, I'll still read it one day.)

The questions are:

• In what places does the plot take place? (TWoK takes place in Shattered Plains and Kharbranth.)
• What important or recurring SA characters don't exist here on TWoK Prime?
• What is the role of the Heralds here?
• Are the Shards or Adonalsium named? (Very improbable, I know.)
• Hoid appears? And if so, what role does he have?
• What is the climax of the book? (In TWoK it is the Battle of the Tower.)
• Does Stormfather exist? (I know there is no spren in this book, but it is still a doubt.)
• Which characters are better here than in SA, and vice versa?

I would be infinitely grateful if someone could clarify all those doubts for me!