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I have read all 4 books few years back. So I do not remember all the minute details in the books. I do not have time to re-read all of them before the release of the next (last) book. Is there a post/book/blog that recaps everything bookwise ? Also, is there a post/book/blog that recaps everything chronologically as things happened ? (not doing flashbacks or future visions)

I said technology because people in general were fed up with Sand Masters, and did not find them useful to build society technology is one of the options to do that moreover magical powers generally stop incentives for technological advancement there is huge literature available on how dragons stopped innovation in GOT the point was if Sand Mastery is so good, why we do not see it in the book ? Shouldn't it be waste of having so much great power and not seeing it in its full use ?

then what is the original source of the energy that provides dor to Elantris ? is it somewhere in the core of the planet ? what happens if someone draws Aon of the planet or the cosmere system ? will it do something ?

Kenton hardly lifts the building, he just makes sure people come out He gets exhausted even when he lifts his girl friend couple of times to move her up and down the building Anyway using magic to stop building from falling for few minutes is just bad/inferior/lame magic use as compared to magic systems developed in other books I see others have already pointed it out. Thanks for references

Why Kenton has to search spheres to become masteral ? how come he finds 6 ? Why there is no discussion on this or special reward/punishment for him ? Why no one else found 6 before him ? are those spheres magical ? this part is never discussed again in the novel and nothing special happens because of it. it is developed and then left, ruined it could have been replaced even a written test

why Hrathen removed his armor in Battle of Teoras when he was alone with Sarene ? wouldn' it make sense to keep it during fighting ?

Rioden and Gellidon test adding chasm line in aon in library. First attempt results in explosion and burning of biology section. Next tests create aon but not to their expected power. Why ? was Rioden's dip in lake water necessary condition for them to work to their fullest power ?

Sorry if it was not clear, I was talking only for White Sand 1 2 3 books For every other book, magic is the central part of the plot, the plot will not work if magic changes. In White Sand, even if we replace sand magic with something unmagical like sword fighting, gun shooting, plot will still work. Sand Magic does not do anything special in these books that cannot be achieved by the technology available with people at that time.

Sand masters can manipulate sand in ribbons. In book it is used to fight, pull some stuff up/down, move objects. what is special in that ? it can be achieved with some rope, pulley mechanism. they have build boats, making technology pulling some stuff up isn't much complicated for them for fighting, there are better weapons available, and sand mastery fails many times with its flaws. they could not even save their own people because of their flaws is there more to their powers or they can be made redundant with advanced technology ?

why seek him? why not stay in city , prepare and wait ?

but water is still there, why it cannot be put in a new pot ?

When Maya travels to Lasting Integrity with Adolin, no one knows her. if when dismissed she appears in shadesmar someone should know her. Also, where are dead-eys of other shardbaldes owned by other high prices ? why we do not meet them in shadesmar?

How all deadeyes travelled to Shadesmar after they were dead ? Who brought them back ? How? Also are there 20 thousand blades somewhere in physical realm waiting to be discovered ?

Then isn't it more responsible to stay back and see what he has given to people is put to good use ?

? why? why he did stop Odium ? why ?

Why Vasher leaves in end? It is still unsure if stone soldiers would succeed the battle. Plus he has so much knowledge about breath, He knows how to gives breaths without giving the life breath. why not share that with other gods or god king staying in city? Why not help with peace between 2 nations/states ? What is more important than this ?

Lol, what command did she execute? Even Fuzed passed through the gate and she did nothing.

We know that Honor is dead from stormfather. We also know that his vessel was Tanavest, who was killed by Odium. It might be stupid question but, I do not understand what exactly died. Is it the vessel that was carrying Honor died? If yes, why can't it be replaced by a new one? Or is it Honor itself that died? If yes, what happened to his investiture? Is it still there somewhere? Or it is now shared with Odium and Cultivation? When Honor got mad, is it Tanavast who got mad or it was Honor itself? How can a god get mad ? I understand that it was because of thousands of years of battle, torture, etc. By definition he is supposed to live thousands of years. If he is unable to cope the time what's the point in having him as a god?

There are many oathgates. Sibling had control on only one at Uritheru. Why can't they be used? Also, how come Shalan was able to open one at the battle of Narak?

Where are sprens of these "oath-breaker-but-spren-saver" radiants? Nearly ? You yourself doesn't seem sure how many died. Nearly implies that someone survived. What did they do? Nothing? Was that honorable for a (former) radiant?

By that logic, sprens too should not change their appearance when they enter to physical realm via perpendicularly

There's nothing wrong in Shalan not telling Adolin about her murdering her parents. But if Kaliden knows this there is always a possibility of Adolin getting that information from Kaliden. This would be more terrible for their relationship. There's more fear of losing love by not being honest. Logically it doesn't make sense to hide this from Adolin when someone close to him already knows the secret.

In chapter 13 of steel heart, reinforcement starts. David tells us that it is prerecorded and we don't know when it was recorded. In same recording steel heart destroys multiple buildings. Why then it is not possible for anyone to know the time of recording. It was definitely done when those buildings were destroyed, right? Why rekners could not backtrack and find the exact date and time? Why in the first place they did not know anything about destruction of these buildings?

Why there was no way to check sprens? They could have travelled to shademar using oath gates, perpendicularity, etc, if they did not break oaths same time that means there were still people travelling to shadsmar using oath gates operated by Radiant blades Why Windrunners cannot communicate with others? They can speak, right?

Is Let's go Brandon used for Sanderson?