Argent

I don't believe Cultivation would say "Why have you forsaken us, Almighty" - neither the "us," nor "Almighty" fit. Both are possible, but the whole thing doesn't sound like something a lover would say, though I agree that the last sentence does sound like a term of endearment. I've always taken it more literally, however - that the speaker and the Almighty share a real connection, not just a religious one. For example, if the Heralds held Splinters of Honor (which is not a bad theory), this could work. All this being said, I think the words come from a Radiant. The ten orders fit. They were loved once, but fell from grace, so to speak. To them, it would certainly look like the Almighty has forsaken them (you know, 'cause he is dead...). The "shard of my soul" could kiiind of work if we consider the Radiant and his/her spren to be a single entity; I won't go into detail on this one, since I believe this sentence to be metaphorical, not literal, but it could work.

Of course I see the problem - but it's either bastardizing the magic system a little bit (which is what makes me cringe, I am purist) to make the story more movie-friendly, or keeping the magic as-is, half hidden, and running into the same problem The Hunger Games ran into: 80% of the movie happened inside the characters' heads, and we didn't get to see of what was going on there.

I am voting for "I like to buy the book and have the audiobook too," but only because you don't have an "EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME IN ALL THE PLACES FOREVER" option. My preferred medium is an actual book, but I will go through the effort and acquire eBooks and audio books as well. I won't read the eBooks, but I will listen to the audio ones (which is what I am doing now, by the way).

All of the Metallic Arts are very... subtle. Brandon has spoken about this on occasion - it's one of the reasons the magic system of Warbreaker is so strongly visual. To answer your specific questions, I would probably allow for a little creative modification of the magic system. Add a distinct visual effect to anyone burning a metal - perhaps an aura, an outline, to reveal the specific metal they are burning. Oh, and maybe some sound the viewers can quickly learn to associated with burning a metal - a single short note, or maybe a quickly escalating "whoosh"; it sounds a little bit like a sci-fi machine, or Iron Man's suit powering up, except very quickly - at least in my head it does. I am trying to think of movie where a character gains superhuman strength without going all Hulk... Maybe burning pewter could be shown not so much with visual or audio effects, but by how the Allomancer interacts with the environment. Or, rather, how his or her interaction changes the moment (s)he starts burning. If Vin was running, we would see her suddenly blur a little in a burst of speed. If Ham is holding a weapon, maybe we can focus on his fist for a moment and hear the metal creak in his grip. Kelsier could demonstrate pewter-infused strength by casually flipping a large boulder or something. Breeze... I would probably give him hand small gestures, almost like a puppeteer pulling strings, to accompany his already established habit of mumbling as her Soothes his target(s). I cringe even as I type this, because I know of all the problems with this. Still, it could work.

Or he could've been dazed because a stupidly large chasmfiend just slapped him silly...

The strength is pretty much what we've been using to try to guess Dalinar's order.

Interlude character from Words of Radiance. A part of her interlude can be found in the respective forum.

But that doesn't solve the issue - if you are willing to kill the king of the most violent nation in the world because he might cause problems with that sphere of his, you don't just leave the sphere for his next of kin to take. You tell your assassin to take it and then give it to you so you can hide it somewhere, or perhaps even destroy it.

I don't know... The sphere looked like something Gavilar would be careful not to reveal, considering his beliefs that the Ghostbloods (?) were out to get him. Plus I am still bothered by the whole "the Parshendi killed him for the sphere" thing. If it was the reason, why wouldn't they give Szeth instructions to do something with it?

Well, it's possible, but why would the Parshendi think it's all Gavilar's fault? For that matter, how would they know about Navani's research? No, this is too... out there. It doesn't tie well in the bigger plot.

This is more possible, though the particular scene doesn't suggest so.

Sounds reasonable.

That's still in line with my idea - you need the Stormlight to leave Shadesmar (though note that we are talking about mental entering and leaving, not physical - Jasnah never left Roshar when Soulcasting). If Shallan hadn't made anything change (either because she refused to, or because she didn't have the currency - Stormlight - to make it so), she would've been stuck there.

I am with you on the topic of Demandred, pretty much fully in support. Though I also wish we had seen more of Shara... Not to mention that his story with that Sharan woman could've made for an excellent book on its own.

An assassination like that would be heralding an age of dark justice, indeed... Puns aside, he probably died in his sleep, normally: EDIT: I did get my chance to quote stuff!

True, but we don't know how long these Desolations last. They are not singular battles, that I am pretty confident about. Months, at least. It's still possible that he had been both a Herald and a king at the same (short) time. Though I am playing the devil's advocate here - I support the first option myself.

I think you misspelled "Yea, Argent and his ideas are pretty awesome and spot-on!"

I question the wisdom of your decision to marry a woman capable of murdering a full Mistborn with ease...

Is it? Her entering into Shadesmar is not described at all - in fact I think it's more like looking into Shadesmar, not entering it. The Cryptic asks "What are you?," Shallan responds with "I'm terrified," to which the Cryptic says "This is true" and voala! - the room turns to glass beads. It's like she is looking at potential "targets" to Soulcast. And only just before she "returns" to her bedroom, just before the goblet turns into blood, only then does she feel "suddenly cold, as if the warmth were being drawn from her."

Not much to quote that will contradict you, though it would've been my pleasure I wasn't trying to imply that the family knew of the Blade. In fact, I too happen to think that they didn't. Shallan, in my opinion, killed her father to protect her brother(s) and was likely pretty surprised when a Shardblade popped out of nowhere. I don't remember whether her brothers know that she has it - it's possible that everyone else in the room was either dead or unconscious, and so she made the Blade vanish before any witnesses could appear. In fact, her brothers probably don't know about it - otherwise I'd imagine they would've tried to sell it before sending Shallan on what must've looked like a suicide to them all.

Hmm. Possible. But from the little we know about Shallan's experience in Shadesmar, it looks like her Soulcasting is kind of on demand. She didn't seem to need to inhale or otherwise "consume" the Stormlight until she was already in Shadesmar, and even there the light drained from her after she "convinced" one of the sphere-entities (spren, probably) there to change. For reference:

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I hate to make the following sound like it will, but it was always obvious to me that this was exactly the case. It's not like Shallan has seen dozens of murdered Brightlords. The only thing that interests me about this scene is the fact that she drew her father in a pool of (his own) blood - which rules out the "death by Shardblade" cause of death. It makes sense though - if her father was a Shardbearer (though not a full one), she would have had to kill him with more mundane implements. The way I always imagined the scene playing out is as this: Lord Davar lost his temper, not for the first, but finally for the last time. He got into a fight with (at least) one of his sons and the fight probably turned physical. It says it somewhere in the book that one of them was bloodied, maybe unconscious on the drawing. Maybe it was a beating, not a fight. Seeing her brother's life in danger, Shallan acted on impulse and attacked her father with whatever she had around. His death was probably an accident. How she ended up with the Shardblade is a mystery to me - though I suspect she and her siblings decided that the newly materialized Blade should go to her, since she killed the Shardbearer and all. I have a pet theory that the Soulcaster was damaged with the Blade somehow, killing the spren inside, thus rendering it nonfunctional. Either that or her father was a Soulcaster - but I find that unlikely, since he made a deal for it. It's possible that Luesh was the one who was doing the Soulcasting, but then I doubt he would've gone along with the whole "go steal Jasnah's" plan. Actually scratch that. I am now more convinced that Luesh was the one doing the Soulcasting and the fabrial was a front. We suspect (know?) that the Ghostbloods wanted to get their hands on it, and since Luesh was one of them, he would've supported, if not outright suggested, this course of action.

Thanks should probably be extended to Team Sanderson as well. Oh, and the 17S members who went on signings and shamelessly plugged our community there. And to a lesser extent, the new official website and its shiny link to 17S there.

When I doubt, I like to look at Wikipedia. There is a reason we use a Wiki, after all. I understand that Wikipedia is a much more general encyclopedia and might not be the best source for a template, but it's still a pretty good one. The Lord of the Rings page looks similar to what you have outlined there (disregarding order, I don't think the differences are significant; not in this case, at least). (Plot) Summary and (Main) Characters are pretty much mandatory. Magic should be mandatory for us, since Brandon is and definitely will be remembered as "the magic systems guy." Publications is present in both, and while I personally don't find it as important, I can see why it's included and don't mind it. Things like Legacy, Adaptations, and Reception should probably be left off for now - Brandon is still a pretty new author, so those things don't necessarily apply to all of his works (though we should probably add something for Mistborn: Birthright sometime down the line); Awards (as well as nominations and notable press rankings, such as #1 on various bestseller lists) can stay, I like bragging rights. Setting or World should definitely be added, I think - the bulk for those sections should go to the respective world's page, but we should have something.