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    Thank you team 17th Shard for this! Y'all are the best
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    Cool, this is what I assumed -- thanks for confirming!
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    One mechanics question I don't think the book answered is why Dusk was drawn specifically to Cakoban's island. At the end of Part 2, he seemingly is drawn to the Knell, but when we see him in Book 3, he's pulling up to this island. Is this because it was the only island nearby?
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    This is a good point, so thanks for calling it out. I do still think the theory works with this in mind -- knowing Vasher's personality, I can't image he loved working for someone like Gavilar, but it could make sense if Gavilar was giving him the resources needed to discover and/or create Anti-Light.
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    In the prologue to Wind and Truth, we discovered that Vasher was working with Gavilar to create Anti-Light. My theory is a simple one: Vasher's goal here was to find a way to destroy Nightblood. Whether that would work or not is up for debate, but I could see Vasher's logic if that were the case. I also think this could have contributed to Vasher, Vivenna, and Nightblood splitting up. Does this pass the 17th Shard sniff test??
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    Frankly, I hope this does not happen. At least his reason for changing Words of Radiance was not about fan reception, but unhappiness with the decision he made. Even this is a little frustrating to me, to be honest. Worth noting that I'm not someone who was too bothered by the prose or humor. I thought it was unremarkable but not a negative.
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    What a great question! I vote Riino's! That said, I'm not sure Kaladin will ever be known as a Herald in the Vorin (or, frankly, any) religion. Nobody knows he's a Herald yet, and presumably people who already know him will still be alive when he Returns. I guess we'll see if Heralds are still a thing at the end of Stormlight 10.
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    Seeing Argent in the flesh would be like seeing a rare pokemon (this is true of all Shardcast members, but for some reason Argent seems particularly rare)
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    Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before.......... pancakes.
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    Fun episode! Your conversation about the Fused villains was interesting, though I have a thought to add: To me, Abidi worked in the story, because he continued to show how truly crazed the Fused are - and therefore how limited Odium's options are. Whether Odium was aware of it or not, his once-powerful "monarch" is now an absolute buffoon. Additionally, I think this sort of over-the-top and (for us) short-lived villain was necessary given Wind and Truth is the first book where Odium is the tangible, primary villain. He has a ton of POVs and is the #1 threat the characters are working to stop. Just my two cents! Abidi was a strangely memorable character to me lol
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    Ahhh that makes sense. I understood that the visions were in the SR, but didn't connect this piece to it. This also makes sense to me - though I know Kaladin was hoping to get them to a more healed place before the next Return. So I assumed more time = more opportunity to do that. To be honest, I'm sure he'd want more time with them.
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    This is really confusing to me in the book. Why are they experiencing time at a faster rate than those on Roshar - i.e. why do they seem to exist outside of the planet's time dilation? This is especially confusing to me, because you'd think the Heralds would want more time to relax and recuperate.
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    These are amazing!!! Would buy
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    I think this is correct. Investiture can't be created or destroyed, so the idea of it 'vaporizing' seems more like a poetic descriptor than something that should be taken literally. Or maybe the Stormfather was the Investiture that went off to somewhere unknown.
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    I think that, yes, those do count! And yet another example of why this may be worth asking Brandon!!
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    This is obviously off topic, but I don't mind less opportunities for WoBs. It makes the Q&As feel a bit more special and keeps Brandon from giving too much away (e.g. Taln never broke, giving wink-wink-nudge-nudge RAFOs).
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    Okay interesting! And I'm sure that reaching the Fourth Ideal makes it easier for Shallan/other Lightweavers to use this Resonance, in that they have simply have access to more power. Because while I acknowledge she does this in Oathbringer, she's much better and more intentional about it in Wind and Truth. Thanks for the clarification! Would still be curious what Brandon has to say about it...
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    That makes sense. As a follow up, do you think a Truthwatcher would be able to do it, with proper practice and Intent?
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    Inspired by a Reddit comment In WaT, we see Shallan create physical Lightweavings. Do we know if this is something any Fourth Ideal Radiant with access to Illumination can do? Or is this actually a Lightweaver-specific Resonance that connects Illumination and Transformation? In my opinion, the answer is the former (that any Fourth Ideal Radiant with Illumination can do it). I think this is implied by the fact that Investiture can be 'physical' in the Spiritual Realm. What do you think?
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    Each book delivers on something difference for me: Way of Kings is hard to beat for me, since it's the introduction to the world and characters. Words of Radiance has some of the best action. Oathbringer finally delivers on some answers and larger worldbuilding. Rhythm of War goes back to a smaller scale and focuses on secondary characters well. Wind and Truth delivers on even more answers - while setting up an awesome second arc.
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    Yeah I seem to remember him talking about working on a language - which, to me, implies a brand new world. That said, I think Threnody would be a good match for his sensibilities as a writer (as you mentioned above).
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    So many great moments. Here are my favorites: Kaladin playing the SylFlute (almost brought me to tears) The Recreance Dalinar meeting the Stormfather in the Spiritual Realm 'prison' Szeth fighting Rit (the Stoneward Honorbearer) Szeth fighting Ponzo and Dulo in Shadesmar The glimpse into Chasmfiend's intelligence Adolin fighting on the front lines in the dome Shallan watching Renarin and Rlain kiss All Tanavast flashbacks
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    I disagree with this! To me, the ending promises huge changes to the ecology and Roshar in general - I bet he's excited to alter these things, especially after spending so many years on books one to five.
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    I thought the ShardCast ep on these was really good! It came out just a few days after this thread started, so also very timely I'll also admit that Chasmfriends has been the story I think the most about. The ending was so funny!
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    Thanks for setting this up @#1 Taln Fan. I totally get the criticisms of this whole thing but still nice to have a place to talk about it! Here's a few conversation starters: 1. What do we think about the two Worldhoppers Jasnah met in Shadesmar? Do we have any idea what planet they came from? How does the girl have Futuresight? And did anyone else find it strange that the green man's name sounds Terris? 2. What is the Current? This is - I believe - the first mention of it. Where does it lead? What's its source? 3. This is the first mention of Emberdark. Is it on Roshar, or somewhere else? I had trouble understanding from this story alone. 4. Who was your favorite character in the stories, and why was it Lopen's hand-Wit?
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