Schizoposting

I think that it's pretty clear that the Evil is not composed of anti-Ambition, but of anti-investiture as such. So, its intent is the opposition towards regular investiture, which is why individual Nephilim seek to destroy as much of it as possible.

Well, Brandon only has a finite amount of time and must therefore prioritize certain things over others. It's a sad fact of life, but he won't be able to get around to writing everything.

While the lore may have been interesting, the actual writing was pretty boring, and it felt like generic Sword and Sorcery—The Fires of December is far superior. But maybe you think differently.

Actually, Kaladin saw Szeth kill people in Iri, in his visions. So Taravangian did target them, at least somewhat. As for your question, the Diagram is too convoluted for mortal minds to understand, and we don't have access to all the information regarding the political situation in Roshar, so we don't know for sure. If I had to guess, I'd say that he killed the Prime to weaken Azir, so he could dominate it as part of his coalition, without triggering a full collapse. But obviously, this is all speculative.

Both can be true. While Tanavast is not infallible, we should take his views seriously, given that he has Shardic powers and knowledge.

I'm sorry, but this is just wrong: In western culture, at least, love and hatred are widely considered to be opposites. Maybe you disagree, but the way the Cosmere is written, it's a perfectly valid interpretation.

It's hard to say, because I have read a lot of good books so far in 2026, but I'd say that the Otherland tetralogy was one of the favorite things that I've read this year. It's one of those series that you appreciate the more you think about it.

I think the main problem with your list is that you assume that there are only two powers, and everyone must be under the dominion of one or the other. This is unrealistic—even at the height of the Cold War, there were still major independent powers, that pursued their own interests. Today this is even more the case. So, we should expect something similar in the Cosmere: Sel, Nalathis, Threnody, Dhatri, Taldian, Yolen, etc., all probably constitute their own poles. They may be closer aligned to Roshar, or to Scadrial, but they aren't dominated by them and are capable of independent action.

Unlikely, the evidence provided is very weak—if this was really the case, you'd expect to see more foreshadowing than a random newspaper ad, that is only vaguely connected to a WoB about Cultivation.

Mistborn represent the mythological ideal of the hero. The point is, even if they're resurrected, they'll be just another soldier/assassin, a powerful one, to be sure, but nothing particularly extraordinary. So, it won't mean a glorious return to a legendary past, but rather a banal continuation of modernity.

The main theme of Mistborn is technological progress, and the transition from mythology to modernity. The disappearance of the Mistborn, and the development of Allomantic technology to replace them is an integral part of this. So, even if they return, it's highly unlikely that they will play the same outsized role, especially with things like aluminum being an effective counter. Maybe they will still have a use, all things considered, but it's likely to be a rather minor one.

I agree—a sufficiently technologically advanced Scadrian civilization will invariably figure out how to safely split Harmonium (which they have plenty of) to get Lerasium. So, by era 4, we might see the Malwish mass produce Mistborn. Although, with medallions, they might end up being superfluous, anyways.

This is probably the result of Brandon becoming more liberal over the years about profanity and sex—what happened in WaT isn't particularly out of line with something like Yumi or TLM. Although, to be fair, some of Brandon's earlier works like AoN and Warbreaker, have a similar level of sex, so I think that this of a less of a rupture than you're implying.

I'm too lazy to look it up, but in a WoB, Brandon says that you can consider them to be opposed. And we know from WaT that Rayse specifically targeted Devotion. So, it's a perfectly viable interpretation.

I think that the reason for the shower scene was to foreshadow Shallan's pregnancy, and to emphasize her relationship with Adolin, since they latter end up separated. So, for me, at least, its inclusion was fully justified, especially given that it was just a few pages in a 1300-page book.