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If you have a Kindle Fire you can buy the audiobook as a narrator to read along at a discount price. I got the audiobook for several of my novels this way including: The Way of Kings, Steelheart, and Mistborn. You can't do this for every novel on Kindle, but it seems this option exists for all of Sanderson's books.

Actually, this is a very likely scenario based on what has been release so far. Edit: Sorry about the double post. Is there a way to delete posts?

What's wrong with loving or praising a character? And if you making statements like "If we're arguing knowledge is what makes someone the best hope for humanity, I know this guy, his name starts with a T..." it could appear as though you are praising that character. However, I agree that we shouldn't make any final decisions on any of the characters until all the story is told.

True, and I'm beginning to think Dalinar as the Destroyer is a possibility. My point is though he is an important character, he is not a focal character. Szeth hates him at this point, but he may come to like serving him. I guess we will have to see. Considering the way you praise Mr. T it seems as though you would expect him to be the redeemer.

I understand why you love Mr. T. He is an awesome character. However, why has he never been listed as one of the possible redeemers of humanity? Unless you think Szeth is the redeemer and shall take up the work of Mr. T. I hope Sanderson doesn't disappoint you when he finally shows us what Mr. T is really like, because at this point we know very little.

They are puppyspren. Shallan said so. There you go. It's a pup spren and we shall name him George and he will be Shallan's best friend forever.

Actually Urthithu was in the sky and I think it crashed into the Shattered Plains. As for how the Radiance betrayed the spren. In the Recreance the KR let go of their powers and oaths for some reason. How was this a betrayal of the spren? The Spren are thoughts and Ideas. By letting go of their oaths, which are also ideals, they mostly killed their spren partners. Syl said that if Kaladin refused his powers she would lose herself. Would he have been killing her then? I hope we find out what caused the Recreance in WoR, but I bet we won't learn about the cause in book 2.

I'm the same denomination as Sanderson. I can assure you, though his books have good values, he isn't teaching our church's doctrines. The god of the Cosmere has nothing to do with the Judo-Christian God. I love the Cthulhu theory.

Afterward will it evolve into Monkey Spren or Parrot Spren?

Okay, maybe Schrodinger or Mister Bojangles for his name then.

Puppy spren eh? I wonder if the cryptic will name himself Fido?

You will get it March 4th.

An excerpt but not the whole thing, at least I hope that wasn't all of it.

Were Eshonai and Ym interludes released by Tor? I don't remember that. Brandon did readings for them, but that isn't the same thing. He did a reading of Dalinar's chapter and Jasnah's prologue too and there was a lot more in Tor's release than in the readings. Also, I hope the Tavangian interlude is much longer than what Tor released. It ends abruptly.

My thoughts on chapter 3,4, and 5. (Yay! More chapters. I hope we do get to read 5 more chapters before March 4.) Chapter 3 "Pattern" *Does Dalinar know Jasnah's first book focused on the KR? I hope he will be contacting her by spanreed soon. I'm really looking forward to a conversation between Jasnah, Dalinar, and Kaladin. *I hope the sketch of the pattern is in the book. *Did Jasnah somehow know Shallan had finally bonded with a spren? Did Ivory tell her? Jasnah has a spren. That is so awesome. I'd love to see a conversation between Ivory and Syl. *The embossed look of the Cryptic reminded me of other Cosmere stories. Of course, the spren in general reminded me of that as well. *By the way, Jasnah had a proper white glove on her safehand, while Shallan invited her in barehand. The scandal. *I think the Cryptic will become more intelligent as it is around Shallan. *I hope we learn how the Radiances betrayed the spren. Does it have anything to do with why Syl hates shardblades? *The Cryptic's rule one city in Shadesmar not all of it. I wonder if Honorspren are their rivals for power or rule another city. On a side note, I hope Shallan and Kaladin become good friends, while their spren always bicker. *I think Shallan will notice Syl, even if Jasnah does not. *Odium is the StormFather? Then why does Dalinar get Tanavast's voicemail during Highstorms? Was Odium talking to Kaladin in his storm prompted dream? *In case you had any doubts, Cultivation is in Shenovar and is the Nightwatcher. Szeth's book is going to be very interesting. *Jasnah's "heretical" ideas still bother Shallan. *Wonder if Sanderson only started calling Cryptics liespren because they had been called truthspren by the fans after his prompting. *I hope we get a Shallan flashback soon. *My favorite line of the chapter: "“Yes,” Jasnah said lightly. “Spren don’t suffer from human society’s prejudices. Refreshing, wouldn’t you say?”" A classic feminist after my own heart. Chapter 4 "Taker of Secrets" *A Dalinar chapter? Okay so the structure of WoR is different from TWoKs. I wonder if Szeth will get a chapter other than an interlude. *Who is Sja-anat? Odium? A human servant of Odium? *Is the Thunderclast in this chapter foreshadowing a later appearance in WoR? *Called it. I knew Dalinar was being told by Honor to reform the KR. I wonder if uniting the Highprinces is even necessary to do so. *So, were the other soldiers who glowed surgebinders or was the KR giving them stormlight? *"Captain Kaladin and his bridgeman bodyguards" That would be a great title for a comic or B-movie. *While he no longer believes the Almighty is god, Dalinar holds on to his belief in a god. Another interesting conversation with Jasnah I look forward too. *Why can't Dalinar and Navani marry? In TWoKs Navani said such a union was frowned upon but not forbidden. *I like that Dalinar calls Kaladin "Soldier." It seems as if he is honoring Kaladin whenever he uses it, telling him "I don't see you as just a former slave." *I'm not sure why Dalinar fell asleep, but I don't think an assassin wrote those glyphs on the wall. My guess is it was a Parshendi or Parshman giving Dalinar a warning. Maybe even Shen. However, it is too early to say. It is also possible Dalinar wrote it himself, a troubling thought. This and one other passage make me wonder if he is the destroyer after all. *Dalinar's exhaustion makes wonder if he will die in this book. If he does, he first needs to pass his information to Kaladin or Jasnah. Then again perhaps Navani's notes will be enough. He still might not die, but being tired is not a good sign. *Silly fangirl moment. I was very excited to see Kaladin and Dalinar interact. Kaladin rescuing Dalinar and Dalinar freeing Kaladin are my favorite parts of TWoKs. It is also interesting to see what Dalinar thinks of Kaladin. *Called it again. Adolin dislikes Kaladin. Wonder where this will lead. Chapter 5 "Ideals" *It appears Moash was right. The lighteyes are getting a bit resentful of Kaladin and his bridgeman bodyguards. However, to be fair, having the poor woman repeat the message several times may have been part of her annoyance. *I'm glad Rock will have two choices of food. I want to try real horneater stew. I like my food crunchy. *I laughed when Sigzil took Kaladin's grunt as agreement to have his surgebinder powers tested. I'm looking forward to that chapter. *Syl always asks why Kaladin doesn't express certain emotions. She is like his personal therapist. *"“Something bad is going to happen,” Kaladin said. “Things can’t just continue to be good for me. That’s not how life is. It might have to do with those glyphs on Dalinar’s wall yesterday. They seemed like a countdown.”" It is almost as if he knows he is in a book and the author loves to screw with his life. I bet he would hate Sanderson far more than any lighteyes. *All I have to say about Sadeas's POV is this. It didn't bother me that his goal was to take over the world because I don't think he is the main villain. I found his wife interesting. In addition, I think the point of the scene was to show much he had fallen under Odium's sway and that he is going to try to cause trouble for the Kholins. I get the feeling with what is coming Sadeas needs to be only what he is and nothing more. I think Wit/Hoid implied this was what he was like all along. *Wouldn't it stink if one of Ialai's spies saw Kaladin surgebind? *Moash and Kaladin, best friends forever. *"The king stared at Kaladin for a moment, then turned to Dalinar. “I like this one. Why haven’t you put him in charge of your guard before?”" LOL. Eloikar has found the perfect bodyguard. *"“Speaking frankly,” Kaladin said—he wouldn’t ask for permission. This man had put him in the role, so Kaladin would assume it came with certain privileges, unless told otherwise. “Every man I’ve ever called ‘Brightlord’ has betrayed me. A few men I’ve called ‘sir’ still have my trust to this day. I use one more reverently than the other. Sir.”" There is so much subtext here. I think Dalinar is affecting Kaladin more than he realizes. Deep down Kaladin really does trust him. That is remarkable considering. In fact it is so unusual even he is fighting against it. I love Dalinar's response as well. *Eloikar is so prissy as well as whiny. Galivar dropped the ball with him, but I get the feeling he wasn't much of a family man. *"“Alethkar ended as a kingdom centuries ago,” Dalinar said softly, staring out that window. “This thing we have created is not Alethkar. Alethkar was justice. We are children wearing our father’s cloak.”" I hope Dalinar lets go of uniting the nitwit Highprinces by the end of the book. I think Alethkar, as it is now, needs to be destroyed. Maybe that is one of the ways Dalinar will be a destroyer and that might be a good thing. Of course, I could be completely wrong. *Kaladin comparing Dalinar and the rest to Amaram is very interesting. *I love the plan of having Adolin win the other princes’ shardblades. *I hope Dalinar leaves most of the political persuasion to Navani. *I don't think Kaladin trusts Dalinar enough yet to tell him what he can do, though he is close. I do see him considering having Teft talk with Dalinar. One way or another I do think he will try to help.

People just like the match up. Shallan and Kaladin is another popular pairing. I agree, Renarin is likely to be killed, even more than Dalinar.

Actually I thought Kaladin was referring to the Topaz spheres he was looking at. Still the references you brought up maybe the reason I imagined the stone on the Shattered Plains as brown. Shallan is in a completely different place. However, maybe the color of crem does affect the color of the plains. Excellent research.

Writers rarely give details like the color of stone, preferring the reader to imagine them as they wish, unless the detail is important to the story. I don't think Sanderson has ever said what the color of the stone on the Shattered Plains is, but I have always imagined it brown. Still, if anyone can quote a passage in TWoKs where the color of the stone is stated please point it out. Don't go by the cover. The cover artists focus more on what looks good than what is actually in the text. For example, Dalinar's cloak is the wrong color on the cover of TWoKs.

Dalinar's current political actions will bring death and destruction to one small portion of Roshar. However, as things play out if Dalinar sees what he is doing will destroy all of Roshar I think he would abdicate. Adolin as the paperwork he needs to take over. Further Dalinar is trying to bring a quick end to the war to preserve life. I think once he get the High Princes under control, if he can, it is quite possible he will sue for peace. We don't know that Shallan is free of Odium's influence. She did at least commit patricide. Who knows what other horrors lay in her past. But we will know more about both characters after WoR.

I think one of the original four focal characters from TWoKs will be Odium's champion, especially because one of them is going to destroy Roshar. I'm holding my opinion on whether or not it could be Shallan until I read her back story. Signs are suggesting she is quite messed up, but that does not mean she is the destroyer. I didn't think it would be Kaladin until I thought over his storm dreams. Who's power is in the Highstorms will determine whose champion he is. He has a lot of hate in his heart. Through the Highstorms Odium could be setting him up as his champion. Szeth is also a very likely possibility. Hate is building up in him the more he must kill. Still, redemption could be possible for him. Something will happened with him in WoR that will turn the narrative toward Shinovar and his back story setting up his book, book 3. It could be his death or it could be something else. Maybe he will break his honor, fall to his hate, and begin the path to become Odium's champion. Dalinar is the only one that I don't believe could be the destroyer. I think if he discovered he was Odium's champion he would take steps to prevent himself from filling that roll.

The peaks are near her home. I think it is funny how everyone assumes X or Y is perfect for Shallan when really we don't know the girl yet. I got the vibe from her in TWoKs that she is a complete mess, and the preview of WoR only makes that vibe stronger. I don't think she and Adolin will work, but not because someone else is a better choice. I think she has to remember and face her issues before any relationship will work.

The top five things I'm looking forward to reading about in WoR. 5. The connection to another cosmere world that is said to come near the end of the book. 4. Szeth vs. Kaladin fight. 3. Learning more about the Parshendi 2. Learning more about Shadesmar. And my number 1. Learning about Shallan's past.

Sanderson is never cruel without a point. If Kaladin is forced to work with Amaram something good will come out of it.

I'm just saying he doesn't think he is invincible and that will affect his decisions. And... Do I think he will be taken again as a slave? No, but he can be captured or killed and those he is protecting can be taken.

But can he protect himself and all his men? He doubts it. And Stormlight can be taken away.