Moist_von_Lipwig

I'm not afraid to admit, I squealed and giggled like a little girl while reading these chapters. Also, i'm surprised at the pacing set by this book. 5 chapters in and Dalinar has already announced he wants to reform the Radiants. And it seems from that last part that Kaladin will reveal his powers to Dalinar in a few chapters time. This book looks like its going to be quite action packed. Further musings: - Shallan's spren. Adorable. - Sadeas was underwhelming, and his motivations were disappointing. He was better in tWoK, but we didn't see much of him (edit:In this chapter). Hopefully he'll get more interesting throughout the book. - Dalinar announces he's going to reform the Radiants, at the same time that he says he's going to round up all the Alethi shards. I wonder what he might use them for? - I think the '62 days' refers to Szeth's assassination attempt or it is more likely a warning from the Parshendi of when they'll attack, in Stormform!

Kaladins and Amarams history being what it is, it seems he would be one of the later obstacles to Kaladin saying the ideals. if we do see a confrontation I suspect it wont be for a while, towards the end of WoR at the earliest, after Kaladin has unlocked a few more ideals. On a Side note: How long was it between Kaladin becoming a slave and him arriving at the Shattered Plains? A year?. In tWoK it's mentioned that "the shardbearer Amaram is on his way to the Shattered Plains" Why does it take Amaram so long to get there? Was he just dealing with the border skirmishes? Or busy with other things like his mission from Gavilar. It seems odd that a Shardbearer wouldn't immediately go to the Shattered plains to fight the Parshendi.

I don't think we will see a fight between Kaladin and Amaram yet either, though I suspect we will learn more about Amaram's goals and what he's been working towards given what we learnt from the prologue. While I don't quite think Amaram is evil/bad. I think it will play out that he has a mentality that the ends justify the means, and perhaps has become too extreme in trying to fight his enemies(ghostbloods?). What I would like to see, though I don't think it will happen, is Kaladin challenging Amaram to a duel and them fighting in the arena like Adolin did against the other shardbearer. Hopefully in this scenario Kaladin would win, and somehow have Amaram at his mercy. At this point Kaladin would have the option of killing Amaram and the shards become his or sparing him. Although Darth Kaladin does sound kind of cool, I think Syl will push him to choose the honourable option (aka path of the Jedi). At this point he will demand Amaram relinquish his shards in front of the Alethi nobility and give one shard to Rock for his people and another to someone else.

The point about Kalak's POV having no mention of 10 heartbeats is interesting, seems strange that Brandon would seemingly go out of his way to include it everywhere else and not there. On the other hand the Knights Radiant summoning their blades instantly is too ambiguous to tell, it could simply be that it was hard to tell from Dalinar's viewpoint in a chaotic situation. For me this raises the question of where shardblades are kept when not in use. Not sure if this has been discussed before? I always assumed they were stored in Shadesmar. If so I can see why having a bonded spren would somehow make the process quicker, them existing mostly in Shadesmar after all. If this theory is true it would seem to be part of something larger knowing Brandon, perhaps hinting that the shardblades were more powerfull before the Recreance and the loss of the Nahel bond?

I was wondering on this question myself. How do Brandon's personal/religious beliefs affect his writing? I agree with the general opinion that Jasnah isn't gay, although cliche would state that she is given the current evidence. What I understand of her character suggests she feels the need to be constantly in control of everything around her, and marriage would conflict with that given Vorin culture. Possibly this is even influenced by her 'failing' during Gavilar's assassination, although it probably goes beyond that.

Hello! my fellow denizens of the 17th Shard. I am Moist Von Lipwig, scallywag, and unscrupulous rogue. I have been drawn out of hiding by the thrill of the Shardhunt. As you may guess by my name, I am a fan of Sir Terry Pratchett's tales of the Discworld, in particular a certain postman-come-banker. I look forward to enjoying many hours of scheming and musings with you.