Bumping some older discussions...
Blend, on 25 March 2014 - 06:56 PM, said:
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I'm excited to see what kind of Radiant Lopen is going to be, as well as the other Bridgemen who were hinted at having powers (someone mentioned offhand that they saw some bridgemen glowing during the big final battle).
May just amount to some of the additional strength and healing that stormlight gives... hence Scar and the other bridgeman being able to keep up with Adalin throughout the battle.
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Dalinar ... I'm certainly interested to see what it means to be a Bondsmith.
There was a chapter quote about the Bondsmiths that vaguely suggested something related to the spren specifically.
The fact that Dalinar bonder Stormfather against the spren's will says a lot!
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Re: the Parshendi who did not want to take on Stormform - Thude basically took off with them, and they went down into the chasms. I think they're going to pop back up later, though whether they end up on the Alethi side or not is going to be interesting. I have a feeling that Rlain will end up bringing them into the fold to fight the Voidbringers. I certainly think the Voidbringers and the Everstorm are going to be a little more complex than 'all Parshmen/Parshendi will become Voidbringers as soon as an Everstorm passes.'
Hoyt and Jasnah's conversation at the epilogue suggests that the Everstorm's effect won't be as clearcut as simply transforming all parshmen. And i doubt Brandon would both having that thousand escape and Rlean back with the Bridgemen if it wasn't going somewhere.
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Re: Taravangian and the Diagram - I really enjoy the idea that they've become somewhat of a religious order. I get the impression that the Ghostbloods are part of this group, but I'm not sure whether I read that correctly or not. It's certainly piqued my interest, and I look forward to that story developing more.
The Diagram is one f my favorite concepts from the book. I loved the chapter quotes and how they were attributed to bits of the room. It's a great original take on the prophecy trope.
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Then there's Amaram's crew, which tied to Gavilar, and they were trying to bring on a Desolation (or something close to a Desolation) in order to bring the Heralds back. I'm interested to see where that's going, but their motives are still pretty murky to me. I mean, why risk a Desolation just to bring the Heralds back? What do they expect having the Heralds back will do?
Very unclear. In theory you need the Heralds to have the Desolation, and/or survive it. Could go either way and their relationship to the Ghostbloods was very murky as well.
Briar King, on 30 March 2014 - 12:10 AM, said:
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My fav character HAS to be Lift though. She's gonna be important for sure.
I started out hating her interlude but ended up loving it. The character and her interaction with her spren really grew on me.
The food/stormlight thing is a massive gamechanger.
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I had a feeling Jasnah survived but was expecting Yalb and some of the ship crew to be with her.
Just wait. At some point in the future when Shallan's life truly sucks, she's going to find them.
Whisperzzzzzzz, on 31 March 2014 - 08:04 PM, said:
Is the next book out yet?
EDIT: Seriously, is it out yet?
EDIT2: Now?
EDIT3: What about now?
EDIT4: I'm jonesing for my Stormlight Archive fix!
EDIT5: Just saw a post on the Sanderson fan forums that said the last book in the series (book 10) is expected around 2025. I don't know if I can wait that long — I might be dead by then!
I swore i wouldn't start another ten fucking volume decade long epic until it was done and now... fuck.
Briar King, on 31 March 2014 - 10:27 PM, said:
Lift was the best thing in that book lol. I didn't mind her terms since she's what 12? Also I guess having a 10 yr old daughter saying the same type stuff everyday IRL coulda made it more tolerable??
Pretty sure she was older than ten, she just couldn't/wouldn't count any higher.
Mentalist, on 09 April 2015 - 05:33 AM, said:
Just finished, stayed up till 1 AM, the usual.
With the Stormlight Archive Sanderson seems to be developing a habit to be mostly dull, and then deliver the 100+ pages of pure awesomeness at the end.
Szeth's hit on Dalinar, the 4 v 1 duel and the Chasm Fiend didn't wow you at all? AT ALL?
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-there's the crazy intellect king who hired Szeth to create chaos to become the saviour. Graves was working for him and now Moash is too. My gut is pushing me to think that's it's all a big con, a la what Ruin did with the histories in Mistborn. (edit: forgot to mention I totally feel that Moash will rise up far in Theravangian's org, then 2 or 3 books in, at a final showdown, he'll "see the light" and backstab him to save Kaladin. Or to monumentously screw things up while thinking he's fixing them.)
It certainly seemed like Graves was a Diagram follower, but i'm not even sure Theravagian's group are the only ones.
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-Nan the Justice Herald, who rescues Szeth--aka- the guy who hunted Lift and killed Ym--...
Are you sure they were the same guy?
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Amaran's crew--seem to be working for the Church, which is trying to make its own comeback (i forget which country host the Rome equivalent)
Interesting possibility i hadn't considered.
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Kaladin had his moments of awesomeness, but the "break him down to build him up to OVER 9000!!!" thing was really grating the second time around. I understand why, but, please, Mr. Sanderson: never again.
Please please please. Between the two books i've have six Mhybe's worth of Kal.