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I didn't think the lordruler's identity was as much of a big twist to me personally because he wasn't a character in the novel's actual timeline really - Tensoon was more of a wolf among the sheep type of twist, and I wouldn't consider the fact that there was some foreshadowing about him as lessening the twistyness - it was just laying the suports for it to be a logical plot twist.

I hope people understand what I'm trying to say - you know, the LR twist was kind of like 'Well I didn't really know him that solidly as a character in the first place...' type of thing so it didn't shockprise me as much.


And yes, I couldn't choose between "Suprise" and "shock" just then so yes, I compromised.


On that earlier sentiment as well, Marsh's return also wasn't as suprising because knowledge on Steel Inquisitors was also always kind of sketchy.


Actually, one thing that felt like more of a big twist thing the "Things written in metal cannot be trusted" thing.

i thought the spike was something zane was born with - which begs the question of why/when/how did the steel inquisitors start shoving metal ice picks into themselves in the first place?

I don't know... that is a big question isn't it? because supposedly that's why they have the 'hair of a different colour' (or whatever like in the wizard of oz...).

... Kind of confusing, yes.

... wow, that was enlightening... especially how my mind managed to blank out the part of "Kelsier is Blonde."
Tarnation. I forsee there will be some rereading I need to do in the near future.  @_0

I don't like any of them.
Shade... no, overused to the point where its no longer bad ass... just lame.
Oracle... no, its too 99-cent-psychic
Seer... no, its too cliche-fantasy-version-of-99-cent-psychic
... it has to be original. And those are not.

Yes, I think people do realise that - but it's da-...rn hard to think up a name for them which you probably also realised as you weren't able to suggest something additional - hence where our quandary is -_-

I liked it but Vin looked too old, and big. And a little too I'm-the-freaky-girl-in-your-history-class-that-wears-black-fishnets-on-my-arms-and-keeps-voodoo-dolls-of-you-in-my-backpack-that-i-enjoy-stabbing-with-safety-pins. Do you get what I'm saying?

Yes, I totally agree with that -

But I still really rather enjoy and like this cover - but I like seeing characters and such shown in new ways or maybe ways I didn't consider that they might look. - Kind of in the same way I think it's cool to see shakespeare performed kabuki style - it's interesting how people from different contexts imagine, say in this case - Vin, differently.

Nightblood is good for those like me with no hand-eye coordination and a desire to get others to do the work for me. Just throw and run. My kind of sword

Finally! someone sees things my way!   

Yes, I'm in Perth, it is in fact the only habiltable place in this side of the continent I think...

I personally never notcied any plot holes in the name or the wind - I guess I wasn't really looking for them because it's such a great and well written and involving book that before you've noticed it you've read a gazillion pages already...


And my friend who has also read it found it to be very enjoyable to and she does law & lit so I'd say it's fairly safe to read.

To me, Harry Potter = Plotholes... and apparently forgetting that Marcus Flint I think it was if you follow through the books was at Hogwarts for 8 years... among other things... such as some down right cheap-ass plot tools at times... oh, CoS, how I miss those early days...


I'd be interested in what plot holes your friend thought TNoTW possesed though.

By the way, The Lie of Locke Lamora is also fabulous (and at borders)


but thus far borders did only have Mistborn Uno, i think that's because they generally order in a lot of Miscellany from overseas though so it's not necessarily reliably stocked now.



... and I should warn you - the titles for 'Students of Deception' ? only get worse as you go along... T_T