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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Parshendi (WoK spoilers)
« on: January 14, 2011, 10:12:03 PM »
I'm a fan of the theory as well, but wasn't the almighty already gone from Roshar at the start of the story?
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Everything Else / Re: Mistborn vs. Asha'man
« on: January 12, 2011, 10:43:05 PM »
At first i was thinking Ashaman all the way but control on the one power is tenuous at best, if the mistborn was skilled at soothing/rioting perhaps they could get the Ashaman to give in to the temptation and let Saidin win and destroy themselves. a Duralumin/Zinc or Duralumin/Brass combo would do the trick i think.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Got to learn the Cosmere-Mistborn, Elantris or both
« on: October 08, 2010, 03:55:28 PM »
Mistborn Was fun, just finished it last night and am on to Well of Ascension.
out of curiosity and please dont give too much away but does Hoid make any more appearances in the series?
Thanks
out of curiosity and please dont give too much away but does Hoid make any more appearances in the series?
Thanks
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Truthless
« on: October 01, 2010, 06:28:21 PM »We do know Syl does not like Shardblades on some fundamental level. I figure that must play into this somehow, though I can't pin down the bridge my brain is trying to make yet.
Maybe Szeth's shardblade is the reason we have not seen any evidence of him being bound to an Honour Spren, he may have had one initially but had to decide between the two when he chose to fight for those that could not protect themselves.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Voidbringers (Spoilers)
« on: September 24, 2010, 04:27:29 AM »
Love this theory.
I wonder if the flute Hoid gave to Kaladin fits in. Maybe he has the Voidbringer Song and the Parshmen, Parshendi and Chasm Fiends all transform into his ultimate army.
I wonder if the flute Hoid gave to Kaladin fits in. Maybe he has the Voidbringer Song and the Parshmen, Parshendi and Chasm Fiends all transform into his ultimate army.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: ***MAJOR SPOILERS*** Theory on Elhokar's Mysterious Assassination Attempts
« on: September 24, 2010, 04:10:58 AM »
I think the fact that Elhokar is constantly wearing his Shardplate adds weight to the undiscovered/emerging power theory. If he is a natural Soulcaster like his sister and Shards cause interference it could be why his powere have not come upon him as quickly as they did with Shallan.
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Brandon Sanderson / Got to learn the Cosmere-Mistborn, Elantris or both
« on: September 23, 2010, 10:50:46 PM »
Hi All,
Just joined today and after reading Warbreaker and Way of Kings in the last few months I realize I have a lot of catching up to do on the Cosmere.
Definitely going to pick up another book soon, I have seen Mistborn books in my local stores but no Elantris. is it worth hunting down a copy of Elantris prior to delving into Mistborn?
Thanks
Just joined today and after reading Warbreaker and Way of Kings in the last few months I realize I have a lot of catching up to do on the Cosmere.
Definitely going to pick up another book soon, I have seen Mistborn books in my local stores but no Elantris. is it worth hunting down a copy of Elantris prior to delving into Mistborn?
Thanks
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: "Unite them" [Way of Kings spoilers]
« on: September 23, 2010, 10:44:39 PM »
I had a completely different theory on this one. What if it is referring to the people of Roshar, primarily the Parshendi and the Alethkar. One theory i had is that he is to unite the people against the coming Desolation.
The interaction between Dalinar and the Parshendi Shardbearer has me considering the Radiants as a possbility also.
What if the Radiants aren't lost at all, just unawakened in their current state. Perhaps Dalinar himself is a living host and that is why he receives the visions, the Parshendi Shardbearer could be another one who is farther along in his reawakening and thus this is why he recognizes Dalinar once his helm is off.
The interaction between Dalinar and the Parshendi Shardbearer has me considering the Radiants as a possbility also.
What if the Radiants aren't lost at all, just unawakened in their current state. Perhaps Dalinar himself is a living host and that is why he receives the visions, the Parshendi Shardbearer could be another one who is farther along in his reawakening and thus this is why he recognizes Dalinar once his helm is off.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: How did you find out about Brandon Sanderson?
« on: September 23, 2010, 10:15:26 PM »
I loved the energy and cadence he brought into the WOT series, he has certainly refreshed my interest in the universe even prompting me to re-read the first three books that i originally read over 10 years ago.
After that i went looking for other books and since the first 2 volumes of Mistborn were sold out i went with Warbreaker, Absolutely loved this book and the preview of tWOK at the back had me desperately awaiting it arrival, i was at Chapters first thing on its release date and have been taking slightly long lunch breaks ever since....
Just finished Way of Kings today and man oh man this is going to be an awesome ride! anyone know when the next book is planned? I'm already impatient.
After that i went looking for other books and since the first 2 volumes of Mistborn were sold out i went with Warbreaker, Absolutely loved this book and the preview of tWOK at the back had me desperately awaiting it arrival, i was at Chapters first thing on its release date and have been taking slightly long lunch breaks ever since....
Just finished Way of Kings today and man oh man this is going to be an awesome ride! anyone know when the next book is planned? I'm already impatient.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Truthless
« on: September 23, 2010, 09:41:16 PM »I'm wondering if being Truthless could be a Shin cultural issue more than a spren/Herald/Oath breaking type thing.
In the Rysn chapter, Vstim mentions that he acquired Szeth by way of Thresh/the farmer. Vstim tells Rysn that the farmer's warriors are "the lowliest men like slaves" and they are "traded between houses by way of little stones that signify ownership". He says, "any man who picks up a weapon must join them and be treated the same." In another chapter, it was mentioned that the Shin gave Szeth the Shardblade and sent him out into the world.
Maybe Szeth was the farmer's slave and aspired to a higher social status, or maybe he picked up a weapon under some circumstance and refused to be treated like the other warriors? This could also fit if he was high born and picked up a weapon, but refused to be treated like a slave. In refusing a weapon, he was punished with carrying the Shardblade.
I don't know. I even looked up the word truthless to see if that would yield any clues. I found the following meanings: devoid of truth, dishonest; spurious (of illegitimate birth - maybe there's something here?); corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities; falsified or erroneously attributed; deceitful nature or quality.
I'm probably way off, but maybe being Truthless means something along these lines.
I like this line of thought but think the Honour Spren are involved, at least in Szeth's case.
The quote from Syl on several occasions "I Bind Things" is something that keeps tugging at my mind. maybe Szeth, who could be as old as the Radiants for all we know, did something to break the pact/bond between himself and his Honour Spren causing himself to become Truthless. In retaliation for this act he may have been bound to his Oath Stone by more compelling means than Honour. The current tradition of a warrior being honour bound to an Oath Stone could be the cultural evolution of an ancient punishment.
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