The fact that this fantasy series has a map of its solar system and galaxy, and those are actually important, just goes to show how much Sanderson is writing a different kind of fiction from most of his peers.
I do wonder though if BS is using a patheon of chinese writers to write all this stuff. Don't get me wrong, I think its great. But some of the writing does cocasionally look like its beeen transalted in to English from something else. Adding, 'himself' to the end of every sentance is something that makes me think this looks like a translation hiccup.
Not to mention it’s part of the larger cosmere, where every fantasy world is a planet in an actual solar system. It gets even more ridiculous when you dive into things like Investiture mechanics. Investiture, the stuff that powers all of the various magic systems, is actually a state of existence in the cosmere. Think of how in our universe, matter and energy are the same thing in different forms, in a way. In the cosmere, it’s matter, energy, and investiture, and he actually has physicists actively helping him work out how the mechanics of Investiture work.
What I'm most eager to see is the coverage of some of the battles, especially the Battle of the Tower, and maybe a general coverage of the War of Vengeance, simply due to how unique that war was thanks to terrain, Roshar's weather, and Alethi culture.
I remember having my mind being blown when I was reading the books and was like "whoa" when it was ultimately revealed that humanity were the original "voidbringers"
Yay! I've already at the half on the Way of Kings. Good to see a book from Brandon Sanderson on the channel. Suggestion: A Wizards & Warriors episode about the historicity of the Ramayana and Mahabharata poems of ancient India.
I've been slightly obsessed with the cosmere for a while.. my 5yo son Kaladin can attest. I really love this video and form factor. In the books, the lore is scattered like the shards themselves. It's nice to see a neat linear background story. I'm excited for deeper dives! Side note: The word chicken is used in the series to describe a variety of birds. However, i don't think any of them are mammals.. 🤣
This is the first time I heard of this series and I like it already! Also, sorry for missing the previous video. I was busy. Edit: Why did those sixteen mortals murdered a deity? And how did they succeed in doing so?
You got yourself some massive spoilers! Not only for the Stormlight series but for the Commerce Stories! But I'm sure you will enjoy the whole ride, if You decide to dive into the Series/Cosmere
Why is not made clear yet, but the how is known. They used a set of four superweapons known as the Dawnshards that Adonalasium created. We don't yet know exactly how they work but there is a side story, titled Dawnshard, that deals with a woman on Roshar finding one.
Appreciate the spoiler warnings, though every lore video is full of spoilers. Yet we lore enthusiasts view at our own peril and curiosity. I hope W&W will one day cover a fantasy or sci-fi world from anime/manga. My top recommendations:- *Naruto *Fullmetal Alchemist *Attack on Titan *Gundam (Universal Century)
Never thought about thia before this video, how did the listeners change forms before honor and cultivation, i kind of assumed that roshar worked differently before them
Discussed a little in the Stormlight books by Wit/Hoid, also in the short stories but most of the Odium backstory in this video comes from other worldhoppers who are kinda mystery characters but you can tell are Worldhoppers from other Cosmere books, also Cosmere updates on Sanderson's website and plans for the upcoming book about the murder of Adonalsium. There might be more sources but I knew all of this info before watching this video. However, this video is great and very neatly puts all info in one spot.
I'm became 100% on team Parshendi after the reveal. The humans, especially Vorin followers, can suck it. Are we sure this isn't an allegory for something historic? (Tried to make the comment less spoiler-y, in case someone didn't watch the full video...)
A beautifully realized world hampered by astoundingly bad character development and the relative interchangeability of the main characters’ personalities.
I... I literally could not disagree more. To each their own, but I disagree 100%, and am baffled by this opinion. The characters and their development are my favorite aspects of the Stormlight Archive, and Cosmere as a whole.
@@MyNinjaPenguin17 To me it’s five characters with PTSD growing into characters with PTSD evolving into people with PTSD becoming individuals seriously hampered by PTSD. I love Lift. But her role is minimal in the main series. When Kaladin’s perpetual weakness allowed the death of Elhokar, I was done.
@@BigHeadedGinger No doubt. Sanderson deserves credit for that. But it’s doubtless that characters in GRRM are written far more varied and believably. Sanderson is an excellent world builder though.
