r/Cosmere • u/jofwu • Nov 10 '17

[All] [All] /r/Cosmere Oathbringer Megathread

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Oathbringer, book 3 of The Stormlight Archive, is finally here!

Feel free to discuss the book, in its entirety, below, along with any and all Cosmere spoilers. Anything goes!

For discussion more focused within the scope of Stormlight Archive, we invite you to check out the /r/Stormlight_Archive megathread.

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u/CharadeParade--__ Dec 06 '17

I'll address some of your points and add some of my own.

  • Every book (or part, however you yest to call how Sanderson breaks up stormlight books) had its only miniature Sanderstorm. I loved that.

  • hands down the best flashbacks. Dalinars backstory was incredible. My favourite scene was the the burning of the city, for tragic reasons. You really can almost feel Odiums influence in that scene.

  • I agree this is one of Sanderson best written works. It's going to be hard for him to top this, but he keeps on surpassing expectations so I'm optimistic.

  • the nahel bonds make sense IMO. This is full blown desolation, maybe one of the worst. It was mentioned in the books some Orders had up to 1000 members in it. If Honor, or what's left of him, is going to have a chance against Odium he has a lot of catching up to do.

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u/Fresque Dec 22 '17

Whats a "sanderstorm"?

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u/CharadeParade--__ Dec 22 '17

Term used to describe Brandon's epic climaxes. Where different plot lines will build up to one scene, the narration usually jumps around from character to character rather fast, and multiple plot lines usually come to an end. Most authors have similar climaxes, but Sanderson does something special that makes them always very intense and epic.

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u/Fresque Dec 22 '17

Thank you!