Hoidonalsium
The resonance between various powers, specifically about Shallan... The way that she seems to be sort of Soulstamping herself, is that due to a resonance power? Or is that something external—or is it mental?
Brandon Sanderson
...It's a combination of the two, but it's not resonance. It's more mental health and her magic kind of interacting.
Brandon Sanderson
I actually am having a meeting on Monday with my publisher saying "We need to get more books to India," because that is the number one complaint I get... The number one country that emails me of people saying "We can't get your books" is India. So hopefully we'll do something about that.
Questioner
VenDell, the kandra from the Wax & Wayne era. So, at the start of the book, coat is brown. End of the book, a light tan. Is he doing something specifically himself to change the color?
Brandon Sanderson
Uh, yeah.
Questioner
Is it what I think it is?
Brandon Sanderson
What do you think it is?
Questioner
It appears to be some sort of, kind of, almost Awakening?
Brandon Sanderson
No. More mundane than that.
Questioner
Who is the greatest warrior in the cosmere? I think it's Kaladin?
Brandon Sanderson
Well, define "warrior" versus "soldier" versus--
Questioner
Who could win at an all-out fight? Even with powers taken away, I think he could still take on a lot of the other warriors.
Brandon Sanderson
A question. Are they on a battlefield? 'Cause Kelsier just murders him in his sleep.
Questioner
Battlefield.
Brandon Sanderson
The actual soldier, battlefield, is probably Kaladin. Problem is, you could put Dalinar in his prime. And they're both pretty good. But, Kaladin is a true soldier.
Questioner
Are we prone to getting any stories or novellas about Wit himself in the future?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes, you will. The one I have planned is pretty far off, but it will happen.
Questioner
You know the sparring guards, for the Shardblade training, the guards they put on the Shardblades. Are they made of aluminum?
Brandon Sanderson
So, they are not. Peter will not let me make them made out of aluminum. He's my continuity editor, he keeps me honest. I tried to get them to be aluminum, but there are reasons why they can't be. So we had to make them their own weird little thing, unfortunately. But you could make a sheath out of aluminum for a Shardblade that would work.
He keeps me honest, so it's good, but I did try to fit them in that way.
Questioner
At the end of Oathbringer, *inaudible* Are they getting Shardplate anytime soon?
Brandon Sanderson
That is a Read And Find Out, unfortunately... There are hints that-- if you look, there are certain people that it's implied already do have it. But I'm not gonna delve into that for another book or two.
Questioner
The casting for these films. Is that just gonna be, like, professional people, or will it be open to the public?
Brandon Sanderson
I have asked them to hold open casting calls. So, I don't know if they'll do it, but I have asked them. We're not even that close yet, though, right? It takes forever. We're not close enough for you to start being eager about that. It's still a few years if-- even if it happens.
Questioner
What do you think about book piracy?
Brandon Sanderson
...So, I have a love-hate relationship. I like that things like torrents for books exist for people who have lost their books or who want to try one out, I think there are very legitimate reasons for it to be out there. But there's a sense of entitlement that just rubs me wrong sometimes. Like, the other day, we found a whole bunch of Ebay listings for selling the ebook, for people who had just downloaded the torrent and were just selling it on Ebay. That kind of stuff just gets under my skin.