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Does the chasm on Sel have a counterpart in the Cognitive Realm?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes, it does. But moving around there is really tough…
Does the chasm on Sel have a counterpart in the Cognitive Realm?
Yes, it does. But moving around there is really tough…
Are the Ghostbloods associated with Odium?
Odium has his fingers in a LOT of things.
How many shards has Hoid received powers from, whether taken, stolen, given, etc?
Well, he has a bead of lerasium.
If a live Elantrian entered the pool outside of the city, could they also use it to travel to the Cognitive Realm?
Let’s just say that the characters in the book do not fully understand the pool or its power.
How many pages of notes do you have on your own universe?
I’m only around 1,000-2,000 or so, at this point. (I guess I’m slacking.)
Will all shardholders from all the worlds/realms eventually meet in one "place"?
They have been in the same place before. Many are dead now, though.
So, I have to wait until book three to get Szeth’s book?
Yes, Szeth is 3. Eshonai (she is the Parshendi Shardbearer) is probably 4. Dalinar rounds out the first five.
Is the plan still for all books in the series to be named after in-world books?
Yes.
So, does every Stormlight book begin with the sound of drums playing?
The first five books will all offer a different perspective on the same night.
Would burning atium and duralumin together grant view of single far future or widespread of everyone's near future?
I haven't answered specifically what happens, but there is a hint at the end of Hero of Ages.
Will Marsh continue to shadow the Mistborn series?
Yes that character will continue to play a role in the future of Mistborn.
Is “Cryptics” the canon name for the spren Shallan draws? Should we use that instead of symbolhead/truthspren?
Yes, you may call the symbolheads “Cryptics” which is what they call themselves.
Are spren alive? Can splinters be alive?
RAFO!
Would it be correct to view pre-Shattered Adonalsium as either a perfect God or perfect power of creation?
That would be one way of viewing things. Depends on your perspective.
So basically, RAFO??
Not TOTALLY a RAFO. More a “That works. But some would not agree.”
If you cut a plant with a Shardblade, does it die like an animal, or cut like an inanimate object?
Shardblades would treat plants as they would an animal, not cutting them, but severing the soul.
I have a question about copper. Wouldn't a coppercloud also end up hiding their enemy's allomancy?
That is one of the dangers of using one.
How long did it take you to develop the idea / world of The Stormlight Archive?
I wrote down the first ideas 1993. Kept working on the world through college. First draft done 2002.
I want to #AskBrandon if Jasnah’s second Surge is Electromagnetism or Light?
Great question! It is not one of those.
Will there be a Stormlight book with Parshendi flashbacks?
Yes.
Do you ever write cosmere stories NOT intended for publication, i.e. just for fun, sans meticulous planning?
I have written a few.
Are there any female Shardbearers? Or would they be considered immodest for not covering their safehands?
Eshonai, who is Parshendi, is female. (You saw her fight Dalinar in Book One.) There are others. (One is in the WoR prologue, for example.) It is easy to hide that you have a Shardblade. Historically there were many more than there are currently.
When you will write a book with a deaf character?
Original draft of The Way of Kings had Taravangian as a deaf man, but I felt I did it poorly.
I have a second story I'm planning with a deaf protagonist, but I need to do more research.
What would happen if a Mistborn ingested the metal of a Shardblade/Plate?
A Shardblade is Invested. A Mistborn isn't likely to have a tie to that type of Investiture. So probably nothing would happen…
So, do you have a final scene in mind like RJ did that you’re working toward?
I do indeed!
how can you still be RAFO'ing stuff? What is left to read?
To RJ, RAFO sometimes meant "Read, think about it, and decide." It didn't always mean "I'll give an answer."
Quickly, before you holiday..><.. the Aztek Federation is mentioned as a singular nation (c15) but it also says nations (c17)
It's a federation
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