The Stormlight Archive: Rhythm of War (Part I) by Brandon Sanderson Spoiler Talk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- Mike goes full spoilers for Part I (Prologue, Chapters 1-19, Interludes 1-3) of Brandon Sanderson's fourth entry into The Stormlight Archive, Rhythm of War.
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Again, if you haven't read warbreaker, and for whatever reason you are broke or can't find a copy, the entire book is on Sanderson's website for free.
I 100% back this. It's a wonderful book and will make certain characters feel so much more special.
The Sheler interlude in Oathbringer is where you meet The Mink. He executes the Alethi officer who got Tien killed.
Oh? I think I missed that interlude, or maybe I just listened to it so long ago that I forgot.
@@OtherTheDave it's the Alethi officer who chooses to wrestle the Hog as his method of execution. He doesn't realized that is not a hog--it's a greatshell named the Hog.
@@DanielSClouser Oh... Yeah I remember that. Hadn’t realized it was the Mink, though.
Didn't realize that it was the officer that got Tien killed
@DanielSClouser how do you know its the general that killed got Tien killed?
Oh man! So much to unpack here.
When Dalinar and Kal have their "talk", I was in actual tears. I have been in Kal's shoes during my career and I totally was feeling everything he was feeling. When he said that he was "nothing " my heart was so broken for him.
Can't wait to see what happens with Navani and her mystery contact.
Also, I don't think Shalon will manifest a new personify. I think she's struggling with the darkness within and her secrets.
Dude I wanted to cry...Dalinar did my boy dirty 😭😭
I just love the buzz around this release.
This is my first time as an adult being caught up and involved in a big book release and it's amazing.
33+ min chat for almost 23% of book.. Hell Yeah! Let them coming.. Great talk mike.. looking forward to second one
Ha ha, like I said, I hope folks were serious about wanting expanded spoiler talk since this one section was longer than any of my spoiler talks for the previous books as a whole.
@@mikesbookreviews I will watch every single one of these. So good to get some breakdown from a favorite booktuber
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Personally, I think that Shallan has an extra personality that is taking control without the others noticing. I think that extra personality is Mraize's "spy in Dalinar's inner circle". And that she will have to confront this, and it will cause her to have to face her inner demons and admit what she did to Dalinar/Navani.
Great video! Keep em' coming!
I feel like I just read a spoiler
Omg I’m so concerned too. I’m worried about the references to “memory loss” that can happen with her condition. I don’t want anything to come between her and Adolin 😩
It could also be Rhenarin and his Soren
Just wanted to confirm: Nale is one of the heralds in the prologue. Gavilar says his name at one point. Also having just read Edgedancer for the first time, his description in the prologue lines up with what is in Edgedancer
I am LOVING the representation with Brando Sando lately, especially in terms of mental illness. As a counselor I am impressed how well he portrays DID with Shallon and especially depression w/ Kaladin. In the beginning authors note he mentioned that he hired an expert to consult with about Shallons DID, and that is really cool
Man I hope Rlain manages to bond with a massively powerful spren and saves the day
Ooh hadn’t thought of that! Can definitely see him standing up to his own kind now that you mention it!
Omgggg me tooo
I wasn’t that crazy about Venli and the singers going into the book. I had gotten more and more excited the closer release got. But after the first two chapters for Venli, I was hyped! I’m on board. Sorry you’re not there yet!
While I don't think that Venli is as interesting a character as Kaladin, Shallan, or Dalinar, I am absolutely here for exploring this side of the listeners/singers. Seeing the complexity behind the history of the desolation's and how there can be resistance against odium in his own army (Venli and Leshwi heading a resistance?) Is just amazing. I think that in order to truly beat odium, Dalinar must unite them ALL (singers/listeners included!) And so understanding the "enemy" through Venli's eyes is going to be so important. This is even hinted in Kaladin's interactions with the singers and Fused. Love this series!
I am a big fan of the spoiler talk divided by parts, thank you
My pleasure!
Mike, I am late to the game. I really appreciate you doing these videos. Well done!
Theory on Mraize: he is one of those 5 main scholars from Warbreaker. I believe there were two who we don’t know much about from that book. My money is on him being one of them.
He is a native Rosharan
It’s really good to hear you go into so much detail on each part - love these longer videos
Warbreaker feels like a prequel for Stormlight.
Great video Mike. This is so much better than 1 video for the entire book.
The Pursuer is the ultimate Sore Loser.
Best part? NO ONE likes him, not even the other Fused. They only tolerate him and put up with his quirk/obsession because he's still somewhat sane and reasonably effective at what he does.
Man this was greatly appreciated Mike!
I just finished the first interludes and was dying to talk about it!
But finding a video that doesn't spoil the whole book is almost impossible.
Can't wait to finish the next part and interludes to see part 2 of this.
Thanks again!
Great Spoiler Talk. Part 1 was good and interesting, lots of new questions in my mind. Ps I was pleased when Gavilar Kholin was assassinated. He seemed to be a selfish asshole. Go team Navani. Part 2 reading in progress 90 percent.
Oh, I wasn't mad after seeing how he treated Navani.
I really feel like I’m missing out so I’m going to start on The Way Of Kings again. Maybe after a few years it will click with me & I can share in your enjoyment.
Hey, the vids will always be here. Go at your own pace.
@@Dave-sk9mn I wasn’t clear in what I wrote. I tried The Way of Kings years ago, got halfway & just couldn’t go anymore. I was just forcing it. Unfortunately I got 200 pages into it again & I just have to realize Sanderson isn’t for me. I’ll stick with Abercrombie, Gwynne, McClean & Erickson. I would throw in Martin & Rothfuss but it seems they stoped writing. I do have to agree on Audiobooks as long as the narrator is decent.
@@Dave-sk9mn wow thanks! I didn’t realize there was a difference when you said graphic audiobooks. I just looked it up & I’m definitely going to try it.
Ernst, I think I had the exact same experience with way of kings. I read about half of it and stopped reading it and I felt like I was forcing it. But after being convinced, I picked it up again. The first half of the book didn't make a connection with me but man did it all change in the 2nd half. I am so glad I reread it. I hope you give it another chance and maybe it will have the same payoff it did for me.
@@ernstbrehm1135 I definitely found the first 50% of WoK to be a slog. It definitely improved afterwards but if I hadn't already bought Part 2 of WoK I might not have bothered finishing it.
Hey Mike, I'm loving all of your Stormlight content. Thank you for doing this! I really enjoy listening to discussions of these books by parts, you get a better sense of people's reactions to the development of different characters. I also think its better when you discuss your emotions without reading the later parts, it makes the process of reading this book richer. Again, THANK YOU!
(BTW, Dalinar is my favorite character as well, good choice).
I'm halfway through the book now. Great great re-cap
I've been so amazed at how depression, traumas get tackled here.
Love this review, man! On Adolin swooping in and being there for Kaladin... I also love Adolin but that was all on Syl. She went and got him.
I do love that she chose Adolin so Kaladin wouldn’t intimidate the person and send them away haha
Thoughts on the chapter head quotes? The Roshar use of metals vs. Scadrial? I immediately had to make a comparison! I am loving all the Cosmere connections in this one so far! On to part 2!
Man I'm so hyped for storm light archive.
Hyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyype
Taravangian. I think he might be super intelligent during his process of betrayal and form another Diagram? It would be interesting.
This dude is super creepy and horrible decisions with wrong reasoning.
Oops! I need to read Interludes 1-3 before I watch this. I’ll be back!
The mink was indeed mentioned in an interlude, during oathbringer. I believe the viewpoint was an Alethi Noble who the Herdazians had captured.
I just keep watching the video and furthering wanting to respond haha I just want to talk so much about this book! I was wondering if the whole Shallan fourth personality talk is just to hint toward it being a personality that Shallan doesn't know has control sometimes. Like if the fourth person is Mraize's spy in Dalinar's inner circle, and the one who killed Ialai.
Teravangian 1st interlude broke my heart man..
My theory is that the spy on Shallan is actually either Veil or Radiant (or possibly Formless, though I suspect Veil or Radiant will hit harder emotionally). Especially Veil who was “created to protect Shallan.” Seems like some devastating foreshadowing to me.
Noooo I agree and I haaaate it
You nailed the pronunciation of Sja-anat btw 😂
Read the preview chapters. Picking up my copy after work today! Can’t wait!
Hope you enjoy it!
I find myself liking Shallan a lot more than Veil or Radiant. I'd probably rank them in the order that I just listed them, too.
I read allll day and it was heaven.
My thoughts on who was sending Navani that spanreed is possibly Sja-Anat? After finding out she's talking with Shalan through spanreed, and her interlude has talks of how she views spren. At least that's where my head is going right now.
Just finished part 1 and first stop, here we are
Taravangian seems to be resigned to be done but Cultivation herself stepped in to give him his boon so she must have bigger plans for him. I don't see what he has done up to this point making a big enough difference. He had a revelation in Oathbringer when he noticed that Renarin's name is dark in Odium's projection of what his future sight shows. So I think that will come into play here and Taravangian is not done scheming
I wasn't fans of Shallan and Venli before Rhythm of War. Now after finishing the book, Sanderson proved me wrong.
Just got here after finishing the book!
The thing about Venli and her goal, I couldn't help but think the entire time if there was still that band of singers that got away during the whole coup that happened. I'm bad at remembering that part of the story, but I thought Eshonai had a group of people basically run away while shit was going down. Has it been a whole book and a half since anything came of that? Or am I just remembering wrong.
No. You're right. They mentioned that they were supposed to hunt them down, but there was no written evidence that it happened. There should be around a thousand Listeners left.
The Wit/Jasnah ship does feel weird lol. Great action to start the book, I need Kal to get some happy pills, his parts are really hard to read. Shallan continues to be a highlight to me, I love the Ghostblood stuff. Adolan is a boss. Navani is not someone i thought i needed more from, even tho I have always liked her. I was wrong :) So much Cosmere stuff so early.
Can't see this yet as I haven't started #4! I will be back later!
Ah you read Dawnshard! How did you feel about it? I personally loved the story
I’m Dying to know how Rysn will play in to RoW
Was it just me or did anyone else get frustrated with Kaladin “trying out other options” for what to do with his life? I was like, “Just be a surgeon, Kaladin!” If he was so reluctant to do what he did for most of his life I would love to see him find something that’s more up his alley in the future than being a surgeon.
"At least he didn't salute this time. Bastard."
Amen
I think if Eshonai were in place of Venli, she would've been discovered by other fused.
Yeah i think the Span Reed communicator is Sja-Anat mate.
It's not.
The audiobook readers pronounce Zahel as Zial (like Dial the soap).
haha... Taravangian ain't going anywhere friend ;)
If he gets his way he will, literally be going everywhere 😉
I don't mind Sanderson adding Easter eggs to other books or series, but I'm not loving this increased emphasis on the cosmere in this series. I really feel like those who haven't read Warbreaker are missing out on the full story experience. With all the talk of world hopping it seems like all his other books may be required reading for this series. I have read them, but I was hoping this series would be more self contained. I'm sure the story will be understood without reading his other books, but there are characters from other books who have non cameo roles now in this series, and I'm not loving the idea of that.
I get that, but I do hope it'll encourage others to read Warbreaker. It's my favorite non-Stormlight book.
Personally, I'm okay with it. But it does go from sprinkles here and there to just in your face. One of the chapter intro sessions is written by Sazed, and there's so much of the Worldhopping just thrown in super fast.
Rhythm of War definitely has a lot of tie-ins from other cosmere series. Warbreaker, Mistborn, White Sand, Sixth of the Dusk, and probably a few more I can't remember.
WARBREAKER is my favorite book read it it’s soooo good
I'm not 100% on this but in WoK when Shallan arrives at Kharbranth, she takes note of a group of black cloaked figures as she passes by. Maybe this is the Mink and his entourage?
Weren't those crypticspren?
What is the point of this war and why has it taken 1 year to proceed?
Hot take: Kaladin and Leshwi (?) develop a forbidden Romeo/Juliette type relationship
I hate Moash. I don't think he deserves a redemption arc.
I can't believe I didn't look at this thing with Adolin and Shallon from the perspective of Wheel of Time... Sanderson ripped off Rand Al'Thor's three wives and rolled them up into one character... you have Shallon, the bratty noble with magic powers (Elayne), Veil the Dark Haired rogue who likes bad boys (Min), and Radiant the Honorable Warrior (Avienda)... and this book is basically Die Hard with a Sprengence ... it seems he is claiming a whole lot more for his Cosmere than just his own works...
I just finished part one and I’m concerned that venli is going to drag down the story.
I feel like posting a spoiler video on the first day of a major Sanderson release isn't ideal for views.
No tee shirt this time.
Laundry day.
You dont have problems saying Novak Djokovic and Milla Jovovich ... so why is Sja-anat suddenly difficult ? :-D :-D just kidding... pronounce however it feels right :-D we are all fans of Brando Sando's works :-D
Yes definitely shallan has become annoying to me in this book
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