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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > Brandon Sanderson: There's always another secret project.
 
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Arkeus
Jul 21, 2013

Kraps posted:

Or Adolin stabbing Sadeas in the loving eye.

You know, magical things. :allears:

Truly magical.

Anyway, as for GRRM i don't think all of us think any characters can die at any time (I am pretty drat sure quite a lot are completely safe, and those who dies are usually not his obvious favorites), while with Sanderson he does tend to kill off his favories.

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Arkeus
Jul 21, 2013

The Puppy Bowl posted:


Sanderson is a story boarder and stuff like this clearly shows it. He wants to get from point A to point B and it's all he cares about so it doesn't matter how that happens. Killing people off is an easy way to shift plot direction but it comes with the consequences of not being able to use that character again. There were other ways for Kaladin to become disinterested with Szeth, there were other ways to get Shallan on her own. They just would have required more thought and nuance than killing somebody and then just bringing them back. Its one of those things that makes his characters seem like plot movers instead of people. Lazy writing ruins immersion.

First, Sanderson has shown again and again that he has no problems killing main characters in his books.

Second, /why/ is there any problem in what he has done with Jasnah? There were hints of her being alive like every five chapters after after her death, from Shallan drawing her aliveto the content of the words of radiance.

Basically, i am just not sure what you are complaining about beside wanting to have something to complan. What Sanderson chose to do is not just /fine/, it flowed well and was interesting.

Hell, the whole Szeth thing didn't keep us in suspense or whatever either, it was shown almost immediately.

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