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Affi posted:What is a bendalloy? They never explain I think. According to that giant chart poster in Sanderson's store, Cadmium and Bendalloy are able to alter the flow of time in a small area around the user. Cadmium makes time slower, Bendalloy speeds it up. These would be "the two unknown metals" mentioned by Sazed in the Hero of Ages epilogue.
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I think the two unknown metals are chromium and cadmium, since neither of them were known in Sazed's time, and then they each have an alloy, nicrosil and bendalloy. Bendalloy is such a weird name, but at least Sanderson didn't make it up.
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Oh right, forgot all about Chromium. And good thing too, because it's possibly the most broken of the metals.
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Sanderson just posted this on Twitter:quote:Comic-Con and Polaris attendees: pick up one of these in-world newspaper broadsheets from Mistborn: The Alloy of Law. http://t.co/mvzmgpv It would be nice if they posted a PDF of that on his website at some point, especially if he wrote the broadsheet himself. Neat idea, looks like it would be fun to flip through.
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He usually waits a month or two before posting the text, like he's gonna do with that "Sanderson's Second Law" essay. e: Oh hey. According to his Twitter he's gonna sell it on his store later on, ala that Allomantic Metals Chart. 404GoonNotFound fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Jul 13, 2011 |
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Yeah, and it looks like it's also going to be divided into four parts and published inside the book itself. Nice having an author that keeps his fans posted on stuff like that.
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Goddamn, dude's going to post the entire book on the internet, chapter by chapter.
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A Nice Boy posted:Goddamn, dude's going to post the entire book on the internet, chapter by chapter. According to his blog it's actually gonna end up being 1/3 of the entire book. So not the whole thing, but still holy poo poo that's a lot. But still, it's not like there isn't a precedent for this with Warbreaker. Sanderson is pretty much the most web-friendly author ever (with Ellis and Gaiman tied at a close second? I dunno).
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Does anyone know if this plot-hole that opened up in Hero of Ages due to information we've gotten since then has been addressed anywhere? Preservation's message to his creation was the repeated 16s: 16 allomantic metals, 1/16 of the population snaps in the mist. That 1/16 of those had worse snapping symtopms and became atium mistings was a major plot point at the end of the book, and I thought the ratio was because the new mistings were evenly divided among the 16 metals. However, Sanderson has since revealed that atium is not one of the set of 16 standard allomantic metals, but one of the 'god metals' (as we've just been discussing, there's chromium, cadmium, bendalloy, and nicrosil make up the extra four missing from the ones we already knew, minus god metals.) Maybe it was never stated definitively that the new mistings were evenly divided, and the 1/16 atium mistings were just extra special, rather than a even slice of the misting pie?
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Does this really need to be spoilered? Yeah, it was never stated definitively in the epigraphs/annotations that it was one of the 16 metals, Elend just jumped to that conclusion himself. Hell, even the fact that there were 16 metals was just Yomen extrapolating from known info (and probably substituting Atium and Malatium for one of the missing two pairs). The 1/16th of 1/16th WAS a message from Preservation though, showing that these Mistings were even more special than the rest. Janac posted:Why isn't malatium aka the eleventh metal in there? Because, IIRC, Sanderson said there were actually multiple potential alloys of Atium and Lerasium, but Malatium (Atium + Gold, fittingly enough) was the only one discovered due to the base metals' rarity. 404GoonNotFound fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Jul 14, 2011 |
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404GoonNotFound posted:that giant chart poster Why isn't malatium aka the eleventh metal in there? Just wondering.
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So, finally read the newest preview chapter.quote:“I’ll bet the captives were all Allomancers, secretly,” Waxillium said. “The thieves had aluminum bullets to deal with Coinshots, Lurchers, and Thugs. And if we were able to catch any of the thieves, I’ll bet good money that we’d find them wearing aluminum linings in their hats to shield their emotions from being Pushed or Pulled on.” That wasn’t uncommon among the city’s elite as well, though the common men couldn’t afford such luxury. Tinfoil hats to keep them from controlling your brain are literally part of the magic system now  Also, "the Faceless Immortals, the hands of Harmony." Confirmation that the Kandra are back? 404GoonNotFound fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Jul 14, 2011 |
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Assuming Harmony is Sazed, I really like how one of the main tenets of his religion is "don't waste time worshipping me."
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Democratic Pirate posted:Assuming Harmony is Sazed, I really like how one of the main tenets of his religion is "don't waste time worshipping me." That and what is essentially his bible is the abridged version of all the poo poo in his Metalminds. Goddamn I should really start editing this in instead of replying so much, starting to get kinda self-conscious here. e: Honestly, Lightsong is probably his best attempt at humor. See Also: quote:"I've actually considered expanding the theory. I am now proposing to believe that God—or the universe, or time, or whatever you think controls all of this—is all really just a drunk monkey." 404GoonNotFound fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Jul 14, 2011 |
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Here is the Sanderson quote of the day from Warbreaker:quote:"You really need to take more of an interest in politics. It can be very diverting. Why, if you only knew the secrets to which I'm privy!" I've been re-reading Warbreaker, and I had managed to block this and few other turds from my mind on the first go-around. Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Jul 14, 2011 |
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I just finished the Mistborn trilogy and thoroughly enjoyed it. Currently reading Elantris, then will move onto the Stormlight Archives. 
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Odette posted:I just finished the Mistborn trilogy and thoroughly enjoyed it. Currently reading Elantris, then will move onto the Stormlight Archives. I would recommend Warbreaker as well, people tend to feel it's one of his weaker stories but I thoroughly enjoyed it
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treeboy posted:I would recommend Warbreaker as well, people tend to feel it's one of his weaker stories but I thoroughly enjoyed it And it's been free on his site for a long time. Check it out!
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treeboy posted:I would recommend Warbreaker as well, people tend to feel it's one of his weaker stories but I thoroughly enjoyed it On the other hand, it's almost undeniably his lightest story, making it the perfect palate cleanser after Mistborn and before the sheer  that are the Kaladin chapters in WoK.
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Re: Kaladin, isn't what his bridgeburners (oh shi..) went through similar to what modern militaries try to do to recruits. Break them down before building them up again. My mind draws parallels to Navy Seals hellweek only its months long and they make you run unarmed towards death. What i'm trying to say will the Bridge ConfusedUs posted:And it's been free on his site for a long time. Check it out!  Real fans buy Warbreaker
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Affi posted:Re: Kaladin, isn't what his bridgeburners (oh shi..) went through similar to what modern militaries try to do to recruits. Break them down before building them up again. My mind draws parallels to Navy Seals hellweek only its months long and they make you run unarmed towards death. It seems like it. They're already going to be the core of his elite guard after his forces got mangled by Sadeas's betrayal.
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Affi posted:Re: Kaladin, isn't what his bridgeburners (oh shi..) went through similar to what modern militaries try to do to recruits. Break them down before building them up again. My mind draws parallels to Navy Seals hellweek only its months long and they make you run unarmed towards death. Well it's a little different: You can quit hell week, it's just there to weed out the people that aren't dedicated or have the perseverance to complete the intense training. The bridge workers had no choice - they couldn't quit and there was no sort of dedication involved in making them do their job. It was either "carry the bridge and possibly be shot or get back and be whipped to a bloody pulp." So I don't think it was the bridge carrying that will make them good soldiers so much as their dedication to a person that isn't just going to treat them like expendable commodities.
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Nah, they could quit whenever they wanted. Sure it involved jumping off a cliff, but the option was there
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404GoonNotFound posted:According to that giant chart poster in Sanderson's store, Cadmium and Bendalloy are able to alter the flow of time in a small area around the user. Cadmium makes time slower, Bendalloy speeds it up. These would be "the two unknown metals" mentioned by Sazed in the Hero of Ages epilogue. I wonder if there are any bendalloy feruchemists, or if they all died from heavy metal poisoning from being in contact with the stuff all day.
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404GoonNotFound posted:On the other hand, it's almost undeniably his lightest story, making it the perfect palate cleanser after Mistborn and before the sheer The Kaladin chapters were my favorite... 
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He probably ment to say the Kaladin flashback chapters. They didn't bother me that much, but some thought they were too many and they were too lengthy.
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I took it to mean that Kaladin's chapters are heavy because of all the poo poo he goes through.
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mcable posted:I took it to mean that Kaladin's chapters are heavy because of all the poo poo he goes through. Exactly. He's being shat upon all the time. Want to keep your men alive? gently caress you, we will kill them all.
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Allow of Law book tour dates:Tor.com posted:Tuesday, November 8
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drat, only one anywhere near me got cancelled.
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Sanderson always skips Houston, and the one time he decides to make it out here it's cancelled? gently caress.
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Cartoon Man posted:He probably ment to say the Kaladin flashback chapters. They didn't bother me that much, but some thought they were too many and they were too lengthy. I absolutely loved every single Kaladin chapter, honestly. Having seen what he has gone through, and how he slowly starts to realize what he is becoming and how he utilizes stormlight, is basically kept me reading. I want to know when he's going to realize how much power he actually has and who will be his jedi master. It took me the whole book to get there, but I wan to know what happens with Shallan, as well.
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 Download a copy of the Elendel Daily today! Requires tor.com registration Elendel Daily posted:Mistress Halex, Allomancer, quote:Ironeyes Sightings 
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I loving love Marsh, I hope he shows up in every Mistborn book.
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Affi posted:I loving love Marsh, I hope he shows up in every Mistborn book. Have you just read the first book?
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pakman posted:Have you just read the first book? Have you not read the last book? The world would be doomed by Vin's idiocy if he wasn't there.
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404GoonNotFound posted:Have you not read the last book? The world would be doomed by Vin's idiocy if he wasn't there. Yes, I have read the all the currently published Mistborn books. I was trying to get a feel for where Affi was in the series.
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pakman posted:Yes, I have read the all the currently published Mistborn books. I was trying to get a feel for where Affi was in the series. I've read it all and Marsh is still alive so..?
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