Stormlight Archive - Blog Posts

Ahhhh, Nightblood, it’s been a bit since I’ve read Warbreaker. I’ve missed you, buddy. The absolute lunatic that you are.

Words of Radiance Spoilers

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FUCK WAIT ESHONAI DIES????

NO THAT’S NOT. WHAT NO STOP SHE COULD BE FIXED. NOOO!!!!!!

YEAH FUCK YOU AMARAM YOU FILTHY CUCK

“Truth is, I like Adolin. Those two are good for each other. Maybe I can hate that.”

Ohoho~? And why now would you hate that, dear Kaladin? Do you - perhaps - want them to both be lovey-dovey with you too?

You know when a bastard shows up in a Brandon Sanderson book he’s about to be the single coolest man in the entire series. There’s something about the concept of a man torn between two worlds that inspires Sanderson to absolutely cook.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR STORMLIGHT ARCHIVES

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SHALLAN SINGS HER FATHER THEIR LULLABY AS SHE CHOKES HIM TO DEATH????

THAT’S SO FUCKED IT’S SO FUCKED BRANDON WHAT THE FUCK HOW COULD YOU

I love Shallan and Kaladin so much I love the way they bicker so much they’re the most clever stupid people I’ve ever seen

Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh Kaladiiiiinnnn you were so cool don’t. Stop. Don’t let your grudge fuck everything up. Please. Fuck, man just. Just stop.

“Honor is dead, but I’ll see what I can do.”

KAAALLAAAADDDIIIIIINNNNN OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

Yikes yikes yikes. Adolin you should read more genie stories. PLEASE be more specific with your wording. The fae would have a field day with this himbo.

Pattern’s frustration with language being arbitrary and stupid is so real

Moash should get over himself too. I can fix him too also

Mm.,.,. Kaladin just- get over being mad and stuff.,., it makes you less attractive.,, I could fix him if he gave me the chance.

Mm.,.,. Kaladin just- get over being mad and stuff.,., it makes you less attractive.,, I could fix him if he gave me the chance.

Something fascinating about Words of Radiance in comparison to Way of Kings is… everyone is so much angrier??? Kaladin and Shallan are like- mostly just pitiful the entire first book, but now that their situations are improved the both of them just go off the rails.

Shallan and Kaladin’s sass levels are so PERFECTLY aligned. This battle of wits is absolutely absurdly even. I adore them.

You guys have no idea at all how much I both A) Dread the upcoming Eshonai corruption arc and B) Desperately need an un-corruption arc

If you bastards come into the tags like “oh she dies in Book 4” I will END your pitiful lives. She’s gonna get married to and kiss Kaladin and live happily ever after.

She is OFFEND!!! Boots are required!!!!!

Shallan’s gang is so interesting. She girlbosses so hard she factory reset like 20 guy’s morality.

EEESSSHHOOONNNAAAIIIIIIIIIIII

I love her so much

It aches my heart to see people get injured… it’s almost more painful to me than seeing people die in books. She’s paralyzed. It’s… I- it’s so heartbreaking to witness. I feel so much desire to help Rysn, but she’s not even real. Aaghck. Empathy suuucccckkkssss sometimes.

oh my gosh I love this random cobbler so much and I’ve known him for- maybe five minutes. I love him so much.

I adore the way Stormlight handles war. Everyone believes earnestly that what they do is right. Fervently correct. They would and do die for their beliefs. The Listeners were correct to kill Gavilar, but the Alethi were correct to seek retaliation as well. It captures the experience of conflict better than most media I’ve ever seen.

AAAAA!!!! I love the way Bridge Four sticks up for Shen while getting their tattoos!!!!! They’re so awesome and I love them!!!

Ah.. so I’ve finally gotten to my single favorite theme of the Stormlight Archives: How the world is mostly just a matter of perception. A king, a princess, a light eyes, a leader… is only that because others perceive them to be so. They aren’t inherently different than others, just possessing the arbitrary lineage, presence, and background for others to deign them as such.

It’s the entire power system of Roshar. You change things self-perception to soul-cast, you change the way your soul perceives gravity to lash, and so on and so forth for each and every power. It’s ALL perception.

Kaladin is just a bridge man. A slave. And all the men he comes in contact with laude him because of his presence. How many times have people said he MUST have been a light-eyes or what have you. It’s how they perceive him, because of how he carries himself, that causes this. Shallan is in the same situation, though I don’t feel the need to explain hers, as she quite literally created a personality based on this concept. It’s fascinating, real, and freeing. You are not bound by where you’re from who what you’ve done. At any moment - if you’ve the will to try - you can become anyone.

And this is why, because I believe in myself, I know I could get Jasnah to step on me

Yes Dalinar. YES. Beat the shit out of your nephew!!!! Yes yes yes and then tell him you’re fucking his mom!!!! I love him so much you guys.

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA I FORGOT HE TOTALLY ATE SHIT THE FIRST TIME HE TRIED TO USE HIS RADIANT POWERS AHAHAHAHAH

“Why don’t you use my bridges?” Says Sadius. “Why don’t you strand yourself on a plateau with my men serving as the only means of escape?” Says Sadius. “Why don’t you hand me the knife while removing the armor from your back?” Says Sadius

This upcoming betrayal weighs on me. But it does highlight something interesting. Brandon Sanderson does an excellent job of introducing concepts, then having them pay off in the other narratives. (See: Shallan’s “lesson” on human morality followed immediately by the Kaladin flashback where he realizes bravery does not always mean fighting) This chunk of narrative - the betrayal of Dalinar - brings to mind the words of Kaladin earlier in the book when someone mentions how a betrayer amongst the Bridgemen could utterly ruin them all. He says they simply cannot worry about it, for if they did, nothing would get done… and he’s right. Dalinar’s trust is his downfall, but it causes change. Dalinar, in making the choice to trust Sadius, has allowed the world and the war to shift in a way that would not be possible otherwise.

It’s a bit fascinating

MY GLORIOUS KING HOID WITH THE DEUS EX CHARACTER REVELATION STORY!!!!!! LET’S GOOOOOOOO

Been re-reading the Way of Kings recently and… it’s a truly fascinating series of “almost”s. Shallan almost gets away with her theft. Kaladin almost saves the people be chooses to protect. On a re-read these grow even more obvious. It’s almost like reading the Odyssey with just how damn close they get to their goals over and over again.

Also I think I’m gonna start live-blogging my Stormlight re-read

Drawing of Kaladin from the Stormlight Archives (by Brandon Sanderson)!

It's one of my favorite series and I really need to do more art for it lol

Go Bridge Four!