#stormlight archvie

[curlytale]

It's time for Cosmere Inktober! Here is day 1: White

Featuring everyone's favorite Truthless Assassin turned bodyguard. Szeth! Wind and Truth is his book so I felt it appropriate to start with drawing him this year.

[libralita]

This line will always be the best line in the KoWaT prologue

[mellilemon]

UPDATE ON BOOKS MANY MONTHS LATER: I THINK I FOUND THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVES ON ZLIB (<- could NOT find them in the library... too popular...) WILL GET TO READING AT SOME POINT AND GET BACK TO U!!!

OMG????? ???? LEAPIGN W JOY RN IM SO EXCITED FO RU

[life-b4-death]

So I was watching the Punisher and I started thinking

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Would be

A perfect

Navani Kholin

At least to me.

What do you guys think?

[thepennilessauthor]

Way of Kings SPOILERS (I guess, sorta, maybe, idk; but I thought I should label it as such just in case someone thought it was a spoiler)

So I'm rereading WoK in preparation for Oathbringers release, just like a bunch of other people. I'm sure many others are experiencing this as well, but I am finding everything much more emotional this time around. I wanted to talk about one scene in particular... To be specific, the first time I was brought to actual tears because of Kaladin Stormblessed, both on my first read and now this reread (which, sadly, is only my second time thru the book).

I'm talking about Kaladin's spear kata in Chapter 27 (Chasm Duty). This scene hit me right in the gut. Sanderson's brilliant writing perfectly captured the comfort and security one can find in the mundane movements of training. While I am by no means an expert in martial arts or weapons, I do have some knowledge; I have felt the comfort and security that Kaladin experiences when he picks up that spear and goes thru the motions.

I know all dojos are different, but they should all be safe places; whenever I go to my dojo, I know I can count on my superiors to push me when I need to be pushed, and support me when I need support. There have been days I've showed up for training and ended up crying because I was so stressed out over normal life; in those times there was always a Black Belt who sat with me, listened to me, and made sure I was ok before allowing me to continue with training. On the other hand, I've had days when I spent the entire class working in a corner on 1/4 of a kata by myself because I had hit a mental wall. While it was monotonous, the constant practice over and over and over and over again instilled in my brain a connection between kata and the safe people and atmosphere at my dojo.

Because of that, karate is very special to me. Yes, it is hard work. Yes, it is competitive. Yes, it can be deadly. But because of the people and the sweat (and yes, blood and tears), I have experienced there, the entire art of karate is very soothing and therapeutic to me.

And this is why Kaladin's connection with that spear kata and how it impacts him in the chasm affects me so strongly. Because, while I haven't gone thru anything nearly as awful as Kaladin did, I know exactly how centering and reassuring it is to take a deep breath and do a kata in the midst of everything that's going wrong in life. And that is why Kal's first spear kata (although there are plenty of other very emotionally raw scenes), is the first time I cried because of Kaladin.

I honestly don't know if i explained it well, but I wanted to express how much that scene impacted me. And this is why I love Brandon Sanderson's writing.

[keclan]

tumblr remembers the one time i tagged ‘the stormlight archvie’ instead of ‘the stormlight archive’ and reminds me constantly. “oh you wanna tag the stormlight archvie? the archvie?? you piece of shit???”

[doitforthevinebud]

For context on the "both:" @cosmere-is-taking-over-my-life and I postulated that chulls would be in-between surf (being a crustacean) and turf (being basically a land cow).

@cosmere-is-taking-over-my-life: “I’m going to the Sanderson signing tonight, is there anything you want me to ask?”

me: ask him what chull meat tastes like

[curlytale]

Been seriously thinking about making a "Little Dustbringer" T-shirt for my toddler...

[libralita]

Wait so in Tress, it confirms that when a dragon dies, their body leaves behind dragonsteel. Cultivation's vessel is a dragon and her name is "Koravellium Avast." If having "avast" in your name means that you're a dragon and Tanavast is also a dragon, what happened to his dragonsteel?

[libralita]

I hope that Hoid's letter epigraphs in SA5 is him just either telling Marsh or Sazed to control Kelsier. Bonus points if just it's a direct letter to him.

[libralita]

Personally, I have a theory that Sazed is 100% aware of what Kelsier is doing however due to his nature he can’t do jack shit about it. The only thing he can do is watch and scream internally as Scadrial gets plunged into a planetary war. This bitch’s organization tried to kill the (at the time) princess of one of the most powerful countries two times AND they tried to kill one of their demi-gods. Diplomacy is clearly not the Ghostblood’s strength.