Live Wind and Truth Reading | C2E2 2024

[@McGalahad]

“I accept to patiently wait for book 5 to drop on December” -5th Windrunner Ideal, probably

[@hiraeth.42]

I don't think I can make that oath...

[@IamHattman]

Impossible

[@hengkiwijaya1119]

THE WORDS ARE ACCEPTED *Suddenly, turn into massive human eco-friendly LED

[@bestintheband5114]

Ugh guess I'll be stuck at the 4th ideal forever

[@IamHattman]

@@bestintheband5114 Downside of being a Windrunner right there.

[@masteroogway2669]

Roshar readers😊 Scadrial readers😀 Sel readers🙂 Nalthis readers💀

[@SumitRana-life314]

Why?

[@skyguy713]

​@@SumitRana-life314Warbreaker 2 is pretty far away

[@primoridalspatula663]

Vorin readers 🤔

[@IamHattman]

​@@primoridalspatula663 Vorin men 👂

[@SumitRana-life314]

@@skyguy713 ah yes then me too

[@jeanettecrabb1713]

I'm 62 and have read countless books and series. The Stormlight series has been by far my favorite of all time. I read it twice. I'm so excited for the next book. Thanks for giving me a great way to escape ❤

[@MoviesNStuff]

Who else can't wait until December?!?!?

[@anonymousname5860]

Me. It’s me. I can’t wait.

[@minotaur2749]

Me 2

[@johntybagend]

It’s going to be the best Christmas ever.

[@bestintheband5114]

I'm going insane waiting tbh

[@smacksavemarthaassociation5092]

I am determined to invent time travel just so I can read this book.

[@dylanhalifaux]

I want to listen to this sooo bad. But I must wait. I need to expirence the whole thing.

[@Shallan-hw6sl]

Prologue to Stormlight 5 was really cool. I can't wait...but I will need to wait until they'll translate it to my language... 😢

[@El_Diablo_12]

What language is that?

[@doctorstrange5566]

Same....i won't wait , i will pre order it in english and later i will purchase the italian versioj

[@Shallan-hw6sl]

@@El_Diablo_12 czech

[@Shallan-hw6sl]

@@doctorstrange5566 Thats true, I can try it in english... 🤔 It's hard but it can work. Thanks...

[@doctorstrange5566]

@@Shallan-hw6sl yeah I know that but it is better than waiting one more year xd

[@brettpetty7840]

I can't find a video of Brandon Sanderson reading the Kaladin chapters he talked about. Anyone know what that video is called? It's driving me crazy

[@aerynmusick4548]

Omg yes she talks for real

[@jeanneige216]

Anyone got a link for those other stormlight 5 readings? I can't find them at all! (send help)

[@travisrobison3457]

I love Brandon's writing. So amazing. But i also love professional narrators 😃. Ended the video early and just decided to wait for the polished final product.

[@gossamerabba]

maybe he prefers holding a mic but couldn't his tech crew hook him up with a wireless??

[@Kingdom0324]

So... what happened to dead eyes is like what happened in Elantris... how come the sprens of Odium can come back, but not Honor's?

[@tearable20s95]

Pre-ordered mine 1st day you coulf

[@sledgehammered1765]

Long shot but what if Winds of Winter comes out same week- would publishers move their book releases like movies do or are books different

[@ninakrishnamurthy6674]

Is Winds of Winter done? I haven't been keeping up with GRRM news, mostly because he hardly ever updates his blog.

[@jpdtrmpt7217]

I can't believe shallan died so early

[@eleishar18]

And You say, I have to wait till december? You're cruel... Also, after the whole Stormlight is finished, we will need prequels. I have to know what made people and singers suddenly change sides.

[@dookieshoe2905]

Im surprised more arent talking about the fact that we are finally getting info on the Spiritual Realm after years of next to nothing. This book is going to be huge.

[@gpanthony]

I wonder what this will mean for future characters that can burn gold...

[@leviackerman1799]

I laughed out so hard when he said he worked on it on the flight. 😭😭just legend stuff. Life before Death. Can't wait for this !!!

[@johntybagend]

Imagine being on a flight with Brando Sando and you see him whip out a laptop and start typing furiously. He’s writing ANOTHER secret project.

[@VanchaMarch2]

Words can’t describe how excited I am for book 5. I remember waiting for Oathbringer to come out, picking it up at B&N in my tuxedo because I had a concert in an hour lol, and immediately starting on chapter 1 in a Cane’s because I just couldn’t wait

[@whipmayfair2206]

My boyfriend recommended this series to me for years and I always put it off. Now I've read everything in the Cosmere and am having withdrawals waiting for December. These edging sessions really do hit the spot.

[@jeanettecrabb1713]

I read it twice and enjoyed it more the second time

[@diamondmx3076]

You might enjoy a reread along with a podcast of people reading it for the first time, I recommend There's Always Another Podcast.

[@LadyPatienceK]

And Lost in Roshar with Lost in Discovery and Fanstsy Nuttwork.

[@Dynnen]

GDIT Everytime Hoid and Shallan talk I tear up. Thank you Brandon for writing a story where those of us who see ourselves as monsters can do good ❤️

[@gabrielxolin1062]

Love the preview, but the reverse progression bar with the banner falling in the background at the rithm of the words killed me :P

[@pretty5793]

21:11 Eric is most likely losing his mind can’t wait to see his reaction on @17thShard

[@PascalVoegeli]

When Brandon said the name I immediately heard Eric in my head 😂

[@kaladin_]

Eric is a beta reader, so he's probably lost his mind a few months ago.

[@LrnecBuma]

Although this reading was a few months back Im pretty sure they said the next podcast is on this reading. So even if he has beta read he is now free to talk about these chapters! They mentioned a bunch of podcasts were recorded before they started beta reading and held off to finish all the episodes so we got real responses in the dark

[@hanzerik594]

Am I the only one mesmerized by the sticker bar falling down.

[@Dialethian]

It's the progress bar, lol.

[@Patchumz]

Fortune mentioned!!

[@Tubajubaduba]

Just started listening to Elantris, a few days ago, and for him to mention a scion in lasting integrity blew my mind.

[@brockmann4815]

I mean Shallan did use a seon to communicate with Mraize in RoW already

[@Tubajubaduba]

@@brockmann4815True, it’s been a minute since I read RoW and I forgot that they were mentioned and used in that book. I didn’t know what they were from since I hadn’t read/listened to Elantris yet. Thanks for reminding me!

[@LurcherrMusic]

If Stormlight 5 is better than Oathbringer, it will be the best book ever

[@zenthepoet.]

I judge it by WoR standards but with that said I love Oathbringer.

[@StormBlessedxo]

all preference, but I agree I loved Oathbringer.

[@Yoyo-si3hq]

Guys he wrote rhythms of war already, oathbringer has been matched

[@CallmeJochem]

​@@Yoyo-si3hqnahh! Rhythm of War doesn't quite hold up on rereads. The middle part is a bit of a slog and the flashbacks are nowhere near as good as in the other books.

[@reillyliner]

ROW feels like his WOT slog but is so good still doesn’t qualify as a slog. It’s very character driven and it’s clear he needed to move the chess pieces to get humans and parshindi moving toward one another in unity

[@pressfinchat]

I don’t actually mind waiting until December. Because the amount of books I have to re-read each time a new book comes out is increasing every single time. Last time it was 3 books, which is honestly more like 12 books. Now it’s 4 books, which is more like 16 books. And it’s also 90k words over, so maybe more like 17 books sheesh

[@hammerbg5816]

cant wait for the graphic audio

[@kaizentiger66]

The Kramer/Reading audiobooks are better

[@flesruoYkcuFoGuoY]

​@@kaizentiger66You can't really compare the two. Graphic Audio has sound effects and music and a full cast. Michael Kramer as Syl (or any female character) is immersion-breaking to the highest degree.

[@dylanb2990]

@@kaizentiger66graphic audio has 100x the effort put into it, it’s not even a competition.

[@levimusgrave5683]

I love listening to both, but I prefer normal audiobook usually, to get all the juicy details. Graphic audio paints the scene in your head extremely well with all the voice actors, music, and background sounds, but it's easier to lose track of some of the foreshadowing details, especially as some of the narrative text is slightly altered or omitted

[@charlesburge2564]

@@dylanb2990graphic audio is like bumpers for bowling - which is totally fine! But you can’t fault people for wanting to do it themselves

[@raku8349]

I would listen to every single cosmere book read by Brandon Sanderson, genuinely, the passion you can see through the gaps between the pieces of his shardplate, how excited and anxious he is at the same time to show us hos work in such a manner. I love it. ily BS, never stop being you, awesome, radiant

[@raku8349]

Ik shardplate doesn't have gaps, it's s poetic liberty

[@CarolineMolyneux4491]

I got pretty sick last year, and my first thought was "please let me survive to read Stormlight 5!" Priorities, right?

[@williambrown7206]

You will be warm again. I hope you are much better 😊

[@davidwilson6577]

0:11 You can run, but you cannot hide! Muahahahaha.

[@jayrowe5925]

Reverse peek-a-boo 😂

[@hitbycars]

Holy shit fuck yes, this is better than covering my balls in honey and jumping into the bear exhibit at the zoo.

[@nivek6728]

... that is not a particularly hard bar to clear

[@El_Diablo_12]

You mean getting mauled, and getting your balls eaten?

[@Señor-Donjusticia]

@@nivek6728you’re only saying that because you haven’t tried it!

[@BinarySecond]

HARAMBE

[@PutnamAway]

*Holy crem storm yes

[@GamesGuyz]

How did I get here so early

[@zenthepoet.]

Cause they sent my alert late this time lol

[@jaydavis9717]

Same dude same.

[@Slobrojoe]

Adoooooooonalsium

[@Slobrojoe]

Yes, here before the adooooonalsium guy

[@VanchaMarch2]

I read that in my head like Leroy Jenkins

[@SadSmash547]

My wife just barely finished The Way of Kings so I have to listen to this later, but I'm here!

[@connor_phillipz5689]

I'm so unbelievably excited for this book to come out. I haven't felt this way since I was a child waiting for the 4th book in the Inheritance Cycle to come out. The wider Cosmere implications for Wind and Truth will be enormous.

[@dookieshoe2905]

Getting info on the Spiritual Realm alone is huge and there will probably be a lot more than just that.

[@connormccall239]

Your name is Connor and this is equivalent to waiting for Inheritance to come out? We must be multiverse versions of each other

[@anyas5]

Am I the only one oddly focused on the red banner slowly giving up on life behind Brandon?

[@gossamerabba]

someone said it's a talk progress bar.

[@thmuffinslayer]

Imma be reading stormlight till 2040

[@fictionmyth]

"These are Shallan sections sandwiched between Kaladin sections." Wow, this just sounds like Adolin's dream scenario. (Sandwiched between Kaladin and two Shallans.)

[@judewakefield7213]

Real talk he launched a thousand "ships" with that comment

[@dookieshoe2905]

How do you figure? Did I miss something, Adolin is bisexual?

[@tylergracyne2511]

@@dookieshoe2905yes, absolutely. Adolin is kaladinshallansexual. Okay real talk though because I’m boring like that, there’s a group of us who who’re starved for good lgbt relationships in the main cosmere stories (not a critique, Brandon has made no secret of his fear of getting them wrong and needing to do it right when he does, particularly with his history) and feel like Adolin/Kaladin have prime romance fuel personality/character-wise. They have very good chemistry for a male-male relationship and could’ve made a very interesting couple dynamic/foils (Kaladin initially hates all lighteyes but knows and loves Shallan and Adolin intimately, he’s the leader of the windrunners, so for all intents and purposes, it puts the “power” in power couple, they’re all hot and popular characters etc etc). So well-meaning headcanons abound. From ppl shipping them as a polycule as a result (because Adolin/Shallan remain a very strong relationship too), to some just thinking the boys are canonically extrasexual and don’t consider the underlying romantic undertones because of the era/society’s gender norms, though it’s still unclear to what extent homosexual relationships are actually viewed in the broader sense of the alethi culture. Some even feel like Kaladin never really was sexually attracted to Shallan and that was largely based on the spren’s (uuuuuuh SYL)’s goading. Either way, ultimately no, there’s yet to be some hidden interview or note where Brandon confirms it, and he likely never will, but this is a bit of background for where this comes from and how/why we try to have our fun with it anyways! Hope that helps ❤

[@judewakefield7213]

@dookieshoe2905 Sanderson has said that Adolin and Shallan would be open to polyamory with Kaladin but that Kaladin would not be open.

[@fictionmyth]

@@tylergracyne2511 Thanks for replying but I was going off of Sanderson's comment that @judewakefield213 mentioned. It was only said in some out-of-the-way event if memory serves and then got posted to the Arcanum and repeated on the 17th shard and Reddit. So I can absolutely understand you not having heard about it before. I really don't know how serious he was when he said it, too. It could have been a complete joke, deadly serious, or anywhere in between. So, take it however you wish. lol

[@shiventhakker8207]

How did none of the people in the audience scream when Sanderson mentioned Kalak talking to a seon.

[@hitbycars]

Watching that tape creep down the wall

[@Yoyo-si3hq]

I only noticed that cuz of you lmao

[@lmcclymont]

Impressive how they had a physical progress bar for the talk 😂😂

[@MrSamman]

Incredible, I can’t wait to read this book!

[@cmd_f5]

In books, my home is Roshar.

[@stormsurge9962]

December cannot come soon enough

[@juliabryan8083]

I am currently re-reading all 4 Stormlight books while I patiently wait for book 5.

[@ramirodecono3647]

where can I find the reading on Kaladin's first chapters? I've only seen the prologue read by Brandon

[@Kk-fj5tn]

All I heard from the intro is that we won’t get a resolution on Shallan’s past…

[@therealbatman-mi3kc]

Any think he's gonna finish his series before GRMM?

[@Booklamp53]

Not first

[@anthonypowers4516]

S o Maya gets completely healed

[@napolien1310]

So how to get the audio? Is it finished? Is the Audio finished? I haven't been following the news lately because of exams and now I'm finished.

[@davidwilson6577]

It'll be released in december. It will definitely have an audio version on release, probably by Kate Reading and Micheal Kramer.

[@hereg3043]

Had the pre order on audio for months.😊

[@napolien1310]

@@hereg3043 in Audible?

[@ToxicEbolaBoy]

This is awesome

[@Fatikis42]

Wish I could have been there.

[@juandiegosotorojas6412]

First like and first comment!

[@cyruspalmer98]

Mind officially blown

[@Orsnoire]

Yeah, I've been saying for months that we're not getting resolution to the big huge themes of SA in this book.

[@bjmgeek]

12:49 Ten seconds? I thought it would be 10 heartbeats.

[@finchharper4647]

I think Brandon Sanderson would turn down the offer to finish GRRM series, it is too rated R or worse.

[@jimihm1]

does anyone have a link to the kaladin stormlight 5 readings Brandon mentions?

[@CGIMati]

Great! :D

[@emilyatkinson6170]

Wait when did he read Kaladin Pov for book 5??

[@rpie1382]

Seon and Spren being the same thing makes me excited

[@undbiter65]

I had beta readers spoiking book 5 in fb comments. Claiming to be beta readers and it was believable they were. How can i let sanderson know?

[@fakethefake9768]

In brandon's page there is a e-mail you can write to. Maybe there you can inform it with screenshots and things :)

[@undbiter65]

@@fakethefake9768 ty

[@CarlosV3Dartist]

SHE CAN BOND TWO SPREN BECAUSE OF HER MPD????

[@tatianaclaridge6159]

Look at that. We have another name for Hoid.

[@ObliviousGoblin]

I guess its time to reread the books again!

[@zenthepoet.]

Adoooonalsium

[@Slobrojoe]

Woohoo, I beat you! That’s what constitutes success in life, beating the Adonalsium guy at their own game

[@zenthepoet.]

​@@Slobrojoecongrats!

[@JohnsRoses]

when do the parrots show up?

[@dbearbrown8923]

Is this not from Rythm of War?

[@jaymiec9394]

AHHH

[@pretty5793]

Does anyone realize what Brandon is setting up for Shallan? Either Adolin and Shallan sail away into the night (which I highly doubt) or Adolin dies and Shallan obviously sails away to get revenge with Maya and her two Sprens. It is not too late please don’t kill Adolin 😢. But, I understand it is important to break all main characters. After all that is what helps radiants grow. To standup when you are kicked down.

[@benarkos539]

The Radiants are broken down enough already and have made great progress. Another death is absolutely not needed for the to progress

[@wynnefox]

I think SHallan already has a 3rd Spren that is hiding from her. Especially since she has access to Fortune. I suspect it's a Mistspren. A Truthwatcher's Future Sight combined with a Lightweaver's Resonance may give her the ability to access Fortune.

[@smacksavemarthaassociation5092]

I highly doubt Adolin will die he’s barely even started his character arc and Brandon is definitely setting him up for a lot of stuff in the future. But I also highly doubt that everyone or even most everyone is making it out of this next book alive.

[@DesignerBerg]

!!!!

[@lexzbuddy]

So good! I can't wait.

[@aturner6852]

Prediction: Shallan is the villain.

[@abhiramboralkar5782]

Of MB:G is what I’d wager.

[@TumblinWeeds]

I’d have so much more respect for her if she were. So far she keeps almost doing bad things and then being congratulated for not doing them. The predictable path is that she overcomes the trauma because she’s a gosh darn hero.

[@jzax9959]

“The world ended, and Shallan was to blame.”

[@jeffrowley4591]

Can anyone give me a spoiler rating of the readings? Will it leave me speculating much?

[@lincolnmills4294]

Not many spoilers just exposition for the most part

[@fantasymagic97]

It picks up with Shallan right where the last book ended. It might leave you speculating about this next book though, but more it gives an idea of what she will be doing.

[@Mhidraum]

Will you do a pre-release of weekly chapters for WaT? For newer readers; Part 1 of Oathbringer and Rhythm of War were released one chapter weeky leading up to the official release.

[@fictionmyth]

If I were to guess, I can't imagine they'll change it up. It is super successful as a bit of advertising for that new book, since multiple people will post about it on Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, or wherever and then discuss it, which almost garuntees anyone interested will be made aware it's coming out, and the community loves it because of that same discussion. It's like a weekly television episode where you talk about the thing you just watched with all the people who just watched it. Theorycrafting about what is going on, where it's going, and how you can't wait for the next part or the whole book to be released. Where the chapters are so much smaller, relative to the size of a whole book, and everyone is on the same page (no pun intended... or no idiom intended? I don't know.)

[@Mhidraum]

​@@fictionmyth I hope so. I just haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, but it's quite likely that I could have missed it. I didn't start to read SA untill after Oathbringer was out, but I absolutely loved reading the weekly chapters, and following the discussions for RoW.

[@tape319]

Nice

[@MohamedMohamed-qd2hc]

....... Didn't we already get this reading?

[@Freyas01]

I'd previously heard the first chapter with Wit and Pattern talking about Testament, but I think the second chapter is new.

[@MohamedMohamed-qd2hc]

@@Freyas01 I'll have to listen to the second. Heard most of the first and thought I was in a dream haha swore I listened to this already. Thanks!

[@halfayordle2423]

The hype is real!

[@Tom-vg5nb]

After book four I am sure hoping five is good. I can’t stand book 4. I can’t stand shallans character. I have loved all of his works but book four was a stinker.

[@johnfox8912]

We are worrying about you😢❤ you know why. Take care of yourself.

[@gossamerabba]

Agreed...his work inherently lacks motion.

[@supremeintrovert7404]

What does that mean?? ​@@gossamerabba

[@gossamerabba]

@supremeintrovert7404 That writing, editing, and revising his books probably means a lot of sitting.

[@lepragunner1586]

First

[@snozzmcberry2366]

Not even close bud

[@Slobrojoe]

Nah

[@Jmbbit138]

!!!!!