Stormlight Archive Recap : Prepare for Wind and Truth

[@TheWilsonChannel]

"I pronounce it Jazz-nah and A-doll-in" Sure, i can understand. "Shin-over" Heresy.

[@iBLookinATu]

Lewshi.

[@suzu8253]

Haha that was a jumpscare for sure

[@ezme6822]

Got to 1.24 an I dont think I can continue with these pronouceations

[@josephmonk9041]

@@ezme6822 Same, moving on.

[@shaunkhan9049]

​@@ezme6822Same. It's jarring every time, and I don't understand why she's so insistent on mispronouncing things when the official ways are established. It's a shame since it was a good recap, but it's too distracting.

[@kbouwk]

I opened Wind and Truth yesterday only to realize I desperately needed a recap - thank you for this! I feel so prepared now.

[@YepYapYup]

As someone who listened to the audiobooks before reading, I’m over here gasping at the pronunciation of some of these names. I will live and die by Michael Kramer’s pronunciations (audiobook narrator for those who don’t know). Even as I read the books now, his voice lives in my head. Amazing content, thank you!

[@Navanirunz]

Same!

[@aslanameret]

This

[@loralubimaia2783]

It's such a good recap but I find it difficult to know who she's talking about because of the pronunciation

[@xraysandaliens]

Kramer was right, these are very wrong lol

[@adambousfield6802]

Kramer and Reading are legends

[@charliereadabook]

Atrocities aside this was a fantastic recap, thank you!

[@Bookborn]

LMAO! Just call me the blackthorn, committing pronunciation atrocities everywhere 😌

[@charliereadabook]

@@Bookborn “blackthorn” is actually the correct pronunciation of “bookborn”

[@theMasterShake911]

@@charliereadabook 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣

[@TaeSikCha]

I pronounce Adolin the same, as well as Jasnah

[@hockey1973]

"I've got a quick recap for you!" (then proceeds to make a 90 minute video). JK, I'm here for it. Looking forward to Book 5

[@Bookborn]

Tbh keeping every 1200 page book to under 15 minutes is a very quick recap considering the audio book of them are 30+ hours 🤣🤣

[@IndiaTides]

​@@BookbornAgreed. I would have finished it in 1 min. Mentally broken people trying to fight their illnesses. Kaladin depressed Superman. Shallan multiple personality disorder with childhood trauma. Dalinar - Genocidal maniac to honorable dude. Finally, not so confident scientist with imposter syndrome becomes Wright brothers,

[@dsanch110]

​@@Bookbornfacts😂😂

[@cyclone1973]

90 min IS quick compared to multiple 50+ hour audiobooks. :-D but you're right, this "quick" recap is awesome. 👍

[@nathanopicka8583]

I hadn't realized how much I've forgotten from this massive series. Not gonna lie, the 62 hour listening time is a bit daunting.

[@chrisw.2492]

You are a hero for doing this! Most books start to fade from my memory within a year.

[@MrBigmorg3000]

I was just saying to my wife, “I need a Stormlight recap because I do not have enough time to reread the series.” I open KZbin and your video shows up first on my fyp!! Thanks big brother for always listening and leading me to your channel 😂😂

[@Bookborn]

Ok but this happens to me regularly and it’s like… our phones are actually listening to us huh 😭😭😭

[@wooshbait36]

That's a cap 🧢

[@MrBigmorg3000]

@@wooshbait36I wish it was 😂

[@Aurossa]

Same!! So grateful!

[@highcommander2007]

lol the intersection of the audibook listeners and the book readers is fantastic in these comments :) We can't spell the names, but you guys say them differently :P

[@jadencasto]

Haha, one of my great struggles as an audiobook listener is trying to figure out how to spell anything 😂😂

[@D2ezbmu]

say them wrong*

[@selenasch3957]

​@@D2ezbmu 😂😂😂

[@jaynniejane]

I appreciate your framing of the alternate pronunciation, rather than the folk complaining... I started reading the books and switched to audio books. It was weirdly jarring because of the differences in how I had been saying names in my head

[@adrizen]

It’s ok. Most men don’t read on Roshar

[@Mightyjordy]

You didnt warn me about Shin Oh Vurr!!

[@BryceDoesLife]

god this is reminding me how absolutely bananas good this plot is like wow what a masterpiece

[@laurynasdvareckas7654]

Listening to this I understood I forgot SOOOO much. I'll need to listen to this at least twice. Thank You for creating such a well structured and clear recap.

[@dakotahballard6755]

The fact you made an hour and a half recap is amazing lmao. This could’ve easily turned into a multipart 6+ hour series. I feel ready to read Wind and Truth.

[@benlightfoot6409]

Thanks!

[@ericeilersen]

Yes!! As someone with NO time for a reread, thank you so much!

[@Bookborn]

It's not like they are exactly the lightest books to just throw in between other books 🤣 I'm so glad it's helpful!

[@victorvalvezan2027]

Holy cow, storms and damnation, thank you very much for this!!! O Absolutely love how it's a "quick recap" 90 minutes long and I can FELL you hurrying trying to cram as much plot points as possible in the available time, the books are just so FULL of content, I just finished the recap from book 2 and I'm breathless hahahaha

[@erikarnold4737]

Pronunciations aside (who cares anyway?), the quick pace info dump style of this recap is perfect. Just listening while I'm at work, and it's really easy to follow and covers a lot of ground!

[@niknikzoom]

rereading the full series before the Wind and Truth. I'm in the middle of the Oathbringer right now!

[@Bookborn]

I think I'm going to try to reread too...we'll see if I make it lmao. Haven't started yet ☠

[@lspangful]

Same!! Just got to the part where Gavilar requests Dalinar to go to the rift and quell the rebellion 🫢🫢

[@souljang]

I just finished oathbringer and discovered there's more connection to Warbreaker than i realized in the first read. Think I'll try to re read that one too...

[@MaryRose86]

Me too !

[@cr9153]

Words of Radience for me

[@NaritaZaraki]

58:44 - 59:10 --> Ah the scene that had me, mortifyingly, sobbing in the goddamn bus. Just full on shaking shoulders sobs that I was desperately trying to hide by putting my face in my arms. Mortifying.

[@MaddyGatzka]

I'm on my first Sanderson book, Warbreaker. Just gonna...put this in Watch Later so I can watch it a couple years from now 😅

[@Bookborn]

Ok but that's such a good pick to start congratulations

[@adrianmakesbooks]

Kaladins arc is my favorite part of this series, thanks for the recap its been a little bit since ive read the first 4

[@brysopie3063]

You’re the hero we needed

[@billsfan444]

"I swear to protect those who I hate; even though the one I hate the most is myself" That is a very powerful line IMO, coming from someone with depression

[@MindfulMeadowsFarm]

Oathbringer had the most epic ending. Dalinar is so cool

[@AK-rq1cz]

I cant tell you how helpful it is you did this in a single video! I read them all back in 2019 and ROW when it came out in 2020

[@titans1fan93]

I’m impressed you got a complete recap under 90 minutes

[@trill_nathan]

Thank you so much for this. I have a bit of an existential crisis about all the books I want to read, despite the fact I read a lot. So as much as I love the series, I couldn't bring myself to reread 5k pages right now. You're the best

[@neondemon5137]

Thank you so much for this. I've been desperate for a good recap.

[@Alisir5]

Really appreciate the recap and preparation for book 5, just a piece of feedback that I had to go down to 0.8x speed to follow along!

[@BigWitt3]

This is amazing! Not all heroes wear capes. Thank you!

[@bigben7818]

Thanks so much! Started Wind and Truth then immediately put it down after I realized how lost I was 😅

[@KevinHorecka]

This makes me feel so much more ready to read the preview chapters, thank you!

[@Tralala001]

😵‍💫 1hr 27 min is a quick recap for Sanderson. Thanks for this! It's always good to make sure you remember everything before the next Stormlight book.

[@theKeeseyBoys]

Hey, I'd just like to say thank you so much for putting this together!! Thr Stormlight Archives is my favorite book series, and I had forgotten SO much. Now, I can hop into the new book without feeling a bit lost. ❤ Thanks again, and I cant wait to see what happens to my dude, Kaladin!! One of the coolest characters of all time.

[@Rob-ql2wf]

Omg yess thanks for the effort, has been a while since I read the series, will listen to this right away this evening!

[@traitorousturncoat667]

Thank you for this! I got my copy of Wind and Truth yesterday and got about 40 pages in before realizing I was hopelessly out of my depth, so this recap has been a massive help.

[@Vospader21]

I was originally going to reread all four previous book to prepare for book 5 but I realized I can’t wait that long and I just need a quick refresher because it’s been awhile.

[@BrianBell7]

This is EXACTLY the video I was hoping someone would make! Thank you, Bookborn!

[@Bookborn]

Thanks Brian! You excited for Wind and Truth??

[@BrianBell7]

@@Bookborn I am, but I think my own personal hype-level is kind of moderate. It'll probably raise up right at launch. It's the Godzilla ready to stomp all over my TBR :)

[@ZlothZloth]

Oh clever! If you've read the books, this is a great reminder. If you haven't, it's far too fast to follow, so no worries about hurting book sales.

[@Bookborn]

I don’t think anyone thought these were good replacements for the book 🤣 it’s written to jog a memory, not replace books!

[@ZlothZloth]

@Bookborn If you had done it by just recapping the biggest plot points but in more detail, a few folks might come away thinking they 'knew enough to get by.' This way, though, only people who have some memory of the books are going to be able to follow what's going on. And they get reminded of far more events, too! I'm looking forward to the 135 minute version before book 10. ;)

[@SirJawesome]

Came here to like the video and to say thanks for posting it in podcast form. So excited for the listen!

[@SimonDoesmath]

Thank you! I reread the books a few months ago but another book series wiped all that from my brain

[@3lulubell]

Thank you so much for this! Extremely helpful, perfect timing, and you kept the summary at an hour! 💛

[@titans1fan93]

Rewatched this again right before starting Wind and Truth. Such a great recap!

[@kead6636]

I don't remember the books so well but isn't Lift's ability to turn food into light bestowed by Cultivation?

[@WorldEaterTaz]

I just started the new book and was so confused about what was going on. Thus helped a lot. Thank you.

[@bopsap.gammazape]

Legend! Just what we needed to get back up to speed before wind and truth 🙌

[@richardmohan1037]

The name pronunciations are killing me loo

[@ravhanna]

Dude it's made up. Relax 😅

[@procrastinator1727]

@@ravhanna Not really though. The audiobook pronunciations by Kramer/Reading is the correct way, as they're obviously checked/approved by the author. Any other pronunciation is wrong. She really should have listened to the audiobooks to get the correct pronunciation. Audiobooks way better experience than reading anyway.

[@Ray.500]

You feed us so well, thank you for your service 🤍

[@Johanna_reads]

Bookborn to the rescue! You have no idea how much I need this recap! I’ll be watching this in chunks. 😊

[@Bookborn]

Yay!! ☺

[@davecollins9705]

This is SOOOOO good and SOOOOOO helpful! Thank you for doing this Bookborn. I'm even more excited for Book 5 now!

[@cypher16x75]

Thank you for this. It’s been so long since I read those first few books. The recap is a perfect refresher.

[@carolynsmith5737]

Thanks for doing this! At first, I was going to reread the series but it didn’t happen and I don’t want to wait to read ‘Wind and Truth’. Appreciate the time you took to do this.

[@Sp00nShark]

Wit and Design's offworlding question is answered quite thoroughly in Yumi and the nightmare painter 1:20:59

[@keegan8802]

Was about to comment this

[@cullanfleming6823]

Having trouble finding this info, and I read the book too... I was under the impression it was still a mystery. Are you sure it was actually explained and not just stated that they "found some way to do it"? Where?

[@Sp00nShark]

​@@cullanfleming6823They asked if Design stays with Hoid and will he manage to bring her out of roshar? Since Design is a major character in Yumi and she did leave with Hoid so that question was answered already

[@spacemanspiff1197]

I have a long TBR and was just looking for a recap when this was posted. Really dont have time to re-read 4000+ pages

[@ericdrake4544]

This is the best, thanks for the recap. 🎉 Now to read this book

[@Kellen81]

Thank you! Excited for Wind and Truth and didn't really want to have to re-read thousands of pages before December

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Sorry my cat was posessed by the Unmade mid-filming It just kinda happens sometimes, you know how it is

[@CatholicBecket]

lol very relatable

[@missOhdrey]

thank you so much! I keep seeing 1 hour recap for each individual book but I want to start reading Wind and Truth tonight! I'll watch your video beforehand. I have horrible memory for detail lol and lord knows there is a lot of details in these books.

[@Aldarion65]

thanks for the recap, I really really needed this

[@monsierlemaire8282]

Excellent recap! Just what I needed before digging into book 5

[@IbbyMelbourne]

Listening to this on double speed, cramming as fast as I can while on the way to barnes and noble to pick up my copy 😂

[@DarkMetroid777]

Can't wait for Dec 7th. Thanks so much for this quick review!

[@Dragosprite]

Just got the call from my local bookstore that my preorder is in, i knew i would need something like this, great work!

[@krislimpus]

Wow thank you for doing this video!! So helpful to refresh it before starting the new one

[@Yuuppppp]

Can’t believe I searched Stormlight Archive recap just now and it pops up that you made a specific video about it 4 days ago. Wild how that works. One of my favorite channels too keep it up.

[@praveenn2990]

Good one thanks I’m about to start reading the book 5, so this was much needed

[@fenschmen2795]

Thank you for this! Prepping for Stormlight releasing tomorrow!

[@6ixpoint5ive]

I like that you also say AH-dolin. I never understood AY-dolin, because every other Alethi name in the Stormlight Archive the A sound is pronounced AH (not AY) - Kah-lah-din, Jah-snah, Shah-lahn, Dah-lin-nahr, etc. So even just using basic phonetics within naming conventions, it makes much more sense that his name is AH-dolin. but c'est la vie hah

[@souljang]

That's the way i always said it. But i recently watched Sanderson talking at a convention and he was talking of A(y)dolin and i got confused and lost before i realized who he was talking about... I'll probly continue with A(h)dolin by instinct though

[@slidenaway]

Neither Kaladin nor Dalinar has an “ah” sound for the first syllable lol. I mean I’ve never heard them pronounced that way! It’s an in-between short A and long A sound, idk what it’s called. Like Kal like in “calorie”

[@6ixpoint5ive]

@@slidenaway exactly. Ah as in Cah-lorie. Thats the sound that’s implied in all the names. Thus: Ah-dolin, an “ah” sound like in Calorie.

[@slidenaway]

@@6ixpoint5ive okay, I’ve never seen anyone use “ah” for that sound. Ah is ah… like in “father”. You know? Dammit I’m too lazy to go down the linguistic/phonetic rabbit hole right now 😂 Will also just say I’d write Shallan as “shuh-LAHN” as that’s how most people say it (rather than your “shah-lahn”

[@souljang]

@@slidenaway i see what you're saying. Make sense. I guess it's more like Add-olin?

[@Thxlbx]

Gave a like and am bookmarking this to watch piece by piece as I am doing a Stormlight re-read, so will watch each piece as I complete the book (almost done with Way of Kings).

[@Otis151]

Thanks for the excellent recap and character snapshots.

[@amarkish11]

Go to bed knowing you saved me tonight. I did a reread a little early and needed this.

[@petergee7943]

Thanks for putting this together! Really well done and helpful for today.

[@RyuuMakato42]

Starting Way of Kings next in my journey through the Cosmere, but look forward to coming back and watching this eventually before I start Wind and Truth

[@laurablakeauthor]

This is incredible! Well done, you!

[@Bookborn]

I DID IT. ITS DONE 😭

[@jeremyhunt2100]

Looshie is just diabolical 😅

[@Rkcuddles]

Bless you! Hair looks great. Really happy you got a sponsor for the channel. I always look for your well structured videos

[@maxbabich20]

Perfect timing, just finished RoW last night

[@Mnuller]

Fantastic video! Good job and well done!

[@chubbuck35]

I intended to re-read all 4 books before the release of W&T, but work is too crazy so I did not get a chance. Thank you so much for providing this high quality recap, what a life saver.

[@B.LEE.DbrianleedurfeeREVIEWS]

Just what I needed. My book #5 came in the mail today. Nice meeting you at Dragonsteel BTW

[@GrapplingBook]

The best recap on the internet!

[@omarsalman1331]

I was so hoping to catch a video like this before December. Can't wait!

[@zacharyjones4232]

Just finished a re-read as my brother started his Cosmere journey. Will still watch this in early December 🤣💪

[@jakeanderson4058]

Really well done review. Thank you.

[@bubsyoutube]

Thank you for this recap. Very well done.

[@seththomas6727]

I read through Stormlight for the first time! Wow what a great series! Just finished Rhythm of War this past weekend!

[@TalkingTorah613]

This is great.

[@mosiah9205]

I’ve been waiting for a video like this. I do NOT have time to reread stormlight but I’ve also forgotten everything.

[@thebooklion]

Love this! I'm currently reading Oathbringer for the first time and then Rythm of War in time for Wind and Truth, but I will still watch this video before the premiere 😊

[@charlestheiner2833]

13:19 giggling on a crowded train right now because I had completely forgotten "I am a stick!" 😂

[@matthewschwoebel8247]

Thanks for the recap! At a single read for each book, I needed it. Also, Team Jazznah.

[@Chandrakumar_N]

Amazing recap . Thanks a bunch

[@bigswisschh]

Your bookshelf background is awesome. Thanks for this. I am rereading and this is a helpful catchup

[@deborahhawkins9929]

All of this artwork is STUNNING! this recap was amazing. I binged all 4 books during my maternity leave with my second baby and won’t have time to reread before book 5 comes out. This was greatly appreciated 🥰

[@Bookborn]

I binged the first two books while I was on maternity leave 🤣 it’s always a good time to do it

[@Brandonmbb]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!! It is much appreciated 🙏

[@charleshills1408]

This is amazing! I have just circled back and done Dawnshard and Edgedancer... so I am refamiliarizing myself as well. Adapting from Mistborn to Stormlight is intriguing :-)

[@ldvalencia.author]

Appreciated this. I just read the series last year, so I didn’t wanna do a full re-read. But I knew I wanted to go in fresh.

[@aliciasorenson3807]

I decided to give my re read an honest effort and I'm almost halfway through Words of Radiance😂. Pretty good, though, seeing as how I decided only a few weeks ago! I watched the Way of Kings section and sponsor, but I'm going to read as much as I can, and then come back to this later if I can't get through them all in time. VERY impressive that you did this!!

[@patrickginart1780]

My copy of Wind & Truth just came in and boy do I need this lol

[@JP-kz9ze]

This was very helpful, thank you!

[@wyrdplae8586]

7:13 I remember getting so emotional at this moment (The moment imaged not what she is recounting verbally) reading the book. Syl standing with Kaladin trying to part, or hold back, the winds is just so sweet that it makes me tear up even now. I don't really know why. There is a similarly beautiful moment with a character called Breeze in the Mist Born series. I wonder if any of you remember it. Without any spoilers it is when he is consuming something to his detriment for the benefit of others and I just get choked up about it every time I think about it.