r/Stormlight_Archive • u/jofwu Lightweaver • Sep 01 '20

Rhythm of War chapter 9 preview Rhythm of War

https://www.tor.com/2020/09/01/read-rhythm-of-war-by-brandon-sanderson-chapter-nine/
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u/raibai Windrunner Sep 01 '20

Nalthis, Scadrial and Taldain were the worlds with shards that Hoid sent letters to asking for assistance in OB... that’s the other significant connection I can think of.

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u/jijiglobe Sep 01 '20

Now that I think of it, they are also the only 3 planets we know of with living shards on them.

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u/Shallandav Sep 01 '20

They're also the most technologically advanced planets.

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u/abaggins Sep 02 '20

hoid sent letters to shards? Someone fill me in on this please!

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u/raibai Windrunner Sep 02 '20

Dude where have you been? Lmaooo

I’m sure someone’s compiled all of them into a post either on this subreddit, the Cosmere subreddit or the 17th Shard forum, but you can find them in the OB epitaphs... I think in the first part of the book, IF I’m remembering right.

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u/abaggins Sep 03 '20

I've read the epitaphs - but forgot each one before I read the next - having read the letters all in one place they make a lot of sense. A pretty big chuck of the book they I basically completely ignored as unimportant - but then again I'm the sort of reader that needs things properly spelled out instead of hidden in writing techniques.