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[BobPhelan]

Character power rankings?

1. Adolin
2. Dallinar
3. Jasnah
4. Kaladin
5. Szeth
6. Taravangian
7. Navani
8. Shallan
9. Wit
10. Syl

A lot of good ones, I'm sure I'm forgetting someone.

[Mackus]

Nobody from Bridge Four besides Kal in your top ten!?

[BobPhelan]

Oh they’re all great but I think of them more as a group. If I had to rank them separately:

1. Rlain
2. Moash (good villain)
3. Teft
4. Rock
5. Lopen
6. Renarin
7. Sigzil
8. Skar
9. Dabbid
10. Drehy

[DuffMan]

Good lists, I might need a day or two but I'll get you my list as well. Speaking of Bridge 4 a novella about Rock and what happens to him after he left is on Brandon's to do list.

[BobPhelan]

Good lists, I might need a day or two but I'll get you my list as well. Speaking of Bridge 4 a novella about Rock and what happens to him after he left is on Brandon's to do list.

Ooh that sounds good. Was curious about him when Kal noted that he didn’t think he’d ever see him again at the end of RoW.

[BobPhelan]

Ok might have to read Warbreakers after finding out Azure and Zahel are worldhoppers named Vivenna and Vasher. And Vasher created Szeth's sword Nightblood.

[BobPhelan]

Read the three White Sand graphic novels last night. Pretty good. One of the main characters is Khriss, the one who writes the Ars Arcanum at the end of all the books. Cool world and magic system, some good characters.

[DuffMan]

Character power rankings?

1. Adolin
2. Dallinar
3. Jasnah
4. Kaladin
5. Szeth
6. Taravangian
7. Navani
8. Shallan
9. Wit
10. Syl

A lot of good ones, I'm sure I'm forgetting someone.

There's no wrong list, but that's wrong j/k

 

Here's my list

1.  Kaladin (I know kind of cliche to put him at 1 but damn he's great)

2. Szeth

3.  Adolin:   In a world full of Radiants I love that he isn't one and hope it stays that way.

4. Dalinar:  The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it? It's the next one. Always the next step

5.  Shallan:  Her character drives me crazy, but her backstory is really good.  Not her first shardblade.

6.  Tarvangian

7.  Wit:  I would put him higher if he appeared a little bit more, but I like that his appearances are limited because it keeps me wanting more.

8.  Sadeas:  And I'm going to cheat and say Torol, Amaram and Ialai all count as Sadeas!

9.  Jasnah

10.  Elhokar

[BobPhelan]

Very good list! I’m sure we’ll get a Hoid/Wit centered story at some point in the Cosmere. After all he did turn down the opportunity to become a god.

[DuffMan]

Very good list! I’m sure we’ll get a Hoid/Wit centered story at some point in the Cosmere. After all he did turn down the opportunity to become a god.

He also pops up in a few small spots in the Mistborn trilogy

[BobPhelan]

He also pops up in a few small spots in the Mistborn trilogy

Finished 'The Final Empire'. Very good. Star Wars vibes. I like how the powers in the Cosmere have some similarities but are also very different. Allomancy vs Surgebinding...

But yeah he shows up as an informant for Kelsier. I’m guessing he was the one actually getting information out of that discussion.

[DuffMan]

Finished 'The Final Empire'. Very good. Star Wars vibes. I like how the powers in the Cosmere have some similarities but are also very different. Allomancy vs Surgebinding...

But yeah he shows up as an informant for Kelsier. I’m guessing he was the one actually getting information out of that discussion.

 

Some weird stuff coming in the next two books specifically involving the Kandra.

[BobPhelan]

Talk about a cliffhanger with ‘Well of Ascension'...

[DuffMan]

Talk about a cliffhanger with ‘Well of Ascension'...

I think you'll be surprised with how the trilogy wraps up.   

[DuffMan]

The 90ish minutes at the orthodontist while my oldest got braces was just the time I needed to finish Dune.

Two quick thoughts, the movie was an excellent adaptation of the first half of the book and the book itself is a fun read. Looking forward to the 2nd movie

[Mike in STL]

[Dupin]

3 days until the last Expanse book drops.  I'm excited to devour that one.

[BobPhelan]

I think you'll be surprised with how the trilogy wraps up.

Certainly was. Great stuff. Feel like I learned more about the greater Cosmere in this book than any other. Looks like era 2 is all shorter reads so should be able to get through that quickly.

[mweb08]

For part of my small business Saturday shopping, I bought the 1619 Project book and  The Matter of Black Lives from The New Yorker and Jelani Cobb and David Remnick. 

 

Got to get them books that a significant segment of our population are literally trying to ban and/or burn. 

[BobPhelan]

Caught up on Mistborn era 2. Didn’t like it as much as era 1 but each book got progressively better.

On to Elantris now. Might as well read them all.