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Interviews: AMOL Signing Report - Mason Wheeler
Summary:
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5
Date
Feb 12th, 2013
Type
Paraphrased
Location
Seattle, WA
TourCon
AMOL Book Tour
Bookstore
University Temple United Methodist Church
Reporter
Mason Wheeler
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Mason Wheeler
I was there too [the Seattle signing], and I asked a few Cosmere questions. I didn't record any of this, and what I'm reporting here, both in my questions and his answers, (particularly his answer to the first question) are kind of paraphrased, but this is accurate enough. (Note: Mistborn and Way of Kings spoilers ahead.)
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Mason Wheeler
You've said that Splintering a shard is essentially the same thing as the shattering of Adonalsium, repeated on a smaller scale.
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah.
Mason Wheeler
And a while ago, someone asked you if Splintering was permanent or reversible, and you said that it can be reversed.
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah.
Mason Wheeler
And shard holders tend to take the name of the shard they hold. So you've got Sazed, who goes by "Harmony" now, after taking up Ruin and Preservation. That makes me wonder, does he hold two shards... or one?
Brandon Sanderson
You could really answer that either way. The distinction is a really subjective one, and you could say that he's holding both shards, or that he holds one single Harmony.
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Mason Wheeler
So, according to King Taravangian, the... erm... I don't actually know the name for it, the uh, death-babbling phenomenon...
Brandon Sanderson
Death rattles.
Mason Wheeler
OK, death rattles have been going on since about the time the Parshendi were first discovered. Soon after this, King Gavilar was killed, and he said something that sounds kind of nonsensical. Was that him talking, or someone else?
Brandon Sanderson
No, that was Gavilar.
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Mason Wheeler
All right. And related to that, sometimes some little concepts kind of... cross worlds. When Miles [from The Alloy of Law] died, who was talking there? Him, or someone else?
Brandon Sanderson
Wow, that's a really excellent question. And I'm afraid I'm going to have to RAFO that.
Mason Wheeler
Aww... figures.
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Mason Wheeler
Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)
Also, I overheard him saying to anther fan that all magic on Sel is essentially programming, and building up a complex Aonic effect or an intricate Forgery works just like writing code.
Mason Wheeler
(As a computer programmer myself, I found that pretty cool.)
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