r/Cosmere

I apologize if this has come up before or if it's a silly question. Sometimes i can't tell. So, the original deity was split into 16 shards and individuals took in their power, then went their separate ways in the cosmere. It seems like they mostly stay on one planet and influence things there. Like, Harmony, Preservation, and Ruin seem to stay on Scadrial and only be concerned with Scadrial. Odium is deliberately confined to Roshar. Honor seems to travel about, but not Cultivation. However, things on Roshar and other planets decay and are preserved. Likewise, people on Scadrial have honor and express powerful emotions like hatred and anger. So, is it just the being they're tied to that's confined to a planet, but their power spreads through the universe? It seems like they tend to focus their power where they're physically located. Their power seems to drive their ability to be everywhere at once, but again, that seems limited to the planet they're on. You don't hear about Sazed checking on things in Lumar or Sel. It seems like if a god is on a planet, that's their domain of power, but that doesn't explain how the effects of their power exist throughout the cosmere.

Thanks!

I'm sure I can't be the only one who feels a little.... different about the Mistborn series now, right? I finally listened to the Sunlit Man last week and am working on Isles of the Emberdark now. Scadrians have been... not exactly what I would consider good in either of these books. Actually they feel pretty antagonistic. I admit I'm not a Cosmere scholar so I can't really remember the specifics of the various gods/shards/planets/etc. But as of what I'm seeing Scadrians seem pretty not good. Maybe not "evil" persay but still pretty bad for like... everyone they come into contact with.

Pair that with Kelsier in general who already was kinda unhinged to begin with but even in his own series, with the final book of Mistborn Era 2, he was shown to not exactly be what I would consider a 'good guy'. Maybe not actually evil, but also definitely not good and a problem for basically anyone who isn't in a very small window of people he finds worthy of saving.

This sort of makes re-reading Mistborn feel totally different, especially Era 1. It feel like all the work from Mistborn Era 1 was kinda I dunno... bad? Because had they not managed to somewhat save the planet like they did the Scadrians probably wouldn't be able to be out here colonizing planets like they are. I don't know the specifics in the greater Cosmere had Ruin vs Preservation stayed separated and not become Harmony. And I don't know if the harm Scadrians are doing with their colonizing is the lesser of two evils compared to the other issues going on, but it definitely makes the entire Mistborn series feel so different. I also feel that while Kelsier was my fav character in The Final Empire he definitely is not in rereads now.

To start i haven't finished the book yet, currently at the part where they just escaped with telsin and allick. However, during that whole escapade on the ship, 2 things struck me as POSSIBLE references to other authors.

1. irich's introduction reminded me alot of joe abercrombie's Glokta especially the distinct "click, tap, drag" sequence about how they get around despite their ailments

2. allick's expressions about exposed faces being barbaric and obscene immediately reminded me of patrick rothfuss's adem culture who believe open emotion/expressions are uncivilized

Again, not stating these as true, more wondering if anyone else catches small things like these that could be references to what authors inspire his work

I know this is kind of a weird tie in but the way that Robin Williams not only embodies Mrs Doubtfire but also all the other impressions he does throughout the film, ESPECIALLY the scene where they’re testing out the different costumes… it just felt SO Wayne coded.

Just another example of how the Cosmere has made its way into my daily thoughts. Unrelated side note, I love and miss Robin Williams so much

Could someone give me an explanation of the current state of Cosmere.

I basically forgot about Cosmere for the past three years. I saw the Secret Project announcements and Wind and Truth release and subsequent reception.

What I've read is Mistborn Era 1, Era 2, Secret History, Stormlight upto Book 4 and Warbreaker.

What should I read or which video should I watch to understand whats what.

So series 1 and 2 of mistborn was a great listening too but the final book of series 2 left more questions that answers as I was following the Amazon recommendations to continue the series. Is the final book meant to drag you into reading Brandon other series works as well ? I would post the questions but the answer is probably just keep reading to find out.