Prologue to Stormlight Book 5

[tangerinebasket]

szeth-son-son-vallano wore white on the day he was to do the entire cosmere a massive rusting favour

[hmmmooops]

Everyone he dismissed became a radiant. Everyone he trusted ended up failing and falling. Everyone he drove away was not there to save him and he died alone. Perfect.

[gabrieldecock]

Before Stormlight 5 Prologue: "Oh No! The Good King Gavilar has been assassinated!"

After Stormlight 5 Prologue: "Go shin boy go"

[daniabbe]

Honor isn't dead as long as Brandon's still writing

[awes]

Stormfather really told Gavilar to RAFO. Amazing.

[paulohh]

"The sun could love the stars but never as equals", feels like such a genius line to show Gavilars lack of perspective in seeing Navani as lesser than him.

[elysanaya]

Gavilar is the most cosmere-aware non-cosmere aware person we've ever seen. The man was so narrow minded that until his final moments he never thought about the implications about all that was going on. The fact he talked to thaidakar on a regular basis and didn't know he was from another planet is just the most obvious way he was deeply blind.

[orufus]

Man, I love that Gavilar is COMPLETELY different than the portrait others painted of him.

[lushedleshen]

Seeing Gavilar gaslight Dalinar like that…

Szeth did good.

[Visforelvenshireling]

"The man can't abide someone having more secrets than him." 🤣 That checks out.

[darktirkd]

I can’t be the only one who lol when Gavilar said “ I am the law”…to Nale… a skybreaker of the 5th ideal

[nikolaipawell]

Oh Brandon, you delightful son of a typewriter. You set a mark for all aspiring writers to live up to, and we love you for it. Live before death, write before bed, journey before pancakes.

[aclark]

Gavilar had no idea how close Nale came to putting him on the naughty list.

[valgrymart]

Shallan was born in 1156, at age 11 she killed her mom making the year of her death 1167. the same year Gavilar was assasinated. The stormfather said a herald had died. I think Chanarach, who had red hair was actually Shallans mother. she returned to damnation and caved in. Shallan caused the desolation. I think we are going to see a reunion between Shallan and her mother before this series is over

[TumblinWeeds]

On this night, Gavilar offended every one of his knives he played with, and ruined the lives of thousands. He brings back voidspren, which ruined Venli’s life. He offended Nale, who ordered his death. The parshendi, who carried it through, and bore the weight of Alethi vengeance, and were forced to summon the everstorm. He offended the stormfather, who swore to never trust humanity again. He created Amaram’s obsession with shard blades, which led to him killing Kaladin’s men.

On the other hand, the ones he rejected. He tried to cripple Dalinar, who turned his life around the very next day, and later became the leader of the force against odium. He shunned Navani, who later bonded Urithiru itself and found a way to kill the fused. He mocked Taravangian, who went to cultivation, and later killed and became Odium. He pawned Jasnah, who stumbled into shadesmar and became the one who discovered the location of urithiru.

All the good he did, Gavilar caused on his death. All the ill he did, Gavilar did while alive. He really is as graceful as a three legged chull.

[evanbradford]

To Gavilar, the most important words a man can say are the words that bind the stormfather, a way to power.

To Dalinar, the most important words a man can say are the simple truth about becoming a better person than you are.

They are the same words

[Berend]

I love the quote "The sun could love the stars, but never as equals" it perfectly sums up the arrogance of Gavilar

[LostinDiscovery]

This chapter alone has me more hyped than the 4 surprise novels not going to lie!
Brandon, you are an absolute legend for doing this. Thank you!

[cosinev]

The sweet, sweet irony of Gavilar picking up Jezrien’s honor blade

[isaiahjoiner]

I love that you actually made Kelsier a Seon in a trench coat like the fans suggested 😂😂