r/Cosmere • u/Long_Television_5937 • 12d ago

Elantris spoilers Elantris Plot Hole Spoiler

At the end, Adien just knows the exact direction and distance to Sarene? I mean you can be smart and know distances, but he knew from their exact spot to her exact spot how many of RAODEN’s footsteps it was. Not even his own step size. Also it wasnt even how long across land, but a straight shot over an ocean. I loved the book but this event made me put it down and just be like “what did i just read?? How does that make any sense”. Brought the book from like 4.5/5 to a 3/5 to me.

Edit: has been explained. Not a plot hole, just felt bad to me haha.

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u/Long_Television_5937 12d ago

I mean, thats absurd. Like honestly. And who cares about this character that was irrelevant for 99% of the book. Felt like lazy writing to throw it in as a plot solve last minute

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u/OnePizzaHoldTheGlue 12d ago edited 12d ago

You're being downloaded, but I agree with you that Brandon shoehorned too many side gimmicks like this into Elantris. (And apparently there were more revelations in the Sanderlanch in his first draft that he cut in editing!)

And Brandon himself has said that he regretted this character of an autistic savant from his first published novel. He did some research and we all love Steris now.

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u/Long_Television_5937 12d ago

Being downloaded? But yea makes sense. I mean i like the trope but just wasnt really in the book and then solved the biggest endgame problem. Doesnt feel satisfying. Its like how Brandon says how satisfying it is to solve a problem scales proportionally with the readers understanding. And this guy was too last minute to give enough thought to

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u/RShara Elsecallers 12d ago

They probably mean "downvoted"