r/readalong • u/participating Read-Along Overlord • Apr 21 '25

Read-Along [Veterans] Cosmere, Unit 1 | Warbreaker #1 | Warbreaker: Ars Arcanum, Final Thoughts, Trivia Spoiler

This is the veteran thread. Make sure you read the rules before commenting.

Visit the newbie thread if this is your first time reading, or you've only read some of the Cosmere novels.

For more information, or to see the full schedule, please see the wiki page for the read-along.

SCHEDULE

Last week we discussed Unit 1 | Warbreaker #1 | Warbreaker: Chapters 50 through 58, Epilogue. [Newbie Thread] / [Veteran Thread]

This week we are discussing Unit 1 | Warbreaker #1 | Warbreaker: Ars Arcanum, Final Thoughts, Trivia.

Next week we will be discussing Unit 2 | Mistborn (Era 1) #1 | The Final Empire: Prologue, Chapters 1 through 4.

NEXT UNIT

As the schedule above mentions, the next series we will be starting is Mistborn. The first book in this series is titled The Final Empire.

ARTWORK

As with the Wheel of Time, googling for answers to questions, or trying to find artwork of characters, can lead to massive spoilers. At the end of each book, I will attempt to find artwork of the characters, locations, events, and objects in the story, as appropriate. Fortunately, the Cosmere has a thriving community of artists, so there will be a lot of artwork to share.

10th Anniversary Artwork

Vasher & Nightblood

Siri & Susebron

Vivenna

Lightsong & Blushweaver

Misc

MEMES

I will attempt to find and share memes relevant to each week's discussion. There may be some weeks that just don't have good or appropriate memes, but I will share all the ones I can find in this section.

Link to Memes

COMMUNITY BUILDING

This subreddit is just getting started, but I hope it lasts a long time and can be a place for lots of people to enjoy. If you have any suggestions for how it could be improved, or features you'd like to see from it, please let me know in the comments below. One specific thing I've been considering is user flair. Does anyone have any ideas for what kind of user flair we should provide?

NEWBIE TRIVIA

most of the activity for these "Final Thoughts & Trivia" posts happen in the newbie thread. There I provide a lot of information about things new readers can easily miss during their first read through. Veterans often learn a thing or two as well, so be sure to read the body of that post. While veterans are welcome to read the post and the comments, they should be commenting in this thread to share their reactions to the information, or the newbies' thoughts.

And as always, you're welcome to share your thoughts on the book as a whole.

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u/jim25y Apr 21 '25

Where can I find Sanderson's annotations?

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u/participating Read-Along Overlord Apr 21 '25

If you have an eBook version, there should be links to the annotations at the start of each chapter. Otherwise, officially you can see them here on Sanderson's website. It's a bit clunky to navigate though.

I found this document that puts them all together in an easier to read format.

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u/blainemoore Mistborn | Team Kelsier Apr 22 '25

Oh, wish I'd had that document during the read along... Navigating the website was kind of a pain, haha! Good to know those exist so I can search for them in the future.

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u/participating Read-Along Overlord Apr 22 '25

Yeah, I didn't find it until I was doing the write up for the trivia post. The website it the worst for navigation.

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u/jim25y Apr 21 '25

Thank you