Justin Ottinger answers “Is it absolutely necessary to read this...”

Starrisa asked this question about Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5):

Is it absolutely necessary to read this book before Oathbringer? (Like if I don't read this will I still be able to understand the stuff going on in Oathbringer?) Thanks!! I'm just not exactly a fan of Lift...sorry! :(

Justin Ottinger I would not say that it is absolutely necessary, although I would like to point out that I went from not really caring about Lift to actually liking h…moreI would not say that it is absolutely necessary, although I would like to point out that I went from not really caring about Lift to actually liking her after reading this book. Lift and (SPOILER!) Nale (/SPOILER!) both go through some important character development in this book, and are featured more prominently in the main plotline of the series starting with Oathbringer. As long as you're fine with missing out on that, feel free to skip Edgedancer or save it until after Oatbringer. It also makes one of Oathbringer's interludes make quite a bit more sense--but then again, that interlude is pretty mysterious even after you read Edgedancer. To say more would be a spoiler.(less)

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Starrisa Ok thank you! I'm reading Oathbringer now xD but I think I'll read Edgedancer...someday while waiting for the next book. I hope that I will like Lift ...more
Feb 05, 2018 03:21PM

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