Epigraphs

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Several of Brandon's books have epigraphs before the start of each chapter. Subject to the terms of our copyright policy, the Coppermind has collected them on the wiki.

Mistborn

• The epigraphs from The Final Empire come from Alendi's logbook. See The Final Empire/Epigraphs.
• The epigraphs from The Well of Ascension come from Kwaan's inscription. See The Well of Ascension/Epigraphs.
• The epigraphs from The Hero of Ages come from the Words of Founding. See The Hero of Ages/Epigraphs.

The Stormlight Archive

• The epigraphs from The Way of Kings come from several different sources. See The Way of Kings/Epigraphs.

• The Part One epigraphs are Death Rattles collected by the Silent Gatherers.
• The Part Two epigraphs form a letter from Hoid to Frost.
• The Part Three epigraphs are excerpt's from Jasnah Kholin's notebook.
• The Part Four epigraphs are Death Rattles collected by the Silent Gatherers.
• Part Five has no epigraphs

• The epigraphs from Words of Radiance come from several different sources. See Words of Radiance/Epigraphs.

• The Part One epigraphs are excerpts from Navani Kholin's journal.
• The Part Two epigraphs are verses from several listener songs.
• The Part Three epigraphs are excerpts from the in-world book Words of Radiance, which describes the Knights Radiant and their powers.
• The Part Four epigraphs form a reply from Frost to Hoid in response to the letter from The Way of Kings Part Two epigraphs.
• The Part Five epigraphs are excerpts from Taravangian's Diagram.

• The epigraphs from Oathbringer come from several different sources. See Oathbringer/Epigraphs.

• The Part One epigraphs are excerpts from the preface to the book Dalinar Kholin wrote after the Battle of Thaylen Field, Oathbringer.
• The Part Two epigraphs are letters from the Shards Endowment (chapters 33-41), Autonomy (via its avatar Patji; chapters 42-51), and Harmony (chapters 53-57) to Hoid, likely in response to a letter similar to the one he sent Frost.
• The Part Three epigraphs are messages recorded by the Knights Radiant just prior to the abandonment of Urithiru and the Recreance, found in the Urithiru gem archive.
• The Part Four epigraphs are excerpts from the in-world book by Hessi, Mythica, which attempts to catalogue the Unmade.
• The Part Five epigraphs are excerpts from the Eila Stele, a document written by a singer around the time of the first Desolation (chapters 115-118) and from the postscript to the book written by Nohadon about his journeys, The Way of Kings (chapters 119-122).