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.

MistbornEdit

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

The Stormlight ArchiveEdit

The Way of KingsEdit

The Way of Kings epigraphs come from several different sources:

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 excerpts from Jasnah Kholin's notebook.
The Part Four epigraphs are Death Rattles collected by the Silent Gatherers.
Part Five has no epigraphs

Words of RadianceEdit

The Words of Radiance epigraphs come from several different sources:

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.

OathbringerEdit

The Oathbringer epigraphs come from several different sources:

The Part One epigraphs are excerpts from the preface to the in-world Oathbringer, the book Dalinar Kholin writes after the Battle of Thaylen Field.
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 in-world Way of Kings, the book written by Nohadon about his journeys (chapters 119-122).

Rhythm of WarEdit

The Rhythm of War epigraphs come from several different sources:

The Part One epigraphs are a transcript of a lecture on fabrial mechanics presented to the coalition of monarchs by Navani Kholin.
The Part Two epigraphs is a letter from the Shard Harmony to Hoid, continuing their earlier correspondence.
The Part Three epigraphs are excerpts from the in-world Rhythm of War, describing the research of Navani Kholin and Raboniel on the nature of Light.
The Part Four epigraphs are excerpts from Kalak's journal, reflecting on his nature as a Herald.
The Part Five epigraphs are excerpts from the musings of El, a Fused scholar of human art forms, on the first of the Final Ten Days.