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So I pestered Brandon about this at Dragon Con this past weekend. He said, "Right now, he would say his name is Ladrian."

WHAT DOES IT MEAN!?!
 
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Whoa. That is quite interesting. :brown-blink: No clue what it means!
 

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I read Shadow of Self a couple of days ago and there was a sentence there that made me wonder if he isn't actually a Ladrian as well...
Cant remember the sentence though.
 

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I would just innocently assume it's just a misdirection on Wayne's part, but you never know with Brandon.

Speaking of Wayne, though, is anyone else irritated that the cover art of Alloy of Law shows Wayne holding a gun?
 

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I would just innocently assume it's just a misdirection on Wayne's part, but you never know with Brandon.

Speaking of Wayne, though, is anyone else irritated that the cover art of Alloy of Law shows Wayne holding a gun?
It would make more sense for him to hold a gun on the cover of the last book. But I like the hat
 

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Speaking of Wayne, though, is anyone else irritated that the cover art of Alloy of Law shows Wayne holding a gun?

Yes. :indifferent: Inaccurate cover art is the bane of my existence.
 

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It's like... Did the artist even read the book? Did the author not look at concept art? Who was in charge of approving this cover?
I've gotten antsy over minor cover art flaws, like sandals not the style as described, but Wayne holding a gun, that's kinda a big point.
 

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I hadn't noticed that. Now I can't unsee it :indifferent:

One of the worst covers for me is Eye of the World. Lan is wearing armour :indifferent:
 

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I've got the e-versions of WoT, and my reader allows me to use custom cover art, so I made classy, understated black covers with the serpent and the wheel graphic for every book. I quite like it. As a consequence, I sometimes forget that's not what the actual covers look like.
 

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That is what the British covers look like. I like them, but they can be a bit boring :look:
 

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I've actually always disliked the standard fantasy cover style that portrays a bunch of the characters. Possibly because they often get details wrong, the characters don't match what I see in my head, and/or the artwork is often just... Cheesy and garish and not really... Arty, if that makes sense.
 
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It's like... Did the artist even read the book? Did the author not look at concept art? Who was in charge of approving this cover?
I've gotten antsy over minor cover art flaws, like sandals not the style as described, but Wayne holding a gun, that's kinda a big point.
Artists don't always read the entire books, do they? At least that's the impression I've gotten. And that publishers fix the art and the authors don't always have a lot (if any) say in it.


Regarding Wayne's surname ... I'd interpret it more as Wayne seeing Wax as his family, so right know if there's any family name that he would identify himself with, it'd be Wax's.
 
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On Sanderson's web page he has author annotations for several of his novels, and in Alloy of Law's annotations for Chapter 8, he mentions the cover art. His comment on it is this:

Brandon Sanderson said:
By the way, I realize the cover has a problem with Wayne holding a gun. It wasn’t worth complaining about, as I felt that there needed to be a gun on the cover to indicate the shift in the Mistborn setting. However, Wax’s hands are both down low, so the gun really does need to be in Wayne’s hand. Just pretend he’s holding it for Wax.
 

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That actually does make me feel better about it.
 

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So I pestered Brandon about this at Dragon Con this past weekend. He said, "Right now, he would say his name is Ladrian."

WHAT DOES IT MEAN!?!
Could they ACTUALLY be related somehow? Like... Third cousins or something?
 
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hmmm... as i'm rereading, i'm wondering if he's a descendent of Spook or Kelsier. The disguises. THE DISGUISES.
 
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