Roshar and Real World/Fiction Inspirations
What is the inspiration behind Roshar?
I'm almost finished Way of Kings. For context I started my journey through the Cosmere with the first Mistborn trilogy, Warbreaker and Elantris. I have every single other book on my TBR but work and family circumstances haven't really allowed me to read as fast as I'd like.
While all of the worlds I've encountered in the Cosmere fascinate me, not one has sratched my history/culture/science nerd being as Roshar has. From the culture of the Alethi people to the mysterious history and dare I say magic of Shinovar, I believe Roshar has become one of my favorite worlds of fiction.
It is my understanding that Brandon Sanderson not only has inspired his work on real life cultures, but he's also been hugely influenced by popular fiction worlds (such as the ones from the Final Fantasy franchise, which has not gone unnoticed on my end).
Aside from being amazed and crediting much of this to Brandon Sanderson's intricate worldbulding and imagination. I would like to know more behind the creation of Roshar.
Do any of you have credited sources of inspiration or have noticed interesting parallels with other worlds that you'd be willing to share?
Thanks in advance. ✨🙌🏻📖