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Interview #977: Cosmere Q&A - 17th Shard, Entry #94

Straff Venture

Are any of your book’s locations (barring legion) based on real-life places? If so, where? If not, what propels your creative drive to make new worlds?

All of the keeps in the Mistborn series are based on real structures I’ve visited. The mists are based on a trip to Idaho, were I drove through a fog bank at high speeds.

Warbreaker’s setting was inspired, in part, by a visit to Hawaii.

Much of Roshar is inspired by tidal pools and coral reefs.

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