All things Brandon Sanderson
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Phayd
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Felt like I read it too fast after finishing...
It seems another shard, Autonomy, is going after Harmony. Looking forward to seeing how this plays out in a few months. I guess the the new world hopper is Iyatil, the 'Visitor' encountered by the Shardpool from WoR
I liked it, but thought it was not one of his best. Did not enjoy it as much as the stormlight ones. Probably on par with the latest reckoners IMO.
I did get to feel a bit smug when I found I'd nailed the major plot twist several years before he actually wrote the book though.
I did get to feel a bit smug when I found I'd nailed the major plot twist several years before he actually wrote the book though.
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Zyke
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I just finished Shadows of Self and really enjoyed it, though I've always been a big fan of mistborn. While it maybe isn't as good as the Stormlight books, I really love the whole allomancy/feruchamy system and the characters in the books. I'm really excited to see how it goes, especially with the end of Shadows of Self and
I'm also really excited about Sanderon's plan in the link Gnomedolf posted above - a third mistborn trilogy thats potentially a space opera with metal magic and? Sounds like it could be amazing if Sanderson pulls it off right. And in general seeing how all of these series play together, as again, in the link above, it seems like all of these books take place over a vast timeline and yet are all still linked together.
I also thought Hoid showing up briefly as the carriage driver was a nice touch. The only thing lacking from this new arc so far in my opinion is full blown mistborns, though I can't imagine one won't show up at some point. Having allomancers/feruchamists and even a few with one of each like the main characters is nice, but it lacks the awesomeness of the original trilogy that we got with Kelsier and Vin who got to do all the cool shit.
the hints towards it linking up with the greater cosmere.
I also thought Hoid showing up briefly as the carriage driver was a nice touch. The only thing lacking from this new arc so far in my opinion is full blown mistborns, though I can't imagine one won't show up at some point. Having allomancers/feruchamists and even a few with one of each like the main characters is nice, but it lacks the awesomeness of the original trilogy that we got with Kelsier and Vin who got to do all the cool shit.
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Jorren
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So he just posted this on Twitter/FB. Pretty cool
I am late to the party, not sure how I missed picking up his work. Just recently started Way of Kings. Excellent so far, I am really excited that I have only scratched the surface. Future reading is looking good!
I am late to the party, not sure how I missed picking up his work. Just recently started Way of Kings. Excellent so far, I am really excited that I have only scratched the surface. Future reading is looking good!
Nebuchadnezzar
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The next Misborn book, The Bands of Mourning
Amazon.com: The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn) eBook: Brandon Sanderson: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn) eBook: Brandon Sanderson: Kindle Store
Zyke
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Sounds awesome. I'm just hoping at some point we get some full fledged mist born worked back into the series.
I'm 3/4 of the way through the latest Mistborn and am having a hard time giving a shit about it. Wax/Wayne are great characters but something about this whole story is just dull. Sanderson is a terrific writer but sometimes his need to cram a dramatic female heroine into every novel just feels way too forced.
Yeah, I haven't touched the new one, but the whole western Mistborn stuff is just dull. It feels like I'm reading an episodic tv show rather than reading a novel series.
