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Brandon Sanderson - The Cosmere |OT| there's always another secret...
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Jag
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State of the Sanderson
Also more updates on his secondary and tertiary and whatever comes after that projects. Frankly I'm shocked how much more he's got going on.
Also more updates on his secondary and tertiary and whatever comes after that projects. Frankly I'm shocked how much more he's got going on.
This is why Sanderson is one of my favorite authors. I haven't read all of his works by any means (I just started Mistborn but I've read Elantris, Warbreaker, and both Stormlight books), but his dedication to writing and accessibility to fans (he's on Reddit all the time answering random fan questions) are things that really make me admire him and respect his work even more.
Wowfunhappy
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I know he makes a big point of saying how committed he is to The Stormlight Archives, but I can't help being kind of worried he's never going to finish it. :/
I totally felt the same way, and it was tiresome, but it ultimately serves to make the ending that much more satisfying.
Basileus777
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Still beating Martin's pace of output by 4 years to the 5th novel.
I was actually quite shocked that The Reckoners series is as big of a seller as Mistborn and Stormlight.
GTP_Daverytimes
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10 books planned, currently.
Wait, Stormlight 3 got moved to 2017 (DAMMIT!) and is called Oathbringer?
Last i knew, it was Stones Unhallowed and then Skybreakers, implying it was about
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I do wonder if Sanderson decided to change the book's main character, requiring re-writes and thus pushing the book to 2017 from '16?
Last i knew, it was Stones Unhallowed and then Skybreakers, implying it was about
Szeth
I do wonder if Sanderson decided to change the book's main character, requiring re-writes and thus pushing the book to 2017 from '16?
Wafflecakes
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Lame.
Oh OK. So about 2030 then.
He switched the planned flashback character from Szeth to Dalinar a while ago. He was experimenting with how Dalinar's flashback chapters would work in the context of it. I think he said he's finished the first draft of all the flashback chapters.
quackamole
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Sanderson is a writing machine.
But too bad no new SA until 2017.
But too bad no new SA until 2017.
Jest Chillin
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To be specific, Oathbringer didn't get moved to 2017.. he's just anticipating a 2017 release due to all the fact checking, revision work, etc.. that his team is predicting they'll have to do. It's the necessary evil of having so large and intricate a universe he's creating.
StrongBelwas
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I was given the mistborn trilogy as a gift but haven't started it yet, those are the best ones to start with right?
Jest Chillin
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It's the place most people are introduced to Sanderson's big universe, yes. There's no correct or even best way to jump into The Cosmere. Since that's what you have, give it a read and see what you think about him as an author. If you like him, then just keep picking up whichever stories you think are interesting.
StrongBelwas
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Cheers! I'm currently half way through the dark tower series so might be a while till I get to it
Imp the Dimp
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Just done with Way of Kings. How good was that!? How is this not a TV show yet?
I dunno. The series is amazing but I wonder if it would make for a good show. (I think the same thing about other major series though, not just Stormlight Archives).
The world has a lot of unique things that give it flavor. They could film in a rocky area or something for the landscape, but with the unique look of the Parshendi, all the imagined flora/fauna, shardplate and shardblades, the highstorms, and the spren everywhere... if they skimped on any of those things, it would be pretty sad.
Not to mention, the series won't be done for a long time, so you'd have a max of a couple seasons of material before they had to start inventing their own story arcs or filming spoilers for the unwritten books. We've already got that with Game of Thrones so I can wait on a Cosmere TV series.
Incredible book. One of my favorites ever.
Jest Chillin
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Premium channel, 10-12 episode seasons, and Sanderson's writing speed... they could potentially get 2 seasons per book and not be too terribly fast. Of course he'd have to focus on Stormlight nearly exclusively.
Imp the Dimp
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So I'm already plowing through Words of Radiance rofl. How exactly does one deal with waiting over a year for a book? I'm really anxious to read through it too quickly.
I mean what else can you do?
We wait for movies, tv shows, games....
Lot of waiting in a fan's life.
Sanderson's work ethic is unreal, but he outlines everything to the T, which is what allows him to write 2-3k words everyday.
Rothfuss on the other hand doesn't outline at all. I have no idea how he keeps everything intact. Dude's insane.
And I love that he writes with a Model M. Dude even has an SSK for when he travels.
By reading everything else Sanderson writes as well because he's such a beast that you never have to wait that long for his next piece.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Doesn't Rothfuss already have Kingkiller written and he's just editing it and rewriting it over and over?
Finished Wheel of Time last year and I really enjoyed the books when Brandon Sanderson took over so decided to check out some of his own series. I just started with the Stormlight Archive and I loved it! I read both books in no time and I'm eagerly awaiting the next book now.
I didn't know his other series where in the same universe, but I eventually found out and started reading Mistborn. I've read the first trilogy and curently reading the Alloy of Law, about halfway through it. The Mistborn books aren't as fun as the Stormlight Archive, but I enjoy them anyway. So far I enjoyed the three first books more than Alloy of Law, simply because I liked the setting better, but I do like the book anyway.
I'm going through the books pretty fast and I fear it will be a long wait for the next Stormlight book! But I'm pretty confident that the wait will be more than worth it : )
I didn't know his other series where in the same universe, but I eventually found out and started reading Mistborn. I've read the first trilogy and curently reading the Alloy of Law, about halfway through it. The Mistborn books aren't as fun as the Stormlight Archive, but I enjoy them anyway. So far I enjoyed the three first books more than Alloy of Law, simply because I liked the setting better, but I do like the book anyway.
I'm going through the books pretty fast and I fear it will be a long wait for the next Stormlight book! But I'm pretty confident that the wait will be more than worth it : )
HamPster PamPster
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I absolutely loved the two novels of The Stormlight Arhive I read recently but couldn't get through book #3 of the original Mistborn trilogy despite being a huge fan of the first. Started going downhill for me midway through #2. This thread makes me wanna go back and get through it.
Anyone else have this issue? It's clearly not a problem with his writing. I hate that I left a trilogy unfinished. This has only happened twice in my life. I feel like I'm wrong lol.
Anyone else have this issue? It's clearly not a problem with his writing. I hate that I left a trilogy unfinished. This has only happened twice in my life. I feel like I'm wrong lol.
Mistborn 3 wrapped that arc up amazingly imo. Hell of a finale.
Jest Chillin
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First book is a slow start, second gets bogged down a bit with YA tropes, but the third ends the trilogy really well.
I prefer Wax and Wayne's story so far though because I really, really like them as characters.
I prefer Wax and Wayne's story so far though because I really, really like them as characters.
GTP_Daverytimes
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Yea, wayne being the more likable of the two imo. Also i really like sterris, especially in the second book. She seemed less stuck up and we got a chance to see who she really was, sterris seems like the kind of woman wax needs (though not necessarily what he might want), she is intelligent.
Imp the Dimp
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I still can't get over how good and satisfying WoK's ending was. I literally couldn't concentrate during Star Wars: FA because Way of Kings was still so present in my mind.
It's just that more often than not, I'm unsatisfied with book and movie endings. WoK nailed it super hard, just like that.
Dalinar handing his Shardblade to Sadeas was absolutely magical. I had goosebumps for half an hour.
It's just that more often than not, I'm unsatisfied with book and movie endings. WoK nailed it super hard, just like that.
Mistborn 3 absolutely rocked. The ending was insane.
And continuation in the "Victorian times" with Wax and Wayne is also awesome.
Jag
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That hurts
Not sure I'm going to continue Rithmatist. Wasn't a huge fan.
2nd book has wayyyyyyyyy too much romance shit which drags, but it's still solid. 3rd is epic.
H.Cornerstone
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Agreed, the way he pulled together all Sazed had learned and how it was useful was absolutely brilliant.
Wowfunhappy
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I got through all three Mistborn books, but thought the first was miles better than the other two. The latter two went in a direction I really hadn't expected, and not in a good way.
Whole trilogy is great, but only Mistborn 1 is a masterpiece IMO.
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love triangle
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