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Can't wait till you start reading The Stormlight Archives

I hope to finish it by the end of next week, I'll share my impressions here.

Should I finish the Mistborn series of books before I start The Stormlight Archives? I don't quite get how the Cosmere universe works.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I hope to finish it by the end of next week, I'll share my impressions here.

Should I finish the Mistborn series of books before I start The Stormlight Archives? I don't quite get how the Cosmere universe works.

Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Reading Order

Not sure where to start with Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere? Make it easy to get into with this cosmere reading order!

www.thebookishmom.net

A Beginner’s Guide to the Cosmere - The Fantasy Review

At The Fantasy Review, we have created A Beginner’s Guide to the Cosmere for anyone looking to get into Brandon Sanderson's fantastic books!

thefantasyreviews.com

When it comes to The Stormlight Archives, I recommend to read them after you finish the third book in the Mistborn Series

There's also two Novellas in The Stormlight Archives I highly recommend

 

[Lunarorbit]

Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Reading Order

Not sure where to start with Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere? Make it easy to get into with this cosmere reading order!

www.thebookishmom.net

A Beginner’s Guide to the Cosmere - The Fantasy Review

At The Fantasy Review, we have created A Beginner’s Guide to the Cosmere for anyone looking to get into Brandon Sanderson's fantastic books!

thefantasyreviews.com

When it comes to The Stormlight Archives, I recommend to read them after you finish the third book in the Mistborn Series

There's also two Novellas in The Stormlight Archives I highly recommend

Oops. I read the 1st 3 storm light and haven't read mistborn. I knew they were in the same universe but didn't realize they were related.

I'm on the wastelands now. I liked the series last time but had stopped due to frustration. Man, the thing in frustrated about is telegraphed to you early on. I just must have been an idiot 20 years ago when I read the 1st 5 books

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

I am enjoying Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Great story, I love the protagonist's inner dialog, and the random bits if science (mostly physics) and algebra really add to the story.

Highly recommend Project Hail Mary as well!

Just finished the fifth book in the Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor. Def not my favorite by a long shot...but I'm already 5 in, can't stop now.

 

[analog_future]

Not a particularly huge reader, but I figured I'd chime in on this thread.

So far this year I've read:

• Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
  • Really enjoyed this one, and knowing Clarke's other works, it's no surprise that much of the concepts and writing here are far ahead of their time. The descriptions of the Rama vessel itself were beautifully illustrative and thoroughly captured my attention. The characters themselves were pretty uninteresting though. I know that Hollywood has been talking about an adaption of this for ages and that Denis Villaneuve is the new name attached. Would love to see a film or series of this with him at the helm.
• The Institute, Stephen King
  • About halfway through this book, I was a little on the fence about how I felt about it. The middle became a bit plodding for my tastes. But the setup was great, and more importantly, the final third of the book was a complete page-turner (and the "boring" middle part ended up making the last third much more interesting because of how deeply you understood the characters). Maybe not in the top-tier of King's books, but it was a fun ride and it was great to see King to back to writing children (which he generally does so well).
• The Road, Cormac McCarthy
  • As grim and unflinching as the 2009 film was, the book is that much more powerful. The shorthand-esque style of writing and largely blunt and to-the-point descriptions of events and setting made the world feel grounded and real, as if I was right there with the Man and the Boy. This was my first Cormac McCarthy book and I definitely want to visit more of his works now.

I think the next book I'm going to try is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I haven't read any of Andy Weir's stuff but his subject matter and style seem like they'll be a good fit for my tastes.


Would love to hear any recommendations from anyone as well!

 

[95mellow]

Not a particularly huge reader, but I figured I'd chime in on this thread.

So far this year I've read:

• Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
  • Really enjoyed this one, and knowing Clarke's other works, it's no surprise that much of the concepts and writing here are far ahead of their time. The descriptions of the Rama vessel itself were beautifully illustrative and thoroughly captured my attention. The characters themselves were pretty uninteresting though. I know that Hollywood has been talking about an adaption of this for ages and that Denis Villaneuve is the new name attached. Would love to see a film or series of this with him at the helm.
• The Institute, Stephen King
  • About halfway through this book, I was a little on the fence about how I felt about it. The middle became a bit plodding for my tastes. But the setup was great, and more importantly, the final third of the book was a complete page-turner (and the "boring" middle part ended up making the last third much more interesting because of how deeply you understood the characters). Maybe not in the top-tier of King's books, but it was a fun ride and it was great to see King to back to writing children (which he generally does so well).
• The Road, Cormac McCarthy
  • As grim and unflinching as the 2009 film was, the book is that much more powerful. The shorthand-esque style of writing and largely blunt and to-the-point descriptions of events and setting made the world feel grounded and real, as if I was right there with the Man and the Boy. This was my first Cormac McCarthy book and I definitely want to visit more of his works now.

I think the next book I'm going to try is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I haven't read any of Andy Weir's stuff but his subject matter and style seem like they'll be a good fit for my tastes.


Would love to hear any recommendations from anyone as well!

Definitely check out Blood Meridian. Amazing work.

 

[dispensergoinup]

Started reading Sanderson and finished Mistborn Trilogy which I enjoyed quite a bit.

Moved on to Stormlight Archives and while on the third book I'm feeling burnt out so after this I'll probably go back to finishing Meditations or start on The Black Company by Glen Cook.

Any suggestions on more grounded fantasy stories?

 

[Queso de Grande]

Anyone else feel like Brandon Sanderson’s writing sounds like tumblr fanfic now? I am 7 chapters into Wind and Truth and it is too modern in the conversations.

 

[EviLore]

Anyone else feel like Brandon Sanderson’s writing sounds like tumblr fanfic now? I am 7 chapters into Wind and Truth and it is too modern in the conversations.

Always has been………………….

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Anyone else feel like Brandon Sanderson’s writing sounds like tumblr fanfic now? I am 7 chapters into Wind and Truth and it is too modern in the conversations.

I'm around 440 Pages into the book and that doesn't bother me in the slightest. So far I'm having a fantastic time with the story so far

 

[AJUMP23]

The education of Henry Adams. This is a fascinating autobiography of the great grandson of John Adams. Interesting perspectives throughout and he lived from 1840 to 1920 and saw America and the world Chang in fascinating ways.

 

[Queso de Grande]

Always has been………………….

Yeah, it has. I just finished the wheel of time the day before Wind and Truth, I guess I got used to Sanderson being a little more restrained since it wasn’t his story.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Reading through this one now. It's decent. A bit more tangental than I normally like; Questlove has a great eye and ear so I don't mind.

 

[Tertullian]

Anyone else feel like Brandon Sanderson’s writing sounds like tumblr fanfic now? I am 7 chapters into Wind and Truth and it is too modern in the conversations.

Yeah man, the writing is bad. You're not supposed to pay that much attention. You're supposed to listen at 2x speed for the plot while you do chores.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Book is a slam dunk by Koontz, this is a quality read, smart lines, dependable story that advances perfectly, the kid who can remote control view through people I’ve never been more spooked.

 

[Little Mac]

According to my Kindle, I’m 60% done with Project Hail Mary. Loving it so far. I’m not an avid reader and I’m rather embarrassed how long it’s been since I’ve read anything other than textbooks or research on topics of interests such as Fitness or Finance. Regardless Project Hail Mary has been a great gateway drug. I’m going to search this thread for good recommendations when I complete it.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I've been reading Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of The Fallen #1)

I just got to Page 252 (Out of 495 Pages)

I'm around 50 Percent done

So far the book is good but man is it dry and dense. Book throws so many terms at me that I'm tempted to look them up but won't due to not wanting to get spoiled

 

[Trilobit]

• Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
  • Really enjoyed this one, and knowing Clarke's other works, it's no surprise that much of the concepts and writing here are far ahead of their time. The descriptions of the Rama vessel itself were beautifully illustrative and thoroughly captured my attention. The characters themselves were pretty uninteresting though. I know that Hollywood has been talking about an adaption of this for ages and that Denis Villaneuve is the new name attached. Would love to see a film or series of this with him at the helm.

I think that today Villeneuve is the only one who can do the book justice in movie form. The book excels in how truly otherworldly the ship feels and how massive it is. It doesn't have much of a plot so I didn't really care that the characters were pretty dry. I wonder how much creative freedom he'll take with the book though as it might not be exactly a crowd-pleaser with the ending (I don't count the sequels as I've avoided them due to how much I loved Rama). So there might be some changes to stuff, but I'll mostly see it for its visuals anyway and just absorb the scenery. Nolan is also good with cinematography, but he tends to over-explain stuff and I don't want that with Rama lol.

 

[TexMex]

Like everyone else, recently inundated with Sanderson so decided to read Way of Kings. Not a fantasy person but I really liked it and will keep going with the series, just not immediately. Too much on the TBR to launch right into another 1300 pages.

 

[TexMex]

Always has been………………….

I’ve only read the one book, but I can’t disagree. I was certainly entertained, but a lot of the time it just read like an excited teenager wrote it, particularly the action scenes. Everything was AND THEN he did a backflip, deflecting three arrows mid air upside down, before landing on his feet, doing a cartwheel before he felled his blade into…

Idk it just came off extremely corny. I found my self anxious to get past the action scenes and more to the character driven dialogue stuff the most.

 

[TexMex]

Book is a slam dunk by Koontz, this is a quality read, smart lines, dependable story that advances perfectly, the kid who can remote control view through people I’ve never been more spooked.

Koontz is underrated imo. I think he gets the label of being a poor man’s Stephen King, and maybe that’s not entirely unfair, but he has some good stuff.

Idk if you’ve read a lot already but I’d also recommend Watchers, The Face of Fear, Intensity and Hideaway.

 

[EviLore]

I’ve only read the one book, but I can’t disagree. I was certainly entertained, but a lot of the time it just read like an excited teenager wrote it, particularly the action scenes. Everything was AND THEN he did a backflip, deflecting three arrows mid air upside down, before landing on his feet, doing a cartwheel before he felled his blade into…

Idk it just came off extremely corny. I found my self anxious to get past the action scenes and more to the character driven dialogue stuff the most.

From what I’ve read of the first Stormlight Archive book the writing has improved compared to Mistborn, but yes, he’s more on the accessible page-turner end rather than dense and literary.

 

[TexMex]

From what I’ve read of the first Stormlight Archive book the writing has improved compared to Mistborn, but yes, he’s more on the accessible page-turner end rather than dense and literary.

General consensus (including Sanderson’s own) is that Mistborn seems to be the best place to start, but reading this makes me glad I decided to just jump straight to Way of Kings instead.

 

[Superkewl]

Recently finished Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton.

I really liked it. Thought the worldbuilding was great and cannot wait for the game.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Like everyone else, recently inundated with Sanderson so decided to read Way of Kings. Not a fantasy person but I really liked it and will keep going with the series, just not immediately. Too much on the TBR to launch right into another 1300 pages.

The Way of Kings is the first Sanderson and Cosmere book I read. I love that book so much and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did

 

[Drake]

Recently finished Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton.

I really liked it. Thought the worldbuilding was great and cannot wait for the game.

I'm reading this right now. I agree about the world building. Right from the beginning where he had the timeline and was laying out the foundations of the universe I was super interested.

 

[TexMex]

The Way of Kings is the first Sanderson and Cosmere book I read. I love that book so much and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did

Maybe not as much, but I DID really like it! So much that I bought the fancy collectors edition!