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Tunicate posted:Definitely read Warbreaker. Elantris isn't terrible, but isn't great. Emperor's soul is fantastic though. Alright thanks. I'll grab Warbreaker off his site and give it a try then.
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It makes me feel like such an old man that I grew up reading books on paper and I never had any idea what the authors looked like
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Khizan posted:Hrathen shows better characterization than most of the characters in his later books, for that matter. I sort of suspect this is because it's an early book and he spends less time sperging out about the precise mechanics of the magic system and so has more room for things like that. I think it's more that some of the themes are closer to home (particularly a religious man who is faithful but sees disturbing elements of his faith).
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ConfusedUs posted:There's a lot of info on the 17th shard website. http://www.17thshard.com/ Thanks. I'll have to reread some books with that info in mind. I guess I'll have to start with Warbreaker since Elantris is being re-released soon.
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Long Sanderson Reddit thing on humor in WoR here Short version: Shallan is supposed to be attempting Regency Era Sewing-Circle humor (like in Jane Austin's books), but not often able to stick the landing on it. Oh, and he's still answering new questions on the AMA which is really neat.
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computer parts posted:I think it's more that some of the themes are closer to home (particularly a religious man who is faithful but sees disturbing elements of his faith).
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I am so glad to find a Sanderson thread here. He's definitely my favorite author of all time, and my friends are probably sick of my recommendations by now. I second the "definitely read Warbreaker" advice. It was probably my favorite standalone story of his...so of course I'm hyped about a sequel.
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I still haven't had the heart to read the Calamity preview yet because it'll be over when January hits.
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Previews make me crazy. I want the whole thing! These tidbits are not enough to satisfy me! Although they can be useful if I'm not sure whether or not I want to buy a book. Obviously that won't be an issue for a Sanderson book, though.
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Got through Warbreaker and it was pretty good. Title reference doesn't take too long to make its connection known (intended or not) however some of the plotting I didn't catch entirely so it threw me off a bit when things started getting wrapped up at the end. Overall it's definitely rougher thank Stormlight or Mistborn but still good. Now I'm even more confused about how Stormlight is going to progress since Szeth is clearly skilled in his own right even without an honorblade yet if Nightblood is able to feed off of Stormlight instead of Breath then not only would it mean getting to fight at an inhuman level without the life-stealing risk, but it seems kinda plausible (and likely) that using Nightblood against a shardblade could be really, really bad for the shardblade unless I misunderstood sprens' relationship to stormlight. If there's a followup book to Warbreaker I'd probably check it out but this book made me want Stormlight Archives #3 even more now. Still confused as ever with Hoid. Given his activities as a World Hopper doesn't it stand to reason that he (and some others) would be insanely powerful if they've got the means to grab some of a world's power? Reading Warbreaker it seems pretty clear that any storyteller who is good enough to entertain a Returned is going to be held in such high regard that they can command a high price for their talents. Hoid could (and likely did) use that money to buy breath and even when on other worlds he could store some/most/all in his clothes when he doesn't want to stand out via a BioChromatic aura. I kinda want to see him get cornered and have to fight seriously.
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Hrathen is an awesome character, Raoden is like crack feeding my addiction for hope-porn, only Sarene is kinda boring. I mean, she tells a standard fish-out-of-water story, and it's not done BAD, but... she's dull, especially compared to the other two. I think what I like best about Brandon's worldbuilding is that he treats religion with gravity and seriousness. I've quite frankly gotten sick of all fantasy religion being either unstructured animism, the evil Catholics, or vague Grecian pastiche. Having actual theology, that people care about but are maybe a little unsure of... I find it really refreshing. I can't think of any other fantasy author that does it. Warbreaker's Austre vs Returned dichotomy is great too.
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You guuuuuuys. Mistborn loving rules. I just finished Well of Ascension and I'm diving into The Hero of Ages as soon as it's done downloading cause holy poo poo what an ending. I'm sure it's been done before but I love how it's taken the typical fantasy prophecy story and turned it on it's head. From the setting being the world after the last battle, to crib from WoT, to more awesome Sanderson magic systems, I'm loving it. E: oh balls the Audible version has some background hiss and reverb that none of their other audio books have had. Arrath fucked around with this message at 03:17 on Aug 2, 2015 |
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How would you guys rate Sanderson's superhero(?) books in terms of quality? Haven't read those or Elantris at this point.
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Evil Fluffy posted:How would you guys rate Sanderson's superhero(?) books in terms of quality? Haven't read those or Elantris at this point. I like them, but they're very YA.
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They are decent enough to read, but yeah they are YA (though that isn't a bad thing)
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Evil Fluffy posted:How would you guys rate Sanderson's superhero(?) books in terms of quality? Haven't read those or Elantris at this point. I wasn't all that impressed with Steelheart and I've not been in a rush to read Firefight, mostly because I want a hard copy and they have yet to have it in my local Waterstones whilst I'm actually there. Superheroes are not his wheelhouse, and it shows.
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Eh, he arguably already writes super heroes in his fantasy books. I liked Steelheart and Firefight well enough. If you liked the whole 'outgunned rebels trying to take down a God' aspect of the first Mistborn you should like the Reckoners stuff.
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Steelheart is worth reading but Firefight is just more of the same for sake of writing more of the same, thankfully Steelheart stands alone so you can just stop there (I should have, Firefight has cliffhangfer and I may have to force myself to finish the series...)
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I really liked Steelheart and Firefight was really good too, but not quite as so. I pretty much sat down and read them until "holy poo poo its 4am???" moment--but I do that for a lot of books so maybe thats not a ringing endorsement. Still, I highly recommend them even though they don't get as much fanfare for some reason.
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Rithmatist is a pretty decently fun YA Sanderson story too. I think I liked it a bit more than Steelheart, even. I've never gotten around to reading his Alcatraz books, though.
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Wolpertinger posted:Rithmatist is a pretty decently fun YA Sanderson story too. I think I liked it a bit more than Steelheart, even. I've never gotten around to reading his Alcatraz books, though. I personally enjoyed all of his YA novels, but none so much as Alcatraz. Those books are just so drat fun to read. If I had to rank them, I'd do it Alcatraz > Rithmatist > Steelheart.
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Rithmatist is even more YA than Steelheart, like not modern type of "this is actually for tired adults" YA but type of YA you probably used to read growing up, more Y than A. That also means it only takes like 3 hours to read and it does have Sanderson magic system so....
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I'll enjoy Rithmatist forever simply due to the fact that it's his "I made a magic system inspired by Pro Starcraft" series.
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It is a really good book and it being YAish didn't take anything away from it, I kinda find these books easier to read while relaxing. Might be because I am not a native English speaker and never cared overly much about book categories, it seems to be mostly for marketing anyway. Has there been any news about the TV rights for Legion?
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Yarrbossa posted:I personally enjoyed all of his YA novels, but none so much as Alcatraz. Those books are just so drat fun to read. If I had to rank them, I'd do it Alcatraz > Rithmatist > Steelheart. Is Alcatraz out in ebook form yet? That's one of the main reasons I haven't tried it yet.
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The steelheart books are interesting enough for me to finish out the series, and I will always love that the inspiration for the books was him getting cut off in traffic and realizing "you know, if I had super powers right now, I'd destroy everything on this road in retaliation." Rithmatist is a fun read for a lazy afternoon.
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Superstring posted:I'll enjoy Rithmatist forever simply due to the fact that it's his "I made a magic system inspired by Pro Starcraft" series. I always thought it was more of "I made a magic system inspired by childrens sidewalk chalk"
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I enjoyed Rithmatist far more than Steelheart/Firefight but I'm a sucker for all of Sanderson's stuff so I'll keep reading the superhero stories.
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M_Gargantua posted:I always thought it was more of "I made a magic system inspired by childrens sidewalk chalk" That's definitely in there. Sanderson himself is the one that compares it with Starcraft. http://brandonsanderson.com/the-rithmatist-out-now/
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Rithmatist is good, Alcatraz is really stupid but fun. Steelhart is readable, but I don't know if it's really good comparable to his other works; it's just okay.
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Arrath posted:E: oh balls the Audible version has some background hiss and reverb that none of their other audio books have had. GraphicAudio, dude. You'll seriously never want to listen to a normal audio book again.
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its HIM posted:GraphicAudio, dude. You'll seriously never want to listen to a normal audio book again. Hah, a friend of mine just got a book from there, it's pretty interesting. I just might have to try that out. I'm not entirely sure how much I like it yet. It does make the Thrawn trilogy pretty fuckin awesome. Anyway, I just put the dots together (mistborn 3) Vin's earring is a spike! It all makes sense! And explains how she can pierce copper clouds. Motherfuck! It really was ruin all along! And this has me wondering if, since it's all a linked universe and all power springs from the same source, could Vin detect someone using stormlight? And if that were the case I bet being in a highstorm (while burning bronze, at least) would be some serious  poo poo
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Today I was excited to find out a Mistborn game was coming, then I found it has been delayed like 5 times and is being made by what appears to be a maker of phone games for children my worries have been rioted.
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Aug 9, 2015 17:20
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bowmore posted:at least the RPG is good Is it? I've tried to find decent reviews of it although finding enough people interested in playing might be difficult.
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socialsecurity posted:Is it? No
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thespaceinvader posted:We will probably find out at some point, given that Hoid is on Roshar and has a bead of lerasium... Finished HoA, still don't know what that is. On to Alloy of Law!
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Lerasium is basically the essence of Preservation like Atium is the essence of Ruin. Ingesting Lerasium gives you the full complement of mistborn powers at full strength. Also signing tour: "tor . com posted:Tuesday, October 6
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