17thshard.com posted:

The Liar of Partinel
Set on the world of Yolen.
Features a character called Midius who will later become Hoid.

Dragonsteel
Written as part of Brandon Sanderson's Masters Thesis when working towards a Master's in Creative Writing. One copy is currently held in the Harold B Lee Library at Brigham Young University. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS STOLEN NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN!!
Brandon has stated that it was not his best work. He plans to rewrite and publish them after the completion of The Stormlight Archive.
Set on Yolen several hundred years after the events of The Liar of Partinel.

White Sand
A cosmere trilogy, taking place on Taldain. This was the first novel Brandon ever wrote. Later, he rewrote it, and he says it was good enough to get him his agent, Joshua Bilmes.

The Silence Divine
A cosmere novel set on an unknown planet in the same system as Roshar.
Not much is known about this only that its a sound based magic system kind of like how Warbreaker was color based.

The Aether of Night
Follows a character named Raeth as he pretends to be his identical twin, taking over the throne of the Imperium and attempting to lead his people to victory against a foe they don't understand and have little hope of defeating.

Star's End
ABOUT WHAT?
As you can tell from their entry here, nobody knows anything about this other than a name.

Forthcoming Novels
These works have been announced as books Brandon Sanderson plans to write and publish in the future however details may be subject to change.

The Rithmatist
A steampunk novel with a chalk based magic system. Planned for early 2012.
This is not set in the cosmere. Its Young Adult like the Alcatraz books.

Stormlight 2
Initially planned to be titled Highprince of War however Brandon is considering focusing more on Shallan Davar as a viewpoint character as Kaladin was in The Way of Kings making the planned title inappropriate. The new planned title is "The Book of Endless Pages". Planned for late 2012.

Elantris 2
Set 10 years after the events of Elantris. This book will follow several of the minor characters from the first novel. Planned to be written after the release of the third book in The Stormlight Archive.

Second Mistborn Trilogy
The second in a planned set of three trilogies. Takes place in an urban setting with a 20th century technology level.

Nightblood
Sequel to Warbreaker. The second of two books.
They don't have an entry for Nightblood yet, but if you re-read the epilogue to Warbreaker, it should be obvious what the plot will be. Nightblood is the sentient sword that Vasher keeps with him. Can't loving wait for this book.

mossyfisk posted:

Subterranean didn't acquire the ebook rights? Someone is bad at negotiation.

Conduit for Sale! posted:

Stormlight 2 focusing on Shallan (and therefore also Jasnah) makes me even more excited.

I don't understand that explanation though, what does Kaladin being in WoK have to do with the 2nd book being named Highprince of War? That title suggests a focus on Dalinar. Then again Way of Kings suggests a focus on Dalinar but that's not how it turned out.

Conduit for Sale! posted:

Stormlight 2 focusing on Shallan (and therefore also Jasnah) makes me even more excited.

I don't understand that explanation though, what does Kaladin being in WoK have to do with the 2nd book being named Highprince of War? That title suggests a focus on Dalinar. Then again Way of Kings suggests a focus on Dalinar but that's not how it turned out.

Maytag posted:

I found the Shallan chapters pretty boring and her word play was annoying as hell. A whole book where she's the focus is going to be a drag.

Koryk posted:

Just finished a re-read of Well of Ascension. Even the second time the end twist is just so good.

Clinton1011 posted:

If you want something a little darker I would suggest The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. It starts with The Blade Itself.

Corin Tucker's Stalker posted:

It's darker, but unlike GRRM

Cartoon Man posted:

I would reccomend Malazan, but that is a commitment that is not for everybody. Go read the OP of the thread and decide for yourself if you can handle it or not. There is no shame is walking away from it.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3393708

Here's why...

Popular Human posted:

It's also worth mentioning that Sanderson himself is a big fan of the Malazan series. I'm reading the fifth book right now, and I really like it. It is, however, a lot more involved than anything Sanderson's written - lots of stuff about the books and their universe won't make sense at first.

Kruller posted:

I've now read everything Sanderson has put out, and I need something new to read. I've read the Wheel of Time series twice, and I refuse to read any more GRRM. Any suggestions? I really enjoyed Sanderson's stuff.

fordan posted:

Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1)

It's a trilogy with the first two books out. Not as complex (or dark) as GRRM, but still well crafted epic fantasy. SA thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3365216

IRQ posted:

Kvothe is a terrible self-insert ultra-goon who literally can do no wrong and is perfect in every way.

I'm not saying the first book wasn't entertainingly written, but the author is way way too in love with his character.

Captain Greed posted:

Also the gooniest series ever.

syphon posted:

I just finished Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch and absolutely loved it. I wondered why there wasn't a thread around here about it (although I vaguely remember one in the past, maybe it got archived). I recommend that.

Kreeblah posted:

Probably because book two (of a planned series of seven) came out five years ago and there's no sign of the next one.

Ornamented Death posted:

The next one should be out this year.

Cartoon Man posted:

Velius posted:

The author is having serious personal issues. It's been 'coming out this year' for like 3 years. It's unfortunate, but given what's going on I wouldn't recommend them if you want a completed story. Also the first book is significantly better than the second, or at least dramatically different in setting/tone.

Ornamented Death posted:

I'm aware of Lynch's depression. I'm also aware that he's made a lot of progress with getting it under control and that he stated he would not even talk about the next book until he was quite certain it was ready (or nearly so), and his page now indicates it will be out this year.

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On every visit abroad, Sanderson said, he takes notes and tries to write down a story that inspired him, to be used as a "seed" for later stories.

Mahlertov Cocktail posted:

In some ways I agree, but he definitely has flaws. However, this topic is always one of the main points of discussion in the Rothfuss thread, so I won't go into it here.