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I'm almost positive I've read The Mormon Machine talk about doing sequels for both. They both ended in such a way that there's a lot of the world left to explore and enemies lurking on the horizon.
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Subterranean didn't acquire the ebook rights? Someone is bad at negotiation.
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# ? Feb 4, 2012 10:58 |
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I'm just glad we'll get an ebook, otherwise I wouldn't be able to read it.
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# ? Feb 4, 2012 11:12 |
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Here is whats on deck for Brandon to write. The 17th Shard has put together a good list and description of each. In fact, up till I read this just now, I had no idea that Stormlight book 2 was switching over from a Dalinar centric book called "The High Prince of War", to a Shallan centric book called "The Book of Endless Pages". http://coppermind.17thshard.com/wiki/Unpublished_works 17thshard.com posted:The Liar of Partinel Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Feb 4, 2012 |
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mossyfisk posted:Subterranean didn't acquire the ebook rights? Someone is bad at negotiation. They don't really work like that, they're not a traditional publisher. They make their money from selling highly priced limited editions, often of stuff that's already been put out in paperback by other publishers. Ebook rights would be worthless to them and won't cut into their profits on the limited editions in the slightest.
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# ? Feb 4, 2012 14:58 |
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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.
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# ? Feb 5, 2012 02:31 |
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Conduit for Sale! posted:Stormlight 2 focusing on Shallan (and therefore also Jasnah) makes me even more excited. You misread it a bit. They meant that Shallan would be the primary viewpoint in 2, like Kaladin was in WoK. Initially, in several interviews and blog posts Brandon said that book 2 would be focused primarily around Dalinar, hence the Highprince of War title.
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# ? Feb 5, 2012 02:47 |
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Conduit for Sale! posted:Stormlight 2 focusing on Shallan (and therefore also Jasnah) makes me even more excited. This is a giant loving relief.
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# ? Feb 5, 2012 03:16 |
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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.
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# ? Feb 5, 2012 06:39 |
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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. I dunno, his humor got a little bit better in Alloy of Law. See: Tinfoil Hats, High Imperial, "It lets me add two and two an' get a pickle", etc.
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# ? Feb 5, 2012 07:02 |
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I love scholar characters especially if they're engaged in scholarly pursuits, so yeah. I liked Shallan. Sanderson's jokes are pretty bad though. They're like what some acne-ridden chess club nerd in middle school would say in response to a jock making fun of them.
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# ? Feb 5, 2012 07:15 |
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Shallan was my least favorite of all the POV characters in WoK, but she started building positive momentum once the Sanderson Avalanche started. I think her story has the potential to go to some interesting places.
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# ? Feb 5, 2012 19:30 |
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Finally picked up WoK and reading it now. Just finished Part One. Kaladin is pretty cool.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 07:10 |
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Just finished a re-read of Well of Ascension. Even the second time the end twist is just so good.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 10:51 |
Koryk posted:Just finished a re-read of Well of Ascension. Even the second time the end twist is just so good. The best part is watching it coming, such as the text that Sazed and Tindwyl is studying gradually changes. Wait a minute, "Holy Witness", WHAT?
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 14:51 |
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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.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 17:17 |
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If you want something a little darker I would suggest The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. It starts with The Blade Itself. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3293685 If you want something lighter I'd suggest The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3417391 There is a thread for both here in the Book Barn.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 17:47 |
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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. Battles are chaotic and clumsy. Heroics are mocked, and are usually the result of extreme circumstances, with imperfect outcomes. Characters are realistically selfish and concerned about death. Everyone's a bit of a bastard, most of them funny, and a few only seem "good" because they acknowledge the terrible things they've done.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 18:18 |
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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...
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 18:20 |
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Corin Tucker's Stalker posted:It's darker, but unlike GRRM Also no rape like GRRM.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 18:20 |
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While I really liked the First Law trilogy, when I read one of the followup standalone books (Best Served Cold), it made me want to kill myself. So dark and depressing. It turned me off on Abercrombie.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 18:23 |
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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. 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.
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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. My brother recommended the series to me with exactly this caveat. If something's not making sense, just roll with it. That's how I read the first book.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 19:24 |
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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. 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
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 19:56 |
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Also the gooniest series ever.
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fordan posted:Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1) 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.
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IRQ posted:Kvothe is a terrible self-insert ultra-goon who literally can do no wrong and is perfect in every way. 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.
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Captain Greed posted:Also the gooniest series ever. I hope I didn't recommend the series to a non-goon! Seriously, it's not that bad (although I can see why people would say he has too few flaw). Or maybe I'm just way too goony myself. I don't see Kvothe as any worse than, say, Harry Potter or the like. Like HP, a big draw of the books is discovering the world the author built. There's also an implied flaw in/failure of Kvothe that puts him in the position he's in where you meet him in the first book which is presumably going to crop up eventually (I hope). Sanderson link: I discovered Rothfuss when I saw him on a panel at Worldcon this past year. He wasn't originally scheduled to be on the panel, but Sanderson pulled out his cell phone to "cast Summon Pat Rothfuss" and it worked. Oh god, I am that goony. And so is Brandon.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 21:48 |
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The Name of the Wind should definitely be read by anyone who's into modern fantasy. For whatever reason, goons are currently obsessed with talking about "self insertion" in all books but ignore them and form your own opinion.
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# ? Feb 7, 2012 21:59 |
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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.
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# ? Feb 8, 2012 01:45 |
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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. Probably because book two (of a planned series of seven) came out five years ago and there's no sign of the next one.
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# ? Feb 8, 2012 02:25 |
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. The next one should be out this year.
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Ornamented Death posted:The next one should be out this year. 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.
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Cartoon Man posted:I hate that image because all the ICE and B/KB books make it seem even more complicated than it really is, when the ICE and B/KB books are optional reads at best. To use for reference I made this a while ago that takes out the ICE and B/KB book so your eyes don't poo poo their pants whenever they look at it.
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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. 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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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. Huh. Fair enough. He usually announces things on his Livejournal account, but I guess he either hasn't yet for this or I just missed it. I really hope this actually happens. The teaser content he released for it makes it sound like it's going to be awesome (the girl that Locke keeps moping about whose name I've forgotten by now became a mage and she's apparently going to be a prominent character).
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# ? Feb 8, 2012 06:16 |
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Here's a Brandon Sanderson interview from his trip in Taiwan. http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aART&ID=201202050009 quote: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. Somewhere in there is a GRRM joke...nah too easy. Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Feb 8, 2012 |
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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. I haven't read the books in question, but are flaws really flaws if they never come into play? It's like Karen Traviss telling us the Null Arc clone commandos are tremendously damaged beings but in practice they're perfect soldiers, perfect sons, and perfect husbands.
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# ? Feb 8, 2012 18:49 |
Can my flaw be that I'm too sexy? If so I'll add another couple of perk points on my character sheet to spend it on damage mods.
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I believe every time Sanderson goes on an international flight we will get a new novella. This is not a bad thing it just seems to be he goes on trip we get new thing to read. I also imagine him going OK I need to right 6-10k words today and doing it every day. He is a motherfucking machine.
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