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Sanderson is great at WoT stuff because he gets to literally start with the Sanderson avalanche part of the story.
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Mahlertov Cocktail posted:I think you mean two because nobody is going to find Hrathen uninteresting. i loved Elantris but generally found Hrathen and Serene to be pretty 'meh' until the end (when everything is interesting). The correct answer will always be Raoden's POV
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Check out the German cover of The Alloy of Law.  http://twitter.com/BrandSanderson/status/229974812309716992/photo/1 Also shown is the UK cover for Elantris, which has been posted here previously, but is still so much better than the American version.
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Jul 30, 2012 17:56
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American covers always suck, it's uncanny.
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Jul 30, 2012 18:49
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The US cover for Alloy of Law is actually okay, but that German cover is awesome and definitely way better. + 
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Mahlertov Cocktail posted:The US cover for Alloy of Law is actually okay, but that German cover is awesome and definitely way better. Yea, the US cover is actually one of the better fantasy covers I've seen in a while. The art is good and it's not over done. "Over done" seems to be a big issue with American covers, I'm not sure why either, as I've never heard anyone say positive things over the more minimalist covers.
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Here's an interesting interview with Brandon, and more examples of why he's so  .http://fyi.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/20/q-fantasy-author-brandon-sanderson/ quote:CP: You teach creative writing at Brigham Young University, right? quote:CP: How many attempts did you make to publish before you wrote “Elantris?” Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 01:56 on Jul 31, 2012 |
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Jul 31, 2012 01:50
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So does he spend every single second of his life putting words into paper or something? Incredible.
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toanoradian posted:So does he spend every single second of his life putting words into paper or something? Incredible. Onto paper or into people it seems.
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quote:CP: How many attempts did you make to publish before you wrote “Elantris?” I doubt this is that much different than a typical writer. Writing 5 or 6 before being published doesn't seem that abnormal. And saying "working on 13th" doesn't really mean much beyond he just continued writing while looking for a publisher for his "best" book. Also he likes to write short stories, so a lot of those are probably fairly brief. The bigger surprise is his continued pace - most writers slow down a lot after getting popular, but he's continued his ridiculous output.
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Jul 31, 2012 13:16
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The's the power of the mormon work ethic! 
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Jul 31, 2012 16:27
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Cicero posted:The's the power of the mormon work ethic! Now that Brandon is finally finished with WOT, you would think the man would take a long rear end well earned vacation. Nah. Brandon Sanderson posted:I'll be prewriting Stormlight 2 and editing The Rithmatist over the next few weeks. But I also want to write something new. So I'm going to write a short story and use Camtasia to screen capture it as I go. The good folks there were kind enough to give me a copy. 
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Cartoon Man posted:Now that Brandon is finally finished with WOT, you would think the man would take a long rear end well earned vacation. Him livestreaming the writing process is going to look like a hacking scene in any cheesy tv show or movie, only it is real life.
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platero posted:Him livestreaming the writing process is going to look like a hacking scene in any cheesy tv show or movie, only it is real life. Or is this fantasy? (Yes. Yes it is.)
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ConfusedUs posted:Or is this fantasy? When the Sanderson Avalanche part hits, will you be caught in a landslide of escape from reality?  I really can't wait for Stormlight 2, the first was way more than I expected for a 10 book series.
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Anyone out there looking for a good fantasy fix while awaiting the next Stormlight Archives book should check out Raven's Shadow Book One: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan. A friend recommended it to me, so despite the dumb title I decided to read it. I just finished it and I have to say, it is easily the best series opening I have read since Way of Kings. Considering the fact that it's a self-published book from an unknown author, it's very impressive. I don't know where this guy came from, but knows how to write a drat good story. Check out the reviews on Amazon (or just buy it, it's only $3).
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Ugly In The Morning posted:When the Sanderson Avalanche part hits, will you be caught in a landslide of escape from reality? I'm so happy someone got that. I bet you liked Lightsong's humor too, didn't you. 
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ConfusedUs posted:I'm so happy someone got that. I bet you liked Lightsong's humor too, didn't you.  Not gonna lie, as much as I roll my eyes at Sanderson's humor, I did enjoy Lightsong. Partly because everyone thought he was a douche, partly because I've been known to make similar jokes from time to time.
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Theli posted:Anyone out there looking for a good fantasy fix while awaiting the next Stormlight Archives book should check out Raven's Shadow Book One: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan. I can't but agree with this. It was a great read I though and well worth the $3. Support this guy so I can get a sequel!
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Mulozon Empuri posted:I can't but agree with this. It was a great read I though and well worth the $3. Support this guy so I can get a sequel! I bought it as soon as I saw the reviews. I haven't got to start it yet, though.
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Theli posted:Anyone out there looking for a good fantasy fix while awaiting the next Stormlight Archives book should check out Raven's Shadow Book One: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan. Would also like to vouch for this book. Got it yesterday, am now halfway through. Great read!
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ConfusedUs posted:I bought it as soon as I saw the reviews. I haven't got to start it yet, though. Same here. Bought it based on the recommendations in this thread.
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Theli posted:Anyone out there looking for a good fantasy fix while awaiting the next Stormlight Archives book should check out Raven's Shadow Book One: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan. I really enjoyed this book as well, but was afraid of recommending it here because of SA's vitriolic hatred of The Name of the Wind, of which it very loosely resembles  .
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I, too, bought Blood Song on Theli's reccomendation and if anything it's better than Name of the Wind (I have to admit I was not a fan of that book after the first half). Honestly though Blood Song doesn't need to be compared to anything, it's a top-shelf, legitimately great fantasy book with a protagonist who is simultaneously badass and sympathetic. None of the characters are memorably annoying, which is a feat in itself. Great book and I hope the author writes a lot more.
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I downloaded it for reading after Forge of Darkness, but hopefully he'll get picked up by Tor or someone and won't have to self-publish if it's as good as everyone says.
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Aug 10, 2012 16:14
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Hopefully. I don't have a Kindle and I live in Canada so I'm out of luck.
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toanoradian posted:So does he spend every single second of his life putting words into paper or something? Incredible. Saw him at a panel at an epic fantasy panel at a con, and he said he makes himself write so many words a day, no matter what.
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Argas posted:Hopefully. I don't have a Kindle and I live in Canada so I'm out of luck. There's a free Kindle application you can download to read Kindle books on a PC and probably some other devices. Not a lot of people like reading whole books on their PC but I don't mind it.
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Aug 11, 2012 04:27
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If you have basically any modern smartphone or tablet you can get a Kindle app for those as well.
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:I downloaded it for reading after Forge of Darkness, but hopefully he'll get picked up by Tor or someone and won't have to self-publish if it's as good as everyone says. http://anthonystuff.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/an-announcement/ tl;dr: He signed a contract with Berkly Publishing group for print versions of the Ravens Shadow trilogy. Probably dropping sometime 2013.
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Yes, it is a very good book. I started and finished it last night. Ow, my back. It's a great book that is not hurt too badly by being self-published. I'm glad he got picked up.
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Brandon posted a deleted scene from The Way of Kings. Spoilers below, obviously you should have read the book before clicking. http://brandonsanderson.com/library/147/The-Way-of-Kings-Prime-Jeksonsonvallano
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Cartoon Man posted:Brandon posted a deleted scene from The Way of Kings. I'm glad he changed what he did. As far as I'm concerned the published version was superior.
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Its decent, if a bit heavy handed writing. It does distract from the core stories of WoK though.
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I really shows how much he's grown. This version was one of his many books that he wrote before he got Elantris published.
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I've been binging on Sanderson lately. I read the Mistborn books, Alloy of Law, then Way of Kings. I'm having a tough time with Elantris though. It seems so much shallower than the others. The Elantris bits themselves are interesting, but so far the political and religious sections are very skimmable to me.
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Phummus posted:I've been binging on Sanderson lately. I read the Mistborn books, Alloy of Law, then Way of Kings. I'm having a tough time with Elantris though. It seems so much shallower than the others. The Elantris bits themselves are interesting, but so far the political and religious sections are very skimmable to me. Its his first book, and it shows. The avalanche doesn't kick in till the last 1/4 or so, it can be a bit hard to get to that point. But the ending is good, stick with it.
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Don't forget that August 31st is the release date for the exclusive leather hardback book for his new novella, Legion. Amazon has it up for pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/Legion-Brandon-Sanderson/dp/1596064854 Book description posted:Brandon Sanderson is one of the most significant fantasists to enter the field in a good many years. His ambitious, multi-volume epics (Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive) and his stellar continuation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series have earned both critical acclaim and a substantial popular following. In Legion, a distinctly contemporary novella filled with suspense, humor, and an endless flow of invention, Sanderson reveals a startling new facet of his singular narrative talent. Brandon said that an ebook version would be release on the same day as well.
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I ordered the nice signed edition but I'm flying to Germany to live there for the next year on the day it's supposed to ship to my house. 
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Cartoon Man posted:Don't forget that August 31st is the release date for the exclusive leather hardback book for his new novella, Legion. Amazon has it up for pre-order here: i just ordered this so hard. edit: looks like they've got preorders up for The Emperor's Soul too. treeboy fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Aug 14, 2012 |
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