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nucleicmaxid posted:Well, guess I'll be reading Mistborn! Thanks. You can stop after book 1. 
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Emphatically disagree. The climax of book three is the standard for the Sanderson avalanche.
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Feb 27, 2014 04:11
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BananaNutkins posted:You can stop after book 1. I half wish I had.
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Feb 27, 2014 04:11
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Stop after book zero, mistborn prime is where it's at.
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Feb 27, 2014 04:13
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I think I bought the three book set? Mistborn Trilogy kindle book? I'm really confused about whether I should stop or not now.
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Feb 27, 2014 04:17
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nucleicmaxid posted:I think I bought the three book set? Mistborn Trilogy kindle book? The scope of the story changes between the books is all. They all rock.
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Feb 27, 2014 04:23
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Ika posted:My copy was waiting for me when I got home, so was the one a friend ordered, now I have to choose between finishing my current book and starting this one early. The book itself is just as massive as the last couple of WOT books, and even is thicker than lord of chaos. You bastard. Gonna check to see if the local bookstore that broke street date on Dance with Dragons is selling WoD yet 
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Feb 27, 2014 04:38
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nucleicmaxid posted:I think I bought the three book set? Mistborn Trilogy kindle book? Stop at book one, or book four. Book 2 is a slump since it's all buildup.
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Feb 27, 2014 04:59
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If you're into cosmere stuff you'll have to read Mistborn anyway since some major developments happen there. Also the sanderson avalanche is more like "book three is the sanderson avalanche" rather than "a sanderson avalanche happens in book three"
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Feb 27, 2014 05:27
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The Puppy Bowl posted:Emphatically disagree. The climax of book three is the standard for the Sanderson avalanche. Heh, there's actually a word for this? I remember reading Way Of Kings and commenting to my wife after I finished that it was awesome but it felt like a shitload of stuff happened in the last 10% of the book.
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Feb 27, 2014 05:58
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TOOT BOOT posted:Heh, there's actually a word for this? I remember reading Way Of Kings and commenting to my wife after I finished that it was awesome but it felt like a shitload of stuff happened in the last 10% of the book. Yes, that's the term. He's very well known for it. He's getting better about putting minor climaxes here and there. Way of Kings was one of his best in that regard.
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Feb 27, 2014 06:03
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ConfusedUs posted:Yes, that's the term. He's very well known for it. BranSan has even commented that he knows it's a thing he does and he's trying to fix it. He laughed at the term. Also, read all of Mistborn. All four books - though the fourth book has completely different characters. You get some amazing background characters rise to awesomeness in book three  Spook
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Feb 27, 2014 06:19
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Yeah. If you check out the unpublished books, he's even worse about it in those.
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Feb 27, 2014 06:20
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I kind of like the Sanderson avalanche, to a degree. It felt wonderful in Way of Kings, but in, say, Elantris or Warbreaker...it's a bit more of a tossup.
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Feb 27, 2014 06:26
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Hopeford posted:I kind of like the Sanderson avalanche, to a degree. It felt wonderful in Way of Kings, but in, say, Elantris or Warbreaker...it's a bit more of a tossup. It's great when I hit it early on in the day. If not, it becomes "just one more chapter" until 4am or some ridiculous hour.
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Feb 27, 2014 06:38
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I unapologetically love the avalanche. The way he fluidly ties together seemingly disparate elements is masterful.
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Feb 27, 2014 06:54
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Hopeford posted:I kind of like the Sanderson avalanche, to a degree. It felt wonderful in Way of Kings, but in, say, Elantris or Warbreaker...it's a bit more of a tossup. Sorry but the avalanche in Warbreaker is awesome.
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Feb 27, 2014 10:28
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Oh my god book just come out so I can read you. Less than a week now.
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Feb 27, 2014 14:56
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Hopeford posted:I kind of like the Sanderson avalanche, to a degree. It felt wonderful in Way of Kings, but in, say, Elantris or Warbreaker...it's a bit more of a tossup.
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Feb 27, 2014 15:36
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Tunicate posted:Stop at book one, or book four. Book 2 is mostly buildup but I still enjoyed it, although it is easily the weakest of the trilogy. I wasn't a big fan of Alloy of Law to be honest 
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Feb 27, 2014 15:59
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I'm still waiting for the Kelsier focused prequel
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Feb 27, 2014 20:16
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The Glumslinger posted:I'm still waiting for the Kelsier focused prequel Well there was that short in the RPG that focused on his training.
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Feb 27, 2014 20:33
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Words of radiance is on sale in stores in the UK in Waterstones.
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Feb 27, 2014 20:51
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Spimmy posted:Words of radiance is on sale in stores in the UK in Waterstones. And here I'm sitting, with 5 more days or whatever for it to show up on my Kindle.
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Feb 27, 2014 23:48
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Oh man a Sanderson thread! I've only listened to the Mistborn trilogy so far but every time I go to audible.com I add more of his stuff to my wishlist. It definitely seems like he could make a series out of each of his books.
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Feb 28, 2014 17:19
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Kraps posted:Oh man a Sanderson thread!
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Feb 28, 2014 18:48
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Kraps posted:Oh man a Sanderson thread! When you discover the Cosmere you realize...he has...
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Feb 28, 2014 19:06
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Waterstones in the UK was selling WoR early so I picked it up on Friday, just finished it and all I can say is it was fantastic. Also near the end there was a visit from the sword from Warbreaker, not something I would have expected
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Mar 2, 2014 22:58
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Xemloth posted:Waterstones in the UK was selling WoR early so I picked it up on Friday, just finished it and all I can say is it was fantastic. Also near the end there was a visit from the sword from Warbreaker, not something I would have expected If I had to read one spoiler before reading the book I am so glad it was that. That makes me way too excited.
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Mar 3, 2014 00:23
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Xemloth posted:Waterstones in the UK was selling WoR early so I picked it up on Friday, just finished it and all I can say is it was fantastic. Also near the end there was a visit from the sword from Warbreaker, not something I would have expected I saw that when random samplings of the book were up on Google Books. I can't wait to see how that plays out.
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Mar 3, 2014 00:41
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Xemloth posted:Waterstones in the UK was selling WoR early so I picked it up on Friday, just finished it and all I can say is it was fantastic. Also near the end there was a visit from the sword from Warbreaker, not something I would have expected I'll have to buy Warbreaker then!
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Mar 3, 2014 02:05
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Adnor posted:I'll have to buy Warbreaker then! Actually, you won't.
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Mar 3, 2014 02:40
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Do you guys have any idea at what time are books usually released on the kindle store? I want to know when I should start obsessively refreshing my kindle.
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Mar 3, 2014 05:31
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Hopeford posted:Do you guys have any idea at what time are books usually released on the kindle store? I want to know when I should start obsessively refreshing my kindle. For some reason I'm thinking midnight Pacific time if you're in the US store.
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Mar 3, 2014 09:20
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If you guys are in to additional random paging through the book, amazon has preview pages for the hardcover version. Seems to be randomly distributed through the book, and include some fairly extreme spoiler pages. Not for those who don't want to be spoiled.
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Mar 3, 2014 16:55
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well gently caress, Abandon thread. I'm really glad I re-read the pre-text to that spoiler as I almost moused over it. (first read I thought it was from the beginning) be back in a few days
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Mar 3, 2014 19:12
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Oh man I just started to listen to Way of Kings when I remembered I had Alloy of Law. Allomancy with guns!
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Mar 3, 2014 21:03
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api call girl posted:For some reason I'm thinking midnight Pacific time if you're in the US store. Word on the internet is 12:00.01 Eastern Standard Time
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Mar 4, 2014 00:52
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The Way of Kings Reread on tor.com still has a couple of chapters left. Seriously? They're not going to have the whole thing published before the next book comes out? Then again, I suppose the last couple of chapters were momentous enough that I mostly remember how they went. But I was pretty stoked to read about the final battle again! 
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My copy of Words of Radiance just arrived... to my other address. Welp!
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