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Thyrork posted:Took the thread's advise and started reading Kill Six Billion Demons. Its pretty good! A really interesting mythology. Ill tag this even if its a very mild one; I love the whole "humans(?) came to heaven and fixed everything leading into a golden age by a combination of murder and rebuilding. Then slowly hosed everything up again." angle. You should.
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That name is amazing. Might pick it up after I've finished Armada.
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I've never heard of Kill Six Billion Demons but it certainly sounds interesting.
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Evil Fluffy posted:I've never heard of Kill Six Billion Demons but it certainly sounds interesting. It's loving radical.
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And since I don't think anyone's posted the link, it is here http://killsixbilliondemons.com/ And it is rad. And I'm not quite sure how the Sanderson thread of all places got onto it.
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thespaceinvader posted:And since I don't think anyone's posted the link, it is here http://killsixbilliondemons.com/ Well you see it has a unique magic system-
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thespaceinvader posted:And since I don't think anyone's posted the link, it is here http://killsixbilliondemons.com/ It has a complex cosmology that feels lived in, and that we only have this tiny viewpoint in which to gaze into it. 
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Are some of Sanderson's works only available on kindle? I looked on Amazon for the emporer's soul and the mistborn secret history and it was saying kindle only. I hope that's not the case and I'm just bad at the internet
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smertrioslol posted:Are some of Sanderson's works only available on kindle? I looked on Amazon for the emporer's soul and the mistborn secret history and it was saying kindle only. I hope that's not the case and I'm just bad at the internet Secret History is digital-only (but not Kindle exclusive). Emperor's Soul was a physical release when it came out, so you should be able to find a copy somewhere if it's not still in print. E: Just checked Amazon - Emperor's Soul is still available in paperback through them.
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smertrioslol posted:Are some of Sanderson's works only available on kindle? I looked on Amazon for the emporer's soul and the mistborn secret history and it was saying kindle only. I hope that's not the case and I'm just bad at the internet There are a few novellas and short stories that have only been released as ebooks or Subterranean Press limited editions. Those two, Perfect State, and maybe a few others. Eventually they tend to get printed in collections, but ebooks are the best way to get them quickly and cheaply.
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If you don't have any kind of e-reader you can download a kindle for PC plugin so you can read ebooks on your PC.
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smertrioslol posted:Are some of Sanderson's works only available on kindle? I looked on Amazon for the emporer's soul and the mistborn secret history and it was saying kindle only. I hope that's not the case and I'm just bad at the internet Looks like you can still get Emperor's Soul in his store: http://store.brandonsanderson.com/the-emperors-soul-hardcover/ Bit pricey compared to the ebook, obviously, but that looks like your option for something made of paper. IIRC there's a collection of that and another one or 2 novellas coming out this summer.
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Dravs posted:If you don't have any kind of e-reader you can download a kindle for PC plugin so you can read ebooks on your PC. They also have a "cloud" reader that allows you to read Kindle books on Amazon directly.
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smertrioslol posted:Are some of Sanderson's works only available on kindle? I looked on Amazon for the emporer's soul and the mistborn secret history and it was saying kindle only. I hope that's not the case and I'm just bad at the internet My fallback for finding books is Half Priced Books. They have new and used copies of Emperor's Soul. http://www.hpbmarketplace.com/The-Emperors-Soul-Brandon-Sanderson/book/22102197?matches=39
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Jorenko posted:There are a few novellas and short stories that have only been released as ebooks or Subterranean Press limited editions. Those two, Perfect State, and maybe a few others. Eventually they tend to get printed in collections, but ebooks are the best way to get them quickly and cheaply. There's a collection coming out later this year of them, called Arcana Unbound. Also supposed to have starcharts and planet writeups.
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Legion is another one of the books that's hard to find in print.
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senae posted:If you haven't read Robin Hobb's books you should read her stuff. none of her worlds have the same sort of magic system stuff that Sanderson does, but the worldbuilding is really good. Small necro but I'm really enjoying this book so far, thanks for the recommendation
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I'm now on book three of red rising. Its amazing, thanks thread
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RC Cola posted:I'm now on book three of red rising. Its amazing, thanks thread I just read all three of these. It falls apart just a little near the very, very end, but it was a good little trilogy over all.
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I didn't know it was actually possible, but I've gotten to the point where I'm almost done reading all of Sanderson's non-YA books and novellas. Currently reading Emperor's Soul (So good!) and then Perfect State. After that I guess it'll be Rithmatist and Alcatraz. This has been the perfect come down after Infinite Jest. Hopefully he'll publish 2-3 more books before I finish the YA stuff. Halfway through Emperor's Soul, and it's been absolutely delightful. If it keeps it up it may end up my favorite, not sure why its hitting all the sweet spots with pretty much all the action taking place in a single room, but I can't get enough.
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Shovelmint posted:I didn't know it was actually possible, but I've gotten to the point where I'm almost done reading all of Sanderson's non-YA books and novellas. Currently reading Emperor's Soul (So good!) and then Perfect State. After that I guess it'll be Rithmatist and Alcatraz. This has been the perfect come down after Infinite Jest. Hopefully he'll publish 2-3 more books before I finish the YA stuff. Sanderson is really good at short form writing. Almost everyone loves emperors soul.
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Yeah, ended up finishing it up last night in a bout of insomnia. Absolutely fantastic. Almost done with Perfect State now, and it's been good but it's no ES.
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Sanderson is so good that he makes GRRM look like a snail. Speaking of snails, gently caress whoever wrote the Kingkiller Chronicles. If anyone ever wants to know how NOT to write a trilogy or interact with fans asking when the trilogy will be finished, look at that rear end in a top hat.
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Odette posted:Sanderson is so good that he makes GRRM look like a snail. Boy do I have a happy surprise to give you about the Patrick Rothfuss thread.
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Is it worse than The Bad Thread in it's first two incarnations? I got really attached to some fellow gurm victims in there Luckily I wasn't stupid enough to try Rothfuss yet, thanks for the warnings
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Tahirovic posted:Is it worse than The Bad Thread in it's first two incarnations? I got really attached to some fellow gurm victims in there Yeah, don't bother unless you like unfinished trilogies. He promised the last book within 1 year, and that was in 2009 or something? It's never coming out.
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Odette posted:Yeah, don't bother unless you like unfinished trilogies. He promised the last book within 1 year, and that was in 2009 or something? It's never coming out. Even if it does come out at this point there's no way he's getting another publisher contract unless it sits at the top of bestseller lists like a classic Steven King novel. He's done.
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Odette posted:Sanderson is so good that he makes GRRM look like a snail. Patrick Rothfuss has been called "the next GRRM" (by insane/dumb people) and he's just living up to that title by being years late on his next book after having claimed it was almost done and would be ready in no time. Also Kingkiller's movie rights were bought by Lionhead so if a movie's being made, aside from it likely being awful, it'll only further ensure the guy never shits out his 3rd turd of a book.
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Kwyndig posted:Even if it does come out at this point there's no way he's getting another publisher contract unless it sits at the top of bestseller lists like a classic Steven King novel. He's done. Oh come on, if he ever finishes it they'll sell a loving shitload. Even if he ends up taking 6-10 years to write another book, the return on the advance is still easily worth the risk. His agent would just have a rougher time negotiating the size of his advance. Take everyone in this thread that knows who he is despite not having read the books: that's awareness marketing already done; not capitalizing on it would be a waste. He'd still be able to bid publishers against each other.
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I may have a problem. Bought Rithmatist yesterday, finished it today. I enjoyed it quite a bit, though it definitely leaves a lot hanging. Rapidly running out of his stuff.
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Shovelmint posted:I may have a problem. Bought Rithmatist yesterday, finished it today. I enjoyed it quite a bit, though it definitely leaves a lot hanging. Rapidly running out of his stuff. Don't think there's a lot of people who like that series but I am really looking forward to the 2nd book there
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Tahirovic posted:Don't think there's a lot of people who like that series but I am really looking forward to the 2nd book there I vastly preferred Rithmatist over the Reckoners books.
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Shovelmint posted:I may have a problem. Bought Rithmatist yesterday, finished it today. I enjoyed it quite a bit, though it definitely leaves a lot hanging. Rapidly running out of his stuff. Rithmatist was great and I love the magic system in it.
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I can't remember much from The Rithmatist, so I'm looking forward to re-reading it before the next one comes out.
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Evil Fluffy posted:Why isn't Oathbringer out yet. I just finished the audiobook again. Agreed.
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Evil Fluffy posted:Why isn't Oathbringer out yet. He's working on a stormlight novella for Arcanum Unbound, which is currently at 60% Oathbringer is 52% thru the first draft
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Welp, I'm through both sets of mistborn books (and finally found secret history), both stormlight archives, emporer's soul, and just finishing up warbreaker probably today. Though that got shelved for the past two days as I burned through the library at mount char, thanks for whoever suggested it in here. I want more!
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smertrioslol posted:Welp, I'm through both sets of mistborn books (and finally found secret history), both stormlight archives, emporer's soul, and just finishing up warbreaker probably today. I picked up library at mount char too after seeing it here. Great recommendation, I really enjoyed it. I'm reading the locke lamora books now since I've seen them mentioned here a few times also.
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