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Earlier somebody asked about annotations for Stormlight and Brandon said that they are on deck after he finished posting them for Alcatraz. There are more deleted scenes that should get posted as well. Here is an interesting one from bizaro world Szeth's perspective. Obviously, there are WOK spoilers, so don't click until you've read the book. http://www.brandonsanderson.com/library/147/The-Way-of-Kings-Prime-Jeksonsonvallano
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I think Emperor's Soul was worth getting now. It's tad short, as expected for a novella, but feels like a complete story. It felt a lot like a pitch - you got a short plot and a whole lot of flavor and ideas for you to think about. It really got me hoping he'll return to the world with a fully fleshed out book.
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Oct 23, 2012 23:38
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I loved the poo poo out of Emperor's Soul. It's short but intense.
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Oct 28, 2012 06:33
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I just finished up Alloy of Law. Mistborn works so much better when it reads like a heist story. All the references to the previous series made me smile, especially the High Imperial language. I think I missed where Hoid showed up in this one, if he did at all. The mention of the Faceless Immortals was kinda neat, if they are who I think they are. I thought they all killed themselves.I also didn't see it coming when Marsh showed up at the end as an agent of Harmony.
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Oct 28, 2012 08:57
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TenaciousJ posted:I just finished up Alloy of Law. Mistborn works so much better when it reads like a heist story. All the references to the previous series made me smile, especially the High Imperial language. I think I missed where Hoid showed up in this one, if he did at all. They just un-spiked themselves and were still safely within the Homeland caves when the sun came up. It was intended to be a suicidal action (at the very least, robbing them of their sentience and returning to being simple mistwraiths), but Ol' Ironeyes could have easily fixed them up again, now that he has a direct line to Harmony.
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Oct 28, 2012 09:20
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TenaciousJ posted:I think I missed where Hoid showed up in this one, if he did at all.
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Oct 28, 2012 15:37
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404GoonNotFound posted:They just un-spiked themselves and were still safely within the Homeland caves when the sun came up. It was intended to be a suicidal action (at the very least, robbing them of their sentience and returning to being simple mistwraiths), but Ol' Ironeyes could have easily fixed them up again, now that he has a direct line to Harmony. Imagine how annoyed Sazed could make Marsh, with him being the only one who knows who Harmony was before he got his powers. He could spend centuries going "Hey Marsh, lets have a philosophy battle, but I already know all the answers"
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Oct 28, 2012 19:33
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I just finished Legion, and it was a pretty quick and good read. I enjoyed Steven a lot as well as is aspects. I sincerely hope that he expounds on this setting and the characters in it. I really would like to know how everything works.
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pakman posted:I just finished Legion, and it was a pretty quick and good read. I enjoyed Steven a lot as well as is aspects. I sincerely hope that he expounds on this setting and the characters in it. I really would like to know how everything works. He tweeted that another Legion short story would come whenever he has some down time or another long flight.
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Nov 2, 2012 21:00
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Cartoon Man posted:He tweeted that another Legion short story would come whenever he has some down time or another long flight. The long flight thing is why it is funny to me.
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Nov 3, 2012 03:20
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Just finished Hero of the Ages and I am pretty sad that its over. The Mistborn trilogy was pretty awesome.
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Nov 4, 2012 09:01
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Stealthgerbil posted:Just finished Hero of the Ages and I am pretty sad that its over. The Mistborn trilogy was pretty awesome. Well at least there's still Alloy of Law.
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Nov 4, 2012 09:39
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And the planned sequels to Alloy of Law. And the upcoming new trilogy set it modern times. (Think Dresden Files with Allomancy.) And the final capstone trilogy set in OUUUTTTTTEERRRRRR SSPPPPAAAACCCEEEEE..... There's also potential video games, movies, and such which are licensed out, but who knows if/when they will get made. There's also 9 more Stormlight books, an Elantris sequel, a Warbreaker sequel, and at least 2 more universes set in his 'Cosmere'. Then there is his new YA Superhero series coming out, and his YA Rithmatist series, a few more sequels to Alcatraz, and whatever else he can cram in during his Magic TG tournaments... Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 10:42 on Nov 4, 2012 |
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Nov 4, 2012 10:38
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Cartoon Man posted:And the planned sequels to Alloy of Law. Sanderson may be a prolific writer but he's not prolific enough. He needs to write faster.  I want Stormlight 2 now dammit.
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Nov 4, 2012 16:51
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I just ordered Allow of Law and the first Stormlight book. Cant wait till they get here :3
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Nov 4, 2012 23:00
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Stormlight 2 is on track for next fall/christmas, but we should get more short stories in between now and then.
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Nov 5, 2012 00:32
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404GoonNotFound posted:They just un-spiked themselves and were still safely within the Homeland caves when the sun came up. It was intended to be a suicidal action (at the very least, robbing them of their sentience and returning to being simple mistwraiths), but Ol' Ironeyes could have easily fixed them up again, now that he has a direct line to Harmony. I figured it was the large group of them who were too much under the sway of Ruin to follow the order. Then Ruin dies and they're left spending the next few centuries trying to repent for failing in the entire job they were created for.
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Nov 5, 2012 03:07
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Let's just put him on several trans-world flights. That should allow him to crank out a few books.
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calandryll posted:Let's just put him on several trans-world flights. That should allow him to crank out a few books. Get the kickstarter going, I'm in.
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Are his novellas connected to his overworld? Because the Imperial Fool is totally Hoid Just starting the Emperor's Soul ebook so I could be wrong.
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Democratic Pirate posted:Are his novellas connected to his overworld? Because the Imperial Fool is totally Hoid Not all of them. Obviously Legion is on Earth. But Emperor's Soul is -- it's actually on another corner of the same planet as Elantris.
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Jorenko posted:Not all of them. Obviously Legion is on Earth. ...or is it?  (It is.)
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Nov 6, 2012 03:20
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 BUY! BUY! BUY! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A1XOPE8
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Nov 9, 2012 00:53
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Yay!
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Nov 9, 2012 01:07
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...And the UK release date is in loving march. What.
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Sweden here. Could not buy it from amazon a couple of days ago. Release date was early 2013. But I could get it from dragonmounts store. And today i saw that i can buy it from amazon.
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Just finished Emperor's Soul in two subway rides today (thanks, disabled train!), and wow. That was a really fun ride. It was tight, well-plotted and fun, and I liked the light philosophical angle to it. Those of you who have read Elantris, how connected is it? From the comments I've seen the answer seems to be "not very," but I'm curious if any of the characters from ES appeared in or were otherwise mentioned there.
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Not very is pretty much right. Hoid is (more likely than not) referenced but not named. And, there's a mention of one of the empires that played a part in Elantris. Those are the only real references off the top of my head. Rather happy to see a fantasy story take place in an asian inspired setting for once. Also, was totally making Bruce Lee noises in my head during one part.
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Superstring posted:Not very is pretty much right. Hoid is (more likely than not) referenced but not named. And, there's a mention of one of the empires that played a part in Elantris. Those are the only real references off the top of my head. Speaking of Hoid, was he mentioned or referenced at all in Legion? I can't seem to recall a reference.
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pakman posted:Speaking of Hoid, was he mentioned or referenced at all in Legion? I can't seem to recall a reference. Legion's on Earth and not part of the Cosmere, so no.
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http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/1127/A-MEMORY-OF-LIGHT-Release-Events Brandon Sanderson posted:I do plan to take a trip to Europe sometime in 2013, but it hasn't been arranged yet. Thats gonna be good for at least 3 novellas. 
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Cartoon Man posted:Thats gonna be good for at least 3 novellas. Oh man what if he comes to Germany while I'm still here. That would be amazing.
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Is there a thread for Raven's Shadow Book One Blood Song (Raven's Shadow) [terrible name] anywhere? I read it based on this thread's recommendation and it was loving awesome and I want to talk about it but I don't want to fill up this thread.
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Kruller posted:Is there a thread for Raven's Shadow Book One Blood Song (Raven's Shadow) [terrible name] anywhere? I read it based on this thread's recommendation and it was loving awesome and I want to talk about it but I don't want to fill up this thread. Not that I know of. Does anybody know when the next book in that series will be out btw?
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Mulozon Empuri posted:Not that I know of. Does anybody know when the next book in that series will be out btw? From what he's said on his blog it'll probably be quite a while. The book is finished, but because he has a publisher now, the release schedule is now in their hands. First the "published" version of Book 1 has to be released, and then my guess is that the book 2 will probably be released around a year after that.
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Finished Blood Song RS it was really good. Got Legion as an audiobook for free it is also really good. I am so lost on what to start now.
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New Dresden Files and Iron Druid books just came out.
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Sorry for going a bit off topic, but is Iron Druid any good? I finished my WoT reread, read the three Mageborn books (I am still not sure if I can rate those above fanfiction quality), and now I am reading Red County (Joe Abercrombie). Gonna finish that this week and will need something to read over the holidays. So I am turning to you for advice, fellow Sanderson lovers!
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Tahirovic posted:Sorry for going a bit off topic, but is Iron Druid any good? They are very much in line with Dresden, if I may assume you're familiar with those. On one hand, the setting/concept is interesting- a several thousand year old druid, very powerful, and constantly dealing with deities from various pantheons and religions. Atticus is interesting, the magic system of elementals and such is unusual/unique.. And, honestly, the books are just -fun-. On the other hand, Kevin Hearne likes his nerd references more than any single author I've come across, and there are a few limited portions of the books that will make you go, "Oh, come the gently caress on." However, the truly bad jokes/memes are usually far enough apart as to not ruin the books at all. Don't expect them to be the most refined book on your shelf, but they're fun, they're interesting, and they're worth a read if you're looking for new material.
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Tahirovic posted:Sorry for going a bit off topic, but is Iron Druid any good? It's very very like Dresden, in that it has a pop culture wisecracking magic user who has a hottie apprentice, intelligent dog, and scary/sexy goddess pulling his strings. Almost a bit too much like Dresden in parts, but it is very entertaining. My main concern is that the protagonist doesn't seem to act and feel like one would expect a 2000 year old to act (I know how silly that sounds), he feels like a 20-something American nerd who just so happens to make occasional passing references to events from 2000 years ago. Also the setting felt highly "borrowed" from American Gods, where all the old gods are just sort of kicking around Wherever, USA acting like mortals, but that could just be me. So yeah it's a lot fun, but it makes almost makes Dresden seem serious and complex in comparison.
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