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Thrift shop had a sale and I nabbed these Brandon Sanderson books for two dollars.

I've listened to his stuff on audio books from the library. But they don't have many and the wait list is about 40 weeks to borrow physical copies (only 30 weeks for audio books) so I kind of got board waiting. The stormlight books I read were good but complex. Most of them I couldn't finish before the library wanted them back (dyslexia makes slow reading).

Haven't read any of this series yet. Should I wait until I can find a copy of the first book, or is it one of those series I can jump in at book 2?

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I haven't read those.
I looked them up like I would if I had bought them, and what I saw sounds like the first one is the first of the first trilogy, and sounds important. The second quad is set 300 years in the future, so if I didn't have the first book of the first, I'd start with the second set, while looking for that first book.

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Thanks for that.
Putting it on my wishlist for later. And the Way of Kings as what I read of it was epic.

I'm still on the dragons books. I bought the first three and am just finishing up the second one, so I have a while. Maybe I can find the Sanderson book second hand before I finish? But it's unlikely as his stuff seldom comes up in the thrift stores.

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Should be finished my dragon book this week and can start on these. Shall I go with mistborn or stormlight first? (I kind of bought most of the stormlight partly at the thrift store partly new)

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My hard-core Sanderson-fan brother says: "The Mistborn series is a little more accessible than Stormlight - I'd recommend reading the first trilogy of Mistborn first. The first book can also be enjoyed as a standalone heist novel, so you won't feel pressured into finishing the series if it's not your thing.

Stormlight is a culmination of Sanderson's work and combines several of his series. Enjoyment of it is enhanced by having read his other books but that is not mandatory. They are his longest and most world-building heavy, and may turn off some people who prefer shorter, puncher works.

I'd dip your toes in with a book like Mistborn or Warbreaker, and see what you think from there."

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Not sure if you have already started, but absolutely do not start on book 2! A big part of Sanderson’s writing is unpacking the complexity and various twists and turns. Starting on book 2 will definitely spoil the enjoyment of book 1.

Personally I love the Mistborn books. They are a good warmup for coping with the massive Stormlight Archive. Wind and Truth was 62 hours in audiobook form - fantastic value for a single
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Halfway through book one, mistborn. I've managed to avoid spoilers or peaking at the last pages. But I have a horrible feeling the author is going to kill of a protagonist on us. I wouldn't put it past him.

I almost don't want to keep reading.

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Avoid spoilers at all cost!

There is always another secret.

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End of book one.

Wow!

So many loose ends left to explore.

What is this deep darkness? Why did he keep the diary if what we learn at the end was true? Where do these mist powers really come from? How come I think that earring has a bigger role to play? Did her mum really kill her sister? Can booksmarts really rule a nation?

I hope the answers will be forthcoming in the next book. Curious what this well thing is.

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Don’t worry… BS will make you earn the answers to those questions. He is famous for his incredibly intense book endings that build and build momentum. It’s nicknamed a “Sanderlaunch”. How did you find it? Given that you seem to have finished half a book in a day, I’m assuming it was good?

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It was more reading than I've done in years. My eyes feel slightly broken from the strain.

But very enjoyable. He's a good match for me.

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Excellent. His books are all very well worth a re-read as well. So much is foreshadowed that you will be amazed by what you didn't pick up first time round.

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found this for reading to.

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The original Mistborn trilogy is my favorite of Sanderson's works--possibly my favorite book series of all time--and stands very well on its own.

The "Era 2" Mistborn set starting with "Alloy of Law" definitely works better after the original trilogy, but its last book gets pretty heavily into Sanderson's Cosmere where he overlaps with many of his other series with the idea that they are all part of the same greater universe. Some people recommend not reading the last Era 2 book until you've read a lot of his other stuff (The three before it come to a pretty good ending).

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Book 2, a little bit slow with all the sloppy I'm not worthy of their love stuff. Loved the bit when we find the spy. I got the same clues but reached an entirely different conclusion.

I can relate with the whole doing everything right and getting it all wrong theme that seems to be developing.

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Book three feels like a ballad to grief.

I'm worried BS is about to kill off some more, but I suspect the story couldn't end well unless he does.

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In general he doesn't pull his punches on the emotional stuff, but it makes the highs even more impactful.

I'm doing a relisten of book 2 at the moment. Sazed just showed what a fully powered feruchemist can do fighting the Koloss and Vin has just picked up a sack of horseshoes...

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Why don't you drop some guesses in here for what is coming and we can see how far off you are?

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Michael Cox wrote:Why don't you drop some guesses in here for what is coming and we can see how far off you are?

I don't want to post major spoilers. (Great advise above about that). Maybe one day we can get a spoiler tag on permies.

Let's see. Two of the remaining half dozen protagonists need to die for the story to have a satisfactory conclusion. I think everyone is wrong about the hero and who or what they are. There is only one person who fits and I suspect they are going to become something more than human near the end and basically die. The bits at the start of the chapter speak to this and increasingly have one specific voice.

Spook is interesting. A normal author would have him become the big bad and have to die, but I suspect BS has an entirely different plan for him. His desire to help his friends is too strong.

And I've been suspicious of the earring since book one and how it kept being mentioned near the inquisitor extra powers. Looks like that's going to be revealed soon. It's probably connected to the mists behaviour as she wasn't wearing it at the end of book one when stuff happened.

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Hoid is mentioned. Perhaps we get to meet him. Is it the same as from other books?

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You will meet Hoid again, yes, if you pay attention.

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Michael Cox wrote:You will meet Hoid again, yes, if you pay attention.

I remember him from the little bit of the storm series I got to read. and he was a statue in another book where they fight monsters with painting.

he was a lot of fun. Cheeky though.

Not sure if he's one of these gods or not.

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Shoot, there were so many characters, I didn't keep track of the names. Who is wax related to from the first trilogy?

I hope he gets the girl, the one who made the contract. She's my favourite so far!

I feel like I'm missing some big things from the last book that carried over.

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Also, am I supposed to read these newspapers? The text is so small, I would need to find a magnifying glass. Is it part of the plot?

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Starting the lost metal and suddenly I remember Brandon Sanderson hasn't killed off a main character in a few books. I have suspicion he lulled us into a false sense of security. The last plots were very comfortable and a predictable rythm. I have a bad feeling about this one.

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I want to read ahead to see if I'm right. But I think I'm getting the hang of this author now.

He starts the novel basically telling us, "watch out, I'm going to make you love this guy/gal even more before I kill them off in a hug heroic, pointless, planet saving, event." Then Sanderson is trying desperately to mislead us and make us think that someone else is going to die. But hints of foreshadowing keep creeping through.

It's almost too self-indulgent. Like the final episode of a long running TV series. They spend too much time reminding us of how much we love the character and how sad we will be when they go, that it gets in the way of the plot.

So far, the Lost Metal is getting on my nerves. But also, some amazing moments with Wax's wife. She's so wonderful.

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Oh poo. He did kill the one I suspected. Sucks.

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r ranson wrote:Oh poo. He did kill the one I suspected. Sucks.

Yeah.

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Although if one of the guys he killed in an earlier book survived after a fashion, perhaps....?

Going to take a break from Sanderson and read some murakami. Then the way of kings series.

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I missed a few comments here! Glad you enjoyed era 2. I really liked them, but the tone is very different from Era 1. Steris is brilliant.

Re the newspapers - there are some tiny titbits in there if you are observant, and have some awareness of wider cosmere lore. Not essential to the main story line.

I also anticipated the ending, although not the actual detail, but felt like it really did do justice to the characters' overall story.

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I didn't know these books or the author, but I was sort of aware just from seeing this thread as it kept percolating on the list of recent threads. Then, a few weeks ago, my brother-in-law declared that we had to read the series and gave it to us as a birthday present. So we're reading the first book, The Final Empire aloud as a family. I have generally low expectations of fantasy fiction and this has so far exceeded them. At least this first book, I'd recommend it to anyone interested in fantasy.

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A couple people at my church made me start to read Sanderson, and I'm glad they did! I actually started with Elantris - I'm all for publishing order reading. I liked it, but I think now that I've read pretty much everything else in the Cosmere I need to reread it to get the full effect. I loved Mistborn though, possibly more than Stormlight (don't tell my church friend, though, she has fanart of Kaladin on her phone). My favorite, though, may be Warbreaker and I can't really explain why, other than the very concept of their magic system fascinates me.

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r ranson wrote:Thanks for that.
Putting it on my wishlist for later. And the Way of Kings as what I read of it was epic.

I'm still on the dragons books. I bought the first three and am just finishing up the second one, so I have a while. Maybe I can find the Sanderson book second hand before I finish? But it's unlikely as his stuff seldom comes up in the thrift stores.

Maybe try a book swap. If you have something someone else would like to read, they might trade you (temporarily or permanently). Go frugal. :)
I believe there is a book swapping subreddit.

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