Unfortunately i do not get the reference. I don't read comics.
Hell, i don't understand superheroes, they're so... American thing (sure, there's some in Europe but as a thing, it is decidedly American thing).
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Brandon Sanderson - Words of Radiance |OT| Stormlight Archives Book 2 (March 4)
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Unfortunately i do not get the reference. I don't read comics.
Hell, i don't understand superheroes, they're so... American thing (sure, there's some in Europe but as a thing, it is decidedly American thing).
Yeah, if I recall correctly when someone suggested that Stormlight Archive was the series that will frame out the overarching story of the Cosmere he said something on the order of 'it's not... That's a different series'.
Which of course could mean anything at this point. He has a grand plan, but plans do change!
It was a big story event encompassing multiple books and characters in one world / universe changing event and yeah, you were kind of lost if you didn't know a bit of DC history.
Figures. I'd imagine it is made for hardcore fans specifically though?
It was actually a fairly major DC Universe event that altered many storylines and was pretty much required reading.
Brief synopsis:
Darkseid unleashes the Anti-Life Equation on the Earth and puts much of the planet under his heel, while Superman travels through the Multiverse to find that all of the events are being manipulated by a rogue Monitor. The series sees Superman's in-depth exploration of the Multiverse, as well as the perceived death of Batman at the hands of Darkseid's Omega Effect. After he is killed the Multiverse starts to be destroyed, meaning Supermen from other worlds must be called up.
I doubt Sanderson would do something like this for the Cosmere though. I can see Sanderson writing a novel or a trilogy to tie up the connections and have an overarching storyline that threatens the connections throughout the Cosmere, or the entire Cosmere itself that forces characters from his different worlds to work together.
Finished the book today!
Man, that was good. I had hoped it would keep going! I got excited when my kindle showed me Words of Radiance, but it turned out to just be a pre-order page
Oh well, a few weeks to go...but man, I didn't know this was supposed to be a 10-book series. GRRM already owns a bit of my soul with ASOIAF, and now I think Sanderson has as well.
Man, that was good. I had hoped it would keep going! I got excited when my kindle showed me Words of Radiance, but it turned out to just be a pre-order page
Oh well, a few weeks to go...but man, I didn't know this was supposed to be a 10-book series. GRRM already owns a bit of my soul with ASOIAF, and now I think Sanderson has as well.
I tried to read this before and it was incomprehensible. Terrible event comic and I really enjoyed previous big DC comics events like Infinite Crisis too. I hope Sanderson never ever makes something as bad as Final Crisis.
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I finished reading The Emperor's Soul a couple of days ago and it was pretty great. Shai is a good protagonist with interesting abilities and I wouldn't mind seeing her again in another book. Even though it's supposed to be set in the same world as Elantris I didn't really notice any connections at all, maybe because my memories of Elantris are a bit fuzzy at this point.
Basileus777
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He won't have to finish WOT again, so there shouldn't be any more huge gaps. The actual writing didn't take that long for a book this size.
Do you know what the timeline is for the books? 2 years each or so? Or more?
I can't take another GRRM
Do you know what the timeline is for the books? 2 years each or so? Or more?
I can't take another GRRM
It's been like 3 and a half years since the first book came out I think.
If Sanderson really wanted to he could finish a book a year in this series at the pace he writes, or maybe even less time than that.
I enjoyed The Wheel of Time more the ASOIAN by a large amount personally. May just be that I enjoy High/Epic fantasy more then the gritty/low fantasy Martin writes. For those who hate waiting between books it also has this charming trait of being finished. Heh
I found the Wheel of Time extremely slow paced compared to a Sanderson series or ASOIAF. I got stuck somewhere in the 4th book because I was just plain bored of it, though I still plan to go through it eventually. It's one of the most well known fantasy series after all.
Have you read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss? That gets a lot of love around here too.
Rabbit Lord
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Cover art looks like a comic book, meh.
Looking forward to reading it though.
Looking forward to reading it though.
Wanna brofist u so hard, i LOVED blood song
Do you know what the timeline is for the books? 2 years each or so? Or more?
I can't take another GRRM
He says about 18-24 months. The Stormlight Archive is his main project now but he shifts focus to smaller side projects in between to keep from getting burnt out. At the moment he's got the Steelheart trilogy, Rithmatist sequel(s) and Alloy of Law sequels as side projects.
I imagine he'll start on book 3 once he's finished with his WoR tour and signing events. So a 2016 release assuming the writing goes smoothly.. Worth following his blog as he gives regular updates on his projects.
He's currently writing the Legion sequel (subtitled "Skin Deep"). He just finished the first draft for Firefight (Steelheart sequel), too. Isn't it Elantris' 10th anniversary next year? He wanted to write a sequel for that.
Anyways, there's a chance he starts writing Book Three soon. Good thing is that he actually keeps writing and putting out stuff.
Really looking forward to this. My dilemma right now is if I should take a break from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series to read this. Or should I finish Malazan and then read this.... Decisions, decisions.
And then there's the new Jim Butcher in May and I know that will be my top priority over everything else.
And then there's the new Jim Butcher in May and I know that will be my top priority over everything else.
I didn't bother mentioning that as I consider it a side-side-project of his
Especially if it's of similar length to the first one.Just had a look through his tweets and he mentions Rithmatist 2 is next with stormlight 3 coming up very quickly.
I have to ask, where are you in the Malazan Book of the Fallen? I have finished the series and didn't enjoy it. My personal opinion is that you should read the Way of Kings.
As I'm thinking about diving into the series: Why didn't you like it?
Right now, I'm about 70% done with Deadhouse Gates. Like the book before it, it is really picking up in pace now and I'm having a hard time putting it down. How come you didn't enjoy the series?
Most likely, I'll read Word of Radiance in between Malazan books.
Oh man, it's so close. I want to read it so much right now
I'll re-read WoK to get all that shit fresh in my mind soon. Gotta be prepared!
Yep I read this last week. Oh man, this book was so good. Just could not put it down. I think I said it in the "what are you reading" thread but I cannot believe this had to self publish. It's so much better than some of the books I've read in the past. He really needs to get more recognition.
I'll re-read WoK to get all that shit fresh in my mind soon. Gotta be prepared!
Yep I read this last week. Oh man, this book was so good. Just could not put it down. I think I said it in the "what are you reading" thread but I cannot believe this had to self publish. It's so much better than some of the books I've read in the past. He really needs to get more recognition.
Ah I see. Then yeah, its still very fun at this point. I feel the book lost a lot of steam after at the end of the Bridgeburners arc. It goes a bit sideways and lost focus after that. It was just all over the place, especially toward the last books. But that's just my opinion anyway.
Final Crisis was difficult because it was Grant Morrison being as "Grant Morrison" as humanly possible, not because it was deeply steeped in its own mythology. I really don't believe anyone has anything to worry about similarities there.
Yeah there isn't much if anything there to connect it at all. It takes place in an entirely different part of the world - same continent as Teod (though geographically separated) which itself is across the sea from Elantris/Arelon where the story of Elantris takes place.
Make sure to do the normal thing and read at every waking opportunity.
NekoFever
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I can't take another GRRM
I don't think there's any risk of that with Sanderson. He can turn out a couple of books a year, even when he rarely seems to write anything shorter than 500 pages. He's impressively prolific.
dafuq?
that's a travesty, because it's reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally good
any books of similar quality came out in 2013?
I think he got picked up after the first book came out. He's got cover art and everything now. Second book expected to come out later this year.
AngmarsKing701
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No question he's more prolific than GRRM, but Sanderson's epic is still going to be a 20+ year effort.
That's probably because he's working on at least 4 series right now including Stormlight Archives.
AngmarsKing701
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Again no disagreement. Just pointing out that the Stormlight Archive will take 20+ years to complete from WoK in 2010 through book 10.
It's ok, he's a young man. We just need to keep him away from any untimely death scenarios.
Jeez...sounds like he's a machine.
Any of you read the Mistborn trilogy? How are those books to keep me occupied until WoR?
Fantastic books and what initially got me into reading Sanderson. Definitely read it!
Worth reading. Echoing the post above me. Those were my first introduction to his books.
Pollux
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Really good trilogy. There's also a 4th book out in the same universe...Alloy of Law, which is also fairly good. It takes place a few hundred years after the conclusion of the trilogy and provides a good insight into how the world has changed. Highly recommend reading all of them.
Also would recommend reading Elantris...It's not as polished as his more recent work, but it was his first novel and it's pretty good. I hear he's planning on writing a sequel sometime soon so now might be a good time to read it.
If you like all that I HIGHLY recommend Warbreaker. Actually, I would recommend you read Warbreaker before reading Elantris. I would honestly recommend Warbreaker before Mistborn as well, but I'm biased since I think Warbreaker is one of his best books yet. It has one of the more unique magic systems that I've seen in fantasy and it's a standalone book so you don't have to worry about getting yourself wrapped up in another long series.
AngmarsKing701
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Listen to this advice. It is all good.
Some of you may know, Brandon Sanderson does signed editions of his novels through Weller Books. They started doing pre-orders for the signed edition of Words of Radiance on Feb. 7th (they're long gone btw) and I asked about getting a copy of Way of Kings signed also since I missed it when it released. They've got back to me finally and I'm now getting both books signed. Probably going to wind up with the entire set by the time it's done.
I also got Steelheart signed from Weller Books. These signed first editions cost no more than the hardcover you'll get in a store + shipping, and they're great collector pieces.
I also got Steelheart signed from Weller Books. These signed first editions cost no more than the hardcover you'll get in a store + shipping, and they're great collector pieces.
Mighty Chin
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Looking forward to this. I highly recommend Warbreaker as well. Fantastic book.
Thanks...I'll definitely check them out.
CitizenVectron
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Mistborn are a little bit more "by the numbers" than WoK, though, so be warned. Very heavy on explaining the magic system and a bit lighter on plot development. Still great reads.
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