Books by Brandon Sanderson
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Re: Books by Brandon Sanderson
-- 19 Jan 2016, 02:27 --
Did anyone finish reading? I just came to know that all of Sanderson's are set in the same universe and will clash sometime later in the future. They are connected by an overarching storyline. Also there is one character who appears in each and every book series. !!!!!!!!!!
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Almost - this only holds true to the books that are "cosmere" books, thus set in the Cosmere Universe. These include all of the Mistborn books, Elantris, The Emperor's Soul, Warbreaker, and the Stormlight Archive. (Did I miss any, guys?!) There is indeed a character (oftentimes called Hoid) who shows up in every series. One day in the distant future (I think it's been rumored to be somewhere after Stormlight 5 or 6) we are supposed to get a book about him.master_little wrote:Godspeed..
-- 19 Jan 2016, I just came to know that all of Sanderson's are set in the same universe and will clash sometime later in the future. They are connected by an overarching storyline. Also there is one character who appears in each and every book series. !!!!!!!!!!
On another note - since I have devoured the Cosmere and still can't seem to get enough of Brandon Sanderson what should I start next? I have heard good things about so many of Sanderson's books I don't know where to start! (Again, I've been through the Cosmere, so where do I go from there?)
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Or maybe try another author just to break the monotony of Sanderson? I could recommend quite a few series out t=which are just as great..
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I would recommend reading Elantris if you want a shorter self-contained story. You follow the travails of Roaden, a prince of his people, who is stricken with a mysterious disease that has blighted his people. He is thrown into the once powerful city of Elantris, where citizens stricken with the disease are now imprisoned. The story follows Roaden as he battles to overcome the illness and return Elantris to a city of power that it once was. Central to Roaden's struggle is his finding and interpreting Aons, symbols that gave Elantrians magical powers. Many of these Aons can be seen on Sanderson's website as jewelry available for purchase. This story is soulful and you find yourself cheering Roaden through his successes and sharing heartbreak during his failures. Overall, Elantris is well worth the journey!
Another recommendation is The Mistborn Trilogy. This trilogy is an amazing work of storytelling! With epic battle scenes, romance, and intrigue, not to mention, characters that you love and love to hate, you can't go wrong. With Kelsier, Vin, and Eland as protagonists and the Lord Ruler and the fantastical Steel Inquisitors with spikes for eyes as antagonists, the story is full of suspense, action, and Sanderson keeps readers guessing as the plot twists through this dark and compelling world. One aspect of the story that is extremely entertaining is the ability of characters to gain magical powers by manipulating metals. Vin, a Mistborn allomancer, gains power as she ingests metals and her body "burns" them releasing certain powers. Science fiction at its finest!
Other great reads are The Way of Kings and Warbreaker.
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I haven't read the Dresden Files, but I'm in the middle of the Codex Alera (also by Butcher) and would highly recommend this series as well!
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Mistborn, as several other posters mentioned, is a great series. Didn't like the Alloy of Law though, the continuing series.
Warbreaker is a standalone novel which is pretty cool too, if you don't want to commit to a series.
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