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  1. I already got my books signed, took a picture with Brandon and asked him a question, which reminds me should I post What I asked him and his answer here?
  2. Well I'm on my way to Forbbiden Plaent. I'll be there in like half an hour to 40 minutes. I think. I wanted to be there a lot earlier but I overslept. Storms! I hope the queue isn't too crazy. I'll see you all - those who are coming at least - there. ETA: @readergirl7, I got an email newsletter from Brandon last night, sent to those in/nearby the London area, and in it he said there's gonna be a reading and a Q&A as well in the London event. Update: Ok I asked the staff at Forbbiden Planet and they say it's only gonna be a signing, so I'm not sure anymore. Also there's no queue as of yet.
  3. Personally I'm gonna be there at least 4 hours early, maybe more. I don't know when the queue is officially starting but I'm not taking any risks.
  4. Awesome! I'll be sure to look out for you. Nobody among my family or friends are Brandon fans so it'll be nice to meet fellow fans in person finally Oh and I'll be the short guy, dark hair, clean-shaven, with a black backpack and...I have no idea what I'll be wearing so i'm gonna keep you in suspense over that one
  5. Ok so I've been checking the forbbiden planet website for more details on the signing and it doesn't seem like there are tickets or anything. So do we just show up a few hours before and stand in a queue?
  6. Thanks this is actually really helpful. I don't reckon we'd have time for more than one question to ask him.
  7. This'll be my first time going to a signing. I'm so excited! Any pointers on what I should do and how to prepare? cause I have zero experience with this and have no clue what to do.
  8. Hi guys! Do we have any more information about Brandon coming to England as part of the Oathbringer tour? I've been checking his website and there's nothing there about that.
  9. Awesome! Warbreaker is an amazing book imo, you'll love it. Also make sure to read Arcanum Unbounded after finishing with the novels, it's full of great short stories and novellas from across the Cosmere.
  10. Hi there @Caitlin , welcome to the 17th Shard I've yet to read any of Brandon's non-Cosmere works either, this is something that I'm planning to rectify soon. Shadows of Self is a really really good book, glad you're loving it, and Bands of Mourning is even better imo. I'm counting the days till Oathbringer's release. So so excited. Have you read Elantris and Warbreaker, as well? As for the cookies, it's just an in-joke here at the 17th shard, which I think originated in the role-playing section here. Whenever some new comes along to the forum some members offer them cookies while others try to warn them against it ('cause they have Hemalurgic spikes in them). Personally I think the spikes are good for your health but some others may disagree .
  11. Hi there Weyah and welcome to our little crazy fun house! I know several people have already answered your question but here's my two cents as well, just 'cause I can't resist answering . I'd read WoK first, I mean Warbreaker is amazing as well but Way of Kings, and the Stormlight Archive series as a whole, is just on another level, in terms of storytelling, plot intricacies and just the sheer scope it. after you finished Wok, you ould either jump straight to Words of Radience (that's what I did, I just had to know what happened next) or you could read Warbreaker in between the two, it doesn't really matter. There's a minor connection to Warbreaker in Words of Radiance which you would appreciate more if you've already read Warbreaker but besides that, reading Words of Radiance first won't effect your experience at all. I personally read Warbreaker after reading the first two Stormlight Archive books and I don't regret it at all. Ultimately though, that's all up to you. Oh by the way, Oathbringer, the third Stormlight Archive novel comes out in November in case you didn't know, so you wanna be caught on the series by then if possible. Moving on, then you have Elantris, which is the very first Cosmere book Brandon published, that's a really good book too. There's also White Sand. and Arcanum Unbounded which is a collection of Cosmere short stories and novellas and it is absolutely amazing. But wait till you've read, WoR, WoK, Warbreaker, Elantris and Mistborn Era 2 (if you haven't read it already) before reading Arcanum Unbounded otherwise you'd be spoiled big time. As someone else in this thread mentioned, Brandon has written each series and standalone Cosmere book, so that they can be read and fully enjoyed independent from other Cosmere books and series (with the exception of Arcanum Unbounded) so don't really worry yourself about the order of it, just make sure you read it all. Have fun!
  12. They're so cute! My heart's melting. I don't have a cat at the moment, and I really want to, I miss having cats around, but can't afford to take care of a pet at the moment.
  13. Hi there @Runeweaver and welcome to 17th shard. The way you define these different aspects of yourself is really cool and makes for a great and insightful read. I mean I think of there being different aspects to my personality too but I've never went as far as defining them as clearly as you have and giving them names. I think it's only fair that I share a little bit more about myself, considering how much you shared. Let's see...I'm 25, have a Master's degree in Games Programming, love everything fantasy. I'm a generally shy person. Not great with socializing. Aside from obviously being a big Sanderfan, I'm also a huge Harry Potter fan, as well as Lord of the Rings and ASOIAF/Game of Thrones. Vampires are my favorite fantasy beings. Oh and I'm a writer as well, been working on a dark fantasy novel for a few years now. I'm agnostic. Huge cat person, big animal lover in general but cats, they have special place in my heart. And well that's it for now. Feel free to ask if you want to know more. Oh and once again welcome
  14. Oh Words of Radiance was fantastic. I mean I loved Way of Kings but WOR just blew that out of the water. I'm counting days till November and Oathbringer. Also one of my all time favorite Cosmere characters was introduced in WOR as well, that is the Awesome Lift, god I love her so much. Hope there's more of here in Oathbringer.
  15. Hi there Belle and welcome to our little corner of the Cosmere oh and do eat the cookie that @StrikerEZ just offered you, it's tasty . Have you read all of the Cosmere books and stories? Mistborn was my introduction into Cosmere and Brandon's writing as wel and it naturally has a special place in my heart, though I'd say Words of Radiance is my favorite Cosmere book so far. I cannot wait for Oathbringer! Are you kidding? Steris is one of the most delightful characters in Mistborn and I'd probably put her in my top 10 favorite Cosmere characters. I won't give anything way, suffice it to say that I love her characters progression in the three Era 2 books so far.
  16. Hi welcome to the Shard! Which Cosmere books have you read so far, if you don't mind me asking? P.S. Oh and if someone here offers you a cookie don't hesitate to accept
  17. Thanks! though it's gonna be a while before it's ready for publishing. And yeah editing is not fun but it's necessary *sigh. Non-natives writing in English is not uncommon at all, I'm a a member of this really great writing forum and there are a lot of non-native writers who write in English there. Btw in case you didn't know, Brandon Sanderson does this really great podcast called Writing Excuses where he and three other writers talk about all things writing, it's really useful, they cover all aspects of writing fiction, from characters development to plot to POVs and all the techniques that a writer needs to know, it's really really helpful if you wanna listen to it. They're on season 12 now, but you only need to start with season 10 and go from there. Good luck with your novel Basketball is a cool sport but I could never get into it they way I do soccer/football. I just love soccer, it excites me in a way that no other sport can and part of it may be because I'm Iranian, soccer is really huge in Iran so it's kinda in my blood, I guess. Btw you may be interested to know that both Barcelona and Real Madrid have huge fan bases in Iran. Seriously it's crazy, I used to have so many heated arguments with my friends over Barca- Real Madrid games back when I still lived in Iran. Fun times! Anyway I hope you don't mind me passionately rooting for Barca come the next Clasico . You totally should, they're soft and chocolaty and full of tiny delicious spikes walnuts, they´re so good they´ll Ruin your taste for anything else Oh since you like long books, have you read the A Song of Ice and Fire series (the books that Game of Thrones is based of)? If not give 'em a try when you have the time, they're really really good and and they're huge books, so it should be right up your alley.
  18. Hi there Sheity and welcome to our little crazy corner of the Cosmere I love big books too (as long as they're well-written and engaging), a longer book means more time to spend in the world, immersed in the story and enjoying it. Like, when I finished Words of Radiance I was like why can't this book be longer? I would've happily read on if it went on for another 1000 pages. Seems you only have Warbreaker and White Sand to read in terms of Cosmere books. Warbreaker is really really good, and you can read it for free on Brandon's website. I've just started reading White Sand myself, we'll see how it turns out. Yay a fellow writer! I've been working on a book for years now, it's a dark fantasy which I hope to finish and publish someday soon. Do you intend to publish at all or is it more of a hobby? Like you I'm not a native English speaker, but I write in English as well, it's just more natural to me and besides I wanna publish in English-speaking countries where the fantasy market is huge. Yet another thing we have in common . Though I only follow football (Soccor for the Americans in the forum), which club do you support if you don't mind me asking? I'm a huge FC Barcelona fan, one of the top items on my bucket list is travelling to Barcelona and watching an El Clasico match in Camp Nou. Anyway welcome again, oh and don't forget to eat the cookies, they're yummmmy
  19. Hi @Contessa, welcome to this crazy little corner of the Cosmere . Oh and don't listen to everyone telling you not to eat the cookies, the cookies are soft and delicious and full of spikes raisins, would be a shame if you don't try 'em
  20. Hey there Thail, welcome to the 17 shard. Mistborn is such an amazing series, it was my introduction to the Cosmere. You definitely need to read Stormlight Archive, it's one of the best fantasy series I've ever read and as much as I love Mistborn, SA is just on a whole other level. Words of Radiance in particular is so good, it's just epic in every sense of the world .You're in for a crazy ride
  21. Hi @Serce Forts! welcome to the 17 shard. And do make sure to eat the yummy spiked brownie. It's soooo good Mistborn was the first Sanderson book that I read so it has a special place in my heart but After reading WoR, Stormlight Archive has become my favorite Cosmere series and one of my favorite all time book series. I've read Arcanum Unbounded and I'm in the process of reading Warbreaker which is gonna take longer than I like cuz I'm super busy at the moment. Favorite character...I'm gonna cheat and go top 5: Kelsier and Lift, followed closely by Shallan, Kaladin and Vin. And Hoid, well Hoid is in his own special category all by himself.
  22. I, on the other hand love every single thing about Mistborn and Scadrial. The characters (Vin is my favorite and I think Kelsier is one of the best characters in the entire Cosmere so far), the story is incredible to me and world is really creative, with ash falling from the sky and the mists and everything else the we learn along the way. The Well of Ascension is my least favorite of the Era 1 trilogy but I still love it (especially the last act, so to speak) as for Era 2(the Wax and Wayne series), I've been loving that as well. Alloy of Law itself was good, but it really took of in Shadows of Self, and Band of Mourning is incredible imo, and that ending...god that blew my mind. Now we got one more book in the Era 2 series, then I think we'll have che Contemporary fantasy Mistborn trilogy and after that the space age Mistborn trilogy which like you I'm super excited about. It's gonna be a while till we get there though.
  23. Hi Tal and welcome to the 17th Shard . It's interesting (and kinda baffling) to me that you say you don't like Mistborn as much as the rest of the Cosmere books since I count it as one of my all time favorite book series and as far as Brandon's books go, it's right up there with Stormlight Archive for me. also Mistborn is the first Brandon book I read and my introduction to the Cosmere so I'm biased towards it. Anyway different strokes for different folks and all that Once again welcome to the forum and I hope you have fun here. And don't listen to all the Cookie Naysayers, eat to your heart's desire
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