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  1. Some of the Malazan books are right up there. Probably the most action-packed, bananas climax I’ve ever read is in The Crippled God. Toll the Hounds is very close too, especially in how quickly it escalates into a truly fantastic and momentous climax when most of the book prior had been on the slower and more relaxed side.
  2. I was thinking about endings in books recently, and about how much I enjoy Brandon's books especially because he's so good at crafting satisfying, great ending sequences. We all know how good the "Brandonavalanche" can be! But this THEN got me thinking about other authors who also excel at this, and I wanted to see what other authors people here think do the same! Here are some of mine! Robert Jordan: This one may be obvious, since he was also a huge influence on Brandon, but RJ was really good at endings. Every book in the Wheel of Time (except maybe one or two) has an excellent, action-packed climax that really ramps things up. Even some of the more... well, long and slower books can have an amazing ending sequence almost out of nowhere! *cough* Winter's Heart *cough* Steven Erikson: This is the big one. IMO, I'm not sure there's any author I know of who does endings (or I should really expand that to 'climax and ending sequences' here) better than Erikson. The Malazan Book of the Fallen series is infamous for being dense, hard to get into, confusing, and (especially in the later books) VERY slow to really get going. But what Erikson excels at that I can't really think of any other author doing is his way of building different plot threads throughout his books. He will often, in a 1000 page book, take the first 300-400 pages just to 'clear his throat' so to speak, and introduce a ton of different storylines. These storylines then slowly build and develop over the next 400-500 pages, often staying almost entirely separated from one another and not being entirely clear how they even connect at all, until BAM somehow he brings them all together in a gigantic convergence of epic proportions for around the final 100-150 pages of the book. This style isn't for everyone, and can definitely put people off, but wow does it really make those ending parts sing.
  3. I know people are anxious for The Lost Metal, but wasn't it coming after Skyward 3 always the plan? Or at least for a long time now? Plus he's literally going to write it next, he's just about to start. It's coming soon, relax!
  4. Via Twitter, he's around 1-2 hours away from finishing the book! Probably will have done so by the time most people see this message, so rejoice! Happy New Year's Eve, and now Brandon can get in some R and R to kick off 2020!
  5. Release date AND now at 90%? Sweeeeeeet! I guess they collectively made the call that it's possible to get it out next year, so at this point I highly doubt there will be a delay unless there's some kind of massive unforeseen problem. Now begins the long wait... I REALLY hope they do the preview chapters again come September, that really made for a fun fall of weekly chapters, guessing, and discussion!
  6. Yes. Although I'm getting a little concerned that he may not make it, he has to do 15% in essentially three weeks (plus a couple days). That's a lot of writing, since 15% of a SA book is 60,000 words, or around 3,333 words per day assuming taking off Sundays. Plus it's the holiday season and probably busy on that front too. That said, I don't know how hard-and-fast of a rule the "100% has to be hit by January 1st for the book to make it out next year" is. Like, if the draft is at 97%, or 98% would that be close enough they could still make it? I'm guessing we'll get a pretty clear answer by the SotS, since that's very close to the end of the month.
  7. If you don't mind being extremely confused by the plot for a while and getting thrown into the middle of things and being left to figure it out, I'd recommend the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. The first book is Gardens of the Moon, and it's pretty infamous for being hard to get into, but if you can pull through I think the series has a lot to recommend it. Mainly, since you talked about liking great endings, I think Malazan has some of the best, biggest, most crazy endings I've ever seen in fantasy. Often the books have tons of different plot threads and storylines, many of which seem completely unrelated at first, but then near the end of the book everything comes together in a massive convergence of awesome. The books can be a bit brutal at times, and have lots of shades of grey characters, but they also have a huge theme of compassion to them that really shines through.
  8. *AHEM* Slightly back on topic, 60%!!!!! It's really going quickly lately, although I guess it needs to be around 13% per month from here on out in order to be done by year-end. So... with only 13 weeks left in the year, that's 2.666% per week, roughly. I hope he makes it, but on the other hand waiting another few months for a release so that it gets plenty of polish and Brandon doesn't kill himself getting it finished would be good too
  9. Saying "ruined" is an exaggeration, but have Sanderson's books made you like other stuff less? What I mean by this is, as an example: I've grown so used to the "Brandon Avalanche" of plot twists, reveals, and cool payoffs of foreshadowing and such that usually happen in the climax of Brandon's books that now, often when I read something that doesn't have any of that, I feel a little disappointed.
  10. For kids around that age, many will have started to read or will soon be starting to read Harry Potter (assuming it's still popular enough that it's widely read, which I think it is?). I'd say that although the Reckoners would be a good choice, it's a bit older and darker for kids that age. Not saying they couldn't handle it, or it couldn't work, as it all depends on the group of kids, but IMO I think the perfect fit would be The Rithmatist. It has a lot of similarities to Harry Potter, so the kids might be more willing to give it a shot if they're familiar with that already, and overall feels like a book for kids around that age. And it does it all while still being an excellent Sanderson novel with a cool magic system and good themes like 'everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and the most important thing is to believe in yourself and your talents' and stuff like 'together we can fill each other's gaps to achieve more' and so on.
  11. I still think that he's writing one of the Magic: The Gathering stories. Not sure that'd be long enough to call it a 'novella', but if my sketchy knowledge of Magic sets coming up is correct, I believe that either the second or third Return to Return to Ravnica set would fit this timeline. Plus the third one is poised to be a pivotal and important bit in Magic lore, with Nicol Bolas and everything going on there (possibly?) finally getting a resolution. So getting someone like Brandon, a big-name fantasy author who is also a magic fan, would make perfect sense. But I guess we'll find out soon enough whatever it is.
  12. I don't know, I felt like it was essentially spoiler-free. The only thing that I thought gave anything at all away is that: But I think that was basically a given already based on what we already knew.
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