Zephrun’s Imperium Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 So, I was curious as to how we split for this. SA seems like it would attract more people, but for a lot of us devout cosmere fans, Mistborn was our first so we're biased. I'm a Mistborn person myself, mostly because of how much I connected with the characters. Anyway, what side are y'all on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 SA for the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 SA definitely. I read it first, so reading Mistborn right after kinda spoiled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghanderflaffle Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 I loved SA, but Mistborn will always have a place in my heart as the first book to become my favorite after I read Harry Potter along with being my first cosmere series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Mistborn has a very special place in my heart (see my response on the first Sanderson book read thread for why), so I have to vote for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not an Evil Librarian Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Mistborn is far superior to Stormlight Archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ryshadium Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Shard of Thought said: So, I was curious as to how we split for this. SA seems like it would attract more people, but for a lot of us devout cosmere fans, Mistborn was our first so we're biased. I'm a Mistborn person myself, mostly because of how much I connected with the characters. Anyway, what side are y'all on? Then there are people like me who read Mistborn first and loved it, but still prefer Stormlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 This is a tough choice. On one hand Mistborn got me right back into fantasy with a great array of characters, story and setting that could NOT be topped. On the other hand, Stormlight burst through and realised that Mistborn COULD be topped. It contains some of the best characters in writing and I'm excited for where it could go. SA>Era 1>Era 2 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reckless Reader Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 I Love All Of Themmmmmmm But overall, I think SA has the richest worldboulding and most well-thought-out character development. It just weaves together really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 I read Mistborn first, so it held on as my favorite until Oathbringer, when I finally had to admit that Stormlight is just plain better. Words of Radiance is my favorite of the Stormlight books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaywalk Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 *cries* WHY? WHY WOULD YOU PUT ME IN THIS SITUATION?! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltari Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) On 3/22/2019 at 9:38 PM, The Ryshadium said: Then there are people like me who read Mistborn first and loved it, but still prefer Stormlight. I mean really, it's about how much you enjoy 350,000+ word epic fantasy books. There's just nothing more epic than SA and all it's cosmere implications. Edited March 26, 2019 by eltari grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephrun’s Imperium Posted March 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, eltari said: I mean really, it's about how much you enjoy 350,000+ word epic fantasy books. There's just nothing more epic than SA and all it's cosmere implications. I would like to disagree. As much as I love SA, Mistborn is so much more... focused. You get to know the main character and the ending is just so perfect in every way. Who knows? When in a thousand years give or take, SA is finally finished, maybe I will change my opinion. The other reason I love Mistborn so much is how much I connected with the characters. I know I'm not the only one who Kelsier taught to smile. Honestly, the message of Mistborn is, I think, that you - anyone - can do hard things. You could argue that for SA too, I suppose, I just read the books at the right time in my life. It's hard to explain. Edit: I suppose what I'm trying to say is, the most epic thing is your own experience with the words on the pages. Edited March 26, 2019 by Shard of Thought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltari Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Shard of Thought said: I would like to disagree. As much as I love SA, Mistborn is so much more... focused. You get to know the main character and the ending is just so perfect in every way. Who knows? When in a thousand years give or take, SA is finally finished, maybe I will change my opinion. The other reason I love Mistborn so much is how much I connected with the characters. I know I'm not the only one who Kelsier taught to smile. Honestly, the message of Mistborn is, I think, that you - anyone - can do hard things. You could argue that for SA too, I suppose, I just read the books at the right time in my life. It's hard to explain. You say that it's focused, and that's precisely why I don't consider Mistborn in the same vein of epic fantasy as SA. I personally don't even think of it most of its books as epic fantasy, at least in how I -personally- define it. And in light of not wanting to get into a semantic argument about the definition of epic fantasy, I'll just say, the cast is much larger, other series' characters are showing up, and the stakes are for the entire cosmere in SA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephrun’s Imperium Posted March 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, eltari said: You say that it's focused, and that's precisely why I don't consider Mistborn in the same vein of epic fantasy as SA. I personally don't even think of it most of its books as epic fantasy, at least in how I -personally- define it. And in light of not wanting to get into a semantic argument about the definition of epic fantasy, I'll just say, the cast is much larger, other series' characters are showing up, and the stakes are for the entire cosmere in SA. Really it's just preference. Different styles, different genres. Different people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltari Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Shard of Thought said: Really it's just preference. Different styles, different genres. Different people. No doubt. The thicker the book, the more characters, the longer the series to completion, and the greater the stakes, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringerofShadows Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 For the record, I feel like SA is the linchpin in holding the Cosmere together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephrun’s Imperium Posted March 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 That is a very valid point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringerofShadows Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 It’s not like I hate Mistborn, I actually really enjoyed it. Hero of Ages and Oathbringer are tied as my favorite Cosmere books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, BringerofShadows said: For the record, I feel like SA is the linchpin in holding the Cosmere together. I disagree. Mistborn is going to have way more Cosmere-aware crossovers, while Stormlight is more stand alone. Mistborn Era 4 is going to be the grand finale of the Cosmere sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Scion of the Mists said: I disagree. Mistborn is going to have way more Cosmere-aware crossovers, while Stormlight is more stand alone. Mistborn Era 4 is going to be the grand finale of the Cosmere sequence. I think he was referencing the first trilogy. Regardless is their anyone who has read Stormlight and then Mistborn and thought Mistborn better?(Not judging one way or the other its subjective obviously I actually want to know). Even if I can't help but say the SA is obviously better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringerofShadows Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Scion of the Mists said: I disagree. Mistborn is going to have way more Cosmere-aware crossovers, while Stormlight is more stand alone. Mistborn Era 4 is going to be the grand finale of the Cosmere sequence. Ummm…Nightblood? Odium? They also understand the Shards a lot better. (I believe the grand finale of the Cosmere will happen in SA, as there are 7 more ~1,000 page books. Edited March 26, 2019 by BringerofShadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Doomstick Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Stormlight has 16 people now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephrun’s Imperium Posted March 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 But 16 kinda came from Mistborn sooooo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Doomstick Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Shard of Thought said: But 16 kinda came from Mistborn sooooo.... Actually it came from adonalsium, it was first mentioned in MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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