Brandon comparison crew

[Highprince10 he/him]

This forum is for discussing our favorite parts of Brandon Sanderson and Brandon Mull books and comparing their books and writing styles and what we most like about them. I just really want to see how many people who read Sanderson also read Mull. I do like how in depth both of there world building is but I think Mull builds a new world faster and more understandable and Sanderson can balance multiple points of view and still keep the story understandable. What are your opinions or comparisons between their books  and characters.  

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

Seth is just Dalinar, Szeth and Kaladin rolled into a Leto Atreides II.

[Highprince10 he/him]

6 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

Seth is just Dalinar,

I assume your talking about Seth in Dragonwatch not in the Fablehaven because I agree that in Dragonwatch Seth has to go through similar things Dalinar did but in much less time.

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

6 minutes ago, Highprince10 said:

I assume your talking about Seth in Dragonwatch not in the Fablehaven because I agree that in Dragonwatch Seth has to go through similar things Dalinar did but in much less time.

Yeah. When I think about Seth, I primarily think about Dragonwatch because I read Dragonwatch first and the first of those books the most out of all the books in the series. I think of Fablehaven Seth as the the first arc of his that sets up his next arcs in Dragonwatch.

[Forts Board]

Random interjection- Is Dragonwatch really any good? I read fablehaven and then started Dragonwatch but got really bored... Of course, that was just my opinion two years ago...

I think the Beyonder's has a similarish feel to Mistborn at times. 

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

20 minutes ago, Forts Board said:

Random interjection- Is Dragonwatch really any good? I read fablehaven and then started Dragonwatch but got really bored... Of course, that was just my opinion two years ago...

I think the Beyonder's has a similarish feel to Mistborn at times. 

Beyonders is great in that way!

DRAGONWATCH IS AMAZING!!!!!

I am a big fan of Dragonwatch. I love the first book so much, I would uphold it as probably one of Brandon Mull's best books. I've read that one so many times.

Dragonwatch is worth a read because it adds a lot to the characters and has a lot of fun story stuff and there's so much more lore thrown in. I would even say it's better than Fablehaven. 

[Wittles he/him]

12 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

Beyonders is great in that way!

DRAGONWATCH IS AMAZING!!!!!

I am a big fan of Dragonwatch. I love the first book so much, I would uphold it as probably one of Brandon Mull's best books. I've read that one so many times.

Dragonwatch is worth a read because it adds a lot to the characters and has a lot of fun story stuff and there's so much more lore thrown in. I would even say it's better than Fablehaven. 

I agree with this. Fablehaven is pretty awesome on its own, but Dragonwatch just gives so much depth to the world and develops the characters a lot in a really cool way.

[S. Stormy she/her]

33 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

Beyonders is great in that way!

 

But Jason does NOT read like a 13-year-old, and it's kind of funny.

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

1 minute ago, S. Stormy said:

But Jason does NOT read like a 13-year-old, and it's kind of funny.

I need to reread Beyonders sometime, but from what I recall, yeah. It was kinda funny.

[Faerie Braids she/her]

7 hours ago, Forts Board said:

Random interjection- Is Dragonwatch really any good? I read fablehaven and then started Dragonwatch but got really bored... Of course, that was just my opinion two years ago...

Okay, I love Fablehaven...but I love Dragonwatch. The world really opens up, and several of the characters gain quite a bit more depth and developement. This is my favourite series by Brandon Mull, and I highly recommend it if you enjoyed Fablehaven!

Otherwise, to answer the OP, Calvin gives me strong spren vibes, which made me laugh when I first made the connection.

[Highprince10 he/him]

23 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

DRAGONWATCH IS AMAZING!!!!!

 

I agree with you Dragonwatch is so fascinating and probably one of my favorite series that isn't a Sanderson series I really like the character development and how complicated  but simple it all is.

[Edema Rue she/her]

…I saw this thread and immediately thought of something Brandon Mull said when I was listening to him speak: “Yeah, so I’m the other Mormon Brandon fantasy author who lives in Utah County.”

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

1 hour ago, Edema Rue said:

…I saw this thread and immediately thought of something Brandon Mull said when I was listening to him speak: “Yeah, so I’m the other Mormon Brandon fantasy author who lives in Utah County.”

XDD

Brandon Mull is just awesome.

[Lord Spirit he/him]

I've noticed several parallels between them

The echolands are eerily similar to the cognitive realm

There's also a direct reference to shardplate in Candy shop war 3

Nedwin and Spook remind me of each other.

Torivorian swords are slightly weaker shardblades.

[Highprince10 he/him]

16 minutes ago, Lord Spirit said:

The echolands are eerily similar to the cognitive realm

 

I never noticed how similar those are but your right and the more power you have in the five kingdoms the easier it is to stick around in the echolands similar to how the more invested you are when you die the longer you can stay in the cognitive realm. 

[Iron-Eyes he/him]

I've never read the dragon watch series, what's it like?

[Highprince10 he/him]

18 minutes ago, Iron-Eyes said:

I've never read the dragon watch series, what's it like?

Have you read Fablehaven?

[Iron-Eyes he/him]

No, I've also never read that.

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

1 hour ago, Iron-Eyes said:

No, I've also never read that.

Dragonwatch is the continuation of Fablehaven, but with more dragons and cool stuff.

Basically, Fablehaven is a series where Seth and Kendra, a brother and sister duo, wind up at their Grandfather's mansion on a big estate while their parents are in India or something. They wind up finding out that Fablehaven, the property, is really a refuge for magical creatures and that their grandpa is the caretaker for them. Wacky hijinks occur and they suddenly find themselves saving the world every few books.

[ʟɪɢʜʈ]

Brandon mull is awesome

[Iron-Eyes he/him]

53 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

Dragonwatch is the continuation of Fablehaven, but with more dragons and cool stuff.

Basically, Fablehaven is a series where Seth and Kendra, a brother and sister duo, wind up at their Grandfather's mansion on a big estate while their parents are in India or something. They wind up finding out that Fablehaven, the property, is really a refuge for magical creatures and that their grandpa is the caretaker for them. Wacky hijinks occur and they suddenly find themselves saving the world every few books.

Thanks for the explanation.

[Ookla she/her]

Mix Celebrant and Gorgrog together and you have something very much akin to Odium...

[dezaS Hᴇ/Hɪᴍ]

I'm a year late, but I read that as Szeth and Kandra and it took me 5 solid seconds to realize you weren't talking about Sanderson's books lol.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

I….

I have a summary I found of everything that Seth does in book very-end-of-9 through 10…

is kinda insane

Summary:

Spoiler

Seth escapes, Seth gets two op swords, Seth kills over 100 dragons (not sure how credible this one is, but he did kill dozens at least), Seth steals from the dragon king, Seth steals from the Giants, Seth trades with the Demon King, Seth goes to the Source, Seth becomes an Angel, Seth kills Celebrant-

 

[Keke They/he]

On 1/19/2025 at 7:58 AM, SpiritOfWrath said:

I….

I have a summary I found of everything that Seth does in book very-end-of-9 through 10…

is kinda insane

Summary:

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Seth escapes, Seth gets two op swords, Seth kills over 100 dragons (not sure how credible this one is, but he did kill dozens at least), Seth steals from the dragon king, Seth steals from the Giants, Seth trades with the Demon King, Seth goes to the Source, Seth becomes an Angel, Seth kills Celebrant-

 

What book does 

Spoiler

Seth lose his memories.

Oh storm it’s been ages since I’ve heard people talk about fablehaven it was such a good series. Im getting flashbacks now