Hello from Alaska!

[Dolphinius he/him]

Hello, everyone! Lifelong Alaskan here. I discovered Brandon Sanderson in 2019, when a rando on Reddit mentioned The Way of Kings in a popular thread. Since then, I've read many of his books. I still have the Cytoverse series, the Reckoners series, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, White Sand, The Sunlit Man, and the second half of the Alcatraz series ahead of me. 

I'm introducing my 10-year-old to Sanderson. Currently, we're about 15% through TWoK and nearly halfway through the Alcatraz series. (It's amazing how many more connections one makes on a second pass through epic novels like TWoK. I'm sure I'll eventually re-read it all a third time as well.)

Someday, I hope to get my wife on board. 

HOBBIES
I enjoy running, lifting, reading (especially biographies, fantasy, and sci-fi), listening to podcasts, listening to National Public Radio (NPR), playing video games with my wife and kids, and going on long walks. I'm also a longtime Colorado Avalanche and Denver Broncos fan. 

BACKGROUND
I'm retired now. Over the years I've served as an active duty Army infantryman and Army Reserve engineer, worked as a legal aide during college, spent several years as a police officer, and later became a state investigator handling licensing investigations involving healthcare professionals.

FAVORITE CHARACTER
My favorite character is Hoid, followed by Kaladin.

[Mystfall He/Him]

*gasp* fellow Alaskan?????

Anyways, welcome, if you could invite any 5 characters to dinner who would they be?

Also, favorite use of investiture?

[-ACE- he/him]

Welcome to the 17th shard! I'm -ACE- And, like you, I have yet to read white sand. 

If you could have any single ability from all of the cosmere (ex: a single surge, be a misting, or anything else) what would it be?

Do you plan on just talking about cosmere stuffs, or would you like to join the entertainment discussions? 

Edited July 11 by -ACE-

[Dolphinius he/him]

On 7/10/2026 at 1:31 PM, Mystic said:

*gasp* fellow Alaskan?????

Anyways, welcome, if you could invite any 5 characters to dinner who would they be?

Also, favorite use of investiture?

Nice to see a fellow Alaskan on here. Are there other Alaskans active in the forums? I'm in Anchorage. My grandfather moved up here in the 1960s on army orders and decided to stay. I left the state for my own tour of duty in the army but I got homesick and returned as soon as my contract was up. 

My five: Kaladin, Hoid, Wayne, Rock, and Shallan. 

Favorite use of investiture:

Spoiler

Feruchemy. So damn handy for longevity, memories, feats of strength, etc. 

 

 

On 7/11/2026 at 7:22 AM, -ACE- said:

Welcome to the 17th shard! I'm -ACE- And, like you, I have yet to read white sand. 

If you could have any single ability from all of the cosmere (ex: a single surge, be a misting, or anything else) what would it be?

Do you plan on just talking about cosmere stuffs, or would you like to join the entertainment discussions? 

Thank you! 

If I could have any single ability from the cosmere:

Spoiler

I'd be a ferring, with the health storing ability so I can heal as needed and enjoy a good, long life.

I will likely join entertainment discussions as well.

Edited July 12 by Dolphinius

[Mystfall He/Him]

13 minutes ago, Dolphinius said:

Nice to see a fellow Alaskan on here. Are there other Alaskans active in the forums? 

My five: Kaladin, Hoid, Wayne, Rock, and Shallan. 

Favorite use of investiture:

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Feruchemy. So damn handy for longevity, memories, feats of strength, etc. 

I'm in Anchorage. My grandfather moved up here in the 1960s on army orders and decided to stay. I left the state for my own tour of duty in the army but I got homesick and returned as soon as my contract was up.

I haven’t seen any other Alaskans in here. Most of my friends do read the books, but they’re not on here.

And that’s a nice list. Wayne and Hoid is always interesting.

And I’m also in anchorage, moved here in 2011

[TheToday He/him]

On 7/10/2026 at 11:21 PM, Dolphinius said:

Hello, everyone! Lifelong Alaskan here. I discovered Brandon Sanderson in 2019, when a rando on Reddit mentioned The Way of Kings in a popular thread. Since then, I've read many of his books. I still have the Cytoverse series, the Reckoners series, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, White Sand, The Sunlit Man, and the second half of the Alcatraz series ahead of me. 

I'm introducing my 10-year-old to Sanderson. Currently, we're about 15% through TWoK and nearly halfway through the Alcatraz series. (It's amazing how many more connections one makes on a second pass through epic novels like TWoK. I'm sure I'll eventually re-read it all a third time as well.)

Someday, I hope to get my wife on board. 

HOBBIES
I enjoy running, lifting, reading (especially biographies, fantasy, and sci-fi), listening to podcasts, listening to National Public Radio (NPR), playing video games with my wife and kids, and going on long walks. I'm also a longtime Colorado Avalanche and Denver Broncos fan. 

BACKGROUND
I'm retired now. Over the years I've served as an active duty Army infantryman and Army Reserve engineer, worked as a legal aide during college, spent several years as a police officer, and later became a state investigator handling licensing investigations involving healthcare professionals.

FAVORITE CHARACTER
My favorite character is Hoid, followed by Kaladin.

That's such a nice introduction! Welcome to the club from someone who's been here for just a few days.

So your 10-year-old is going through TWoK and Alcatraz at the same time? What a different set of experiences! I wonder how he feels at both.

You've read much more than me! Although I've only been on the Brandon ship for a year or so. Here's my checklist:

 

COMPLETED:
1. Elantris (★★★☆☆)
2. (AU) Hope of Elantris (★★☆☆☆)
3. (AU) Soul of the Emperor (★★★★☆)
4. White Sand (★★☆☆☆)
5. (Mistborn) The Final Empire (★★★★★)
6. (Mistborn) The Well of Ascension (★★★★☆)
7. (Mistborn) Hero of Ages (★★★★★)
8. (AU) The Eleventh Metal (★★☆☆☆)
9. (AU) Sixth of the Dusk (★★★★☆)
10. (AU) Shadows for Silence (★★★☆☆)
11. (AU) Mistborn: Secret History (★★★☆☆)
12. Warbreaker (★★★★☆)
13. (SA) The Way of Kings (★★★★★)
14. (SA) Words of Radiance (★★★★★)
15. (AU) Edgedancer (★★★☆☆)

IN PROGRESS:
16. (SA) Oathbringer (60%)

INCOMING:
17. Dawnshard
18. (SA) Rythm of War
19. (W&W) Alloy of Law
20. (AU) Allomancer Jak
21. (W&W) Shadows of Self
22. (W&W) The Bands of Mourning
23. (W&W) The Lost Metal
24. (SA) Wind and Truth
25. (HT) Tress of the Emerald Sea
26. (HT) Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
27. The Sunlit Man
28. Isles of the Emberdark
29. (HT) The Fires of December
30. The Frugal's Wizard Handbook
31. The Ryhtmatist
32. (Skyward) Skyward
33. (Skyward) Starsight
34. (SF) Sunreach
35. (SF) ReDawn
36. (SF) Evershore
37. (Skyward) Cytonic
38. (Skyward) Defiant
39. (Riftwake) Blightfall*
40. (Riftwake) Songrise*
41. (SW) Songs of the Dead*
42. (Alcatraz) vs The Evil Librarians
43. (Alcatraz) vs The Scrivener's Bones
44. (Alcatraz) vs The Knights of Crystallia
45. (Alcatraz) vs The Shattered Lens
46. (Alcatraz) The Dark Talent
47. (Alcatraz) Bastille vs The Evil Librarians
48. (Reckoners) Steelheart
49. (Reckoners) Firefight
50. (Reckoners) Calamity

 

See you/read you around!

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

On 7/10/2026 at 2:21 PM, Dolphinius said:

Hello, everyone! Lifelong Alaskan here. I discovered Brandon Sanderson in 2019, when a rando on Reddit mentioned The Way of Kings in a popular thread. Since then, I've read many of his books. I still have the Cytoverse series, the Reckoners series, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, White Sand, The Sunlit Man, and the second half of the Alcatraz series ahead of me. 

I'm introducing my 10-year-old to Sanderson. Currently, we're about 15% through TWoK and nearly halfway through the Alcatraz series. (It's amazing how many more connections one makes on a second pass through epic novels like TWoK. I'm sure I'll eventually re-read it all a third time as well.)

Someday, I hope to get my wife on board. 

HOBBIES
I enjoy running, lifting, reading (especially biographies, fantasy, and sci-fi), listening to podcasts, listening to National Public Radio (NPR), playing video games with my wife and kids, and going on long walks. I'm also a longtime Colorado Avalanche and Denver Broncos fan. 

BACKGROUND
I'm retired now. Over the years I've served as an active duty Army infantryman and Army Reserve engineer, worked as a legal aide during college, spent several years as a police officer, and later became a state investigator handling licensing investigations involving healthcare professionals.

FAVORITE CHARACTER
My favorite character is Hoid, followed by Kaladin.

Hi

Sorry I am *checks* wow 5 days late

I should really be checking my notifications more.

Anyway, what Radiant Oath resonates the most with you?