gjustice99 she/her Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) I have noticed some parallels between Mistborn and the current Reckoners books (the prologue and first three chapters of Fireflight are included). Especially the first two Mistborn books. Spoilers for Mistborn and (up to) Fireflight a specialized group of people plot to overthrow the ruler of the place they live one person convinces the rest that the plan is viable after the ruler has been killed no other powerful people believe the supposed killer actually did it Edited January 1, 2015 by gjustice99
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 I remember there being some discussion of the similarities a while ago. They definitely have somewhat similar premises and plots. I think to an extent it is probably just a result of Brandon's logic. I.e. He would naturally create somewhat similar plots for similar premises because they just make sense to him/appeal to him in some way. Note: Even though Mistborn has been out forever, you may want to spoiler tag this, particularly the part about the Firefight chapters, since this is the General Board, and the Firefight chapters are definitely spoilers. 1
gjustice99 she/her Posted January 1, 2015 Author Posted January 1, 2015 I remember there being some discussion of the similarities a while ago. They definitely have somewhat similar premises and plots. I think to an extent it is probably just a result of Brandon's logic. I.e. He would naturally create somewhat similar plots for similar premises because they just make sense to him/appeal to him in some way. Note: Even though Mistborn has been out forever, you may want to spoiler tag this, particularly the part about the Firefight chapters, since this is the General Board, and the Firefight chapters are definitely spoilers. Fixed
king of nowhere Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I'm with grey pilgrim here. While brandon in no way lacks creativity, still there are common themes and ideas in his books. that's what works for him. I don't know if it would be possible for an author to not put a piece of himself in their creations. I don't think I've ever read an author whose books could not be said to have similarities.
gjustice99 she/her Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 I am not at all saying Brandon lacks creativity! I just wanted to point out this similarity.
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