vineyarddawg Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hi, 17th Shard. I've been lurking for about 6 months, and decided to join up so I could upvote people and occasionally participate in discussions, too. I didn't discover Brandon Sanderson's writing until almost exactly 11 months ago when I first purchased Elantris on a friend's recommendation, but since that time I've voraciously devoured every bit of Sanderson's non-WoT writing I could get my hands on. (Virtually, that is... I do all my reading on my Kindle.) I've read pretty much every book and novella he's published except for the Alcatraz series and his WoT books, mostly because I didn't want to start WoT until I got "caught up" on all of Brandon's "original" works. Sanderson has quickly become my favorite fiction author, even though I had usually thought of myself more as a sci-fi fan up 'til now. I guess a lot of the fantasy I'd previously been exposed to was drenched in cliché, and as you all certainly know, Sanderson is about as anti-cliché as they come. I have to admit that all of the analyses and theories on the site sometimes make my head spin with all the research and thought that have gone into every minor detail of the books, but I like being able to read different opinions on those issues, because it helps me realize things I might have missed when I read the book! Anyway, thanks for reading this, and see y'all around... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Nice title. I wish I could have though of that for my intro topic. Have an upvote! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vineyarddawg Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nice title. I wish I could have though of that for my intro topic. Have an upvote! Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Welcome to the insanity, Elantris is definitely the best book to start on IMO to see how Brandons writing has evolved.Would you like a cookie? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjustice99 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Would you like a cookie? I wouldn't eat that cookie.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Ignore the cookie haters, people who hate cookies obviously can't be trusted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vineyarddawg Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Welcome to the insanity, Elantris is definitely the best book to start on IMO to see how Brandons writing has evolved. Would you like a cookie? I agree... I really lucked into that sequencing, in retrospect. Though, my second book was Way of Kings, so I didn't keep that trend going. Knowing what I know now, I probably would have gone Elantris, then Mistborn Trilogy, then Warbreaker, then SA, then clean up the rest of the assorted and sundry Cosmere stories. Just my opinion, though. And I've been warned off of snack items from sharders, but thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Elsa Steelheart Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Welcome to 17th Shard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipper Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I had the same experience as you, pretty much. I was--and still am--a sci-fi fan. I accidentally started with Way of Kings, never having heard of Brandon. Then...*cackle*...I discovered the Coppermind. After that, I was hooked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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