Jäger Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Hello all! Like many, I have been lurking around the site for some time. Finally decided to jump on board. I'm from the eastern US and have read most of Brandon's published cosmere novels. So... hello! 2
Aether he/him Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 Welcome to the 17th Shard! We are a lovely - if a bit flat-out crazy - community in which I hope you'll find a place. As a first question, do you have a favourite amongst Brandon's books? 2
Jäger Posted December 10, 2013 Author Posted December 10, 2013 Definitely The Way of Kings. I really enjoyed the Mistborn novels, Elantris, and Warbreaker but WoK took it to the next level. 1
Mailliw73 he/him Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 Welcome, hunter Jäger. Are you german or do you perhaps study german? 1
Aether he/him Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 Definitely The Way of Kings. I really enjoyed the Mistborn novels, Elantris, and Warbreaker but WoK took it to the next level. I think most people on this forum, with a few notable exceptions, put the Way of Kings rather high on their list. It is on mine, anyway. And I recommend you the Emperor's Soul too, a solid #2 for me! 2
Jäger Posted December 10, 2013 Author Posted December 10, 2013 I think most people on this forum, with a few notable exceptions, put the Way of Kings rather high on their list. It is on mine, anyway. And I recommend you the Emperor's Soul too, a solid #2 for me! I actually just saw Emperor's Soul at the bookstore the other day. I'm glad to hear such praise for it as, I must admit, I was a little skeptical reading the cover intro. How is the magic system? It seemed quite strange. Though, the same could be said of Awakening and Biochromatic Breath. Welcome, hunter Jäger. Are you german or do you perhaps study german? Thank you! I am indeed. I was born in the US after my family moved here from northern Germany. 1
Aether he/him Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 The magic system is great and conforms real well with the more complex and technical magic system of AonDor (and probably Sel in general). But I don't want to spoil it to you, so I shan't go into it. Suffice it to say, that I to had my doubts before I actually read it. Just get through the first few chapters (as with any book, really), and you'll find, maybe not his best book all-in-all, but an exiting one and almost certainly his most well written one. 2
Mailliw73 he/him Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) Thank you! I am indeed. I was born in the US after my family moved here from northern Germany.Oh, I'm taking a German class and when I saw your name, I had to ask. Welcome (or Wilkommen)! Edited December 10, 2013 by Mailliw73 1
Iredomi Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) I think most people on this forum, with a few notable exceptions, put the Way of Kings rather high on their list. It is on mine, anyway. And I recommend you the Emperor's Soul too, a solid #2 for me!I probably would have put it at a solid 3 but I wanted to show some love for Shadows as I had just read it and loved it to bits.Edit: forgot to welcome you jager, so welcome and a happy upvote to you =) Edited December 10, 2013 by Iredomi 1
Pinpoint he/him Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 I would say Way of king is definitely first on the list for me. Emperors soul is absolutely incredible though. It comes in second or third for me Welcome to the 17 shard jager!
Jäger Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 Well I am officially excited to read the Emperor's Soul now! Thank you all, for the recommendations as well as the warm welcomes! Und dankeschön Mailliw73! Also, if anyone would be so kind, i had two quick(ish) questions. First, is there any particular etiquette for posting and replying to theories in Cosmere Theories? Second, I have seen two different posts containing tables of surges and KR orders. One indicates the middle order on the right side(the one right beneath Windrunners) to be the order of Skybreakers. However, the other post specifically names the top, golden order of the two in the very center to belong to Skybreakers. Both of these posts claim that the info comes straight from Brandon. Is it known FOR SURE which one is correct? 1
cem he/him Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Welcome. The answer to your second question is Skybreakers are, for sure, the second order of the Knights Radiant. Brandon first told us that they were the tenth, but that turned out to be a mistake and was later corrected. That's probably the reason for the discrepancy. Also, you can usually find that sort of things on our wiki: http://coppermind.net/wiki/Knights_Radiant Our articles are generally pretty well cited. 1
Aether he/him Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Also, if anyone would be so kind, i had two quick(ish) questions. First, is there any particular etiquette for posting and replying to theories in Cosmere Theories? Just be polite and avoid double-posting (edit your own posts instead). Other than that, just ramble on! 2
Jäger Posted December 15, 2013 Author Posted December 15, 2013 Excellent! Thank you for the quick responses!
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