New addict here.

[Magnifico Giganticus]

Well, I just finished reading Words of Radiance yesterday and I just loved these first two books. My poor brain is consumed now with going over everything I read and trying to puzzle out what I can. So I came here to read what people are saying and if I have anything to say then I'll do that, too. These two books are driving me back into the arms of Fantasy - a genre that for the most part I haven't been reading much in recent times. I want to read them again now! Just so good! Anyway, hello!

[STINK he/him]

Welcome! Hope you enjoy your time here! 

 

When I first read WoK, I instantly moved on to WoR and couldn't stop reading it, does that make me an addict too?

[Magnifico Giganticus]

Well that is exactly what I did so... Yes, yes it does! That first book took me by surprise. It was recommended to me by a trusted friend so it wasn't that it was good that surprised me but that it was AWESOME and that I had no idea it existed. Now I just want more.

[Oversleep]

Welcome to 17th Shard! Here, have a cookie.
Try Mistborn Trilogy next. Or Warbreaker, it will provide some insight into some things in WoR...

Edited November 30, 2015 by Oversleep

[Magnifico Giganticus]

Thanks and thanks for the tip. I'll do Warbreaker first if it will illuminate Radiance.

[Clockwork he/him]

You say you are an addict, but at over 250 reads of his books in two years (most of those were repeats) I must say you are not as addicted as me.

 

I preferred the Mistborn trilogy over Warbreaker, then Elantris, then Warbreaker. So Warbreaker is the fourth favorite of my favorite books/series (SA being in first by a long shot.).

[Magnifico Giganticus]

You got a problem, dude! Wow. I guess everything's relative. I haven't read even Philip K. Dick to that extent. I will likely take you word and read them in your order excepting for Warbreaker because of the mentioned association with WoR. And thanks for the input. To you and everybody.

[Ookla the Absent]

Do you do any sort of art (music, painting, woodburning)?

[Magnifico Giganticus]

I used to play bass but I lost interest for a number of reasons. I used to want to write but then I read what I wrote so now I stick to reading. I don't really have a creative outlet other than daydreaming which I do a lot of. My thoughts in my head are superior to my thoughts on paper, aesthetically speaking. Sometimes I draw, though very rarely anymore. Sometimes I like to carve interesting pieces of wood into abstract shapes that I fancy the wood dictates itself. Mostly I read and listen to music. Lately it has been Amy Winehouse and Tool. Go figure! I sometimes wish I had an art but I don't.

[Ookla the Absent]

I play bass! We should jam sometime

You should join us in the Guild of Arts! You don't consider yourself any good to join, and if you ever make something, we'd all be happy to see it.

[skaa he/him]

Thanks and thanks for the tip. I'll do Warbreaker first if it will illuminate Radiance.

 

Fortunately, Warbreaker can be read for free from Brandon's website. It's even got chapter-by-chapter annotations (if you're into that sort of thing).

 

Welcome to the official fan community of this wonderfully generous and prolific author. I hope you have fun.

[Curious Anamaximder he/him]

Welcome to the forums.

[Magnifico Giganticus]

Thanks for the welcoming and inviting. Nice place here!

[Magnifico Giganticus]

And thanks for those links! I can send them right to my Kindle!