Pichudo Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Greetings and salutations guys. Someone recommended reading Mr. Sanderson but I'm not sure where to start. Looked in his web site but there is nothing there on the subject. Can you please tell me how to proceed? Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRyan Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) If you are feeling up to the task then I highly recommend starting with the first Mistborn trilogy. The books are: 1: Mistborn: the Final Empire 2: Mistborn: the Well of Ascension 3: Mistborn: the Hero of Ages If you would like to start slower/smaller with a standalone book or two then I would recommend: 1: Warbreaker (available for free on Brandon's website) 2: Elantris Please note that Elantris was Brandon's first published work and the Mistborn trilogy his second published work(s) so these books are bit less polished then later ones. If you would like to see Brandon at his best then you could always start with his massive, epic fantasy series the Stormlight Archive: 1: the Way of Kings 2: Words of Radiance 3: Oathbringer (2017 release date) I do not recommend starting with the Stormlight Archive because there are fun easter eggs in that series if you have already read Brandon's other works (notably Warbreaker). So, Mistborn is my #1 recommendation. Good luck and feel free to ask more questions if you would like more information! Also, please be very careful on this site as there are TONS of spoilers for all of these books in the forums. I would strongly advise you to only post in this intro thread until you have read Brandon's works. These books are sooooo good and you definitely do not want them spoiled for you. Edited July 19, 2016 by CaptainRyan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecthelion III Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 If you have the time, I'd actually highly recommend starting with the Stormlight Archive books. They're nothing short of amazing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I would recommend Mistborn. The first trilogy is completed and the second arc is nearly so. In regards to stormlight: how well grounded are you in the fantasy genre? If you have read and enjoyed the Malazan, Wheel of time, and The Prince of nothing series then Stormlight should be easy. If not then be forwarned there is a lot going on and pieces moving. Also the pacing is a little slow (in my opinion)...I'm sure others will disagree. I had to have a paradigm shift and just enjoy the ride rather than look for rapid plot advancement. Oh and in case you get the wrong idea I love SA, but believe Mistborn is a better starting point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pichudo Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Appreciate the comments gang! Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerithen Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'll echo the Mistborn recommendations; that's where I always suggest new Sanderson readers start. His standalone novel Warbreaker is available for free if you're hesitant to purchase books from an author you've not read yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmunkz Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Welcome! My first of his books was Way of Kings (just because it had a lot of reviews on Audible) and it totally blindsided me. Since then I've been reading my way through all of his works. If you like Epic Fantasy, WoK is the place to start. If you like a bit more of a heist / dark-lord-trope-reversal, check out Mistborn. If you want a good stand-alone fantasy book that doesn't commit you to an entire series, try Elantris. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magestar Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 He also has some non-cosmere books... The Reckoners Books (Steelheart, Firefight, Calamity,) are good, and The Rithmatist is very well done for a young-adult book. But I personally recommend starting with Mistborn Trilogy One. The mistborn books altogether make up most of his works, and the first trilogy is a good starting point, IMO. Then, if you are interested in the cosmere, go Warbreaker, the Stormlight Archive books, then Elantris, then the Wax and Wayne Mistborn books. If you really do not care about the cosmere, then I still say read mistborn first, and then after that you just have to make the decisions. The short stories are mostly just Cosmere stuff, and they are not really pertinent if you do not care for them. And I have not read those enough times to suggest a reading order for them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bard Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) I actually made a post about this here. You can see a flow chart which books you should read. It's kind of complex, but I'm hoping to slim it down and add more aesthetics someday. There is one short story that isn't listed there, but you don't need to worry about that for sometime, as it's all the way at the end of the Mistborn series. Edited July 21, 2016 by The Young Bard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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