Jofwu he/him Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 Sorry if this isn't the right spot for this. Wasn't sure of the best place to share... If there are any good introductions to the Cosmere floating around out there, they aren't very easy to find. Brandon has an FAQ post about it on his website, but it doesn't give much direction. And most other references to the Cosmere are loaded with spoilers. There just isn't much help for curious new readers. I started this discussion yesterday and it seemed to receive positive feedback. I took most of it and dumped it into a Google Doc that anyone is free to edit. I'll probably share it a few other places as well. I don't plan to keep it up forever, but I figure it's a good way to put something together right now. I'd like to get the final product posted somewhere that's easy for new readers to find. So I'd like any feedback you have to offer. Comments and edits are welcome. I'd particularly like some help in filling out the "Guided Tour" section towards the bottom. /u/Xyrd did a fantastic job getting it started, and I'd like to see the concept fleshed out for the newer books.
Magestar he/him Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 Have you looked at the Cosmere 101 and Cosmere 102 pages on the Shard? I know those have some spoilers, but it is not terrible. I think what you have is pretty good, but there is not really a good way to compile the whole 'cosmere' thing without some major/minor spoilers involved. Again, what you have is very nice, but it is a bit hard, at least for me, to read, although the whole guided tour thing is a very interesting concept, and not quite what I thought it was at the beginning. It is more like an Easter Egg hunt. Easter Eggs in the usual hidden cool things sense. Pretty good job compiling, though, so far, although I know there are some sharders who would know of a lot more easter eggs than I do. There are actually a few threads here on it, and I will look around, but I would suggest you ask some other sharders.
Jofwu he/him Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 Yeah, the Cosmere 101/102 articles are great... But they're more intended for people who have read most of the key books already, or for people who just don't care about spoilers. I'm imaging something for people who are totally new, or who have only read a few books before hearing about the Cosmere. Something that people who really hate spoilers wouldn't be afraid to use. I had considered mentioning Adonalsium and the Shards to some extent, but even that was cut for the sake of letting people figure it out themselves. I should probably put a link to some things like Cosmere 102 though, as a recommendation for when you're all caught up or deep enough in that you don't care about spoilers for some books.
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