Alayala_Radiant Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hello! I am new to the community. I read The Way of Kings about 2 years ago and just finished re-reading it today in preparation for Words of Radiance. I haven't read any of Sanderson's other work, but I definitely am going to. That is part of the reason why I joined this site. First, to get more info on his other work from actual readers, and to get insight into The Way of Kings. I've read a couple of articles and discussions and they are fantastic! They bring up theories and details that I did not think of! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) First! Well, okay, I suppose I ought to welcome you to the forum in general. You should definitely read Brandon's other works, and if you want a recommendation I'd suggest starting with Warbreaker; it's freely available on his website, and unlike his other books, it's a really self-contained story. I also ought to wish you we'll and enjoy yourself here. But the most important thing, I'm sure we all know, is that I got here and commented first. I'm petty that way. Edited January 23, 2014 by Quiver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng the Just Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome to 17s alayala! have you read the WoR teasers yet? @quiver: you win this round... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracknut Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 First! Well, okay, I suppose I ought to welcome you to the forum in general. You should definitely read Brandon's other works, and if you want a recommendation I'd suggest starting with Watbreaker; it's freely available on his website, and unlike his other books, it's a really self-contained story. I also ought to wish you we'll and enjoy yourself here. But the most important thing, I'm sure we all know, is that I got here and commented first. I'm petty that way. No. Everyone should start with Mistborn! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesomeness Summoned Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome to the community and kudos on the palindromic name. I'll send some rep your way for that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 No. Everyone should start with Mistborn! I disagree, since reading through it the first time, I found Mistborn a little confusing. Warbreaker is a much more 'standard' fantasy tale, the sword & sorcery of the Cosmere. Of course, that distinction might not be obvious unless you've read Brandon's other books, so I'll concede it may not be the perfect starting point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alayala_Radiant Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Quiver: Duly noted that you commented first. However, I already started reading Mistborn yesterday. I'm 4% into the book (according to my Kindle) and am somewhat confused (sorry 17th Sharder). Hopefully it will get less confusing. Also, I had no idea Warbreaker was available for free! Will definitely make a mental note of that. Jason Penguin: I read chapters 1-3 of WOR and stopped! It was way too much of a tease and left me feeling empty on the inside knowing that there wasn't anymore coming until March. The release of the additional chapters are not alluring to me. I don't want that empty feeling anymore. Edited January 24, 2014 by Alayala_Radiant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Arrow: Duly noted that you commented first. However, I already started reading Mistborn yesterday. I'm 4% into the book (according to my Kindle) and am somewhat confused (sorry 17th Sharder). Hopefully it will get less confusing. Curses! Foiled again by Brandon's opus. Mistborn is a little confusing to begin with, or at least I found it so. Still, once you realise how it plays into the pitch for it- what if the Dark Lord won, as the cover says- it starts to make sense. I saw a review that compared The Final Empire to Mordor, and all the ash clouds clogging up the air, and the general sense of resignation pervading the book backs that up for me... It's fantasy as a deliberate attack on fantasy, sort of. So, it is interesting, but it can only be somewhat unconventional. So it's pretty lucky you signed onto a board with people who probably know the book inside and out, huh? If you get confused, I'd suggest just reading on,mor posting a topic to ask to get things clarified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alayala_Radiant Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 So it's pretty lucky you signed onto a board with people who probably know the book inside and out, huh? If you get confused, I'd suggest just reading on,mor posting a topic to ask to get things clarified. That's pretty much what I was going to do while trying to avoid spoilers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracknut Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Mistborn is a bit confusing compared to other "normal" fantasy novels but after WoK it's not that special anymore imo. All of Sanderson's books are brilliant as they are but knowing that they're all connected makes them so much more fun and Mistborn is best place to start understanding how it all works. + Mistborn is too good =)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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