New and lost

[Honey badger]

Hi, 

 So I picked up Mistborn a few months back and jut kept getting the next one until I was out of mistborn books and then picked up more of his work and so far I've only read the mistborn series and stormlights and arcadium, but getting elantris next. I've been reading Sandersons updates on the 3rd book and reading everyone's questions and I've come to realise that there is so much I don't know that a lot of you clearly do, such as there is a third bond smith, I didn't know there was a second one. Hopefully by prowling these pages I'll get a better understanding and any direction people can point me in would be greatly appreciated  

 

thank yoh 

 

lorne 

 

[StrikerEZ he/him]

Hey, welcome to the Shard! I'm sure you'll love it here, and the people here know what they're talking about when it comes to this stuff.

And don't worry, you're already way ahead of me in the Cosmere; I've only read the first Mistborn book, but I know enough to avoid the cookies. 

[king of nowhere]

well, you should be aware that most of sanderson's books take place in the same universe, and while each is a separate story, they have elements of contact and there are hints of a greater story unfolding in the background. the greater story revolves around a godlike being named adonalsium, which was shattered and split into sixteen pieces, named shards. you've met some of those shards; ruin and preservation on scadrial, honor, odium and cultivation on roshar. conflict among shards and concerning shards is indeed behind many of the plots. you can find a lot of information on our wiki, the coppermind (http://coppermind.net/wiki/Coppermind:Welcome). Most of our knowledge come from questions asked to brandon himself during signings and other events. if you want a (reltively) quick recap, you should go on the coppermind and look cosmere, hoid, shard, adonalsium.

[Zennix he/him]

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