Thorontir he/him Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Well, I finished Way of Kings... I will read now the parts of the forum that I haven't, and also the brandonthology, but I need to say something. When reading the book, with all of those "Stormblessed", "Stormfather", "Storming" and so, and with Kaladin rejecting the shards he had won (In Amaram's army, i mean) I can only think in one reason... He is waiting (and so is Syl) for the true sword he deserves... Storm...Bringer! Yeah, Brandon is using Moorcock's most famous sword for him... and Hoid is... Arioch! Please forgive me for this nonsense, but many times Stormbringer came to my head. Only because of the name, obviously, since has nothing to do with swordshards and so, but... [Now is when you told me that noone of you know Moorcock's books, and this ends far worse than i tought... ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha'man Logain Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) I have never heard of Moorcock's books. Commence bad ending Speaking of other works, I recommend Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Edit: Commence has 2 'm's right? Edited June 28, 2011 by Asha'man Logain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike he/him Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I have never heard of Moorcock's books. In that case, you have a wonderful world awaiting you. Look up his Elric books (or really any of his books). Moorcock is one of the greats. His imagination and writing are really top notch and he is a huge influence on most modern fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralis00 she/her Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 I heard of them, haven't read them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darniil he/him Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Don't worry, Thorontir, I've heard of MM. Got him to sign one of the Champion Eternal books I had, too, many years ago. (It was one of the Corum compilations; Corum was the first Champion I read about, as that just happened to be laying around my parents' library when I was looking for something to read as a kid.) I never made that connection until you mentioned it. Who's the stupidest person on Roshar, that would follow Kaladin out of choice? That person would probably end up being Moonglum. And for the others, yes, Moorcock was a massive influence. I'm convinced, too, that the Eye and Hand of Vecna were inspired by artifacts in the Corum books - the Eye of Rhynn and the Hand of Kwll. If any of you are looking for some classic fantasy stories, go check out the Elric books - or any of the Champion Eternal books. I won't say you'll enjoy them - they're certainly different than Brandon's stuff, and perhaps a bit dated by today's standards - but they're definitely fantasy classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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