BrightnessSamantha Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Greetings friends of the Cosmere! I started my journey by reading the Stormlight Archives and quickly became obsessed. I looked at Brandon Sanderson's website and found that it was full of all sorts of books and wonders in the Cosmere. That quickly led me to read the first Mistborn trilogy, Warbreaker, and I have just recently started Elantris. Besides The Emperor's Soul (which, I believe, is a novella anyways) what should I read next?? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevenThumps Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Second Mistborn era is the only major thing I think you left along with Mistborn: Secret History, which I would recommend after The Bands of Mourning, the most recent Era 2 Mistborn book. There are also a collection of short stories in Arcanum Unbounded (Secret History and Emperor's Soul are included in that). Welcome to the 17th Shard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I think I am here. Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Welcome to the Shard! Whether you're a theorist, roleplayer, or just lurker, we've got something for you! Usually, people say that Mistborn is the best series to start Brandon on, but, like me, you went straight to the big kahuna that is SA. Funny enough, SA was also my first fantasy series I ever read. What was yours? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 @I think I am here. I am a born and bred Potterhead since the US release in the 90s!! Brandon has quickly become a favorite fantasy writer of mine and it has become my personal goal to read everything he has written! @LevenThumps I will eventually read the next Mistborn trilogy. I just needed a Mistborn break after reading the first trilogy in one go! I have Arcanum Unbound. I got it for the Lift novella in it but don't want to read the rest until I read the rest of the books that the novella's are related to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I think I am here. Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Nice! Oddly enough, I've never read any of the Harry Potter books, nor have I seen the movies. I really need to get them someday, since everyone says they're really good. How'd you learn of Brandon? Personally, it started with me because a friend recommended me to read Steelheart because 'it's got superheroes'. Imagine my surprise when a book I as expecting to be average completely exceeded my expectations! Jumped to SA from there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Well, it's a bit convoluted but I recently moved and gained an hour for my commute to work. I did a trial with Audible to see if I would like it for my commute. Audible versions are always cheaper when you own the kindle version. I read the first SA book so long ago I completely forget that I had ever read it! The first SA book was my trial run for audible and ended up getting all 3 eventually. I'll get the actual books one day to add to my collection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevenThumps Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 @BrightnessSamantha I totally understand. After finishing the Mistborn trilogy, I needed a breather to just take it all in. Also been a long time Potterhead myself! The midnight book releases were some of my best moments growing up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 @LevenThumps Totally agree! My grandma got me started on it. She heard about it on an AM radio station and borrowed Sorcerer's Stone from our local library for me! This was obviously before there were astronomical wait lists for the books! What's your favorite Brandon Sanderson novel? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 @I think I am here. What is Steelheart about? I haven't read it yet. Is it a Cosmere novel? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevenThumps Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) @BrightnessSamantha Words of Radiance is my current favorite. I'm sure it will be topped as Stormlight Archive goes forward, but that's where it stands right now. What's yours? Edited July 28, 2018 by LevenThumps 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 @LevenThumps I think Oathbringer for me has been my favorite so far. I really like the audible version of it. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading do a fantastic job on the series! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I think I am here. Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) Agreed with LevenThumps, though for me WoR ties with HoA. Spook's pretty much my favourite cosmere chracter ever. As for Steelheart, it's not Cosmere, but it's still a really good YA series, and has some killer action and worldbuilding for a superhero world. It's the first book in the Reckoners trilogy, with Firefight and Calamity coming after it. You should check it out! Also, just a word of advice, it's generally considered bad forum etiquette to double-post (or post a message right after your last one). It's preferred you edit your previous post instead of making a new one, but since you're new it shouldn't have that bad of an effect now. Edited July 28, 2018 by I think I am here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kelkamer Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Wax and Wayne series for sure!! Then White Sands comics, I loved them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted July 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 @Kelkamer I see that you are new as well. Welcome! I'll probably read Wax and Wayned after I finish Elantris. White Sand is a comic? I didn't know that. I always seem to have a hard time with graphic novels. Maybe I'll save that for last. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapata Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 I started on SA, I do agree that it was hard to jump right into because of it’s complexity. I have since read everything except the Arcanum Unbounded novellas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Read warbreaker. You should definitely join the alleyverse. We just started the next phase, and it would be an exciting point to jump in. We have a subforum in the RP section. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted August 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ark1002 said: Read warbreaker. You should definitely join the alleyverse. We just started the next phase, and it would be an exciting point to jump in. We have a subforum in the RP section. I have read Warbreaker. I'm currently on Elantris at the moment. I'm honestly interested in any writing with Hoid in it. I just came across "The Letters" on Coppermind and now want to devour all writings with Hoid in it. RP is a little intimidating to me at the moment. Maybe eventually @Booksmith My only regret with starting SA first was that I didn't realize what else was involved as far as the Cosmere. I read, or listened actually, to the series twice after I figured out and started reading about the Cosmere. Certain parts made much more sense. Edited August 2, 2018 by BrightnessSamantha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 The alleyverse is (in my opinion) a good place to start. It's full of universes, has a nice magic, isn't overly complicated (yet), and is made to be as easy as possible for new people to join. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Welcome to the forums! I also started reading Harry Potter when my Grandma got a copy for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightnessSamantha Posted August 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 38 minutes ago, Voidus said: Welcome to the forums! I also started reading Harry Potter when my Grandma got a copy for me Thank Domi for grandmas! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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