JDG

Well i just finished the first Mistborn book and i thought it was excellent. So im definitely going to be sticking around. My main problem with other books i tried to read, was their lore was too close to Dresden. One book even gave a slight nod to the Dresden files in the first few pages. I just kept finding myself saying "Magic doesn't work that way" or "That isn't how vampires are supposed to be" when trying to read other books. I think Mistborn was so far removed and so well defined it got me over my hang ups on how i thought things were supposed to be in imagined realities. I went out and bought the other two. Im really enjoying this series.

So i went to my local book store today. I went ahead and picked up the first Mistborn book. I saw the first Stormlight Archive book. I didn't know they made paper backs that thick... Well im looking forward to diving into these worlds.

Hello everyone. I have actually not read a Sanderson book yet. I am a Dresden Files fan, and when i asked for some other authors to check out i was sent over this way. It looks like Mr. Sanderson has written a lot of different stories. For someone new to his work where would you guys suggest i start? I have heard great things about the Storm Light archives. Should i just pick those up or go for something else to get aqquainted with? Hopefully you will see more of me. Im always looking for new authors to explore and I hope Brandon Sanerson is one i can connect with. Reading about his first law of magic really appeals to me. Ive read a few books where it just seemed the author was just making things up as they went a long. It really annoyed me and sometimes i didn't even finish the book. After I saw his post about how to write about magic i got really excited about picking up one of his books. ~J