Kaladin al'Thor

My wife and I were deciding between the Dungeonborn books and Expeditionary Force and went with Dungeonborn. We should finish this week and move on to Expeditionary Froce. Glad to see you like it! I am excited to get into it. Powder Mage is also on my list to read soon. I hope to get to it after I finish what's out so far in the Lightbringer series. Probably in a week or two.

I use Audible. I get 2 credits every month to use on any audiobook I want. They also have sales pretty frequently that can grow your library really fast. If you buy kindle versions of books, there is often a discount price sometimes as low as $2 to add the audible version because both are owned by Amazon.

Black Prism by Brent Weeks - I thought this book was solid, but I haven't started book 2 yet. The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington - I am almost finished with book 1 of this series and I am really enjoying it this far! I will be moving right into book 2 and the last book is supposed to come out next February. Also, Michael Kramer narrates the audiobooks so it feels like another Sanderson book to me almost. Riyria Revelations series by Michael J. Sullivan - I really enjoyed this series a lot and love the character growth with the main characters throughout the series. The Legends of the First Empire by Michael J. Sullivan - Pretty enjoyable series though it is not completed yet, Only 2 books have been released out of 6. I second the recommendation above for Ready Player One and the Bobiverse. Both are so entertaining to read! If you are into audiobooks, both have a great narrator. If you play DnD at all, I would recommend The Land Founding and Dungeonborn. Its like a narrative of a campaign and both are really fun. I also enjoy the King Killer Chronicles by Patrick Rothfus, but it's hard for me to recommend the series with book 3's release nowhere in sight. Anyways, there's some recommendations from a random stranger who loves reading/listening to the fantasy genre!

I am listening to WoK for the hundredth time and I love the call back to his bit. What seemed to me to be just a throw away line to me was connected in a cool way two books later.

Na, Vax is a character on Critical Role...

25%!!!!! I don't know if I can make it... Lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdAUiyeJMFQ Not in English, but some awesome new footage! I am getting pretty psyched to see this movie!

Brandon Sanderson @BrandSanderson @Link_Law 400k, I'm afraid. Book 4 could be 300, but book 3 has some of the longest sequences in the series. Woot!!! The longer the better!

Honorspren do not care about laws. I dont think That action would exlude hiim from that order, I just dont think he fits there.

Including the Edgedancers. I have seen a WoB on it.

I disagree.. I am re-listening to WoK right now and so far in every flashback he has brought up wanting to protect people. "What about the third group, the group that kills to protect." Every flashback of Kaladin's talks about protecting at one point. Also, he is a squad leader at earlier than 19. Having been in the Marines myself, it shows that he is a very dedicated and skilled leader to be squad leader in his first enlistment. He wants to lead because he has no confidence in the capabilities of other men. He leads to protect. Aside from that, all other squad leaders that we have seen have been older men I'm pretty sure. You can say that he didn't fit the third ideal of the windrunners when he was younger, but that is where he has grown. He has always fit the characteristics of the Windrunners IMO.

Or you know... The Rock! It's too bad that Sadeas couldn't smeeeelllll what Rock was cookin! All that chull dung must have been bad for his stomach.. and his breath! Okay I will stop indulging my 10 year old WWF fan inner self..

All I am saying is if you look at his actions, it is not stubborness that fuels him like I would expect from a Stoneward. In that example, he didnt stay in the fight because he was stubbornly trying to prove something or he irashionably thought he could win. He stayed in the fight to protect Renarin. Because he loves his brother. What actions of Adolin's are driven by stubborness? Edit - double post from hours ago somehow....

Was this the entire excerpt that he has been reading? I am so sad I haven't been able to get to an event for this tour and I missed it. Can we discuss it now?

@Lookalike All I am saying is if you look at his actions, it is not stubbornness that fuels him like we would expect from a Stormward. In that example, he didn't stay on the fight because we was stubbornly trying to prove something out he irrationally thought he could win. He stayed in the fight to protect Renarin. Because he loves his brother. What actions of Adolin's have ever been driven by stubbornness?

I am firmly in the Adolin reviving his blade and becaoming an Edgedancer camp. I was the one who saw how mischieviously Brandon looked at me when I asked him about Adolins blade! I do not agree with you thinking that he fits the Stormward's better than the Edgedancer's. I have been trying to write down and explain this and doing a porr job. I will leave that for Maxal who is much better than I am at putting this argument into words and since Adolin is mentioned, will definitley reply to your post. I do want to address one thing though. Why I dont think that Adolin has the stubborness needed to be a Stoneward. Now, as each order was thus matched to the nature and temperament of the Herald it named patron, there was none more archetypal of this than the Stonewards, who followed after Talenelat'Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of War: they thought it a point of virtue to exemplify resolve, strength, and dependability. Alas, they took less care for imprudent practice of their stubbornness, even in the face of proven error. During Adolin's last duel, he started off great but was shortly overwhelmed and was trying to give the sign to forefit the duel. Does that sound like someone who "matched the nature and temperament of the Herald it named patron(Telenalat'Elin)" who took, what was it, 4500(or 3500?) years to break under torture in Damnation and bring another Desolation? After many re reads I have firmly decided that Adolin fits best as an Edgedancer. Just my opinion I guess, but still..

So during Talns POV in the interludes of WoR, he ends it by saying "How long has it been.", like 20 times in a row(now every time i read that phrase, Michael Kramers voice pops into my head). Now as I reread Brandon's books, I notice he does usethat phrase.. A LOT! I swear that phrase is used by every single POV character at some point, most of them mulitiple times.

I think I am the opposite, ranking the sequels higher than the original because it gives more me insight to where the story is going and to how it will conclude. Mistborn for example, I would say TFE is the best book of the trilogy as far as the book alone goes. The pacing was the best, The characters interested me more and made me feel lots of different emotions. But the conclusion to the 3 book arc was so well done imo, that adds to the greatness of the book. So yea.. I really need to get on to reading his short fiction that I havent read, I am surprised to see see so many of his works above Shadows for Silence, I thought that was such a fun read, especially with the insight into the cognitive and spiritual realm. I don't blame you for hesitating getting into WoT. The only reason I did was because after reading Mistborn and WoK, I decided I wanted to read all of his published novels... Luckily I was only working 20 hours a week and was not in school at the time(man I miss having so much downtime) and I was able to read the entire series in 2 1/2 months. Feel fortunate you didnt have to wait years between books because I can see why some people feel bitter about certain books because of that. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I really enjoy hearing other peoples perspective in regards to Brandon's work. Now I am even more anxious to read Alcatraz, Legion, and his other short fiction!