Hey all,
So, I can't say I've been lurking here for very long. Admittedly, I only recently discovered the existence of this forum. Before this, I thought i was alone in my exultation of Brandon Sanderson. Boy was I glad when I found that there were others.
My older brother introduced me to the works of Brandon and the first piece of literature I read was Legion. It was short, and the premise seemed interesting to me. Before this, my favourite author, arguably still, was Isaac Asimov. But halfway into Legion, I was hooked. I needed more. What followed was a flurry of reading and borrowing books from my brother. Warbreaker came next and then Elantris.
The first proper series I read was Mistborn Era 1. By the time I had gotten to reading Mistborn, I was reading a book a week! With my schedule of work and post production, thats is a lot!
Anyways, when I finished Era 1, I was extremely excited to start Era 2, but somehow, the tone and mood of Era 2 felt very different to me. I wanted more of sword wielding, melee combat with superpowers!
That is when I discovered The Stormlight Archive!!
Initially, I read through the first 100-150 pages just out of excitement. But thats when I noticed. Nothing is really happening here.....
A bunch of characters were introduced, a new world with spren and moving plant life was introduced, but not much else.
But by the time I finished the next 100 pages or so, the story REALLY started moving, and once it did..... I could not for the life of me, out down the books. As i kept reading giant book after book of Stormlight, I grew more and more fascinated. The world was so expansive, rich and diverse! The magic systems so complex and yet so simple at the same time!
I started thinking up theories of my own, imagining possibilities, dreaming of modern day applications of the surges. But I still thought I was alone in my madness. Until I found Shardcast!
which then led me here!
An entire community of people who love the works of Brandon Sanderson and love to discuss and theorise!!
Well, suffice to say, I intend to spend quite some time wondering around here and contribute where-ever I feel I can. And I hope this community will accept the contributions of a simple fan, living in a far away country. TL;DR - Fan of Brandon from India. Read most of his books. Loves concocting and discussing fan theories.