Agreed, Aether's magic, specially Ferrous and Bestarin were very intriguing. But it's characters weren't as strongly written and feel a little off in their reactions, especially the main pair. The whole story also felt... taut. Drawn like a drawstring without delivering. White Sand prose was also very taut but Kenton's situation kind of justified the prose, here it just created a divide. The characters of Elantris felt a little... stiff, a bit unmoved in a way. I loved White Sand prose, except that I felt that the Part 3 of its Graphic Novel counterpart was better than the prose version, even without the extended voyage scene.
All this Shard Vessel talk reminds of this highly speculative and hilarious thread:
Go on, @StealthPrincess, I'd be curious to see what you come up with!
That is how I was thinking, actually. The mechanisms don't require anything otherworldly to access, only metal, otherwise I'd go full Knight Radiant! Or Elantrian! (we don't have Stormlight, but since I live in a stormy place anyway, I'd love to have some!)
Hmm... Elantrian only if not region-locked, of course
Oh, you want harder?
Save one of them:
Reen, Leras, Ati, Zane, Karata, Tien, Ym, Pai, Eshonai, Evi, Elhokar, Dox, Clubs, Tindwyl,
⚠ Warbreaker and Mistborn era 2 spoilers, extra options only for trav, don't open it, StealthPrincess ⚠