Who Sharded?

Definitely Iron Gold by Pierce Brown I'll be getting The Thorn of Emberlain but I'm not excited for it at the moment. Peace Talks if it even comes out this year. I haven't read the last Powder Mage book yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll be getting McClellan's new book. Same with The Expanse and especially Bakker's Second Apocalypse, still haven't read the most recent books.

I've read both books. I actually gave book 1 4 stars after I finished it, but after a couple of months my feelings of the book soured and I dropped it down to 3. The only thing I could praise about the books is the prose. I don't like Kvothe's faux humility, and I don't think all of these details about his life are interesting. I'm an accountant, and I still got bored by Kvothe's money management and his awful decisions. And there's pretty much no suspense in the books. Book 2 was just bad. I thought there was one awesome potential plot development in the middle, but a lot of the book was cringe worthy.

I think it kind of sucks, but a lot of people think it's the best thing ever for some reason. So give it a go.

I'm quoting this so someone more knowledgeable can respond as to why the Seons aren't around in Emperor's Soul. Here are the maps in the Elantris anniversary edition, which includes a map of surrounding countries. I believe the inaccurate section in the Northwest (Rose "Barbarians") is where Emperor's Soul takes place.

I hate to be negative, but I fear the opposite. Young writers just have more energy and are able to write more quickly (at least this is Jim Butcher's reason for slowing down). And just looking at trends, the Cosmere novels that were always part of the plan are releasing more slowly. And Stormlight books are getting longer than Brandon anticipated. I don't see any reason for these trends to reverse...I've been a GRRM fan for too long to get optimistic about these things.

Well he has said that he was born 40. So that makes him 81.

Best surprise for me was probably the Silverlight novella.

It's out now! Getting out of bed.

Not getting out of bed until the State of the Sanderson is released

I was hoping that you would actually be reviewing these song as a critic.

I don't do a good job keeping up with theories, and I think this is awesome. It makes Hoid's cameos seem much less contrived. I mean technically they are contrived, but I like this.

Sup Malazan guys. I haven't read this series, or a whole lot of SF for that matter. But I've picked these books up at B&N and they look interesting with all their maps and large appendix in the back. Would you say that this is SF that appeals to epic fantasy fans?

The Gunslinger one pops up in every topic like this I've seen on various forums. Anyone else besides me not in love with it? It sounds kind of cool but I think it gives a false impression. It makes it sound like the Gunslinger is quickly chasing the MIB, which is not the case at all. Plus I don't think the line sounds quite cool enough to be as popular as it is. I also think the Dresden Files series has many opening lines that are better than the one in Blood Rites, but that line always seems to be the most popular. I don't mean to be contrary.

I've seen a lot of books lately get compared to both Rothfuss and Sanderson...I don't see how those two can even be in the same sentence.

I read this a few times and I finally got what you were saying. I was so confused at the thought of Green drafting being important to our kids.

I don't know, but Brandon is really good at opening sentences.

I'd love to see a Cosmere discussion oriented youtube channel. Like a podcast I suppose.

You're 80 pages ahead of me. This book can be frustrating at times, but then you hit a chapter with some awesome revelations and it's all worth it. Great worldbuilding. I agree about the timeline thing.

Has he? I haven't seen that comment but I hope it's true. The first Saw is a great movie by the way.

I also feel like the Red Rising trilogy is better suited for fantasy fans than sci-fi fans. The narrative is more like a fantasy story, where you have a relatively small group of characters who can affect change on a large scale. I also think that people who have read a lot of hard sci-fi would balk at some of the science in Red Rising.

Some of the best page turners I've read. I'd recommend them to just about anyone unless you consider your tastes to be more highbrow. These books are not high literature and it's best not to think too hard about the science aspects. What these books excel at, is engaging your emotions and getting your blood pumping. I always love a good fist pumping moment. Favorite character is Sevro. Favorite book is probably Morning Star, followed closely by Golden Son. Still perhaps the best fist pumping moment to me was in Red Rising.

Sevro is my favorite character in the Red Rising trilogy. To each his own.

Regarding the Wiggins reference in the Red Rising Trilogy....it's either A. Ender's Game becomes a timeless classic in that universe, and the character who mentioned Wiggins is a fan, or B. Pierce Brown is a fan, and threw that in as a homage. You'll find that there are other homages in the trilogy as well. In no way does Red Rising take place in the same universe as Ender's Game.

Anyone here familiar with The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington? Apparently Sanderson has recommended it to fans, and it gets compared to The Wheel of Time a lot. No one talks about it on the other boards I go to, but it has good reviews so I was curious if anyone WoT/Sanderson fans here had read it.

I didn't expect these books to be nearly as good as they were. I thought the publisher was just trying to make money and cash in on the Hunger Games hype. But they're some of the best page turners I've read.