I'm 5 books in to the Sandrrson world. Finished the Mistborn trilogy and just finished Shadows of Self. I like series so far but it's not living up to the hype. Does it get better or should I just accept that the series is just ok?

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Posted by gpburdell

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Posted on 5/20/23 at 1:49 am to Adajax

His best books are in the Stormlight series. That said, the general recommendation is to read the books in publication order. Go ahead and read Way of Kings.

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Posted by hogfly

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Posted on 5/21/23 at 12:35 am to Adajax

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I'm 5 books in to the Sandrrson world. Finished the Mistborn trilogy and just finished Shadows of Self. I like series so far but it's not living up to the hype. Does it get better or should I just accept that the series is just ok?

I’m with you. Once I came to grips with him being a really entertaining author who writes great page turners, I enjoyed him much more. When I was trying to read him as some kind of literary savant who was the love child of Flanner O Connor and JRR Tolkien, it was too much. He’s an entertaining and prolific author who has created an insanely detailed world concept, and the books are extremely entertaining… but they ultimately feel a little…
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Posted by Fun Bunch

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Posted on 6/2/23 at 11:46 am to Adajax

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I'm 5 books in to the Sandrrson world. Finished the Mistborn trilogy and just finished Shadows of Self. I like series so far but it's not living up to the hype. Does it get better or should I just accept that the series is just ok?

I think Mistborn Era 1, when revisiting it, is clearly amateur.

The Wax and Wayne books are MUCH better. If you don't see the difference that would be...interesting.

Stormlight is great.

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