Brandon Sanderson's COSMERE

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Kvothe

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You're in the wrong universe, man!

But you pose some very difficult questions.

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What is your favorite series or stand alone book from the Cosmere collection?

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Right now, I'd have to say Mistborn is my favorite series, simply because there are more out there. Stormlight is very good, but "just" beginning. "Warbreaker" is a very good stand alone for the moment, and probably underrated.

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Favorite Cosmere character?

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Wax and Wayne, and most of the folks in the "Alloy of Law" age of Mistborn have a great dynamic.

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Favorite magic system?

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Hmm...I guess the metal arts from Mistborn, but the Surges from Stormlight might be better.

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How will it all tie together?

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I don't know. Still a whole lot to come out, but it's beginning to be woven together much more in newer material. Hoid is trying to gain all the powers.

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Oathbringer is set to come out this year, right? Can't wait.

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Yep, set for release in November, I believe.

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I don't know if y'all have read any of his short stories, but he recently release a collection called Arcanum Unbound. I got it mainly to read the story set in the Stormlight universe

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I had read many/most of the shorter stories already, but I got it for the Stormlight story as well. The stories set on worlds outside the main stories are pretty interesting.

Any guesses at who Hoid actually is?

Seems like he's trying to master all the magic systems, either for himself, or someone important to the overall arc.

I'll nerd the frick out if there ends up being a showdown between all the different systems down the road

Do we have known world hoppers besides Hoyd?

I just read a wiki on all of them as a refresher. The scope of all of this is crazy.

I completely forgot about Szeth/NB. That has me excited. I think they will be a great pair.

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I completely forgot about Szeth/NB. That has me excited. I think they will be a great pair.

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Yeah, should be interesting going forward. But I wasn't exactly talking about that "character."

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The whole undertaking of the Cosmere is impressive.

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Ya, Sanderson has some lofty goals...but he's also one of, if not the most prolific writer in the genre right now. If anyone can pull it off, it's him.

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Is elantris any good?

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Yeah, it's good. You can tell it's his first published book, but it's still a quality novel. Had a very interesting magic system. Curious to see if he ever goes back to that world again, after the success of "The Emperor's Soul" novella.

What is your favorite series or stand alone book from the Cosmere collection?

The Wax and Wayne books so far are my favorites. Strangely, I think I like them better than the original Mistborn series because the characters are more limited in what they can do (as compared to full Mistborn) leading to more creative power uses.

Favorite Cosmere character?

Probably Wax, with Vin as a close second. Kelsier could move up in the future however.

Favorite magic system?

Allomancy. The temporal elements of the magic are awesome to think about and come up with creative uses for.

How will it all tie together?

One of the things that I'm most curious about is something that has been somewhat cryptically mentioned, the opposition to Adonalsium. What could be powerful enough to oppose a "God"? I also am excited to see how the different magic systems function on different planets.

The only Sanderson book I've read is Way of Kings. So all of his books tie together in a way? I didn't realize that.

ETA: I found THIS article that explains it. I may read the other series listed in the article. Very interesting stuff.