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Mistborn...On the 3rd book in the original trilogy
Posted on 4/17/18 at 10:45 am
Posted on 4/17/18 at 10:45 am
The books are dense, but have been pretty enjoyable so far. Brandon Sanderson does a pretty good job of building a world and developing characters, imo.
This post was edited on 7/8/18 at 2:31 pm
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Posted on 4/17/18 at 10:57 am to FenrirTheBeard
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Brandon Sanderson does a pretty good job of building a world and developing characters, imo.
First series from him?
Mistborn is a favorite of mine, and the follow up series (Wayne and Wax) in the same world is fun too, though not as intense.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 11:58 am to MSMHater
Yeah, it's my first series. I'm definitely checking out his follow-up after this.
I'm back and forth between this and the Star Wars Old Republic stuff.
I'm back and forth between this and the Star Wars Old Republic stuff.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 12:17 pm to MSMHater
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(Wayne and Wax) in the same world is fun too, though not as intense.
That trilogy is actually my favorite of the Mistborn books. Wayne and Wax are excellent characters!
Posted on 4/17/18 at 12:37 pm to MSMHater
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Wayne and Wax
Why would you list them in reverse order? Wax and Wayne just flows so much better and is based on the phrase "wax and wane"
But more on topic: Sanderson writes some good stuff for his Cosmere books. I'm sure you'll end up hooked on all his series and stories set in that universe. The second Mistborn trilogy (not yet completed despite already having three books out with those characters and settings) is a bit more fun as others have mentioned with good characters. The original trilogy is where I first got in on the Sanderson train as well.
There are a couple of threads here discussing various aspects of the Cosmere.
This post was edited on 4/17/18 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 4/17/18 at 8:23 pm to FenrirTheBeard
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Brandon Sanderson does a pretty good job of building a world and developing characters, imo.
I actually found the characters to be by far the weakest part of the Mistborn series. I think his world building and in particular the magic system are fantastic.
I actually much prefer the Wax and Wayne Mistborn series to the original because the characters are much more interesting.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 10:20 pm to auyushu
Kelsier was fricking amazing dude
Posted on 4/17/18 at 10:43 pm to CottonWasKing
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Kelsier
Don't go ruining anything!
Posted on 4/18/18 at 7:43 pm to FenrirTheBeard
Brandon Sanderson is in my top 5 favorite fantasy authors. He's my #1 if you want an author that will:
1. Actually finish his/her f'n series
2. Deliver solid plotlines with direction.
3. Has fantastic endings
4. Solid magic rules
He won't win awards for changing the world, but fantasy is supposed to be enjoyable for me.
1. Actually finish his/her f'n series
2. Deliver solid plotlines with direction.
3. Has fantastic endings
4. Solid magic rules
He won't win awards for changing the world, but fantasy is supposed to be enjoyable for me.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 7:51 pm to CottonWasKing
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Kelsier was fricking amazing dude
Kelsier is great for sure, but he's only one character. None of the other characters in the series are particularly memorable at all (Sazed is as well to a certain extent). I honestly couldn't tell you another characters name from the series outside of Vin, Elend, and Sazed, which is pretty bad for a 3 book series.
Mistborn is a series I enjoyed a good bit, but the Wax and Wayne books blow them away in terms of characters. Sanderson has improved greatly as a writer in that area over the years.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 7:54 pm to jagwareagle
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Solid magic rules
I think Sanderson is the best in the business in terms of magic systems. He's done it in multiple books with multiple different systems that are all super inventive and well done.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 8:48 pm to FenrirTheBeard
I read about 400 pages and just couldn’t get into it. Really didn’t care about any of the characters, especially Vin. Conversely, I love Stormlight Archive.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 9:10 am to FenrirTheBeard
Finished the 1st one last night and am about 150 pages into the second one. Certainly well written and enjoyable, but hasn't grabbed me too much. But they are easy to burn through so i'm hoping to finish the first trilogy next week and then probably start a different series.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 4:33 pm to auyushu
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I think Sanderson is the best in the business in terms of magic systems. He's done it in multiple books with multiple different systems that are all super inventive and well done.
I'm caught up on Stormlight and starting Mistborn. Haven't read it all yet, but I have to throw Brent Weeks in there for magic systems.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 7:12 pm to auyushu
Sanderson is the number one guy for “hard” magic, that is magic that is logically consistent. I loved the original mistborn trilogy but actually like the Wax and Wayne books better. I think the relative weakness of the characters makes them more interesting.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 10:28 am to LoveThatMoney
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I'm caught up on Stormlight and starting Mistborn. Haven't read it all yet, but I have to throw Brent Weeks in there for magic systems.
It's really the Mistborn series, Allow of Law series, and Warbreaker book where his magic systems shine.
It's kinda funny that you mention Weeks (and I enjoy both his Night Angel and Lightbringer series a great deal) because his Lightbringer series actually has a very similar magic system to the one Sanderson made for Warbreaker.
Warbreaker has a chromatic/color based magic system where the magic users drain different colors to make magic. While I enjoy the Prism/color magic system in Lightbringer I can't consider it very original when Sanderson did it first.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 12:04 pm to auyushu
Warbreaker was '09 and Lightbringer was '10. There's no way Weeks took that system from Sanderson.
Posted on 7/1/18 at 12:49 pm to LoveThatMoney
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Warbreaker was '09 and Lightbringer was '10. There's no way Weeks took that system from Sanderson.
Oh, I wasn't trying to claim he did. Just saying since I read Warbreaker first and it came out first I didn't consider the magic system very original in Lightbringer (particularly since I read them so closely together).
This post was edited on 7/1/18 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 7/1/18 at 1:55 pm to auyushu
I'm currently rereading the series. I still absolutely love the first book. Book 2 is ok but the 3rd is a drag when you know the ending
Posted on 7/2/18 at 9:28 pm to STLDawg
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Sanderson is the number one guy for “hard” magic, that is magic that is logically consistent
"Hard Magic", that's a really good term for it. I've read all his stuff except for the White Sand that was recently released.
We should be getting another Mistborn next. Dude writes at and insane pace.
I'm currently working through Malazan. It was tough to change from Sanderson's hard magic to Erikson's nobody knows wtf is going on magic. Edit: Well I think Quickben might.
This post was edited on 7/2/18 at 9:29 pm
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