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InFiNitY[pG]
Germany3474 Posts
On February 24 2022 09:43 Archeon wrote: I think the Mistborn trilogy and his first major book Elantris are both good starting points. I tend to disagree. Elantris to me was one of his worst books and frankly hard to get though because it felt so slow. I would start with Mistborn 1-3 and then possibly Stormlight Archives 1. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7088 Posts
Can absolutely second that. Mistborn is a must read if you are a fantasy fan. EDIT: I didn't really get warm with Elantris but Stormligt archives is pretty good as well | ||
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goody153
44238 Posts
On February 24 2022 05:03 Jerubaal wrote: So what's a good Sanderson series to start with? I noticed Pratchett's Discworld was on the list. I think Pratchett is a great writer and his books are very entertaining, but, jeez louise, his glibness starts to wear on you after a while. That's the sort of self-referentiality I'm looking to avoid. I agree with others that Mistborn Trilogy is the best introduction for the authors works | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18219 Posts
On February 24 2022 18:36 goody153 wrote: I agree with others that Mistborn Trilogy is the best introduction for the authors works Mistborn no doubt. But if you like scifi, Skyward is actually pretty entertaining too. Unfinished series, but should be finished soon(ish). And unlike most authors, when Sanderson says it'll be done soon, it actually will be. And I'd put Warbreaker ahead of Elantris for a standalone novel. Elantris is pretty heavy and rather clunky. Warbreaker is a lot lighter read (but if you want epic stuff, I guess Elantris has a bit more of it). | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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Malinor
Germany4733 Posts
Sanderson is really interesting. I really enjoyed Mistborn, but while there is war, people die, get raped and whatever, it still feels a little bit like PG13 fantasy to me. Also he is horrible with writing lovestories. Stormlight Archives, I really enjoyed the first two books, intriguing systems, interesting story, great setting and world building. But I have absolut no desire to carry on reading into the next books of the series. It feels like the story can only go downhill from where we currently are. And while I think the 'magic'-systems he is building are really cool, he is overdoing it for my taste. + Show Spoiler + I mean, Kaladin is basically flying like an F18 fighter-jet at the end of book 2. It is kind of ridiculous. Interesting writer for sure, but I do not foresee that I will follow all of his book series to the great finale that he is planning at some time far away in the future. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7088 Posts
On February 25 2022 18:01 Malinor wrote: I never hera Audiobooks so I cannot comment on that. Sanderson is really interesting. I really enjoyed Mistborn, but while there is war, people die, get raped and whatever, it still feels a little bit like PG13 fantasy to me. Also he is horrible with writing lovestories. Stormlight Archives, I really enjoyed the first two books, intriguing systems, interesting story, great setting and world building. But I have absolut no desire to carry on reading into the next books of the series. It feels like the story can only go downhill from where we currently are. And while I think the 'magic'-systems he is building are really cool, he is overdoing it for my taste. + Show Spoiler + I mean, Kaladin is basically flying like an F18 fighter-jet at the end of book 2. It is kind of ridiculous. Interesting writer for sure, but I do not foresee that I will follow all of his book series to the great finale that he is planning at some time far away in the future. Haven't heard a audiobook all my life (well, as a small child when walkmen's still existed) and it's really not my thing. No idea I do like the Sanderson's supernatural abilities always have a limit on them from the get go basically, but I agree: With Stormlight he may have overdone it a bit. Brent Weeks is a lot similar in world building and "ability building" but a bit more on the adult side IMO. Can recommend as a follow up to Sanderson  + Show Spoiler + If you don't know who Durzo Blint is, you are not a fantasy fan IMO :D | ||
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Archeon
3264 Posts
On February 24 2022 16:52 InFiNitY[pG] wrote: I tend to disagree. Elantris to me was one of his worst books and frankly hard to get though because it felt so slow. I would start with Mistborn 1-3 and then possibly Stormlight Archives 1. That's probably part of why I liked Elantris. Sanderson at times feels a bit formulaic to me and Elantris took more time to develop characters and felt less like a teens book (which is often intentional) with action in predictable intervals. Fantasy and especially Sanderson feels a bit streamlined to me nowadays and Elantris was less so. Stormlight takes it's time on occasion too though. I really liked Stormlight archives so far, but I don't think it's a good entry point unless you're into large sagas that on occasion describe a random merchant's travel experience for worldbuilding purposes. On February 25 2022 18:01 Malinor wrote: I never listen to audiobooks so I cannot comment on that. Sanderson is really interesting. I really enjoyed Mistborn, but while there is war, people die, get raped and whatever, it still feels a little bit like PG13 fantasy to me. Also he is horrible with writing lovestories. Stormlight Archives, I really enjoyed the first two books, intriguing systems, interesting story, great setting and world building. But I have absolut no desire to carry on reading into the next books of the series. It feels like the story can only go downhill from where we currently are. And while I think the 'magic'-systems he is building are really cool, he is overdoing it for my taste. + Show Spoiler + I mean, Kaladin is basically flying like an F18 fighter-jet at the end of book 2. It is kind of ridiculous. Interesting writer for sure, but I do not foresee that I will follow all of his book series to the great finale that he is planning at some time far away in the future. Book 3 moves the focus a bit away from Kaladin and while I'd say that Sanderson keeps escalating and that the middle part feels a bit stretched he also deviates a bit from his tried and true formula and in the end it has imo one of the most satisfying payoffs he ever wrote. Which wouldn't be that high a bar normally since imo he is decent but not great at this, but he really outdid himself in that book. Like personally I think that what he does with Kaladin in the book is still weak, but what he does with Dalinar and Shallan is spot on. On a side note this reads a bit like I'm bashing Sanderson and I want to be clear that I think he's one of the best fantasy authors there are. I just think he often plays it a bit too close to the playbook and it's really noticeable after you've read a bunch of his books like me. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17665 Posts
On September 18 2018 03:19 Silvanel wrote: You left out some pretty serious contenders: d)Sergiej Łukajnienko - Patrol (i guess it wasnt transalted to English???) It was translated to English and I would like to remind you that there were even full movie adaptations of it (which were also translated to English, even with dubbing). Sergei Lukyanenko wrote the Watch series (not Patrol, that's a bad Polish translation). Read all of it, amazing series, highly recommended (movies are hella confusing though). | ||
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goody153
44238 Posts
On February 25 2022 10:33 Jerubaal wrote: Any particular reason I should read it as a book or is audiobook fine? This is probably a personal preference thing tbh I always go for books most of the time. I just have a mental voice on how character sound in my head while reading so i don't like audiobooks. Also my reading speed sometimes is slow or fast so a measured pace kinda ruins my reading mood when i have to pause | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17665 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9771 Posts
My first Sanderson book was Way of Kings and I've just finished the second book in that series and I'm now ready to start Oathbringer. I absolutely love it. What an incredible world he's built here. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9771 Posts
Its the end of the first arc. How exciting! | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7088 Posts
Still no news on Martin and Rothfuss and I guess we never will hear anything | ||
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CuddlyCuteKitten
Sweden2715 Posts
Not bad but expectations were sky high for me. It was fine when reading it but left a bit off a bitter aftertaste. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9771 Posts
On December 18 2024 01:40 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote: Unfortunately 5 was probably the weakest book in the series. Not bad but expectations were sky high for me. It was fine when reading it but left a bit off a bitter aftertaste. I agree, although the standard is high so book 5 is still good. I think he left himself with too much wrapping up to do and some of it just really doesn't hit. The whole thing with + Show Spoiler + Jasnah and Taravangian Was mindblowingly stupid. I still enjoyed it overall, and I think it might work better on a reread. | ||
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Yurie
12037 Posts
A standout in progression fantasy is Cradle Series by Will Wight. It is a cultivation series at its core but has an interesting world, decent characters and enjoyable combat. It is definitely epic by the time the series finishes. It is focused on being fast paced over going deep in any specific area, which is not a hallmark of epic fantasy. A common summary is that it is a classical Xianxia but written for a western audience. Which is also a good way to explain it to people a bit more exposed to those types of Chinese "martial arts" series. I enjoyed the audio book version but read two of them and that was nice as well. | ||
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goody153
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Nirli
Bulgaria379 Posts
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Husyelt
United States837 Posts
On February 14 2025 00:49 Nirli wrote: Interesting to see Rowling in the list and no mention of Bakker, for example. His work is quite significant - might not be everyone's cup of tea, but his contribution to the genre can't be ignored. About to do my 4th re read of the whole series, pray for me, the last version of me died on the Long Side. | ||
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