Reading Sanderson after SJM is like being thrown into the deep end with weights on after a day learning how to swim… in the kiddy pool.

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

hahah I love them both!

@electricant55

3 ай бұрын

might be just me but I found Mistborn very accessible, everything is spelled out for you, magic system is simple and logical, there's no flowery prose or archaic language. If you want to feel like you're drowning I recommend checking out Malazan Book of the fallen

Kelsiers fight against the nobles where he throws a safe at them, and when he fights the inquisitor at the end are my favorite scenes!!

@theegreatkatsby

3 ай бұрын

anytime he was fighting with all his powers is so intense!! 👏

If you liked this first one, the next 2 will blow your mind since it shows how well planned the entire story is from the beginning. I want to mention one thing that is not a spoiler but is important to keep in mind. At one point Kelsier talks to a character named Hoid who seems unimportant, but Hoid is an important character in the Cosmere (which you will learn what is the Cosmere later on if you don't already know by now) Also, since you said that you usually read more romance, I recommend Yumi and the Nightmare Pintor by Brandon Sanderson, which is romance and I loved it o another book is Tress of the emerald sea where a non-important character from Mistborn appears

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! This is definitely helpful, and I'll have to check out Yumi and the Nightmare Pintor after this series!

Mistborn is incredible and the era 1 trilogy is a masterpiece. The Hero of Ages brought me to tears.

@theegreatkatsby

3 ай бұрын

Uh oh, I'll get my tissues ready 😂

@Transformers217

3 ай бұрын

@@theegreatkatsby - Most definitely!

Ok. I’m sold. I’m going to have to read this.

@tifftalkspages

4 ай бұрын

No. I don’t want to leave, but I’m actually going to jump on this train with you.

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

@@tifftalkspages hahaha yesss we can dive into the massive Sanderson Universe together 🤣🤣

Brandon Sanderson boyo, and I just finished Crown Of Midnight. We seem to be the exact opposites and I'm here for it! Little tip for Sanderson, look up a reading order or just follow the one he himself recommends! Some of his more recent books have huge payoff if you've read his older work, and some lines will go over your head without reading say Warbreaker or Elantris. ALSO ALSO The Secret projects Tress and Yumi can be read at any time and they are personally my favorites of his books. If you want a tonal break to something a little more light hearted then I highly recommend both!

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

AHH this is super helpful, thank you! And I'm so excited you're getting into SJM books, they're such a great time!!

@vearheart42

4 ай бұрын

@@theegreatkatsby I'm feeling a little better now that I'm done with Crown of Midnight, NGL Throne of glass and the first half of Crown were kinda hard to read. Calaena just doesn't read as a believable character to me. But who knows I have Assassin's Blade and Heir of Fire already on deck and I'm hoping the series picks up from here.

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

@@vearheart42 it definitely picks up! I believe Throne of Glass was originally a trilogy, but then she decided to make it a series, so the world expands a ton in Heir of Fire (and in my opinion, that's when the series picks up pace as well)

@vearheart42

4 ай бұрын

@@theegreatkatsby Hmm I was told I should read Assassin's blade at some point in the series. Some people said even before ToG. So I'll probably finish that one before Heir of Fire.

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

@@vearheart42 Yes! SJM's official order is Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Assassin's Blade, then Heir of Fire and so on (I ended up reading Assassin's Blade after Heir of Fire and enjoyed that order, but I think the general consensus is that it's best read 3rd)!

Omg so glad to have watched your reaction! I love Sanderson so much. I could never read fantasy, so when i saw a bunch of book tubers recommend it as an entry point I thought, one last try. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. By far the most elaborate and mind blowing reading experience I have ever encountered. Considering a lot of his books are in the same universe, the Cosmere… 🤯. There were so many great scenes in this book, but off the top of my head I loved it when Vin tells Kelsier that Mare didn’t betray him. The Lord Ruler being able to pierce the copper cloud is what gave them away. I mean that whole scene, Kelsier struggling to love someone who hurt him. She giving him her only atium so he could survive. Such a great moment!

I binge read the 3 of them last month. I think my favortie was the second book but the last third of the final one is crazy good.

@electricant55

3 ай бұрын

Book 2 is so underrated, it might be slower paced but the tension and development are first class

@theegreatkatsby

3 ай бұрын

Ooh I’m def excited to get into them!

I really like the stormlight archive, but there's just something about the world and characters of mistborn that i really love, im reading the 4th stormlight book and after im going ro read era 2 of mistborn and im really excited. I read the prologue of the first book and im already sold so hard

@maxp.c1330

13 күн бұрын

Sazed, vin, kelsier, and spook are just so likable to me. Spook and sazed really shine in the 3rd book. Sazed is great consistently, but I really love the resolution of his character

i remember how surprised ii was that there were two other books cause the good guy wins in the first book

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

yes!! I really was like where are we going from here? hahaha

@finnmyers7137

Ай бұрын

Apparently Sanderson said that book 2 was the book he initially wanted to write. His concept was “what do you do after you’ve defeated the dark lord?” Of course he had to write the first one first for the second one to work.

Similar book to mist born and the whole way of kings series is “name of the wind” i would love a review of that book too!

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

thank you so much! I'll have to look into it!

@Sam-gp1nm

3 ай бұрын

I think you should be warned that the name of the wind is the first part of an unfinished trilogy called The King killer chronicle. This series is unfinished and will remain unfinished for the foreseeable future. That being said they're my absolute favorite books ever.​@@theegreatkatsby

Buckle up, you're in for a ride :) strongly recommend to follow the reading order, and everything will make so much more sense

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

thank you!! I'll definitely be checking out the reading order, it sounds like there's crossovers in his series and I don't want to miss anything!

@santanebulae

4 ай бұрын

​@theegreatkatsby yes, there will be lots and lots of crossovers. Cosmere is something like Marvel Multiverse 😅 you can safely read the 1st Era of Mistborn, no crossovers there :)

the magic system with the type of metal is god mode

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

right?? like how did he think of that?

Mistborn's been out for eighteen years. Published in '06

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

whoa I didn't realize that!!

It also took me way too long to read this. Glad you're enjoying it!

@SpencerRussellSmithAuthor

4 ай бұрын

And you'll know that you're in deep when the "eating metal" doesn't seem wierd to you any longer 🤣

@theegreatkatsby

4 ай бұрын

hahaha I can't wait to learn more about this, and thank you!!

What's the second book about? Politics. Do you think Elend is not well versed on leadership? You're dead right. About Kelsier not necessarily being a good guy. Sanderson has said that's he's a coincidentall hero, he's "good" just because his objective is to defeat someone as evil as The Lord Ruler. And there's evidence tu support that.

"throughout the story I started to wonder if Kelsier was a good-guy" . . . Spoilers ahead . . . . Oh boy, just wait until you read Secret History, and some other Cosmere books.